Obituaries
Ocala Star-Banner (FL) - Saturday, February 1, 1992
Ray M. Andry, 72
FORT McCOY -- Ray M. Andry, 72, a retired inspector with Allison Aircraft,
General Motors, died Jan. 31, 1992, at Marion Community Hospital.
A native of Huntington, Ind., Mr. Andry was a winter resident for 15 years. He
was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and served in World War II. He was Christian.
Survivors include his wife, Ruth Lenore Andry, Fort McCoy; daughter, Janet
Johnson, Indianapolis, Ind.; sons, Bill Andry, Aurora, Ill., Donald Andry and
John Andry, both of Indianapolis; sister, Bonnie Schuler, Jasper, Ind.; and
brothers, Oatis Andry, Indianapolis, Farrel Andry, Clearwater, and Carl Andry,
Muncie, Ind.
Hiers Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Alberta Brown, 73
OCALA -- Alberta Brown, 73, a retired Forest High School math teacher, died Jan.
30, 1992, the result of a brain hemorrhage.
A native of Pittsburgh, Mrs. Brown came here 34 years ago from there. She was a
member of Mount Moriah Baptist Church; the League of Women Voters; Alpha Kappa
Alpha Sorority; Utopians; and the NAACP. She received numerous service and
membership awards from her church, her sorority and her college alumni
association. She was an avid traveler who had visited more than 18 countries on
four continents.
Survivors include her sons, Benjamin F. Brown, Broomfield, Colo., Stephen E.
Brown, Laurel, Md., and Emery N. Brown, Watertown, Mass.; sisters, Anita M.
Brown, Pittsburgh, Thelma E. Whitsett, Washington, D.C., and Odella F. Whitsett,
New York City; and brothers, James L. Whitsett, Sicklersville, N.J., Wilbert L.
Whitsett and Bernard D. Whitsett, both of Washington, D.C.
Cunningham Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Joel H. Chandler, 27
BELLEVIEW -- Joel H. Chandler, 27, an electronic technician and draftsman, died
Jan. 29, 1992, at Munroe Regional Medical Center.
A native of Montgomery, Ala., Mr. Chandler lived most of his life in Putnam
County before coming to Belleview a year ago.
Survivors include his wife, Jackie Chandler, Belleview; his mother, Josie Ryals,
Palatka; brothers, Carl Cooper, Fort Worth, Texas, and Jesse Cooper, Citra; and
sister, Elaine Gilham.
Watts Funeral Home, San Mateo, is handling arrangements.
Ralph Charles Parmer, 71
HOLDER -- Ralph Charles Parmer, 71, a retired mechanic with A.T. Carrol
Contracting, died Jan. 30, 1992, at home.
A native of Laurel Hill, Mr. Parmer came here in 1929 from there. He was a
member of Church of God, Citrus Springs. Mr. Parmer was a World War II prisoner
of war in Germany. He was captured during the Battle of the Bulge. He was a life
member of the Disabled American Veterans, Hernando.
Survivors include his wife, Izella Parmer, Holder; sons, Russell F. Hudson,
Tecumseh, Okla., and Ralph D. Parmer, Davisville, W.Va.; daughters, Kathy Wells
and Lorry Billups, both of Holder; sister, Bertha P. Pridgen, Lecanto; nine
grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren.
Roberts Funeral Home, Dunnellon, is handling arrangements.
Frances I. Pikowicz, 77
INVERNESS -- Frances Irene Pikowicz, 77, died Jan. 30, 1992, in Inverness.
She was born in Dickson City, Pa., and came here two weeks ago from Toms River,
N.J. Mrs. Pikowicz was a member of the Democratic Club; St. Mary's Rosary
Society; and Fraternal Order of Eagles No. 3372, all of Perth Amboy. She was
Catholic.
Survivors include her son, Andre Pikowicz, Folsom, Calif.; daughter, Joan Sinka,
Inverness; brother, Joseph Wroblewski, Cape Canaveral; sister, Florence
Wontrowski, Dickson City, Pa.; and three grandchildren.
Hooper Funeral Home, Inverness, is handling arrangements.
Louise B. Reid, 82
OCALA -- Louise B. Reid, 82, a statement teller for banking, died Jan. 30, 1992,
at Munroe Regional Medical Center.
A native of Boyette, Mrs. Reid came here 10 years ago from Tampa. She was a
member of First Baptist Church of Ocala and Tampa.
Survivors include her son, Hal T. Reid, Ocala; and four grandchildren.
Curry and Sons Funeral Home, Tampa, is handling arrangements.
Jerome Ross, 61
GAINESVILLE -- Jerome Ross, 61, a cook, died Jan. 23, 1992, at home.
Mr. Ross was a native of Inglis and he was Baptist.
Survivors include his brother, Roosevelt Ross, Cleveland, Ohio.
Cunningham Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Franklin E. Rush, 82
SALT SPRINGS -- Franklin E. Rush, 82, a retired carpenter, died Jan. 31, 1992,
at Marion Community Hospital.
A native of McIntosh, Mr. Rush came here 18 years ago from Duval County. He was
a charter member of the Forest Community Church and the Machinist Union of
Jacksonville.
Survivors include his wife, Bernice A. Rush, Salt Springs; daughters, Jacklyn
Rush Harris, Salt Springs, Lynne Rush Brooks, Jacksonville, and Joann Rush
Phillips, Tallahassee; sons, Charles Rush, New York, David Rush, Jesse Thrower
and Gene Thrower, all of Jacksonville; sister, Mildred Anderson, Jacksonville;
brothers, D.O. Rush, Yulee, Julian Rush, Oregon, and Earl Rush, California; 16
grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Hiers Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Carl S. Squier, 78
ACCORD, N.Y. -- Carl S. Squier, 78, a retired school custodian, died Jan. 31,
1992, in Inverness.
He was born in Nicholson, Pa., and was visiting Inverness.
Survivors include his wife, Margaret Dreher Squier, Accord.
Hooper Funeral Home Inc., Inverness, is handling arrangements.
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Obituaries
Ocala Star-Banner (FL) - Sunday, February 2, 1992
Cyril G. Avery, 81
OCALA -- Cyril George Avery, 81, retired regional vice president of Crotty
Brothers Food Service, died Feb. 1, 1992, at Marion Community Hospital.
A native of Lawrence, Mass., he came here 20 years ago from Hollywood.
