BETTY ANN EALY, 59, of Plant City died Thursday. A native of Coles City, she was a homemaker. She is survived by her husband, Phillip. Eastside Funeral Home, Tampa.
January 8, 1998
MARY CATHARINE GRUBER, 95, of Plant City died Tuesday. A native of Orange County, Ind., she moved to Plant City in 1972. She was a homemaker and member of Northside Baptist Church. She is survived by three sons, Eugene M. of Ocala, John F. of Perry and Gordon L. of Plant City; six grandchildren; 20 great- grandchildren; four great-great- grandchildren; and a great-great- great-grandchild. Haynes Funeral Home, Plant City.
January 8, 1998
MARILYN B. HAEMER, 75, of Sun City Center died Sunday. A native of New York City, she moved to the Tampa area in 1988. She was a homemaker, and member of United Community Church and Sun City Center Golf & Racquet Club. She is survived by her husband, Alfred C.; a son, Gary L. of Warwick, R.I.; a daughter, Cynthia Friedman of Glastonburg, Conn.; and two grandchildren. Lewers Funeral Home, Ruskin.
January 8, 1998
HERBERT J. HIBBITS, 87, of Tampa died Tuesday. A native of Desloge, Mo., he moved to Tampa 50 years ago. He was a tavern owner. He is survived by his wife, Wilma; a son, Wayne Hibbitts of Oak Ridge, Tenn.; a daughter, Barbara Holmans of Tampa; a brother, Woodrow of Missouri; two sisters, Mary Winnebarger of Missouri and Ina Cummings of California; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Nebraska Avenue Chapel.
January 8, 1998
CLOVERINE C. HURST, 84, of Tampa died Tuesday. A lifelong resident of Tampa, she was a homemaker and Baptist. She is survived by a son, Donald C. of Nashville, Tenn.; a daughter, Peggy Hurst McMillion of Tampa; four grandchildren; and five great- grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Nebraska Avenue Chapel, Tampa.
January 8, 1998
CONSTANTINO " GUS" LOPEZ, 89, of Tampa died Tuesday. A native of Spain, he moved to Tampa in 1921. He was a waiter for the Spanish Park Restaurant and Catholic. He is survived by a daughter, Carol A. Radlein of Tampa. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Armenia Avenue Chapel, Tampa.
January 8, 1998
RONNIE MARTIN, 46, of Tampa died Dec. 31. A lifelong resident of Tampa, he was an electronics technician and member of Hope of Shiloh Primitive Baptist Church. He is survived by two daughters, Rhonda M. and Tanisha Allen; his stepfather, Leroy Harris; a brother, Rudolph Smith III; two sisters, Shelia Coonce and Flora Brown; and a grandchild. Ray Williams Funeral Home, Rhodes & Northern, Tampa.
January 8, 1998
CHARLES MAYNARD, 84, of Sun City Center died Wednesday. A native of New York City, he moved to the Tampa area three years ago. He was a member of Prince of Peace Catholic Church and the Elks. He is survived by his wife, Katherine; two sons, Charles Jr. of Venice, Calif., and Gary of Los Angeles; a daughter, Toni Anne of Altadina, Calif.; and two grandchildren. Family Funeral Care, Sun City Center.
January 8, 1998
ANDRE J. MESZAROS, 40, of Tampa died Sunday. A native of New York City, he moved to Tampa in 1980. He was a truck driver for The Tampa Tribune, Army veteran and Catholic. He is survived by his wife, Rose P.; three sons, Andre J. III, Jeffery D. and David DiPaolo, all of Tampa; and a daughter, Theresa Garcia of Tampa. National Cremation Society, Tampa.
January 8, 1998
ANGELA G. MIRA, 97, of Tampa died Dec. 30. She was a lifelong resident of the Tampa area. She is survived by two daughters, Violet and Carmen Tershansy, both of Tampa; nine grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and eight great-great-grandchildren. All County Funeral Home, Tampa.
January 8, 1998
LILLIAN FAYE MOUNT, 88, of Tampa died Sunday. A native of Hunington, W.Va., she was a home care health nurse. Eastside Funeral Home, Tampa.
January 8, 1998
MICHAEL M. OSTROWSKI, 81, of Riverview died Tuesday. A native of North Chicago, he moved to the Tampa area eight years ago. He was a magazine printer and member of Resurrection Catholic Church and the VFW. He is survived by his wife, Josephine; a son, Michael of Riverview; a daughter, Joanne Warner of S. Haven, Mich.; a sister, Frances Kalinoski of Chicago; and four grandchildren. Hamilton Funeral Home, Riverview.
January 8, 1998
EMMA LEE OVERSTREET, 75, of Tampa died Saturday. A native of Dublin, Ga., she moved to Tampa in 1942. She was a housekeeper and member of First Born Church of the Living God, where she served on the Usher Board. She is survived by five brothers, Green, Jim, Owen, Frank and Allen Brookins; and three sisters, Ethel Cobbs, Eloise Kelly and Carrie Bell Brookins. Wilson Funeral Home, Tampa.
January 8, 1998
MARK A. PATE, 24, of Tampa died Dec. 31. A native of New York City, he moved to Tampa in 1979. He was a nursing assistant at University Community Hospital. He is survived by a daughter, Marquasha; his parents, James and Janice Slate; a sister, Erica K. Green; a stepbrother, James Jr.; and a stepsister, Sherri-Ann Zanzetta. Ray Williams Funeral Home, Rhodes & Northern, Tampa.
