ROOSEVELT " TED" BAILEY, 80, of Tampa died Tuesday at University Community Hospital. A native of Waynesville, Ga., he moved to the Tampa area in 1943. He was retired from Myrtle Hill Cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth; his stepson, Thomas Howard of Tampa; 11 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Marion & Honors Funeral Homes, Plant City.
December 29, 1997
ROGELIO BORGES SR., 94, of Tampa died Saturday. A lifelong resident of Tampa, he was a cigarmaker and Catholic. He is survived by two sons, Rogelio Jr. of Brooksville and Oscar of Tampa; a daughter, Margaret Ammons of Colorado; 12 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Nebraska Chapel, Tampa.
December 29, 1997
JOHN J. BROWN, 84, of Sun City Center died Friday at Columbia South Bay Hospital. A native of Chicago, he moved to Florida in 1973 from Arlington Heights, Ill. He was a fire captain for the Chicago Fire Department and an Army veteran of World War II. He is survived by his wife, Mary Jane; two sons, Gary E. of Windermere and Daniel J. of Barrington, Ill.; and four grandchildren. Family Funeral Care, Sun City Center.
December 29, 1997
HELEN FLOY DAVIDSON, 75, of Lutz died Friday at James A. Haley Veterans Hospital in Tampa. A native of Elyria, Ohio, she moved to Lutz in 1925. She was a registered nurse and Army veteran of World War II and the Korean War. She is survived by three sons, Edward of Lutz and Steven and David, both of Tampa; a sister, Frankie Arnold of Lutz; and three grandchildren. Holloway Funeral Home, Oldsmar.
December 29, 1997
MARGARET M. DULIN, 70, of Sun City Center died Wednesday. A native of Akron, Ohio, she moved to Sun City Center in 1994 from San Antonio. She was a civilian employee of the Air Force and member of Caloosa Greens Ladies' Golf Association, Beta Sigma Phi and Prince of Peace Catholic Church. She is survived by a brother, Pat Carracher of Florida; and a sister, Maureen Curry of Akron. Family Funeral Care, Sun City Center.
December 29, 1997
TOMMY FAZIO, 76, of Valrico died Saturday. A native of New York, he moved to the Brandon area in 1952 from St. Augustine. He was president of John Fazio Shrimp Co., a Navy veteran of World War II and member of Ybor City Rotary Club, Jesuit Dad's Club and Nativity Catholic Church. He is survived by his wife, Lily; a son, Paul John of Cincinnati; four daughters, Rose Burley and Sylvia Hornaman, both of Valrico, Loretta of Tampa and Luci Hart of Orlando; three brothers, Frank V. of St. Petersburg, Sam of Tampa and Joe of Jacksonville; three sisters, Mamie Wade of St. Augustine, Melina Moraine of Fort Myers and Lucy Evans of St. Augustine; and his mother, Lucia of Brandon. Stowers Funeral Homes, Brandon.
December 29, 1997
ELMORINE M. FLEMING, 84, of Land O' Lakes died Saturday. She was a lifelong resident of the Tampa area and a homemaker. She is survived by a son, William M. of Land O' Lakes; a sister, Edna Barritt of Tampa; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Lutz-Land O' Lakes Chapel, Lutz.
December 29, 1997
ALBERT J. GIORDANO, 79, of Temple Terrace died Saturday at University Community Hospital. A native of Oakland, N.J., he came to Florida in 1980 from Bergenfield, N.J. He was a retired city public works foreman, Marine Corps veteran of World War II and member of Corpus Christi Catholic Church. He is survived by his wife, Theresa; two sons, Ralph of Temple Terrace and Albert Jr. of Monson, Mass.; two brothers, Alfred and Anthony, both of Newark, N.J.; a sister, Dora Soriano of Belleville, N.J.; and two grandchildren. Hillsboro Memorial Funeral Home, Brandon.