Survivors include his wife, Juanita Avery, Ocala; three sons, William S. Avery,
New York City, Butch and Bobby Dove, both of Ocala; three daughters, Justine
Thomas, Sebring, Patricia Wobb and Frances Ramaqe, both of Ocala; 16
grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Roberts Funeral Home, Ocala, is handling arrangements.
Violet M. Campbell, 64
INVERNESS -- Violet M. Campbell, 64, died Feb. 1, 1992, in Ocala.
A native of Chillicothe, Ohio, she was a winter resident of Inverness from
Russells Point, Ohio.
Mrs. Campbell was a Protestant; she was preceded in death by her husband, Guy M.
Campbell.
Survivors include three sons, Maynard M. Campbell, Russells Point, Ohio, Jim
Campbell, Dayton, Ohio, and Gary Campbell, Lakeview, Ohio; a daughter, Lisa M.
Alltop, Russells Point, Ohio; two brothers, Herbert Speakman and Ronald
Speakman, both of Chillicothe, Ohio; two sister, Ruth Ault, Chillicothe, Ohio,
and Vera Graves, Inverness; and seven grandchildren.
Hooper Funeral Homes, Inverness, is handling arrangements.
John W. Capille Sr., 53
OCALA -- John William Capille Sr., 53, a welder, died Jan. 30, 1992, in Ocala.
A native of Linwood, N.J., he came here six years ago from Atlantic City, N.J.
Mr. Capille was a member of First United Methodist Church of Ocala and served in
the U.S. Marine Corps.
Survivors include his wife, Kathryn G. Capille, Ocala; a son, John W. Capille
Jr., Ocala, a daughter, Nicole Marie Capille, Ocala; and his mother, Marie
Capille, Linwood, N.J.
Bruce Ocala Funeral Home, West Chapel, is handling arrangements.
Bert J. Colvin, 78
LAFOLLETTE, Tenn. -- Bert J. Colvin, 78, former Ocala resident, died Jan. 4,
1992, at LaFollette Medical Center, Tennessee.
A native of Oil Springs, Ky., he and his wife lived in Ocala in the 1970s and
1980s.
Mr. Colvin was a member of the Church of Christ in Meally, Ky., and co-founder
of an automotive dealership located in Kentucky.
Survivors include his wife, Wanda Auxier Colvin, LaFollete, Tenn.; two sons,
Emery Gayle Colvin, Ocala, and Jerald Lee Colvin, Campbellsville, Ky.; a
brother, Don Colvin, Oil Springs, Ky.; six grandchildren; and seven
great-grandchildren.
Floyd Funeral Home, Prestonburg, Ky., handled the arrangements.
Victor E. Mikell Sr., 69
WILLISTON -- Victor Earl Mikell Sr., 69, retired insurance agent with Gulf Life
Insurance, died Jan. 31, 1992, at North Florida Regional Medical Center in
Gainesville.
A native of Trenton, he came here 42 years ago from Archer.
Mr. Mikell was a member of the Morriston Church of Christ, Morriston; the
Williston Kiwanis Club; a U.S. Navy submarine World War II veteran; in 1979 he
was the Levy County Veterans Service officer and the administrator for the
emergency medical services in Levy County for 10 years. In 1990 he became a
personal representative for the Knauff Funeral Homes in Chiefland and Williston.
Survivors include his wife, Doris Mikell, Williston; two sons, Mike Mikell,
Crestview, and Chuck Mikell, Bronson; a daughter, Cathy Mikell, Gainesville; two
brothers, Odell Mikell, Trenton, and Harold Mikell, Tallahassee; three sisters,
Rose Sylvester, Nashua, N.H., Emma Lee Marlowe, Newberry, and Mary Moody,
Montgomery, Ala.; and five grandchildren.
Knauff Funeral Homes, Williston, is handling arrangements.
Harley Gene Moore, 62
FORT MCCOY -- Harley Gene Moore, 62, retired owner of a gas station and grocery
store, died Jan. 31, 1992, at Munroe Regional Medical Center.
A native of Orton, W.Va., he came here in 1976 from LaGrange, Ohio.
Mr. Moore was a Baptist; a member of the LaGrange Masonic Lodge No. 399 F&AM; a
32nd-degree Mason; and a member of Scottish Rite Bodies.
Survivors include his wife, Joyce Coburn Moore, Fort McCoy; two daughters, Judy
Moore, Ocala, and Marilyn McDonald, Annapolis, Md.; a son, Jerry Moore, Ocala;
three sisters, Betty Mick, Wellington, Ohio, Mary Duelley, Portsmouth, Ohio, and
Garnet Bennett, Rosedale, W.Va.; a brother, Gary Moore, Lockney, W.Va.; four
grandchildren; and one great-grandson.
Hiers Funeral Home, Ocala, is handling arrangements.
Anne L. Steele, 78
BEVERLY HILLS -- Anne L. Steele, 78, died Jan. 31, 1992, at home.
A native of Toronto, Ontario, she came here 20 years ago from Fairfield, Iowa.
Mrs. Steele was a member of the Beverly Hills Community Church; the Ladies Guild
of the Church; Fun Bowlers of Steve Neffs Bowling Lanes; and was a former
president of the Beverly Hills Community Church. Mrs. Steele was preceded in
death by her husband, Jack R. Steele.
Survivors include a son, James E. Steele, Evansville, Ind.; four daughters, Ruth
Lynch, Chadds Ford, Pa., Mary Campbell, Louisville, Ky., Martha Barretta,
Winchester, Va., and Deborah Wesolek, Woodstown, N.J.; two sisters, Ruth
Kendrick, Farmington Hills, Mich., and Josephine Tilden, Leamington, Ontario;
and 10 grandchildren.
Hooper Funeral Homes, Beverly Hills, is handling arrangements.
Rose Sutton, 91
OCALA -- Rose Sutton, 91, a housewife, died Feb. 1, 1992, at Oakhurst Manor.
A native of Chelsea, Mass., she came here nine years ago from Chicago.
Survivors include a daughter, Bayle Brad, Ocala; two sons, Howard Sutton, Grand
Rapids, Mich., and Marvin Sutton, Los Angeles; five grandchildren; and eight
great-grandchildren.
Roberts Funeral Home, Ocala, is handling arrangements.
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Obituaries
Ocala Star-Banner (FL) - Monday, February 3, 1992
Cyril George Avery, 81
OCALA -- Cyril George Avery, 81, retired regional vice president of Crotty
Brothers Food Service, died Feb. 1, 1992, at Marion Community Hospital.
