FRANCIS W. SAYRE, 83, of Dade City died Thursday in Zephyrhills. A native of Bowling Green, Ohio, he moved to this area 23 years ago from Toledo, Ohio. He was the former owner and purchasing agent for the Toledo Die and Manufacturing Co., Baptist and member of the Lions Club and Masons. He is survived by three sons, Richard of Perrysburg, Ohio, Lawrence of Valdosta, Ga., and William of New Port Richey; two daughters, Suzanne Sayre Robbins of Dade City, Carolyn Koskoski of Darby; a sister, Lois Probst of Venice; 10 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. National Cremation Society, Brooksville.
(From December 1996)
ROBERT JUNIOR SHADDAY, 65, of Zephyrhills died Friday at East Pasco Medical Center. He was a native of Indianapolis, and a salesman for the automobile industry. He is survived by his wife, Sandra; two sons, Larry of Tampa and Michael Wood of Tampa; two daughters, Tammy of St. Petersburg and Roxanne Ortiz of Zephyrhills; a sister, Dorothy Stahly of Michigan; a brother, Richard of Indiana
; and three grandchildren. Whitfield Funeral Home, Zephyrhills.
(From December 1996)
ALMANZOR ARANGO, 90, a lifelong resident of Tampa died Monday at Tampa Health Care Center. He was a selector for a cigar factory. He is survived by his wife, Dora L.; a son, Bob of California; a daughter, Rita A. Hamilton of Georgia; two brothers, Aristides and Hasdrubal, both of Tampa; a sister, Zulema McRae of Tampa; four grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. A.P. Boza Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, Tampa.
(From December 1996)
EFFIE GAY ARNOLD, 76, of Zephyrhills died Tuesday at University Community Hospital. A native of Glenwood, Ga., she moved to Zephyrhills in 1987 from Tampa. She was a homemaker. She is survived by her husband, Thomas A.; two sons, Kirby Singleton of Richland, Texas and Dan Whitlock of Tampa; a daughter, Lajuana Porter of Wesley Chapel; four sisters, Hortence Walker of Eastman, Ga., Jean Houlk of Warner Robbins, Ga. and Jedd Pope and Sue Anderson, both of Tampa; and three grandchildren. National Cremation Society, Tampa.
(From December 1996)
EDWARD BOMBA, 73, of Brandon died Tuesday at Columbia Brandon Regional Medical Center. A native of Lipie, Poland, he moved to the area in 1984 from College Park, Md. He was a warehouse foreman for Peoples Drugs and member of Church of the Nativity. He is survived by his wife, Edwina; a son, Ed of Brandon; a daughter, Pat Szczesniakowski of Brandon; and three grandchildren. Stowers Funeral Home, Brandon.
(From December 1996)
ELVA BOWLING HALLETT, 95, of Tampa died Tuesday. A native of Tazewell, Va., she moved to Tampa 39 years ago from West Virginia. She was a homemaker and member of Broad Street Christian Church and the choir at that church. She is survived by two sons, Bill of Tampa and Bob of Milton; three daughters, Nancie Poole of Lutz, Corky Tagliarini of Tampa and Harriett Bsharah of Detroit; 10 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren. F.T. Blount Funeral Home, Carrollwood Chapel.
(From December 1996)
CLARENCE W. HAWKINS, 70, of Dover died Sunday at Integrated Health Services. A native of Hickory, Ky., he moved to the area several years ago from Chicago. He was a retired bus driver for HARTline, an Army veteran and Baptist. He is survived by four sons, Neal of Ohio, Paul L. of Brandon, Avery of Tampa and Dan of Jacksonville; a daughter, Jane Lampe of Tampa; his mother, Trixie Smith of Mayfield, Ky.; a brother, Arnie; two sisters, Betty and Edith; and seven grandchildren. Florida Mortuary-Loyless Chapel, Tampa.
(From December 1996)
DOROTHY B. HENKLE, 86, of Sun City Center died Wednesday at Columbia Brandon Hospital. A native of Tuttle, Okla., she moved to the area in 1981 from Shannondale, W.Va. She was a retired registered nurse and member of United Community Church. She is survived by a sister, Mary Werkle of Ronceverte, W.Va. Lewers Funeral Home, Ruskin.
(From December 1996)
ALICE KIRK, 86, of Tampa died Tuesday at Arbors at Brandon. A native of Okeechobee, she moved to Tampa in 1990 from Wildwood. She was a poultry farmer, homemaker and member of Oxford Baptist Church. She is survived by a son, Albert Clyde of Wildwood; a daughter, Roberta K. Fernandez of Tampa; two brothers, Hugh Wachob of Pompano Beach and Harvey Wachob of Big Pine Key; six grandchildren; and 14 great- grandchildren. Stowers Funeral Home, Brandon.
(From December 1996)
PAM LESTER, 32, of Dover died Tuesday at home. A native of Fletcher, N.C., she moved to the area five years ago from Fort Myers. She was a truck driver and Baptist. She is survived by her husband, William J.; her parents, Jessie Murray of Hendersonville, N.C. and Judy Sizemore of Brandon; a brother, Jessie Murray Jr. of Hendersonville; three sisters, Kimberly Aycock of Charlotte, N.C., Donna McGinnis of Fort Myers and Teresa Murray of Naples; and her paternal grandmother, Glennie Murray of Hendersonville. Stowers Funeral Home, Brandon.
