MARIE CROFTON ALMAND, 88, of Tampa died Sunday at Brandon Regional Medical Center. A native of Sydney, she was a longtime resident of the Tampa area. She was a homemaker and member of the First Baptist Church of Palm River. She is survived by a son, Curtis Crofton of Dallas; two daughters, Alverta Coker and Dot Butler, both of Tampa; two stepsons; two stepdaughters; a brother, Monroe Pearson of Dover; a sister, Jonnie Porter of Dover; nine grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Stowers Funeral Home, Brandon.
January 6, 1998
JOHN M. BIEGEL, 58, of Brandon died Saturday at H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center. A native of Chicago, he moved to the Tampa area 26 years ago. He was a mechanic for Golf Cart Systems, Catholic and member of the Illinois National Guard. He is survived by his wife, Regina R.; a stepson, James Kevin Hardiman of Brandon; two brothers, George of Rockford, Ill., and Dave of Posen, Ill.; and four sisters, Carole Medland of Orland Park, Ill., Phyllis Harman of River Forest, Ill., Mary Ann Kromray of Palmdale, Calif., and Beverly Graver of River Ridge, La. Stowers Funeral Home, Brandon.
January 6, 1998
WILLIAM MELVIN BLAIR, 54, of Tampa died Monday at University Community Hospital, Carrollwood. A native of Louisville, Ky., he moved to Tampa in 1995 from St. Petersburg. He was a sales manager for TDE Controls and Navy veteran of Vietnam. He is survived by two brothers, Joseph of Louisville and Kenneth of Alexandria, Va.; and three sisters, Flora Blanchard of Beaver Dam, Ky., and Gloria and Margie, both of Jeffersonville, Ind. He also leaves his fiancee, Teresa D. White of Tampa. Holloway Funeral Home, Oldsmar.
January 6, 1998
TROY L. BRYANT, 54, of Tampa died Monday. A native of Raleigh, N.C., he moved to Tampa in 1997. He was a machine operator, Marine Corps veteran and Baptist. He is survived by a son of Ohio; two daughters, both of Ohio; two sisters, Velma Hood of Tampa and Alma Frederick of Tennessee; and his mother, Maude of Tampa. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Carrollwood Chapel.
January 6, 1998
ROBERT CALLENDAR, 62, of Tampa died Dec. 9 at home. A native of Wheeling, W.Va., he moved to Tampa in 1973. He was a salesman. He is survived by two brothers, John of Pittsburgh and Don Reineke; and three sisters, Bernadine Rykewski of Martinsferry, Ohio, Sally Noe of Tampa and Joanne Dudley of London, Ohio. Florida Mortuary, Loyless Chapel, Tampa.
January 6, 1998
MARGARET " PEGGY" CHUPP, 54, of Tampa died Saturday. A native of Yonkers, N.Y., she moved to Tampa in 1990 from Jacksonville. She was a homemaker, Realtor for Coldwell Bankers, member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Tampa Palms Ladies Club, Ladies Auxiliary at Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville, New Tampan Grads and numerous bridge clubs. She is survived by her husband, James M. Jr.; a son, James M. III of Brandon; a daughter, Suzanne Chupp Bijur of Augusta, Ga.; a brother, John T. Foley of Starkville, Miss.; and five grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Carrollwood Chapel.
January 6, 1998
WILLIAM F. DUNCAN III, 35, of Tampa died Thursday. A native of Dover, N.J., he moved to Tampa in 1970 from Elizabethtown, Ky. He was a legal assistant for The Massari Law Group and Catholic. He is survived by his parents, William F. II and Shirley of Tampa; and three sisters, Deborah E. Perez of Lutz, Gale Licata of Tampa and Robin Baker of Temple Terrace. He is leaves his fiancee, Cherise Wilson of Tampa. Stowers Funeral Home, Brandon.
January 6, 1998
HONORINE MARY FOWLER, 70, of Tampa died Saturday at home. A native of Alexandria, Egypt, she moved to Tampa in 1964 from North Carolina. She was a homemaker. She is survived by two sons, Ian and Peter Smith, both of England; a daughter, Marie Ticer of Tampa; a brother, Ephtihio Voria of Australia; four grandchildren; and two great- grandchildren. Mark III Family Funeral Home, South Tampa Chapel.
January 6, 1998
MARIE FRANKLIN, 88, of Tampa died Sunday at Vencore Hospital. A lifelong resident of Tampa, she was a homemaker and Jehovah's Witness. She is survived by two sons, L.M. Ray of Tampa and Wade B. Pritchett of Hudson; six grandchildren; and four great- grandchildren. National Cremation Society, Tampa.
January 6, 1998
WILLIAM FRASER, 85, of Tampa died Sunday at Woodbridge Nursing Center. A native of Boston, he moved to Tampa in 1970. He was a pharmaceutical industry vice president and member of Rocky Point Golf Club. He is survived by his wife, Susan; a son, Mark of Chapel Hill; a daughter, Deborah of Atlanta; two sisters, Elizabeth Huber of Satsuma and Patricia Withrow of Andover, Mass.; and three grandchildren. Mark III Funeral Home, Town & Country Chapel.
January 6, 1998
MAUDE E. GOINS, 95, of Tampa died Sunday in Zephyrhills. A native of Lake City, Tenn., she moved to Tampa 39 years ago from Hammond, Tenn. She was a homemaker and member of Tampa Baptist Church. She is survived by a son, Wade F. of Zephyrhills; a sister, Thelma Lone of Hammond; four grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Nebraska Avenue Chapel.
January 6, 1998
R.M. " BOB" HAYES, 90, of Tampa died Saturday. A native of Winston-Salem, N.C., he moved to Tampa in 1947 from Richmond, Va. He was a retired accountant. He is survived by a son, Barry G. of Sarasota. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, MacDill Avenue Chapel.