A native of Lawrence, Mass., he came here 20 years ago from Hollywood.
Survivors include his wife, Juanita Avery, Ocala; sons, William S. Avery, New
York City, Butch and Bobby Dove, both of Ocala; daughters, Justine Timmons,
Sebring, Patricia Webb and Frances Ramage, both of Ocala; 16 grandchildren; and
eight great-grandchildren.
Roberts Funeral Home, Ocala, is handling arrangements.
Patrick L. Dabney Sr., 76
SUMMERFIELD -- Patrick L. Dabney Sr., 76, retired builder and owner of Dabney's
Welding & Machine Shop, died Feb. 1, 1992, at home.
A native of Douglasville, Ga., he came here in 1945 from Miami.
Mr. Dabney was a member of First Baptist Church of Summerfield; Belleview
Evening Lion's Club; and American Legion Post No. 284 in Belleview; he was a
board member of the Humane Society of Marion County; and a U.S. Army World War
II Veteran serving in Europe during the Battle of the Bulge.
Survivors include his wife, Ramona Dabney, Summerfield; a son, Melvin H. Dabney,
Ocala; and a sister, Shirley Mae Muns, Atlanta.
Belleview Funeral Home, Belleview, is handling arrangements.
Helen E. Connor, 64
GOLDENROD -- Helen E. Connor, 64, a legal secretary, died Feb. 1, 1992, at
Windmere Nursing Home in Augusta, Ga.
A native of Munich, Germany, she came here in 1971 from Prince George City, Md.
Mrs. Connor was a Catholic; and was preceded in death by her husband, Carlton E.
Connor.
Survivors include daughters, Connie Adams Harville, Ocala, and Yvonne Robley,
St. Ignas, Mich.; sons, James "Bo" Adams Jr., Dunnellon, and Mark Adams,
Martinez, Ga.; and 12 grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. on Wednesday at Chapel Hill Cemetery.
Baldwin-Fairchild Funeral Home, Goldenrod, is handling arrangements.
Rev. Michael Douglas, 47
OCALA -- The Rev. Michael H. Douglas, 47, pastor of United Pentacostal Church
and principal of Marion Christian Academy, died Feb. 1,1992, at Munroe Regional
Medical Center.
A native of Parkersburg, W.Va., he came here 13 years ago from Gloverville, S.C.
The Rev. Douglas was a member of United Pentacostal Church of Ocala; and served
as chairman of United Pentacostal Church Campground Committee.
Survivors include his wife, Edie Douglas, Ocala; father, Blake Hal Douglas,
Parkersburg, W.Va.; daughters, Lisa and Stacy Douglas, both of Ocala; and
brothers, Bruce Douglas, Parkersburg, and Keith Douglas, Atlanta.
Hiers Funeral Home, Ocala, is handling arrangements.
Verna E. Little, 91
CITRA -- Verna E. Little, 91, retired beauty shop owner, died Feb. 2, 1992, at
home.
A native of Indiana, he came here 20 years ago from Munice, Ind.
Survivors include a brother Clarence Swearingen, Citra.
Roberts Funeral Home, Ocala, is handling arrangements.
Ronald J. McCrindle, 73 BEVERLY HILLS -- Ronald J. McCrindle, 73, retired tool
and die maker for the automobile industry, died Feb. 2, 1992, at home.
A native of Peru, Ill., he came here two years ago from Shipshewana, Ind.
Mr. McCrindle was a member of Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church, Beverly Hills;
American Legion Post No. 210, Middleburg, Ind.; and a U.S. Army World War II
veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Joan S. McCrindle, Beverly Hills; son, Martin M.
McCrindle, Goshen, Ind.; daughter, Sister Arlene McCrindle, Auburn, Ala.;
brother, John David McCrindle, Memphis, Tenn.; and two grandchildren.
Fero Funeral Home, Beverly Hills, is handling arrangements.
Madeline Sullivan, 84
OCALA -- Madeline Sullivan, 84, retired accountant with Eastern Airlines, died
Feb. 2, 1992, at Munroe Regional Medical Center.
A native of Meridian, Miss., she came here in 1974 from Miami.
Survivors include daughters, Sharon Glassman, Ocala, and Deborah Selvaggio,
Romeo; sons, Ronald McDaniel, Dunnellon, and Leonard McDaniel, Elgin, Ill.;
sister, Nancy Theile, St. Petersburg; seven grandchildren; and two great
grandchildren.
Archway/Good Shepherd Funeral Home, Ocala, is handling arrangements.
Willie D. McCowan, 61
BELLEVIEW -- Willie D. McCowan, 61, owner of McCowan and Son Painting Co., died
Feb. 1, 1992, at Munroe Regional Medical Center.
A native of Overton County, Tenn., he came here in 1987 from Dayton, Ohio.
Survivors include his wife, Ruby McCowan, Belleview; daughters, Patricia Lee
Wilson, Dayton, Ohio, and Brenda Demko, Belleview; sons, Willie D. McCowan,
Knoxville, Tenn., Allan Dale McCowan, Belleview, and Christopher Scott McCowan,
Belleview; sisters, Nonita Keen, Franklin, Ohio, and Geneva Harper, Centerville,
Ohio; brothers, Thurman McCowan, Dayton, Ohio, Raymond McCowan, Xenia, Ohio, and
Delmar Lee McCowan, New Carlise, Ohio; and 11 grandchildren.
Hiers Funeral Home, Ocala, is handling arrangements.
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Ocala Star-Banner (FL) - Tuesday, February 4, 1992
Clarence R. Cross, 68
CRYSTAL RIVER -- Clarence R. Cross, 68, retired senior chief of the U.S. Navy
after 27 years of service, died Feb. 1, 1992, at the Veterans Hospital in
Gainesville.
Mr. Cross was a native of Gretna; was a Baptist; a member of the Fleet Reserve
Association, branch No. 186, Hernando; and the Disabled American Veterans
Chapter 139, Homosassa.
Survivors include his wife, Gwendolyn "Jack" Cross, Crystal River; a daughter,
Toni M. Standard, Crystal River; his mother, Martha Cross, Ocala; brothers,
William and Robert Cross, both of Ocala; sisters, Sara Bethea and Betty Howell,
both of Ocala; and two granddaughters.
Strickland Funeral Home, Crystal River, is handling arrangements.
Theda L. Gardner, 76
OCALA -- Theda Lindsey Gardener, 76, a bookkeeper for Chauncey & Sons Furniture
Co., died Feb. 3, 1992, at home.