(From December 1996)
DEBORAH MAJESKI, 42, of Tampa died Tuesday at University Community Hospital. A native of Camden, N.J., she moved to Tampa in 1995 from England. She was a homemaker and member of the Berlin Inter-Community Ambulance Association. She is survived by her husband, Michael; her mother, Rita Olt of Dennison, Texas ; a brother, Ronald Olt of Glassboro, N.J.; and a sister, Marlene Blackman of Blackwood, N.J. Holloway Funeral Home, Oldsmar.
(From December 1996)
MARTHA MANDLOW, 76, of Tampa died Nov. 23. A native of Barry, Ill., she moved to Tampa in 1969 from Chicago. She was a teacher and a retired academic counselor at the University of South Florida. She is survived by her husband, Samuel; two daughters, Anne of Sarasota and Abby of Tampa; a brother, Clarence Hayes of Delaware; and one grandson. Neptune Society of St. Petersburg.
(From December 1996)
ROGHIEH MEHRANI-PORNEJAD, 97, of Tampa died Friday at home while under the care of Hospice of Hillsborough. A native of Feridan, Iran, she moved to Tampa in 1979. She was a homemaker and Muslim. She is survived by three sons, Ebrahim of Lutz, Abolghasem of Germany and Ahmad of Houston; two daughters, Shahin and Khadijeh, both of Tampa; 11 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Florida Mortuary-Loyless Chapel, Tampa.
(From December 1996)
RUBY MORALES, 79, of Tampa died Tuesday at St. Joseph's Hospital. A native of Madrin, Ala., she moved to Tampa 50 years ago from Graceville. She was a homemaker and member of First Freewill Baptist Baptist Church in Seffner. She is survived by a daughter, Clara Miller of Tampa; five grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren. Glass Funeral Home, Tampa.
(From December 1996)
JEAN T. MURPHY, 71, of Seffner died Tuesday in Brandon. A native of Elkin, N.C., she moved to the area in 1960. She was a homemaker and attended Church of Christ. She is survived by two sons, Robert J. of Lakeland and Bill T. of Magnolia, Texas ; four grandchildren; and one great-grandson. Garden of Memories-Myrtle Hill Funeral Home, Tampa.
(From December 1996)
H. JEFFREY SPAAY, 48, of Thonotosassa died Monday at University Community Hospital. A native of Chicago, he moved to the area in 1954 from Kenosha, Wis. He was a self-employed roofer and contractor and a Navy veteran. He is survived by his parents, Harold H. and Norma of Hudson; and a sister, Paulette of Hudson. Marsicano-B. Marion Reed-Stowers Funeral Home, Tampa.
(From December 1996)
VIRGINIA LEA STARKE, 51, of Tampa died Nov. 28 at home while under the care of Hospice of Hillsborough. A lifelong resident of Tampa, she was a health care coordinator for Tampa General Hospital and member of St. Matthew Missionary Baptist Church. She is survived by a son, Timothy J. II; two daughters, Tammy M. Kelly and Tanya Y. Starke; her mother, Georgia Mae Campbell; a brother, Otis Campbell Jr. of Nashville, Tenn.; and two grandchildren. Wilson Funeral Home, Tampa.
(From December 1996)
BERTHA MAE STRATTON, 93, of Tampa died Tuesday in Round Rock, Texas . A native of Fort Valley, Ga., she was a longtime resident of Tampa. She was a homemaker and Baptist. She is survived by a sister, Beatrice Barnett of Lakeland; four grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and six great-great- grandchildren. Garden of Memories- Myrtle Hill Funeral Home, Tampa.
(From December 1996)
BERNICE LAURA SUMMERS, 91, of Tampa died Tuesday at University Community Hospital. A native of Milwaukee, she moved to Tampa in 1972 from Scotia, N.Y. She was a homemaker, teacher of bacteriology subjects in nurse training classes for hospitals in Milwaukee, member of First Reformed Church in Scotia and Eastern Star. She is survived by her husband, Erwin R.; a son, James E. of Fairport, N.Y.; a daughter, Barbara E. Croston of Gloversville, N.Y.; four grandchildren; and two great- grandchildren. Stowers Funeral Home, Brandon.
(From December 1996)
STEVEN MICHAEL WANAMAKER, 40, of Lakewood, Colo. died Saturday. A native of Arlington, Va., he was a truck driver and Methodist. He is survived by a son, Steven Richard of Lakewood; a daughter, Genevieve of Lakewood; his parents, H. Michael of Lutz and Ann of Springfield, Va.; and a sister, Janice of Springfield. Loyless Funeral Home, Lutz-Land O' Lakes Chapel.
(From December 1996)
ANTHAN V. WATKINS, 97, of Tampa died Wednesday at University Village Nursing Center. A native of Carrabelle, she moved to Tampa in 1912. She was a homemaker and Christian. She is survived by two sons, W.T. of Falls Church, Va. and Wiley of South Carolina; a daughter, Lynn W. Shealey of Tampa; eight grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Suncoast Cremation Society, Tampa.
(From December 1996)
MARTHA CLARA ZOTOS, 84, of Tampa died Tuesday. A native of Cienfuegos, Cuba, she moved to Tampa in 1974 from New York City. She was a homemaker and member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church. She is survived by a son, Mario Gonzalez of Tampa; two daughters, Martha Naranjo of Tampa and Teresa Gonzalez of New York; a brother, Antonio Lopez of Miami; two sisters, Dinora Amador and Olga Lopez, both of Havana; seven grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. A.P. Boza Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, Tampa.
(From December 1996)
