STELLA FIGLIOLINO, 91, of Palm Harbor died Friday in Tarpon Springs. She was a native of Newark, N.J. She was a seamstress in a coat factory. She is survived by several nieces and nephews. Padgett Funeral Home, Holiday.
(From December 1996)
WILLIAM ELLSWORTH FLOOD, 75, of Palm Harbor died Sunday at home. He moved to this area in 1969 from his native Butler, N.J. He was owner of a body repair shop, a Navy veteran of World War II, past president of the Lions Club in West Milford, N.J., a volunteer fireman for West Milford, a football player for the Cleveland Browns farm team and a member of Masonic Lodge 127 in Clearwater, Egypt Shrine Temple in Tampa, KCCH Scottish Rite in Tampa and Palm Harbor United Methodist Church. He is survived by his wife, Margaret F.; a son, Wesley E. of Hudson; a daughter, Carol Lee of Decatur, Ga.; four grandchildren; and a great- grandson. Padgett Funeral Home, Holiday.
(From December 1996)
MARIAN S. GUNDEL, 71, of Safety Harbor died Sunday at Jacaranda Manor in St. Petersburg. She moved to the area in 1968 from her native Chicago. She was a homemaker. She is survived by her husband, Louis; two sons, John and Robert, both of Dunedin; a sister, Lucille Unti of Chicago; and five grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes, Dunedin Chapel.
(From December 1996)
MICHAEL D. HOPKINS, 30, of St. Petersburg died Friday at home. A native of Augusta, Ga., he moved to this area in 1973 from Sylvania, Ga. He was a veteran of the Navy and a member of Mount Zion Progressive Baptist Church. He is survived by his father, Ausie Jr. of Sylvania; his mother, Betha Young of St. Petersburg; a brother, Stanley T. of St. Petersburg; a sister, Patsy D. Seabrian of Savannah, Ga.; his paternal grandmother; and a niece. Creal Funeral Home, St. Petersburg.
(From December 1996)
DEANNA JO JENNEY, 29, of Charleston, S.C., formerly of this area, died Sunday as the result of an auto accident. She was a native of Bradenton. She was a staff sergeant in the Air Force. She is survived by her father, Jack of Otto, N.C.; her mother, Sherri Baird of Winder, Ga.; a brother, John of Lawrenceville, Ga.; a sister, Dawn Bingham of Colorado; her paternal grandmother; and her maternal grandmother. Hubbell Funeral Home and Crematory, Belleair Bluffs.
(From December 1996)
MILUTIN "MIKE" KOVCIC, 75, of Nokomis died Saturday at home. A native of Yugoslavia, he moved to this area in 1974 from Milwaukee. He retired as a real estate broker in Milwaukee ande was a member of St. Sava Serbian Church in St. Petersburg. He is survived by his wife, Milena; a son, Zoran of Lawrenceville, N.J.; four daughters, Nevenka of Nokomis, Biljana Collins of Clearwater, Elizabeth Lemke of Pleasant Grove, Utah, and Gina of Lawrenceville; two brothers in Yugoslavia; three sisters in Yugoslavia; and nine grandchildren. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
(From December 1996)
GEORGE NICK MANOLOUDIS, 75, of Crystal Beach died Friday at Helen Ellis Memorial Hospital in Tarpon Springs. A native of Greece, he moved to this area in 1960 in Florence, S.C. He was a retired owner/operator of George's Barber Shop in Dunedin and Greek Orthodox. He is survived by his wife, Sultana; a son, Nicholas George of Dunedin; two daughters, Marika Elder of Crystal Beach and Athena Rivera of Largo; a brother, Basile Mavridis of Crystal Beach; and five grandchildren. Dobies Funeral Home, Tarpon Springs.
(From December 1996)
LYDIA E. MERTZ, 81, of Palm Harbor died Saturday at Countryside Health Care Center. A native of Baltimore, she moved to this area in 1959 from Maryland. She was a homemaker and a member of Faith Lutheran Church in Dunedin. She is survived by a stepson, Jay of New Port Richey; a stepdaughter, Betty Milam of Tryon, N.C.; 11 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
(From December 1996)
MILDRED PRAX, 90, of Dunedin died Sunday at Spanish Garden Nursing Center. A native of Bergenfield, N.J., she moved to this area in 1970 from New York City. She was a retired dress designer and Catholic. She is survived by two brothers, John Marino of Salina, Kan., and William Marino of Holiday; and six sisters, Anna Albenese of Dunedin, Theresa Chemin of Holiday, Rae Santasusso of Palisades Park, N.J., Rose Stuber of Otisville, N.Y., Viola Smith of Cresskill, N.J., and Helen Winderknect of Long Lake, N.Y. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes, Dunedin Chapel.