A native of Tifton, Ga., she came here in 1947 from there.
Mrs. Gardner, was a charter member of Trinity Baptist Church of Ocala; a U.S.
Army Air Corps World War II veteran; and a member of the Disabled American
Veterans Post No. 68 of North Marion County.
Survivors include daughters, Julie McClanahan, Auburn, Ala., Ann Gardner, Ocala,
and Jane Gardner, Olney, Md.; a sister, Thelma Booth, Ocala; and two grandsons.
Hiers Funeral Home, Ocala, is handling arrangements.
Irene M. Jameson, 86
OCALA -- Irene M. Jameson, 86, homemaker, died Feb. 3, 1992, at home.
A native of Woonsocket, R.I., she came here five years ago from Corfu, N.Y.
Survivors include a son, Maurice M. Annis, Ocala; a sister, Helen Vizina,
Boscawen, N.H.; three grandchildren; and two great grandchildren.
Roberts Funeral Home, Ocala, is handling arrangements.
Robert B. Kelchner, 65
BELLEVIEW -- Robert Barron Kelchner, 65, a security gaurd, died Feb. 2, 1992, at
Marion Community Hospital.
A native of Redding, Pa., he came here 14 years ago from Hialeah.
Mr. Kelchner was a Baptist; a 32nd degree Mason; Scottish Rite Bodies; Maha
Shrine Temple in Miami; Silver Springs Shores Elks Lodge; and a U.S. Army World
War II Veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Monaetta Kelchner, Belleview; a son, Ray Kelchner,
Ocala; a sister, Jean York, Lititz, Pa.; and two grandchildren.
Hiers Funeral Home, Ocala, is handling arrangements.
Anne H. Riley, 88
SILVER SPRINGS -- Anne H. Riley, 88, a homemaker, died Feb. 3, 1992, at Marion
Community Hospital.
A native of New York City, she came here in 1964 from Long Island, N.Y.
Mrs. Riley was a Catholic.
Survivors include daughters, Roberta Hoffman, Silver Springs, and Joan Belfiore,
Pompano Beach; three grandchildren; and three great grandchildren.
Hiers Funeral Home, Ocala, is handling arrangements.
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Ocala Star-Banner (FL) - Wednesday, February 5, 1992
Lorraine M. Cushman, 42
BELLEVIEW -- Lorraine M. Cushman, 42, a restaurant bartender, died Feb. 2, 1992,
at Marion House Health Care Center.
A native of Montreal, Canada, Mrs. Cushman came here in 1984 from New York. She
was a member of Blessed Trinity Catholic Church.
Survivors include her daughters, Tammy Marie Freytag, Belleview, and Carol Ann
Cushman, Yaddow, N.Y.; her mother; several brothers and sisters; and two
grandchildren.
Belleview Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
James A. Dunbar, 72
BELLEVIEW -- James A. Dunbar, 72, a supervisor with Certified Grocers of Florida
Inc., died Feb. 3, 1992, at home.
A native of Jodie, W.Va., Mr. Dunbar came here in 1973 from Indiana. He was a
veteran of the U.S. Navy and served in World War II. Mr. Dunbar was a passionate
golfer and was a member of Rolling Greens Golf and Country Club. He was past
president of Kiwanis, Michigan Chapter, and a member of Dixboro School Board.
Survivors include his wife, Orza Mae Dunbar, Belleview; son, James Allen Dunbar,
Belleview; daughter, Deborah Flynn, Belleview; sisters, Mary McSpadden,
Knoxville, and Betty Baker, Fort Myers; brother, Lewis Dunbar, Wyandotte, Mich.;
and two grandchildren.
Forest Lawn Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Concetta R. Fringo, 94
OCALA -- Concetta R. Fringo, 94, a homemaker, died Feb. 4, 1992, at Ocala Health
Care Center.
A native of Sicily, Italy, Mrs. Fringo came here five years ago from Middleburg,
N.Y.
Survivors include her son, Louis Fringo, Ocala; daughter, Catherine Waters,
Middleburg; five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and five
great-great-grandchildren.
Roberts Funeral Home, Ocala, is handling arrangements.
Andy L. Hubbard, 80
OCALA -- Andy L. Hubbard, 80, retired salesman and store manager for Montgomery
Ward, died Feb. 3, 1992, at Marion Community Hospital.
A native of Little Elm, Texas, Mr. Hubbard came here 13 years ago from Miami. He
was a member of the Masonic Lodge of Dallas, Texas.
Survivors include his wife, Marie Hubbard, Ocala; daughters, Betty Warner,
Ocala, Barbara Neal, Warner-Robbins, Ga., Linda DeSear, Monticello, and Andria
Hubbard, Miami; sons, Allen Hubbard, Orlando, and John Hubbard, U.S. Navy,
Norfolk, Va.; sister, Videll Beavers, Fort Worth, Texas; 13 grandchildren; and
five great-grandchildren.
Hiers Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Anne Podbur, 74
LECANTO -- Anne Podbur, 74, a retired bookkeeper in the insurance industry, died
Feb. 1, 1992, at Timber Ridge Nursing Home in Ocala.
A native of New York City, Mrs. Podbur came here four years ago from Lake
Kiamesha, N.Y. She was Jewish.
Survivors include her daughters, Helene Requinton, Blue Springs, Mo., and Myra
Joyce, Bronx, N.Y.; sister, Molly Friedman, Bronx; and two grandchildren.
Fero Funeral Home, Beverly Hills, is handling arrangements.
Louise Rung, 79
DUNNELLON -- Louise Rung, 79, a homemaker, died Feb. 3, 1992, at the Gainesville
Nursing Center.
A native of Ridgeway, N.Y., Mrs. Rung came here a year and a half ago from
Ocklawaha. She was a Jehovah's Witness.
Survivors include her brother, George Woodhall, Medina, N.Y.
Fero Funeral Home, Dunnellon, is handling arrangements.
Edna D. Terwilliger, 87
INVERNESS -- Edna Dorothy Terwilliger, 87, died Feb. 4, 1992, in Crystal River.
She was born in Bridgetown, Barbados, and came here 12 years ago from the Panama
Canal Zone. Mrs. Terwilliger was Protestant.
Survivors include her son, Albert G. Terwilligar, Inverness; brother, Clyde V.
Blank, Savannah, Ga.; three grandchildren; and one great-grandson.
Hooper Funeral Home, Inverness, is handling arrangements.
