CARTER FIELDS, 70, of Brandon died Thursday. A native of Elberton, Ga., he moved to the area in 1952. He was a retired driver for Ryder Truck Lines, Army veteran of the Korean War and a member of Faith Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Iris V.; three sons, Craig of Stone Mountain, Ga., David and Robert, both of Brandon; and three sisters, Winiford Wingard of Bartow, Mattie Lena Evanson of Elberton and Irma Jean Cooper of Concord, N.C. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Garden of Memories Chapel, Tampa.
October 4, 1998
JOHN D. GAMBLE SR., 75, of Tampa died Friday. A native of Greenville, Pa,. he moved to the area in 1972. He was a pastor for the Assembly of God, a Navy veteran and member of the Faith Family Worship Center. He is survived by his wife, Grace; a son, John D. Jr. of Tampa; six daughters, Patricia Jackson, JoAnna Throop, Sherry McKinney, Linda Grant and Sharon Moon, all of Tampa, and Carol Jackson of Shinglehouse, Pa.; a sister, Esther Gardner of Burlington, N.C.; 18 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Marsicano-B. Marion Reed-Stowers, Tampa.
October 4, 1998
SCRULIA L. HANCOCK, 79, of Dearing, Ga., died Thursday. A native of Lakeland, Ga., she lived in the Tampa area from 1948 to 1965. She was a homemaker. She is survived by her husband, Lewis W.; a son, Lewis E. of Joanna, S.C.; three sisters, Christine Pagano of Okeechobee, Irene Nichols of Zephyrhills and Barbara Tomlinson of Valrico; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Garden of Memories Chapel, Tampa.
October 4, 1998
RICHARD EUGENE JAMES, 50, of Plant City died Friday at the James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital. A native of Trenton, Ga., he moved to the area in 1959. He was an air-conditioning mechanic and Army veteran of the Vietname War. He is survived by his mother, Bonnie D. Roebuck; a brother, Doug of Tampa; and five sisters, Connie Tarver of Clearwater, Patricia Weeden, Wanda Ebanks, Bonnie and Ruth Simon, all of Tampa. Swilley Funeral Home, Tampa.
October 4, 1998
RUSSELL LEON JARVIS, 71, of Tampa died Saturday. A native of Newton, W.Va., he moved to the area in 1959 from Charleston, W.Va. He was a maintenance man, a World War II Navy veteran and Protestant. He is survived by a sister, Melissa Garnet Green of Tampa; and two grandchildren, David Beach and Adam Beach, both of Hurricane, W.Va. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Garden of Memories Chapel, Tampa.
October 4, 1998
ROSALIE KNOWLES, 55, of Valrico died Friday. A lifelong resident of the area, she was a homemaker and member of the Causeway Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband, Bill; three sons, Jeff of Balm, Billy and Larry, both of Brandon; her parents, Jack and Vernie Chao of Valrico; and a brother, Albert Chao of Zephyrhills. Stowers Funeral Home, Riverview.
October 4, 1998
EVERETT `BUD' O'DAFFER, 76, of Tampa died Friday at Memorial Hospital. A native of South Bend, Ind., he moved to the area in 1973. He was a retired automotive mechanic, Army Air Corps veteran of World War II and a member of Christ the King Catholic Church. He is survived by his wife, Rosemary; a son, Tim of Tampa; two daughters, Judy McGinley of Tulsa, Okla., and Nancy Joo of Medina, Ohio; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Marsicano-B. Marion Reed-Stowers, Tampa.
October 4, 1998
LARRY W. PEACE, 47, of Tampa died Thursday. A native of Alma, Ga., he moved to the area two years ago from St. Cloud. He was a truck driver and an Army veteran. He is survived by his wife, Glenda; a son, Eric of Hollywood, Fla.; two daughters, Tammy Sparer of Surprise, Ariz., and Michelle Kirker of Hollywood, Fla.; his mother, Leona of Jacksonville; three brothers, James, Bobby Robert and Ronnie Roland, all of Jacksonville; two sisters, Janet Rucci of Mims and Deanna Nettles of Jacksonville; and a grandchild. Adams & Jennings Funeral Home, Tampa.
October 4, 1998
MELVIN EUGENE SHAFER, 80, of Ruskin died Thursday at South Bay Hospital. A native of Cogan Station, Pa., he moved to the area in 1980 from St. Petersburg. He was a farmer, a World War II Army Air Corps veteran and a member of the Civil Air Patrol, VFW and the First Assembly Church of God. He is survived by his wife, Theo Patricia; two sons, Gene Edgar of Grand Junction, Colo., and Richard James of Hinesville, Ga.; two stepsons, Russell Stanley Caton of Modesto, Calif., and John Michael Caton of Ruskin; four stepdaughters, Susan May Schmidt of Tampa, Audrey Jean Spiller of Willis, Texas , Karen Marie Rose of St. Petersburg and Carolyn Butler of Orlando; two sisters, Helen Moffat of St. Petersburg and Adah Edwards of Seattle, Wash.; 14 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Hillsboro Memorial, Brandon.