(From December 1996)
DELMA D. ROGERS, 79, of Tarpon Springs died Sunday at Harborside Healthcare in Palm Harbor. A native of Mount Zion, W.Va., she moved to this area in 1960 from Charleston, W.Va. She was a retired postmistress for the Crystal Beach Post Office and a member of First Assembly of God Church in Tarpon Springs. She is survived by a son, Thomas G. Slider of Rutherford, N.C.; a daughter, Betty M. Brown of Tarpon Springs; five sisters, Evelyn Hersmann of West Virginia; Velma Prine of Vienna, W.Va.; Maggie Treadway of Buchanan Dam, Texas ; Tessie Clutts of Florida and Violet Barker of Fort Pierce; five grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Dobies Funeral Home, Tarpon Springs.
(From December 1996)
PAUL G. SCHOONMAKER JR., 90, of Clearwater died Dec. 3 at Mariner Health in Belleair. A native of Paterson, N.J., he moved to this area in 1970 from Tyrone, Pa. He was a sales representative for a plumbing and heating supply company in New Jersey, a field director for the American Red Cross during World War II and a member of the Episcopal Church of the Ascension. He is survived by his wife, Alma; two daughters, Patricia Bonsal of Southern Pines, N.C., and Barbara Shelley of New Hyde Park, N.Y.; 10 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes, Fort Harrison Chapel, Clearwater.
(From December 1996)
WILLIAM FRANKLYN TOD JR., 39, of St. Petersburg died Dec. 3 in St. Petersburg. A native of Ottawa, he moved to this area in 1990 from St. Catherine's, Ontario. He was a radio program director. He is survived by his parents, William and Kathleen of Burk's Falls, Ontario; three brothers, John and Scott, both of St. Catherine's, and Jeffery of Ancaster, Ontario; and a sister, Susan Wilson of St. Catherine's. Ambassador Mortuary Service, Oldsmar.
(From December 1996)
CHARLIE VEASY, 67, of St. Petersburg died Saturday at Alpine Nursing Center. A native of McAdams, Miss., he moved here in 1958 from Gary, Ind. He was a retired cement finisher. He is survived by a stepdaughter, Phyllis Jackson of St. Petersburg; four brothers, William of Detroit, Otha of Gary, Was of South Carolina and Glenn of Mississippi; and three sisters, Mary Bridges of Milwaukee, and Ermogene Jones and Iley, both of Chicago. Creal Funeral Home, St. Petersburg.
(From December 1996)
KENNETH N. WILLIAMS, 75, of Hudson died Saturday at home. A native of With County, Va., he moved to this area 26 years ago from Petersburg, Va., and lived in St. Petersburg for 16 years. He was a retired plant supervisor for Florida Rock Industries in Elfers, a member of Lakeview Baptist Church, the Pearl of the West Lodge 146 Free and Accepted Masons in New Port Richey and Egypt Shrine Temple in Tampa, an Army veteran of World War II and a 32nd Degree Mason. He is survived by wife, Margaret H.; four daughters, Gladys Gerritsen of Large, Frances of Hudson, Joanne Conner of Seminole and Brenda Scroggins of New Port Richey; a sister, Blanche Bish of Petersburg; 10 grandchildren; and a great- grandchild. North Meadowlawn Funeral Home and Cemetery, Meadowlawn Chapel.
(From December 1996)
PEGGY RUTH AYCOCK, 62, of Riverview died Sunday at Columbia Brandon Regional Medical Center. A native of Rock Hill, S.C., she moved to the area in 1974 from Charlotte, N.C. She was a homemaker and Baptist. She is survived by her husband, Jim of Seffner; a son, David Roy of Brandon; four daughters, Lynn Greene of Brandon, Robin Mastin of Balm, Pamela Grewal of Riverview and Dedde Barber of Alvin, Texas ; her parents, Jesse and Mildred Watts of Charlotte; a brother, Jesse Watts of Columbia, S.C.; a sister, Judy Hill of Galveston, Texas ; 10 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Stowers Funeral Home, Riverview.