January 6, 1998
BRENT D. HUTSON, 27, of Tampa died Thursday at home. A native of Arcadia, he was a sheet metal fabricator for Tampa Sheet Metal and Jehovah's Witness. He is survived by his father, Larry D. of Tampa; his mother, Sharon M., and stepfather, Jesse Pope; two brothers, Ruben Pope and Joel Allen, both of Tampa; a sister, Shelly Pope of Tampa; and grandfather, Mark Morris of Missouri. Suncoast Cremation Society, Tampa.
January 6, 1998
CHARLOTTE R. KLETT, 99, of Sarasota died Saturday. A native of Lawrenceburg, Tenn., she moved to Sarasota 15 years ago from Tampa. She was a retired principal and teacher in Hillsborough County and member of Forest Hills Methodist Church, Tampa. She is survived by a brother, Andrew D. Rippey of Fresno, Calif.; a nephew, Richard LaCroix of Sarasota; and a niece, Janet DeLesline of Bradenton. Direct Mortuary Service, Sarasota.
January 6, 1998
ALLEN ROBERT LUCAS SR., 77, of Tampa died Sunday at home. A native of Ashland, Pa., he moved to Tampa in 1977 from Tower City, Pa. He was an automotive inspector, Army veteran of World War II, where he earned a bronze star, member of the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church and the VFW. He is survived by his wife, Shirley K.; a son, Allen Robert Jr. of Williamstown, Pa.; a daughter, Debra Lucas Harris of Williamstown, Pa.; a brother, Charles of Lukens, Pa.; a sister, Mamie Header of Weishample, Pa.; four grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Marsicano-B. Marion Reed-Stowers, Funeral Home, Tampa.
January 6, 1998
LOUISE HAER McKEEL, 84, of Lakeland died Saturday at Imperial Village Care Center. A native of Marion Center, Pa., she moved to this area from Pennsylvania 60 years ago. She was a homemaker and a former dental hygienist and member of Grace Lutheran Church. She is survived by two sons, Frederick Graham of Tampa and Seth Douglas of Lakeland; a brother, Arthur Lewis Haer of Lakeland; a sister, Rosemary H. Fergus of Phoenix; and five grandchildren. Heath Funeral Chapel, Lakeland.
January 6, 1998
JEWELL CALVIN MEDLEY, 71, of Tampa and formerly of Clearwater died Sunday at Brandon Regional Medical Center. A native of Nashville, Tenn., she moved to the Tampa area in 1958. She was a homemaker and Protestant. She is survived by her husband, James D.; two sons, Frank of Oldsmar and Jack of Tampa; a daughter, Marianna Perratta of Watertown, Tenn.; two sisters, Virginia Culbertson of Dunedin and Mary Mitchell of Largo; nine grandchildren; and two great- grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Home, Sylvan Abbey, Clearwater.
January 6, 1998
ALBERT C. MITKUS, 80, of Lutz died Tuesday. A native of Philadelphia, he moved to Tampa in 1972. He worked for Publix, was an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II and Lutheran. He is survived by his wife, Eugenie; a son, Edmund H. of Zionville, N.C.; a daughter, Marguerite S. of Tampa; and one grandchild. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Carrollwood Chapel, Tampa.
January 6, 1998
BILL PAGE, 66, of Lutz died Monday at University Community Hospital. A native of Wilmington, Calif., he moved to the Tampa area 37 years ago from Detroit. He was a truck driver, Army veteran and volunteer fireman for the Lutz Fire Department. He is survived by his wife, Shirley; three sons, Jeffery Frye of Thonotosassa and Clifford and Christopher Frye, both of Lutz; a daughter, Kathleen Henderson of Lutz; a brother, Tom of Oklahoma; and six grandchildren. Loyless Funeral Home, Lutz-Land O' Lakes Chapel.
January 6, 1998
BILL PHILLIPS, 67, of Thonotosassa died Sunday. A native of Jacksonville, he was a longtime resident of Tampa. He was a retired media specialist for Tampa Bay Technical High School, a veteran and an amateur radio operator. He is survived by three sons, Jayson of Tampa, Alan of Durham, N.C., and Kenton of Cambridge, Mass.; a daughter, Deborah of Tampa; two stepbrothers, Ben of Tampa and Paul Pickney of Knoxville, Tenn.; and a grandson. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Garden of Memories Chapel, Tampa.
January 6, 1998
DIANNE HORNSBY RICKS, 54, of Tampa died Sunday at home. A native of Atlanta, she moved to Tampa in 1959. She was a customer service representative for a postal service. She is survived by two daughters, Jeanna Cremeans of Dallas and Joyce Ann Wiley of Hiram, Ga.; her mother, Doris Hornsby of Tampa; a brother, Jack Hornsby of Tampa; a sister, Sheryl Schnurman of Tampa; and four grandchildren. Mark III Funeral Home, South Tampa Chapel.
January 6, 1998
RUTH EVELYN SPENCE, 92, of Tampa died Thursday at Lakeshore Villa Health Care Center. A native of Ely, Mich., she moved to Tampa several years ago from Central Lake, Mich. She was a homemaker. She is survived by a son, Victor Spence of Tampa. Ambassador Mortuary Service, Oldsmar.
January 6, 1998
MARY ELIZABETH STINGER, 75, of Tampa died Monday at Fairway Oaks Canter. A native of Gay, Ga., she moved to Tampa in 1990 from Cresco, Iowa. She was a homemaker and Baptist. She is survived by a sister, Pauline Henderson of Plant City; and several nephews and nieces. Hillsboro Memorial Funeral Home, Brandon.
January 6, 1998
