REED, Kathleen C., 81, of Winter Haven died Saturday. Crisp-Coon Funeral Homes, Winter Haven.
January 27, 1998
ROEHRIG, Thomas J., 51, of Winter Haven died Friday. Ott- Laughlin Funeral Home, Winter Haven.
January 27, 1998
SIKES, R.O., 82, of Lakeland died Sunday. Whidden-McLean Funeral Home, Bartow.
January 27, 1998
WHITLOCK, Lucile, 79, of Frostproof died Friday. Marion Nelson Funeral Home, Frostproof.
January 27, 1998
WILMOT, Carrie Lee, 57, of Auburndale died Thursday. Kersey Funeral Home, Auburndale.
January 27, 1998
ZEITZ, Garnett Marie, 91, of Lakeland died Sunday. Lakeland Funeral Home.
January 27, 1998
ROBERTA L. BARTON, 89, of Sun City Center died Saturday. A native of New Britain, Conn., she moved to the Tampa area 14 years ago. She was an art teacher and Protestant. She is survived by two sons, David of Woodstock, N.Y., and Donald of Bellport, N.Y.; five grandchildren; and two great- grandchildren. Zipperer's Agape Mortuary, Ruskin.
January 27, 1998
JUDY GUTIERREZ BEARDSLEY, 42, of Tampa died Saturday. A lifelong resident of Tampa, she was a school teacher at Maniscalco Elementary and Catholic. She is survived by her husband, Randy; her father, Alfred Gutierrez of Tampa; and a sister, Marlene Gutierrez of Tampa. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Armenia Avenue Chapel, Tampa.
January 27, 1998
WILLARD HENRY COLLINS, 85, of Lakeland died Saturday. A native of Taylor County, he moved to Lakeland from Perry in 1937. He was a retired carpenter and member of Central Avenue Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Anzie; two daughters, Priscilla Cornelius of Lakeland and Willie Jean Bryant of Jacksonville; two brothers, J. Herbert of Tampa and Remmis C. of Lakeland; two sisters, Lucille Coleman and Lois Bush, both of Lakeland; three grandsons; and two great-grandchildren. Lanier Funeral Home, Lakeland.
January 27, 1998
JAMES M. CONIGLIO SR., 55, of Riverview died Sunday. A lifelong resident of the Tampa area, he was a truck driver and member of the Navy Reserve. He is survived by his wife, Sherry; four sons, James Jr. of Plant City and Chris, Charles and Bobby, all of Thonotosassa; a daughter, Nancy Roberts of Clearwater; his parents, George and Zerita of Thonotosassa; a brother, George Sr. of Thonotosassa; two sisters, Judy Ciccarello and Joyce Kirkland, both of Thonotosassa; and six grandchildren. C.E. Prevatt Funeral Home, Temple Terrace.
January 27, 1998
LORENA C. DOBBS, 76, of Tampa died Monday. A native of Turkey Creek, she was a lifelong resident of the Tampa area. She was a homemaker, member of the East Chelsea Baptist Church and the Eastern Star Harmony Chapter. She is survived by a son, Walter; two daughters, Sharon Giannina of Corpus Christi, Texas , and Darlene Sutton of Woodstock, Ga.; three sisters, Cecil Godwin and Bert Mansell, both of Turkey Creek and Ollie Fernandez of Riverview; 12 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Nebraska Avenue Chapel, Tampa.
January 27, 1998
RAE BRIGGS FELDER, 76, of Tampa died Friday. A native of Beverly, N.J., she moved to Tampa in 1949. She was a retired apartment manager for the Tampa Housing Authority and member of Beulah Baptist Institutional Church. She is survived by a son, Mitchell W. Jr.; a daughter, Candi M. of Tampa; and six grandchildren. Wilson's Funeral Home, Tampa.
January 27, 1998
ROY LAMAR HARRISON, 66, of Auburndale died Friday. A native of Harrison, Ga., he was a former division president of Florida Rock Industries Inc. in Bartow, a Navy veteran of Korea, former Little League baseball and football coach, a youth baseball umpire in Winter Haven, past worshipful master of Auburndale Masonic Lodge and member of New Life Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Anarece; a son, Gregg of Plant City; a daughter, Dee Brown of Gauangelloch, Germany; two brothers, George and Ray, both of Winter Haven; a sister, Louise Short of Clearwater; and four grandchildren. Kersey Funeral Home, Auburndale.
January 27, 1998
CATHERINE HELEN HAYNOM, 80, of Palm City died Friday. A native of Milwaukee, she moved to Palm City four years ago from Tampa. She was a homemaker. She is survived by two sons, James and Ronald Sass, both of Tampa; two daughters, Carol Mestas of Treasure Island and Kathy; two stepsons, Larry and Jerry; three stepdaughters, Sally, Judy and Janet; several grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren. Glass Funeral Home, Tampa.
January 27, 1998
AUSTIN TAYLOR HINSON, 2, of Mulberry died Sunday. He was Baptist. He is survived by his mother, Diane of Mulberry; maternal grandparents, William Hinson of Tampa and Elaine Howard of Mulberry; and maternal great-grandmothers, Betty Jean Hughes of Waynesboro, Ga., and Evelyn Pinkleton of Mulberry. Stowers Funeral Home, Brandon.