(From December 1996)
RUTH M. BROCK, 83, of Tampa died Monday. A native of Belton, S.C., she moved to Tampa in 1946 from Honea Path, S.C. She was a machine operator for Hav-A-Tampa Cigar Co., member of Riverside Baptist Church and a volunteer at St. Joseph's Hospital. She is survived by four sons, Reginald Eugene Morgan of Anderson, S.C., Herbert Thomas of St. Louis, Larry Morgan of Marietta, Ga., and Albert Charlie Jr. of Orlando; a daughter, Carole Ann King of Floral City; two brothers, Harry Mullinax of Belton and Herbert Mullinax of Spartanburg, S.C.; two sisters, Dorothy Cooley of Belton and Frances Krausse of Portsmouth, Va.; 10 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Garden of Memories-Myrtle Hill Funeral Home, Tampa.
(From December 1996)
HUGH D. DANIELS, 80, of Tampa died Monday at James A. Haley Veterans Affairs Hospital. A native of Georgia, he moved to Tampa in 1973 from Orlando. He was the owner of a service station, an Air Force veteran and member of DAV. He is survived by his wife, Joy; two daughters, Valerie Causey of Homosassa and Laura of Tampa; two brothers, Gregory of Albany, Ga., and Harold of Buena Vista, Ga.; and four grandchildren. Florida Mortuary, Loyless Chapel, Tampa.
(From December 1996)
GERALD ESPY JR., 53, of Odessa died Sunday. A native of Paoli, Ind., he moved to the area in 1967 from Bedford, Ind. He was an industrial arts teacher at Dunedin High School, a wrestling coach at Chamberlain High School and the University of Tampa and member of St. Paul Catholic Church. He is survived by a son, Kevin G. of Tampa; a daughter, Christina McGlinchey of Abita Springs, La.; his father, Melvin G. Sr. of Holiday; and a sister, Phyllis Jean Brinegar of Newburgh, Ind. He is also survived by his companion, Janet K. Naaktgeboren of Odessa. F.T. Blount Funeral Home, Carrollwood Chapel.
(From December 1996)
ANNA SUE WALDEN FORBES, 70, a lifelong resident of Plant City died Monday at University Community Hospital. She was a teacher for the Hillsborough County School Board and member of First Baptist Church. She is survived by two sons, Bill of Temple Terrace and Chuck of Jacksonville; a daughter, Tonda Forbes Morris of Atlanta; a brother, Don Walden Jr. of Plant City; two sisters, Miriam Plenge of Raleigh, N.C., and Dona Ve Walden Wehner of Augusta, Ga.; and five grandchildren. Wells Memorial Funeral Home, Plant City.
(From December 1996)
LILLIE MAE HARDING, 70, of Tampa died Tuesday. A native of Gadsden, Ala., she moved to Tampa in 1963. She was a homemaker and Protestant. She is survived by her husband, Floyd; four sons, Stephen Allen, Darrell Brown and Leslie Harding, all of Tampa, and Robert Brown of Tallahassee; a daughter, Rebecca Sears of Tampa; a brother, Harrison Jenkins of Tampa; three sisters, Peggy Both and Hellon Roach, both of Cataula, Ga., and Leona Wimpey of Florence, Ala.; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Garden of Memories-Myrtle Hill Funeral Home, Tampa.
(From December 1996)
CATHERINE P. HUSSEY, 78, of Tampa died Monday at St. Joseph's Hospital. A native of Waltham, Mass., she moved to Tampa in 1968 from Orlando. She was a homemaker and attended St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church. She is survived by a son, David of Tampa; three daughters, Roberta Dixon of Richmond, Va., Valarie Walling of Tampa and Linda McNally of Mechanicsville, W.Va.; seven grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Stowers Funeral Home, Brandon.
(From December 1996)
ANDREW LEE JACKSON, 63, a lifelong resident of Plant City died Saturday at Tampa General Hospital. He was a special courier for Tampa Electric Co., a veteran of the Korean War and member of St. Luke Methodist Church. He is survived by his wife, Edith Simmons of Lakeland; two sons, Angelo Leon and Alan, both of Plant City; his mother, Laura of Augusta, Ga.; a brother, Wesley "Pete" of Tampa; and three grandchildren. Charlow Funeral Home, Plant City.
(From December 1996)