December 29, 1997
DESTINY GONZALEZ, 1, of Tampa died Friday. A native of Tampa, she is survived by her mother, Lisa McLendon of Tampa; her father, Daniel of Tampa; her maternal grandmother, Theresa Mathis of Tampa; paternal grandmother, Betsy Ballister of Tampa; and her maternal great-grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Eric Mathis of Spring Hill. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Garden of Memories Chapel, Tampa.
December 29, 1997
FRANK M. HAMEL, 56, of Sarasota died Thursday. A native of New York, he moved to the Sarasota area in 1960 from Tampa. He was a plant manager for Serbin Printing, member of Suncoast Printer's Association and Presbyterian. He is survived by his wife, Leslie; his mother, Ruth of Tampa; a daughter, Christina V. Taylor of Sarasota; a son, Michael of Sarasota; a stepson, Ben Murphy of Greenville, Tenn.; and six grandchildren. Griffith-Cline Funeral Homes, Manasota Chapel, Bradenton.
December 29, 1997
MERLE R. HARVEY, 74, of Lutz died Friday. A native of Roanoke, Va., he moved to the Tampa area in 1976. He owned Harvey's Cabinet Shop, was a Navy veteran of World War II and member and deacon of Northgate Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Faye; a son, David of Lutz; a daughter, Barbara of Phoenix; two sisters, Harriett Wells of Lutz and Louise Holcomb of Tampa; and a grandson. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Garden of Memories Chapel, Tampa.
December 29, 1997
ROSA " ROSITA" HERNANDEZ, 51, of Tampa died Friday. A native of Puerto Rico, she moved to the Tampa area 4 January 2 years ago from Chicago. She is survived by her husband, Santos; three sons, Santos A., Johnny and Alexander, all of Tampa; a daughter, Betsy of Tampa; her mother, Rosa M. Colon of Tampa; two sisters ; and four grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Garden of Memories Chapel, Tampa.
December 29, 1997
ROBERT B. HOWELL, 86, of Gibsonton died Friday at Integrated Health Services. A native of Cincinnati, he moved to the Tampa area in 1966. He was a retired mechanic with Hunt Trucking. He is survived by two sons, Ronald of Polk City and Terry of Tampa; 20 grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren. Stowers Funeral Home, Riverview.
December 29, 1997
MOBLEY BROWN JAMES, 92, of Brandon died Saturday. A native of Roanoke, Va., she moved to the Tampa area in 1992 from Virginia. She was a homemaker and member of Calvary Baptist Church in Roanoke. She is survived by a son, Ben James of Brandon; a daughter, Nancy Ayers of Albany, N.Y.; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Stowers Funeral Homes, Brandon.
December 29, 1997
NELSON M. LETO SR., 80, of Tampa died Saturday. A native of Brandon, he was a lifelong resident of the Tampa area. He was a milk bottler for Sealtest Foods and Catholic. He is survived by his wife, Antoinette; a son, Nelson Jr. of Brandon; a daughter, Pauline Cacciatore of Brandon; two brothers, Charlie and Philip, both of Tampa; and three grandchildren. Stowers Funeral Home, Brandon.
December 29, 1997
TERESA L. MILITELLO, 69, of Tampa died Friday at St. Joseph's Hospital. A lifelong resident of Tampa, she was a homemaker and member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. She is survived by her husband, Joseph Sr.; two sons, Joseph Jr. and James Joseph; a brother, Joseph Licata; and four grandchildren. Gonzalez Funeral Home, Tampa.
December 29, 1997
ELIZABETH MARY MINGLEDORFF, 81, of Manassas, Va., died Thursday at Birmingham Green Nursing Home. A native of Cologne, Germany, she moved to Reston, Va., in 1967 from Tampa. She is survived by three sons, Daniel of Reston, Raymond of Zephyrhills and James of DeFuniak Springs; a sister, Hildegard Lott of Maryland; six grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Swilley Funeral Home, Tampa.