Beatrice L. Williams, 88
OCALA -- Beatrice L. Williams, 88, a former teacher at Madison Street Elementary
School, died Feb. 1, 1992, at Marion Community Hospital.
Mrs. Williams was a lifelong resident of Ocala. She was a member of the Utopians
Club and the Marion County Retired Teachers Club. She was Baptist.
Survivors include her son, Henry Adams Jr., Detroit; four grandchildren; and two
great-great-grandchildren.
Cunningham Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
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Ocala Star-Banner (FL) - Thursday, February 6, 1992
Gladys M. Fielding, 82
GAINESVILLE -- Gladys M. Fielding, 82, a homemaker, died Feb. 3, 1992, at North
Florida Regional Medical Center.
A native of Suwannee County, Mrs. Fielding moved to Gainesville in 1960 from
Ocala. She was a former Worthy Matron of the Newberry Chapter of the Order of
the Eastern Star; a Sunday School teacher at the First United Methodist Church
in Newberry and Ocala; a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Chapter No.
19, Ocala. Mrs. Fielding was a member of First United Methodist Church of
Gainesville.
Survivors include her son, M.W. Fielding, Ocala; and three grandchildren.
Milam Funeral Home, Gainesville, is handling arrangements.
Pasquale P. Garzone, 63
INVERNESS -- Pasquale P. "Pat" Garzone, 63, a retired tug boat master in the
Panama Canal Zone, died Feb. 5, 1992, in Inverness.
He was born in Bronx, N.Y., and came here eight years ago from Annadale, Staten
Island, N.Y. Mr. Garzone was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served in World War
II and the Korean War. He was a member of the Marine Engineers Benevolent
Association; Leroy Rooks Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 4252; and Our Lady of
Fatima Catholic Church.
Survivors include his wife of 41 years, Bernice Churico Garzone, Inverness;
sons, Patrick Garzone Sr., Inverness, John Garzone Sr., Cairo, N.Y., Anthony
Garzone, Middletown, N.J., and Michael Garzone Sr., Staten Island, N.Y.;
daughter, Lisa Marie Meehan, Inverness; brothers, John Garzone, Toms River,
N.J., and Anthony Garzone, Staten Island; sister, Mary Grace Principato, Staten
Island; 12 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Hooper Funeral Home, Inverness, is handling arrangements.
James E. Hudson, 61
SILVER SPRINGS -- James E. Hudson, 61, district and fleet manager for automobile
dealerships, died Feb. 4, 1992, at Munroe Regional Medical Center.
A native of Bellville, Ill., Mr. Hudson came here 15 years ago from Pompano
Beach. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served in the Korean War.
Survivors include his daughter, Linda Sue Hudson, Largo; sons, Steven Michael
Hudson, St. Petersburg, and Jeffery Scott Hudson, Delaware; his mother, Lora L.
Hudson, Silver Springs; and five grandchildren.
Hiers Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Metta Inselmann, 91
LECANTO -- Metta Inselmann, 91, a retired delicatessen owner, died Feb. 4, 1992,
at Barrington Place in Lecanto.
A native of Germany, Mrs. Inselmann came here 21 years ago from West Milford,
N.J. She was a member of Hope Lutheran Church of Citrus Springs.
Survivors include four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Fero Funeral Home, Beverly Hills, is handling arrangements.
Willie George Jackson, 39
OCALA -- Willie George Jackson, 39, a construction worker, died Jan. 28, 1992,
at Munroe Regional Medical Center, the result of a gunshot wound.
Mr. Jackson was a native and lifelong resident of Ocala. He was Baptist.
Survivors include his wife, Bernadette Jackson, Ocala; daughter, Tiwana Jackson,
Ocala; mother, Bertha Lee Washington; sisters, Alberta Taylor, Bertha D.
Washington and Evelyn Stacy, all of Archer, Doris Sellers and Barbara Ann
Washington, both of Gainesville, Gail Webster, Ocala, and Frances Mae Childress,
Palm Beach; brothers, Willie C. Graham, Trenton, L.C. Graham, South Carolina,
Jimmie Lee Graham, Emokalee, Arthur Lee Jones, Williston, Jerry Washington,
Archer, Dale Washington, Gainesville, and David Washington, Williston.
Summers Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Simon Johnson, 77
OCALA -- Simon Johnson, 77, a laborer, died Feb. 4, 1992, Marion Community
Hospital.
A native of Floral City, Mr. Johnson came here 50 years ago from Brigham, Ga. He
was Methodist.
Survivors include his wife, Roberta Johnson, Ocala; daughters, Zolena Bratton,
Miami, and Margaret McAllister, Cambridge, Mass.; four grandchildren; and 10
great-grandchildren.
Summers Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
George M. Kain, 79
OCALA -- George M. Kain, 79, retired owner and operator of Kain's Sawmill in
Anthony, died Feb. 5, 1992, at We Care Retirement Home in Wildwood.
A native of Davies County, Mo., Mr. Kain lived most of his life in Anthony and
Ocala. He was a member of First Assembly of God in Ocala.
Survivors include his daughter, Marian Keep, Ocala; sisters, Daisy Martin,
Summerfield, Violet Phillips, Tavares, and Mae Robertson, Lady Lake; two
grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Hiers Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Beryl L. Needleman, 70
CRYSTAL RIVER -- Beryl L. Needleman, 70, a homemaker, died Feb. 5, 1992, at
North Florida Regional Medical Center in Gainesville.
A native of Wilkensburg, Pa., Mrs. Needleman came here 22 years ago from Des
Plaines, Ill. She was Protestant.
Survivors include her husband, Mitchell "Mitch" B. Needleman, Crystal River;
son, Dennis Needleman, Homosassa; daughter, Joann Needleman, McHenry, Ill.;
brother, Joseph Schmidt, Glenview, Ill.; and one grandchild.
Fero Funeral Home, Beverly Hills, is handling arrangements.
Alice P. Proctor, 80
OCALA -- Alice P. Proctor, 80, a homemaker, died Feb. 5, 1992, at Oakhurst Manor
Nursing Center.
A native of Putnam County, Mrs. Proctor came here 31 years ago from Miami.
Survivors include her daughters, Betty Leggett, Summerfield, Frances Gloria
Boyd, Hialeah, and Patricia Ann Snodgrass, Miami; son, William D. Proctor,
Deland; mother, Millie Moore, New Port Richey; 13 grandchildren; and 15
great-grandchildren.
Roberts Funeral Home, Ocala, is handling arrangements.
