EDWARD M. MILLER, 73, of Tampa died Monday at home while under the care of Life Path Hospice. A lifelong resident of Tampa, he was a supervisor for the postal service, Army veteran of World War II, member of the American Legion and Moose Lodge of Tampa. He is survived by his wife, Betty Ruth; two sons, Edward M. II of Bell and Bill of Tampa; a daughter, Sherie Palmer of Tampa; two brothers, William of Clearwater and Walter of Atlanta; two daughters, Lois Delp and Louise Flynn, both of Tampa; and two grandchildren. National Cremation Society, Tampa.
December 31, 1997
BRENDA MORERA, 40, of Tampa died Monday. A native of New Jersey, she moved to Tampa in 1984. She was a homemaker. She is survived by her husband, Jose; a son, Rueben Perez of Tampa; two daughters, Brenda and Katrina, both of Tampa; and four grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Riverside Chapel, Tampa.
December 31, 1997
BURL MORGAN JR., 60, of Tampa died Sunday at home. A native of Nanafalia, Ala., he moved to Tampa in 1976 from Germany. He retired from the Air Force, was a night auditor for a hotel and Baptist. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth June; two sons, Burl III of Plant City and Johnny Lee of Baltimore; his mother, Myrtie Lee Phillips of Sweetwater, Ala.; two brothers, Roy of Butler, Ala. and Earl of King of Prussia, Pa.; four sisters, Rosa Lee Sikes of Silas, Ala., Mary Speed of Butler, Myrtie Rea Gordon of Sweetwater and Vera of Pensacola; two half-brothers, Pete of Butler and Charles of Florida; and a grandchild. Stowers Funeral Home, Brandon.
December 31, 1997
WILLIE MORRIS, 68, of Tampa died Saturday at home. A native of Millen, Ga., he moved to Tampa in the 1940s. He was a laborer for a construction company and Baptist. He is survived by two sons, Alan and Jerome of Tampa; six daughters, Willie Mae Crawford of Irving, Texas , Mary Pittman, Bernice Brown, Christine Former and Shirley Moore of Tampa and Stephanie Price of Georgia; 21 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. Wilson Funeral Home, Tampa.
December 31, 1997
JOYCE PEEK, 74, of Plant City died Monday. A native of Boscawen, N.H., she was a winter resident for 10 years from Dover, N.H. She was an inspector for General Electric Co. and Methodist. She is survived by her husband, Garland; three sons, Gary of Center Ossipee, N.H., Richard of Madbury, N.H. and Mark of Rochester, N.H.; three brothers, Daniel Flint of Farmington, N.H., Harvey N. Flint of Berwick, Maine, and Hervey N. Flint of Gonic, N.H.; three sisters, Audrey M. Ellis of Epsom, N.H., Arleen Pettis and Lorraine Emerson of Dover, N.H.; and four grandchildren. Haynes Funeral Home, Plant City.
December 31, 1997
CLARENCE F. PLATO, 86, of Tampa died Sunday at University Community Hospital. A native of Rome, N.Y., he moved to Tampa in 1965 from West Haven, Conn. He was an auto mechanic and member of the Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Church. He is survived by a son, Kenneth R. of Lady Lake; two sisters, Thelma Smith of Rome and Winifred Spaulding of Tampa; and three grandchildren. Swilley Funeral Home, Tampa.
December 31, 1997
LILLIAN POLLARD, 75, of Tampa died Monday at home. A native of Oklahoma, she recently moved to Tampa after 60 years in Plant City. She was a homemaker. She is survived by her husband, Walter. Adams & Jennings Funeral Home, Tampa.
December 31, 1997
MARJORIE HELEN RAWE, 75, of Tampa died Monday at University Community Hosptial, Carrollwood. A native of Cincinnati, she moved to Tampa in 1947. She was a retired secretary for Central Truck Lines and Lutheran. She is survived by a son, George F. of Fredericksburg, Va.; two daughters, Carol Jean Reedy of Tampa and Judith Ann Shamp of Okahumpka; 13 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Glass Funeral Home, Tampa.
December 31, 1997
LURA E. ROWELL, 71, of Plant City died Monday in Tampa. A native of Evans County, Ga., she moved to Plant City in 1970. She was a homemaker, volunteer at Cork Elementary and member of American Mensa. She is survived by a brother, Bruce Evans of Raleigh, N.C.; and a sister, Lawan Bibbler of Palm Gardens. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Garden of Memories Chapel, Tampa.
December 31, 1997
THELMA SCOTT, 80, of Sun City Center died Friday at Freedom Plaza. A native of Amesbury, Mass., she moved to the Tampa area in 1974 from Hamilton, Mass. She was a homemaker, Army veteran of World War II, nurse for the American Red Cross and member of the United Community Church, Sun City Center. She is survived by three daughters, Carol Elizabeth of Centreville, Va., Vera Wilkins of St. Johnsbury, Vt. and Nancy of Waltham, Mass.; a brother, Herbert Cole of Newbury, Mass.; a sister, Marjorie Kimball of Springfield, Mass.; three grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Lewers Funeral Home, Ruskin.
December 31, 1997
MARY ELIZABETH WHEELER, 82, of Sun City Center died Saturday at Suncoast Nursing Center. A native of Boston, she moved to Florida in 1986 from Alton, Ill. She worked at Principia College, Elsah, Ill., was a member of the Business and Professional Women and the Amerian Association of University Women. She is survived by a sister, Katherine Hasting of Sun City Center.