December 29, 1997
JOYCE NEAL, 74, of Tampa died Saturday at Tampa General Hospital. A native of Watseka, Ill., she moved to Tampa in 1970 from Germany. She was a charter member of the Tampa Club, the Tampa Club Grads and TNT. She is survived by her husband, Sidney L. Jr.; a son, Sidney L. III of Smyrna, Ga.; a daughter, Vicki L. Purcell of Cynthiana, Ky.; a brother, Roscoe C. Morgan of Novato, Calif.; and four grandchildren. Mark III Funeral Home, South Tampa Chapel.
December 29, 1997
WILLARD H. PARRAMORE, 79, of Tampa died Saturday. A native of Mount Pleasant, he moved to the Tampa area in 1976 from Live Oak. He was an automobile salesman and member of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He is survived by two sons, Willard H. Jr. of Tallahassee and Grant of Jacksonville; a daughter, Pamela P. Wilkes of Live Oak; his mother, Vera of Tampa; a brother, Selwyn of Tampa; a sister, Pauline Sater of Tampa; and two grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Garden of Memories Chapel, Tampa.
December 29, 1997
COSTAS " GUS" PICAS, 90, of Clearwater died Sunday at Genesis Elder Care. A native of Cyprus, Greece, he came to Clearwater in 1967 from Larchmont, N.Y. He was manager of Bonnie Briar Country Club restaurant in Larchmont and member of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church. He is survived by a daughter, Linda Baxley of Tampa; a sister, Athina Georgiou of Lawrenceville, N.J.; a brother, Michael of South Croyden, England; and two granddaughters. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Lakeview Chapel at Sylvan Abbey, Clearwater.
December 29, 1997
BONIFACIO SALGADO, infant child of Rolando Vaszquez of Mexico and Juanita Higginbotham of Gibsonton, died Thursday. A native of Tampa, he is survived by his maternal grandparents, Shirley Ann Higginbotham of Gibsonton and Padro Aroyo of Homestead. Stowers Funeral Home, Brandon.
December 29, 1997
ALVIN CLIFFORD SCHREIBER, 78, of Tampa died Saturday. A native of Kitchner, Ontario, he was a longtime resident of Caldwell, N.J. He was a World War II veteran. He is survived by three sons, Bob, Tom and Ron, all of Tampa; and four daughters, Linda Walser, Renie Young, Jeannie Sipes and Nancy, all of Tampa. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Carrollwood Chapel, Tampa.
December 29, 1997
ROBERT E. " DICK" SIMMONS, 88, of Tampa died Saturday. A native of Mulberry, he moved to the Tampa area about 60 years ago. He was in the citrus business. He is survived by his wife, Charlene J.; two daughters, Mary Helen Floyd and Barbara Jean Glisson, both of Tampa; a sister, Evelyn Burnham of Tampa; three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Carrollwood Chapel, Tampa.
December 29, 1997
CLEO D. STOEFFLER, 59, of Hummelstown, Pa., died Saturday. A native of Douglas, Ga., he was a meatcutter for Karns Food Rite in Harrisburg, Pa. He is survived by his wife, Doris J.; a daughter, Tammy L. Eash of Palmyra, Pa.; two sons, Kenneth K. Keener of Hummelstown and Keith K. Keener of Elizabethtown, Pa.; two sisters, Lathia Wright of Brandon and Willinell Pierce of Winter Haven; two brothers, Carl of St. Marys, Ga., and Clyde of Auburndale, Ga.; eight grandchilden; and a great-granddaughter. Trefz & Bowser Funeral Home, Inc., Hummelstown, Penn.
December 29, 1997
EMERY E. TILLIS, 65, of Brandon died Friday. A native of Jacksonville, he moved to the Tampa area in 1985 from Lutz. He was a civil engineer for CSX Transportation, Navy veteran and Baptist. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth; three sons, Benjamin of Lithia and Lee and Andrew, both of Brandon; two brothers, Thomas B. Jr. of Fernandina Beach and Curtis W. of West Palm Beach; and three grandchildren. Stowers Funeral Home, Brandon.