Dorothy Mae Samuel, 59
OCALA -- Dorothy Mae Samuel, 59, a Marion County school teacher, died Feb. 1,
1992, at home.
A native of Archer, Mrs. Samuel came to Ocala in 1958. She was a member of
Little Chapel United Methodist Church, a member of the Usher Board, a Trustee
Chairperson and Sunday School Superintendent. She was a member of the Female
Protection Society and the Grand Union Pallbearers. Mrs. Samuel received her
bachelor's degree from Florida Normal College and her master's from Nova
University.
Survivors include her husband, Irvin Samuel Jr., Ocala; sons, Dwight Samuel,
Jacksonville, Raphael Samuel and Larmonica Samuel, both of Ocala; mother,
Theresa Robinson, Archer; and sister, Liz Jenkins, Gainesville.
O.B. Samuel and Son Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Gary A. Treat, 73
OCALA -- Gary A Treat, 73, foreman of packaging for Upjohn Pharmaceutical, died
Feb. 4, 1992, at Munroe Regional Medical Center.
A native of Shelby, Mich., Mr. Treat came here nine years ago from Kalamazoo,
Mich. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served in World War II. Mr. Treat
was a member of the Elks in Kalamazoo and a member of the American Association
of Retired Persons. He was Methodist.
Survivors include his wife, Anne Treat, Ocala; daughters, Nancy L. Bane, Chapel
Hill, N.C., and Kathy J. Riggs, Kalamazoo; brothers, Wilbur Treat and Albert
Treat, both of PawPaw, Mich.; sister, Annie Krajewski; and three grandchildren.
Bruce Ocala Funeral Home, West Chapel, is handling arrangements.
Justin John Wied, 80
MARION OAKS -- Justin John Wied, 80, owner/operator of Wisconsin Gear Machine
Shop of Green Bay, Wis., died Feb. 4, 1992, Marion Community Hospital.
Mr. Wied has been a winter resident from Green Bay since 1978. He attended St.
Jude Catholic Church of Marion Oaks.
Survivors include his wife, Velda I. Wied, Ocala; daughters, Judy Waterstreet,
Mary Jo Kitchenmaster, Theresa Edlebeck, Rose Mary Recneck and Jacqueline
Caster, all of Green Bay; sons, Robert Wied, Thomas Wied, Steven Wied, Jerry
Wied and Donald Wied, all of Green Bay; sisters, Mary Kassa and Eleanor Spence,
both of Milwaukee, and Lee Hokenson, Avon Park; brothers, Dave Wied, Green Bay,
Victor Wied, Abner Wied and Nathan Wied, all of Milwaukee; numerous
grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Hiers Funeral Home is handling local arrangements.
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Robert Earl Black, 57
TAMPA -- Robert Earl Black, 57, a salesman with Roberdts Furniture, died Feb. 5,
1992, in Indian Shores.
A native of Cotter County, Tenn., Mr. Black moved to Tampa 15 years ago from
Ocala.
Survivors include sisters, Hazel Walker, Manchester, Tenn., Aileen Elliott,
Cowan, Tenn., Ruth Rieben, Dechard, Tenn., Bonnie Phillips, St. Petersburg,
Wilma Schild and Faye Mossman, both of Ocala.
Roberts Funeral Home, Ocala, is handling arrangements.
Elizabeth Irva
Donovan, 77
INVERNESS -- Elizabeth Irva "Betty" Donovan, 77, a retired accident clerk with
the State of Pennsylvania, died Feb. 5, 1992, in Inverness.
She was born in Nova Scotia, Canada, and came here 10 years ago from Beverly
Hills. Mrs. Donovan was a member of the Church of God of Inverness.
Survivors include her brother, Rupert Starratt, Stratford, Conn.; and sister,
Edith Maxwell, Texas.
Hooper Funeral Home, Inverness, is handling arrangements.
Adeline Dresch, 99
INVERNESS -- Adeline Dresch, 99, died Feb. 6, 1992, in Lecanto.
She was born in Bremenhaven, Germany, and came here two years ago from New
Fairfield, Conn. She was Lutheran.
Survivors include her son, Walter A. Dresch, Inverness; two grandchildren; and
four great-grandchildren.
Hooper Funeral Home, Beverly Hills, is handling arrangements.
Jerrold E. Fish, 89
SUMMERFIELD -- Jerrold E. Fish, 89, retired serviceman for gas appliances in
Pinellas Park, died Feb. 6, 1992, at Munroe Regional Medical Center.
A native of Canada, Mr. Fish came here in 1988 from Pinellas Park. He was a
veteran of the U.S. Army and served in World War II.
Survivors include his daughter, Marion Reitz, Summerfield; sisters, Eleanor Cox,
Bushnell, Wilma Rogers, St. Petersburg, and Elsie Roadhouse, Little Current,
Ontario, Canada; three grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Belleview Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
David Clarence
Heaton, 73
LAKE PANASOFFKEE -- David Clarence Heaton, 73, a retired maintenance manager
with Pan American Airlines, died Feb. 5, 1992, in Inverness.
He was born in Atlanta and has been a winter visitor to this area for 12 years
from Mineral Bluff, Ga., and Miami. Mr. Heaton was a member of the West Dade,
Florida Masonic Lodge No. 388; and the Coral Gables Congregation Church.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy E. Ferguson Heaton, Lake Panasoffkee; son,
Clifford A. Heaton, Miami; daughter, Dianne E. MacEachern, Whiting, Ind.;
sisters, Lillian Schmitt, Chattanooga, Tenn., Frankie Young and Nell Mobley,
both of Birmingham, Ala.; and one grandchild.
Hooper Funeral Home, Inverness, is handling arrangements.
Anola A. Hollett, 73
OCALA -- Anola A. Hollett, 73, a housewife, died Feb. 6, 1992, at Munroe
Regional Medical Center.
A native of Toledo, Ohio, Mrs. Hollett came here five years ago from Munroe,
Mich. She was a member of Our Lady of the Springs Catholic Church.
Survivors include her husband, Wayne Hollett, Ocala; sons, Robert Hollett and
Melvin Hollett, both of Ocala; three grandchildren; and four
great-grandchildren.
Forest Lawn Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Selina C. Moore, 29
OCALA -- Selina C. Moore, 29, a clerk typist specialist for the State of Florida
HRS, died Feb. 5, 1992, at Munroe Regional Medical Center.
Mrs. Moore was a native of Perry and a member of Oakcrest Baptist Church in
Ocala.