December 31, 1997
AIELLO, Salvatore G., 79, of Holiday died Tuesday. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Home, Holiday.
December 31, 1997
ANNUNZIATA, Annette, 74, of New Port Richey died Monday. Morgan Funeral Home, New Port Richey.
December 31, 1997
COURTER, Albert F. Jr., 77, of Hudson died Wednesday. Dignified Funeral Alternatives, New Port Richey.
December 31, 1997
HOWARD, Harvey, 77, of Zephyrhills died Saturday. Oakley Funeral Homes, Dade City.
December 31, 1997
MANGENE, Louis Rocca Sr., 70, of Port Richey died Sunday. Faupel Funeral Home, Port Richey.
December 31, 1997
MICHAELSEN, Mary Alice, 90, of Holiday died Monday. North-Meadowlawn Funeral Home, New Port Richey.
December 31, 1997
MORGAN, Imogene T., 74, of Spring Hill died Sunday. Family Funeral Care, Hudson.
December 31, 1997
NOVAK, Patricia R., 83, of New Port Richey died Sunday. Michels-Lundquist Funeral Home, New Port Richey.
December 31, 1997
PLUMB, Pearl E., 68, of Port Richey died Friday. Dignified Funeral Alternatives, New Port Richey.
December 31, 1997
ROTH, George A., 83, of Port Richey died Tuesday. Bell Funeral Home, Bayonet Point.
December 31, 1997
SCHMEIDEL, Carol M., 77, of Holiday died Friday. Michels- Lundquist Funeral Home, New Port Richey.
December 31, 1997
VILLARRAGA, Cecillia G., 71, of Port Richey died Monday. Dobies Funeral Home, Congress Street, New Port Richey.
December 31, 1997
WEYHRAUCH, Minna M., 100, of New Port Richey died Monday. Dignified Funeral Alternatives, New Port Richey.
December 31, 1997
BALOUGH, Irene Elizabeth, 83, of Seminole died Tuesday. Hopewell Funeral Home, Plant City.
December 31, 1997
BRACKETT, Ruth J., 68, of Clearwater died Monday. Moss- Feaster Funeral Home, Clearwater.
December 31, 1997
GRAHAM, Elsie Beatrice, 84, of Dunedin died Sunday. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
December 31, 1997
GUARNIERI, Nunzio, 90, of Palm Harbor died Saturday. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
December 31, 1997
PORTER, Mildred, 97, of Palm Harbor died Monday. Curlew Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
December 31, 1997
CAMPBELL, Clare R., 78, of Bartow died Monday. Whidden- McLean Funeral Home, Bartow.
December 31, 1997
CLARKE, Alice, 84, of Winter Haven died Monday. Ott-Laughlin Funeral Home, Winter Haven.
December 31, 1997
NEMETH, Don O., 55, of Bartow died Monday. Whidden- McLean Funeral Home, Bartow.
December 31, 1997
NORSEN, Marion Elizabeth, 72, of Winter Haven died Monday. Ott-Laughlin Funeral Home, Winter Haven.
December 31, 1997
SCURLOCK, Opal, 91, of Lakeland died Sunday. Lanier Funeral Home, Lakeland.
December 31, 1997
SHORT, Jane Lorraine, 43, of Winter Haven died Dec. 24. Family Funeral Services, Winter Haven.
December 31, 1997
SMITH, James Clyde IV, 47, of Lakeland died Friday. Heath Funeral Chapel, Lakeland.
December 31, 1997
SMITH, John Steven, 66, of Lakeland died Monday. Florida Mortuary/Loyless Chapel, Tampa.
December 31, 1997
WALKER, Melvin Andrew Sr., 65, of Frostproof died Monday. Marion Nelson Funeral Home, Frostproof.
December 31, 1997
CELIA AYCOCK, 86, of New Port Richey died Monday at home. She was a native of Darien, Conn., and a former resident of Clearwater. She is survived by two daughters, Leslie V. Haney of New Port Richey and Mary Ellen Minie of Madeira Beach; two sons, William Judson of Fountain Hills, Ariz., and Samuel Adcock of New Port Richey; a brother, George Dooley of Carmel, Ind.; four sisters, Frances Mullins of Stanford, Conn., Dorothy White of Greenwich, Conn., Mary Pinkerton of Salinas, Calif., and Josephine Lord of Barstow, Calif.; 12 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Lakeview Chapel, Clearwater.
December 31, 1997
FREDERICK BRUCE, 86, of Port Richey died Tuesday at Columbia New Port Richey Hospital. He moved to this area 18 years ago from Yonkers, N.Y. He was a retired factory worker for Phelps Dodge Wiring Cable Corp., a Navy veteran of World War II, and member of St. Michael's Catholic Church in Hudson, and Elks Lodge 2284 and the Moose Lodge, both in New Port Richey. He is survived by his wife, Alice; two sons, William Kennedy of Manasquan, N.J., and John J. Kennedy of San Jose, Calif.; a sister, Doris Krumlauf of Yonkers, N.Y.; six grandchildren; and two great- grandchildren. National Cremation Society, Holiday.
December 31, 1997
ELEANOR J. CARRIERE, 86, of Holiday died Tuesday at Helen Ellis Memorial Hospital in Tarpon Springs. A native of Buffalo, N.Y., she moved to this area 32 years ago from Detroit. She was a retired machine operator for Champion Spark Plug Co. in Hamtramck, Mich., and a member of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Holiday. She is survived by a brother, Leo Jezierski of Taylor, Mich.; and two nieces. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Home, Bartelt Road, Holiday.
December 31, 1997