December 29, 1997
COLD, Walter Francis, 58, of Holiday died Dec. 22. Dobies Funeral Home, Holiday.
December 29, 1997
DIAMANT, Edward T., 79, of Berwick, Maine, died Friday. Raymond/Weston-Chandler Funeral Home, Norway, Maine.
December 29, 1997
GIORDANO, Marcella, 77, of New Port Richey died Saturday. North/Meadowlawn Funeral Home, New Port Richey.
December 29, 1997
HILL, Alvin, 60, of Croom died Friday. Coleman & Ferguson Funeral Home, Dade City.
December 29, 1997
MORAN, Diane F., 59, of Palm Harbor died Saturday. Michels-Lundquist Funeral Home, New Port Richey.
December 29, 1997
OBIE, Lois V., 70, of New Port Richey died Thursday. Holloway Funeral Home, Oldsmar.
December 29, 1997
SHIVLEY, Shirley J., 59, of New Port Richey died Saturday. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Home, New Port Richey.
December 29, 1997
ARMSTRONG, Hazel Gaynell, 68, of Tarpon Springs died Saturday. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Home, Tarpon Springs.
December 29, 1997
BAYER, Harold J., 86, of Largo died Saturday. Moss-Feaster Funeral Home, Largo.
December 29, 1997
MCMAHON, John F., 82, of Belleair Bluffs died Friday. Moss- Feaster Funeral Home, Largo.
December 29, 1997
MEESE, Thelma E., 90, of Canton, Ohio, formerly of Clearwater, died Thursday. Spiker-Foster-Shriver Funeral Homes, Canton.
December 29, 1997
MILLIGAN, Louise K., 82, of Belleair Bluffs died Saturday. Moss-Feaster Funeral Home, Largo.
December 29, 1997
ROBINSON, Thornton H., 88, of Kansas City, Mo., formerly of Seminole, died Thursday. Joseph A. Butler & Son Funeral Home, Kansas City, Kansas.
December 29, 1997
SHEDDEN, Erna A., 76, of Palm Harbor died Saturday. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
December 29, 1997
YOUNG, Winthrop A., 78, of Clearwater died Saturday. Moss- Feaster Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Clearwater.
December 29, 1997
LEVERING DONALD BAILEY, 62, of Bushnell died Friday at Tampa General Hospital. A native of Largo, he was a retired self-employed carpenter and Baptist. He is survived by his wife, Beverly; five sons, Donald of Jacksonville, Jeff and Billy, both of Brooksville, Joe and Dennis, both of Plant City; two daughters, Alice Smith of Bushnell and Kelly Crews of Lake City; two sisters, Pauline Henson of New Port Richey and Marion Belcher of Plant City; and five grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Lakeview Chapel.
December 29, 1997
CLAIRE B. BARRATT, 84, of New Port Richey died Sunday at Columbia New Port Richey Hospital. A native of Philadelphia, she moved to this area 23 years ago from Wilmington, Del. She was a retired secretary for Johnson and Higgins Insurance Co. in Wilmington, member of Community United Methodist Church of Holiday, and a former Cub Scout den mother and president of the mother's auxiliary for Boy Scout Troop 19. She is survived by her husband, Harlan; two sons, James DeLancey of Lake Kowa, Texas , and David DeLancey of Wilmington; a daughter, Susan Joyce of Poway, Calif.; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Morgan Funeral Home and Cremation Services, New Port Richey.
December 29, 1997
NATHAN GIFFORD, 92, of New Port Richey died Saturday at home. A native of Medusa, N.Y., he moved to this area 18 years ago from Dover, N.J. He was a retired superintendent of schools for Morris Hills Regional High School district in Rockaway, N.J., former elder at Westminster Presbyterian Church of New Port Richey, and past member of the board of trustees at Bloomfield (N.J.) College. He is survived by his wife, Lillian; two sons, Allan R. of Boonton, N.J., and Roger D. of Orange Park; and six grandchildren. Morgan Funeral Home and Cremation Services, New Port Richey.
December 29, 1997