January 8, 1998
JAMES " J.W." PORTER, 86, of Durant died Tuesday. A native of Vernon, he moved to the Tampa area in 1988. He was a retired tool and die maker for American Flange and member of Pleasant Grove Assembly of God. He is survived his wife, Ada; a son, Charles R. of South Plainfield, N.J.; three daughters, Esther Louise Liberty of Ocala and Lois Murry and Carol Meghan, both of West Palm Beach; a stepdaughter, Lois Stanaland of Plant City; a brother, George B. Porter of Durant; a sister, Elouise Kiebler of Jackson, N.J.; and 19 grandchildren. Wells Memorial Funeral Home, Plant City.
January 8, 1998
KATHY REEVES, 41, of Tampa died Thursday. A native of New York City, she moved to Tampa in 1960. She was a home health care coordinator for Integrated Health Services and member of Allen Temple African Methodist Episcopal Church. She is survived by her husband, Elliott; two sons, Charles Larry and Alexander; three daughters, Aristera, Aisha and Cashun; her parents, Alexander and Ann Jackson; a brother, Michael Jackson; four sisters, Barbara Harris Davis, Patricia Jackson, Alexis Townsend and Annis Jackson; and two grandchildren. Ray Williams Funeral Home, Rhodes & Northern, Tampa.
January 8, 1998
MARIE REITMEYER, 78, of Tampa died Monday. A native of Erieville, N.Y., she moved to Tampa in 1965 from Chicago. She was a homemaker, Army Corp nurse of World War II, member of Palma Ceia United Methodist Church and volunteer for numerous organizations. She is survived by her husband, Carl B.; a daughter, Susan M. of Port Richey; and a sister, Elizabeth S. Mansfield of Casenovia, N.Y. Marsicano-B. Marion Reed-Stowers Funeral Home, Tampa.
January 8, 1998
ANGELINE NORRIS ROSS, 81, of Columbia, S.C., formerly of Tampa, died Tuesday. A native of Wedgefield, S.C., she was a retired registered nurse, and member of Windsor United Methodist Church and the Davis Islands Garden Club. She is survived by her husband, Harold E.; two daughters, Mary Louise Ross Casey of Lancaster, S.C., and Sallie Angeline Ross Weaver of Sinking Spring, Pa.; and two grandchildren. Dunbar Funeral Home, Columbia.
January 8, 1998
CHARLES F. RENNER, 78, of Sun City Center died Tuesday. A native of Syracuse, N.Y., he moved to the Tampa area in 1985. He was a retired design electrical engineer for General Electric, Navy veteran and member of St. Mary's The Virgin Angelican Catholic Church, G.E. Quarter Century Club and the G.E. Engineer Club. He is survived by his wife, Lydia J. Lewers Funeral Home, Ruskin.
January 8, 1998
KATHRYN JEANNE SHEARER, 72, of Lakeland died Tuesday. A native of Loganville, Pa., she moved to Lakeland 38 years ago. She was a homemaker and Lutheran. She is survived by her husband, William; four sons, Thomas of Pittsburgh, William Jr. of Stockbridge, Ga., Charles of Bradenton and Larry of Palm Bay; two daughters, Carol Shepherd of Riverview and Cheryl Busciglio of Brandon; two brothers, Ralph Krout of Summerdale, Ala., and Walter Krout of Thomasville, Pa.; two sisters, Flo Goodling of Loganville, Pa., and Dorothy Prescott of Seven Valleys, Pa.; 13 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Hillsboro Memorial Funeral Home Home, Brandon.
January 8, 1998
BARBARA EISINGER STAFFORD, 64, of Tampa died Monday. A lifelong resident of Tampa, she was a lino type operator, member of First United Methodist Church and the Hillsborough County Community Action Board and a volunteer for Bay Area Legal Services. She is survived by a son, Eugene Jr. of Tampa; two brothers, William D. Eisenger Jr. of Tampa and Gene Eisinger of Chicago; a sister, Elaine Regar of Tampa; and one grandchild. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Tampa.
January 8, 1998
CLAUDE ALLAN THOMAS, 61, of New Port Richey died Monday. A native of MacClenny, he moved to New Port Richey in 1970 from Tampa. He was an automobile mechanic and member of Holiday Church of God. He is survived by his wife, Connie; a son, Peter Allan of New Port Richey; three daughters, Allene Kimble of New Port Richey, Susan Bradley of Morriston and Patricia of Georgia; his mother, Ethel Harris of Tampa; a brother, Danny of Tampa; four sisters, Lou Haager of Seffner, Carolyn Miller of South Carolina and Lavonn Bennett and Gerri Skipper, both of Tampa; and 10 grandchildren. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Home, Holiday.
January 8, 1998
WANDA F. TURNER, 54, of Plant City died Dec. 31. A lifelong resident of Florida, she was a homemaker. She is survived by three sons, Rex and Tim, both of Plant City and Tom of Pennsylvania ; two daughters, Sandra Larivera of Brandon and Lisa of Valrico; and six grandchildren. Hillsboro Memorial Funeral Home, Brandon.
January 8, 1998
RAY VERBECK, 81, of Sun City Center died Tuesday. A native of Providence, R.I., he moved to Florida 20 years ago from New Jersey. He was a material expediter for Wrights Aeronautical Corp., and member of Trinity Baptist Church, Masons and the Kingspoint Chorus. He is survived by a son, Kenneth of Scottsdale, Ariz.; a daughter, Elizabeth Jeanne Mure of Kinnelon, N.J.; 15 grandchildren; and nine great- grandchildren. Family Funeral Care, Sun City Center.
January 8, 1998
BETTY J. WAITE, 75, of Riverview died Tuesday. A native of Pontiac, Mich., she moved to the Tampa area 15 years ago. She was a secretary for General Motors and member of Christian Fellowship Church of Brandon. She is survived by her husband, Donald Allen; a son, Mike of Ruskin; a daughter, Barbara Saegars of Georgia; a brother, Bob Jensen of Pontiac; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Hamilton Funeral Home, Riverview.
January 8, 1998