Survivors include her husband, R. James "Jimmy" Moore, Ocala; her parents, Mack
and Lou Drawdy, Salem, and Billy and Mary Jane Cannon, Perry; brothers, Seth
Drawdy and Sam Drawdy, both of Salem; and paternal grandfather, Pharo Cannon,
Perry.
Daniels Funeral Home, Live Oak, is handling arrangements.
John H. Oberg, 76
INDIAN HARBOR BEACH -- John H. Oberg, 76, public affairs officer for the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, died Feb. 5, 1992, in Ocala.
A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., Mr. Oberg moved to Indian Harbor Beach three years
ago from Ocala. He was a member of Mensa, Greenpeace, World Wildlife Fund and
the Humane Society.
Survivors include his wife, Birgit D. Oberg, Indian Harbor Beach.
Bruce Ocala Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
William Reed, 88
DUNNELLON -- William Reed, 88, a retired coal miner of 43 years with Ogla Coal
Co., died Feb. 6, 1992, at Munroe Regional Medical Center.
A native of Dan, W.Va., Mr. Reed came here 13 years ago from McDowell, W.Va. He
was a member of the United Mine Workers and he was Baptist.
Survivors include his wife, Frances Reed, Dunnellon; daughters, Catherine
Addair, Dunnellon, Stella Buchannan, Westmont, Ill., Trudy Giordana,
Londonberry, N.H., Glenna Garton, Elmer, N.J., Geneva Smith, Monroe, Mich., and
Theo Mullins, Newport, Mich.; sister, Lydia Reed, Gary, W.Va.; 17 grandchildren;
and six great-grandchildren.
Roberts Funeral Home, Dunnellon, is handling arrangements.
Vincent Joseph Rich, 57
OCALA -- Vincent Joseph Rich, 57, operating manager of Wings and Curls
Restaurant, died Feb. 5, 1992, at Marion Community Hospital.
A native of Niles, Ohio, Mr. Rich came here two months ago from Atlanta. He was
a member of Blessed Trinity Catholic Church of Ocala.
Survivors include his wife, Nancy Rich, Ocala; daughters, Diane Riddle and
Carolyn Rodgers, both of Atlanta; sons, Larry Rich and Vincent Rizzi Jr., both
of Atlanta; sister, Mrs. Stout, Niles, Ohio; brother, Larry Rizzi, Fort
Lauderdale; and three grandchildren.
Hiers Funeral Home is handling local arrangements.
Dorothy Mae Samuel, 59
OCALA -- Dorothy Mae Samuel, 59, a Marion County school teacher, died Feb. 1,
1992, at home.
A native of Archer, Mrs. Samuel came to Ocala in 1958. She was a member of
Little Chapel United Methodist Church, a member of the Usher Board, a Trustee
Chairperson and Sunday School Superintendent. She was a member of the Female
Protection Society and the Grand Union Pallbearers. Mrs. Samuel received her
bachelor's degree from Florida Normal College and her Masters from Nova
University.
Survivors include her husband, Irvin Samuel Jr., Ocala; sons, Dwight Samuel,
Jacksonville, Raphael Samuel and Larmonica Samuel, both of Ocala; mother,
Theresa Robinson, Archer; sister, Liz Jenkins, Gainesville; and two
grandchildren.
O.B. Samuel and Son Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Bruce R. Stanbury, 63
OAK RUN -- Bruce R. Stanbury, 63, a metal fabricator, died Feb. 6, 1992, at
Munroe Regional Medical Center.
A native of Detroit, Mr. Stanbury came here two years ago from there. He was
Lutheran and a Mason.
Survivors include his wife, Gertrude Stanbury, Oak Run; daughters, Sandra
Conlen, Clarkston, Mich., Susan Lozzi, Mount Clemens, Mich., Lauren Luther,
Northville, Mich., and Joan Greeson, Charlotte, N.C.; son, Richard Stanbury, St.
Clair Shores, Mich.; sister, Christine Hogue, Mount Clemens; brothers, Douglas
Stanbury, St. Clair Shores, and Ralph Stanbury, Caro, Mich.; and 13
grandchildren.
Hiers Funeral Home is handling local arrangements.
Mamie L. Stewart, 89
OCALA -- Mamie L. Stewart, 89, a homemaker, died Feb. 5, 1992, at Marion
Community Hospital.
A native of Suwanee County, Mrs. Stewart was a Marion County resident for more
than 70 years.
Survivors include her daughter, Evelyn E. Stewart, Ocala; and sister, Virginia
A. Wells, Ocala.
Hiers Funeral Home is handling arrangements
Ethel R. Toth, 96
BELLEVIEW -- Ethel R. Toth, 96, retired domestic care worker, died Feb. 6, 1992,
at Marion Community Hospital.
A native of Springs, Long Island, N.Y., Mrs. Toth came here in 1979 from
Jackson, N.J. She was Protestant.
Survivors include her niece, Gilda Griffin, Belleview.
Belleview Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
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Linda M. Albritton, 53
OCALA -- Linda M. Albritton, 53, a homemaker, died Feb. 7, 1992, at home.
A native of Charlotte, N.C., Mrs. Albritton came here three years ago from
there.
Survivors include her daughters, Kelly Rohland, Charlotte, and Angela Gagnier,
Rutland, Vt.; brothers, Robert Meeks and Jack Meeks, both of Charlotte, and
Jimmie Meeks, Lumberton, N.C.; sisters, Kathy Bradshaw and Ann Bridges, both of
Charlotte; and five grandchildren.
Roberts Funeral Home, Ocala, is handling arrangements.
J.D. Coleman, 74
CITRA -- J.D. Coleman, 74, retired from Dade County School Board Maintenance
Department, died Feb. 6, 1992, at Marion Community Hospital.
A native of Soperton, Ga., Mr. Coleman came to Citra in 1979 from Miami. He was
a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Citra.
Survivors include his daughter, Mary Bechtel, Citra; son, Bruce Coleman,
Newberry; sisters, Ruby Hardy, Soperton, Nellie Sullivan, Decatur, Ala.;
brother, Athel Coleman, Soperton; half-brother, Nicholas Coleman, Sarasota; and
six grandchildren.
Hiers Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Alphonso Edwards, 55
MIAMI -- Alphonso Charles Edwards, 55, manager of All Miami Printing Press, died
Feb. 2, 1992, at Cedars Medical Center.
Mr. Edwards was a native of Fellowship and he was Catholic.