January 27, 1998
ROBERT SANDERS KELLEY JR., 55, of Tampa died Friday. A native of Georgia, he moved to Tampa 40 years ago. He was a driver for Lane Trucking and was Baptist. He is survived by his wife, Sheila P.; a son, Robert Sanders III of Tampa; a daughter, Sophenia of Tampa; a brother, Lester of Boise, Idaho; four sisters, Linda Hemby and Carolyn Smith, both of Tampa, Ruth Dixon of Zephyrhills and Louise Reese of Augusta, Ga.; two grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Hamilton Funeral Home, Riverview.
January 27, 1998
PAUL La PLACA, 73, of Brandon died Monday. A native of Wales, N.Y., he moved to the Tampa area 20 years ago. He owned La Placa Bros. Feed Mill and Porterville Truck Rental, was an Army veteran of World War II, a Protestant and a member of the Good Sam Club. He is survived by his wife, Ruth M.; two sons, Paul Greg of Plant City and Jerome F. Snow of Buffalo, N.Y.; a daughter, Barbara Fiske of Brandon; a sister, Nancy Hausauer of East Aurora, N.Y.; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Stowers Funeral Home, Brandon.
January 27, 1998
JIM LAWRENCE, 71, of Lakeland died Saturday. A native of Eau Claire, Wis., he moved from Brandon to Lakeland two years ago. He was retired general manager of a trucking and warehouse company, Lutheran and a veteran of World War II and Korea. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy; three daughters, Karen Blair of Altamonte Springs, Jan Stephens of Lakeland and Pamella Futrell of Nashville, Tenn.; a sister, Hazel Boutin of Stockton, Ga.; and five grandchildren. Lanier Funeral Home, Lakeland.
January 27, 1998
EULA ALICE McCELDRY, 80, of Lakeland died Friday. A native of Thedford, Neb., she lived most of her life in Lakeland. She was a retired nursing assistant and formerly worked for the Polk County School Board. She was Baptist. She is survived by three sons, Robert Gary of Plant City and Jack D. and Billy C., both of Lakeland; two daughters, Betty Adair and Carolyn Scott, both of Lakeland; a brother, Rex D. Ratliff of Brandon; a sister, Flossie Greer of Shenandoah, Iowa; 11 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. Lakeland Funeral Home.
January 27, 1998
RICHARD W. MORRIS, 88, of Tampa died Friday. A native of Kansas City, Kan., he moved to Tampa in 1954. He was a meat cutter for Morrison's Cafeteria, an Army veteran of World War II and member of Christ the King Catholic Church. He is survived by a nephew, Lee A. of Gravois Mills, Mo.; and two grandchildren. Marsicano-B. Marion Reed-Stowers Funeral Home, Tampa.
January 27, 1998
MARY E. SMITH, 89, of Spokane, Wash., died Jan. 19. A native of Tampa, she moved to Spokane in 1987. She was a retail clerk. She is survived by a daughter, Mary Nichols of Airway Heights, Wash.; and two grandchildren. Cremation Society of Washington , Spokane.
January 27, 1998
DAVID J. SULLIVAN, 76, of Sun City Center died Friday. A native of Greenfield, Mass., he moved to the Tampa area in 1989. He was a veterinary pathologist for Ciba-Geigy Drug Co., an Army veteran of World War II and Korea, Catholic and member of the Society of Toxicologists and Pathologists. He is survived by his wife, Phyllis; a son, Michael J. of Norcross, Ga.; five daughters, Patricia Chandler of Knoxville, Tenn., Peggy Paladino of Peachtree City, Ga., Leslie Ann Peet of West Seneca, N.Y., Shelia J. of Starkville, Miss., and Cari E. Martin of Muskegon, Mich.; a sister, Mary Williams of Detroit; and 10 grandchildren. National Cremation Society, Tampa.
January 27, 1998
ULYSSES VALDES SR., 83, of Tampa died Sunday. A lifelong resident of Tampa, he was a meat cutter and former owner of Yellow Front Grocery. He is survived by his wife, Ofelia; a son, Ulysses Jr. of Brandon; a daughter, Sandy Angel of Dade City; five grandchildren; and two great- grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Garden of Memories Chapel, Tampa.
January 27, 1998
GERARDO J. VILLA, 95, of Lakeland died Sunday. A native of Asturias, Spain, he moved to Lakeland in 1966 from Cuba. He was a self-employed manufacturer and canner and was Catholic. He is survived by his wife, Pilar; a son, Ramon of Lakeland; a daughter, Ofelia Gil of Plant City; three grandchildren; and three great- grandchildren. Wells Memorial Funeral Home, Plant City.
January 27, 1998
ALVIN JOSEPH WHITE, 65, of Tampa died Saturday. A native of Elizabeth, N.J., he moved to Tampa in 1994. He was a retired bartender, an Episcopalian, an Air Force veteran of Korea and Mason. He is survived by a son, Alvin P. of Tampa; a daughter, Lisa Marie Shopmyer of Tampa; and five grandchildren. Marsicano-B. Marion Reed-Stowers Funeral Home, Tampa.
January 27, 1998
EVELYN LIVINGSTON WHITE, 84, of Tampa died Sunday. A native of Ottawa, she moved to Tampa in 1926. She was a member of Bayshore Church of Christ. She is survived by two sons, Robert A. of Tampa and Allan E. of Cashiers, N.C.; a daughter, Ruth Ann Parker of Zephyrhills; a brother, John A. Livingston of Tampa; a sister, Marjorie Houston of Canada; four grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, MacDill Avenue Chapel.
January 27, 1998