Survivors include his wife, Flossie Edwards, Miami; daughter, Trenny Edwards,
Miami; mother, Alpine Cogdell, Ocala; stepfather, Herman Cogdell Sr., Ocala;
sisters, Arletha Walton and Alberta Tucker, both of Miami, and Helen Black,
Philadelphia; brothers Herman Cogdell Jr., Ocala, and Clarence Cogdell, Miami.
Cunningham Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Jose Ferreras Lovett, 9
OCALA -- Jose Ferreras Lovett, 9, died Feb. 6, 1992, in Ocala.
A native of Boston, Jose came here last year from Gainesville. He was Catholic.
Survivors include his mother, Diana Lovett, Ocala; brothers, Peter Lovett, John
Lovett and Jason Lovett, all of Ocala; sisters, Holly Bassett and Heather
Bassett, both of Ocala.
Bruce Ocala Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Lawton Martin, 87
OCALA -- Lawton William Martin, 87, retired vice president of Barnett Bank of
Marion County, died Feb. 7, 1992, at Munroe Regional Medical Center.
A native of Moss Bluff, Mr. Martin was a lifelong resident of Marion County. He
was a member of one of Marion County's pioneer families. After graduation from
high school, Mr. Martin was employed by Munroe and Chambliss National Bank. He
retired 45 years later as vice president.
As a young man on Election Day, Mr. Martin would work all night counting votes
by hand, his family said. He was an avid outdoorsman and hunted and fished all
of his life.
Mr. Martin was a charter member of the Marion Hunting Club. He held memberships
in various local cattleman's and watermelon growers' associations. He was a
member of the local Elks Lodge and First United Methodist Church of Ocala.
Survivors include his wife, Noelwah Blankenship Martin, Ocala; daughters, Bettie
Allen McLeod, Ocala; sister, Thelma Hartman, Lynne; three grandsons; and five
great-grandchildren.
Hiers Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Odes E. Rhoden, 67
HERNANDO -- Odes E. Rhoden, 67, a retired manager with Greyhound Bus Lines, died
Feb. 7, 1992, at home.
A native of Anderson, Ala., Mr. Rhoden came here 12 years ago from Miami. He was
a veteran of the U.S. Navy and served in World War II. Mr. Rhoden was a member
of United Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Eva V. Rhoden, Hernando; daughters, Brenda J.
Hendrick and Joan E. Frigel, both of Hernando, and Debra G. Thompson, Ocala;
father, Leon Roden; sisters, Eulalia Winborn, Tarrant, Ala., and Audrey Vinson,
Muscle Shoals, Ala.; and six grandchildren.
Fero Funeral Home, Beverly Hills, is handling arrangements.
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Virgil Monroe Adams, 73
HOMOSASSA SPRINGS -- Virgil Monroe Adams, 73, died Feb. 7, 1992, in Crystal
River.
A native of Harlan, Ky., he came here 16 years ago from Maryland.
Mr. Adams was a Baptist; a member of the Crystal River Disabled American
Veterans; and a Korean War Army veteran.
Survivors include a daughter, Mary Ann Dickerson, Knoxville, Tenn.
Hooper Funeral Homes, Homosassa, is handling arrangements.
Anna M. Andrews, 76
OCALA -- Anna M. Andrews, 76, a housewife, died Feb. 7, 1992, in Tampa.
A native of Philadelphia, Pa., she came here two years ago from there.
Mrs. Andrews was a member of Queen of Peace Catholic Church.
Survivors include her husband, William Andrews, Ocala; and three sisters,
Margaret Fender, Croydon, Pa., Catherine McDonald, Philadelphia, Pa., and
Veronica Stoy, Riverside, N.J.
Archway/Good Shepherd Funeral Home, Ocala, is handling arrangements.
Albert W. Gurauskas, 64
OCALA -- Albert William Garauskas, 64, a U.S. Air Force military police staff
sergeant, died Feb. 8, 1992, in Ocala.
A native of Detroit, he came here 10 years ago from Miami.
Mr. Gurauskas was a Catholic.
Survivors include his wife, Ursula Gurauskas, Ocala; three daughters, Florence
Emmert, Ocala, Loretta Schneider, Miami, and Bettina Wiebe, West Palm Beach; a
sister, Valeria Washalefsky, Alaska; and four grandchildren.
Bruce Ocala Funeral Home, Ocala, is handling arrangements.
Sallie Mae Hummer, 81
OCALA -- Sallie Mae Davis Caylor Hummer, 81, a winter resident of Ocala, passed
away Jan. 18, 1992, in Dalton, Ga.
A native of Whitfield County, Georgia, she had begun wintering in Ocala 10 years
ago.
She was active at Snowbird Haven at the Ocala Municipal Trailer Park and was an
honorary member in the Ocala Pennsylvania Club. She was a Past Worthy Matron of
the Order of the Eastern Star, Chapter 140, of Haddonfield, N.J.
Survivors include a son, James Hoyt of Richland, Wash.; two sisters, Lillian
Polhemus of West Palm Beach and R. Elizabeth Woods Underwood of Dalton, Ga.;
four grandchildren, and many nieces, nephews, grand-nieces and grand-nephews.
Julian Peeples Memorial Chapel Inc. of Dalton, Ga., handled arrangements.
Floyd A. Specht, 83
OCALA -- Floyd Albert Specht, 83, retired electrician for Mack Truck Inc., died
Feb. 7, 1992, at Oakhurst Manor Nursing Home.
A native of Allentown, Pa., he came here five years ago from there.
Mr. Specht was past master of Greenleaf Lodge No. 561, Allentown, Pa.
Survivors include a daughter, Carol Specht Devilbiss, Ponte Vedra; a son, George
F. Specht, Ocala; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Hiers Funeral Home, Ocala, is handling arrangements.
Doris A. Johnson, 72
OCALA -- Doris A. Johnson, 72, former owner of Casa Contenta Ranch, Ocala Chrome
Plating and Ocala Mark, died Feb 7, 1992, at home.
A native of Chicago, she came here 45 years ago from there.
Mrs. Johnson was a member of Grace Episcopal Church; American Legion Auxiliary
No. 27, serving as president, vice president, treasurer, secretary and past
district president; member of 4 District Salon No. 521; and a charter member of
the Ocala Gem and Mineral Society.
Survivors include a son, Vernon H. "Sonny" Johnson Jr., Ocala; four
grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Roberts Funeral Home, Ocala, is handling arrangements.
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