October 4, 1998
ELEANOR TRUSSEL, 80, of Tampa died Friday at University Community Hospital. A native of New York City, she moved to the area in 1994. She was a retired school teacher and Jewish. She is survived by her husband, Howard F.; two daughters, Joy Geller of New Market, Md., and Nancy of Tampa; a sister, June Schwartz of Sebastopol, Calif.; and three grandchildren. Beth David Funeral Chapel, Tampa.
October 4, 1998
MELVIN ADCOCK, 79, of Dover died Sunday at South Florida Baptist Hospital. A native of Fitzgerald, Ga., he was a longtime resident, farmer and member of Healing Waters Assembly of God. He is survived by a daughter, Margie Gail of Dover; two brothers, Clifford and Clinton, both of Ocala; four sisters, Sally Mae Smith, Louise Moore and Celam Hancock, all of Ocala, and Mary Law of Moultrie, Ga.; one grandchild; and two great-grandchildren. Hopewell Funeral Home, Plant City.
July 15, 1999
ORESTES "ALEMAN" D. ALEMAN, 81, of Tampa died Tuesday at Manor Care. A native of Agramonte, Cuba, he moved to the area from Miami in 1995. He was self-employed in the restaurant industry and Catholic. He is survived by his wife, Maria; a son, Orestes Jr.; three daughters, Zonia Alvarez, Sara Alarcon and Myra of Cuba; a sister, Isis of Miami; 13 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren. Gonzalez Funeral Home, Tampa.
July 15, 1999
THELBERT HENDERSON BING, 67, of St. Petersburg died Friday. A native of Tampa, she moved to the area more than 30 years ago. She was a teacher, dean of students at Madeira Beach Middle School, assistant principal at Sixteenth Street Middle School and a member of Lakeview Presbyterian Church. She is survived by two sons, Robert and Erroyl; a daughter, Kim Wingate; and three grandchildren. Creal Funeral Home, St. Petersburg.
July 15, 1999
MARTHA J. BULLOCK, 71, of Tampa died Tuesday at University Community Hospital. A native of Kansas City, Kan., she moved to the area from Orlando in 1969. She was a homemaker. She is survived by four daughters, Debbie Maes of Richmond Hill, Ga., Pamela May and Nancy Ludwig, both of Tampa, and Sandra Smith of Satellite Beach; eight grandchildren; and two great- grandchildren. C.E. Prevatt Funeral Home, Temple Terrace.
July 15, 1999
EVANGELOS PETER COSTIANES, 52, of Plant City died Monday. A native of Cambridge, Ohio, he moved to the area in 1970. He was a manager and estimator for restoration construction, a Navy Reserve veteran of the Vietname War and a member of Southside Baptist Church. He is survived by a son, Peter of Plant City; a daughter, Deana of Plant City; his mother, Mary of Jacksonville; a brother, Eric Horton of Tampa; and two sisters, Patricia Higgs and Helen Mabe, both of Jacksonville. Wells Memorial Funeral Home, Plant City.
July 15, 1999
PERRY D. DAVIS, 75, of Lakeland died Tuesday at home under the care of LifePath Hospice. A native of Tampa, he was a lifelong area resident, a retired welder with Plant City Steel, a Mason and a member of Springhead United Methodist Church, Plant City. He is survived by two sons, Buster of Plant City and Steve of Ocala; two daughters, Kathy Duffer of Lakeland and Vicki Ray of Thomasville, Ga.; two sisters, Lee Sweat of Balm and Mary Garcia of Ocala; 11 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Lakeland Funeral Home, Lakeland.
July 15, 1999
NOVELLA FAY GODWIN, 49, of Tampa died July 8 at St. Joseph's Hospital. She was a lifelong resident of Tampa. She is survived by a son, John Callaway of Dover; two daughters, Debra Browning of Plant City and Nancy Pitt of Alabama; her mother, Margaret Mansell of Plant City; and a grandchild. Florida Mortuary Funeral & Cremation Service, Tampa.
July 15, 1999
JOSE A. GONZALEZ, 77, of Tampa died Tuesday. A native of Cuba, he moved to the area from Miami in 1990. He was a produce packer and Catholic. He is survived by his wife, Diana; a daughter, Neyda of Miami; two stepdaughters, Norma Brady of Tampa and Olivia Harvey of Clearwater; three brothers, Sixto of Bartow and Herminio and Israel, both of Tampa; two sisters, Maria Carrasco and Elia, both of Tampa; eight grandchildren; and two great- grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, A.P. Boza, Riverside Chapel, Tampa.
July 15, 1999
MARY L. GOODLEY, 64, of Plant City died Friday at Brandon Regional Hospital. A native of Cameron, S.C., she moved to the area more than 40 years ago. She was a dry cleaning presser and a member of Mount Olive Baptist Church. She is survived by two sons, Willie Jr. of Lakeland and Fredrick of Plant City; two daughters, Sara Foster and Cynthia Smith, both of Plant City; her mother, Whileminaq Cheeseboro of South Carolina; 10 brothers, Fred Glover of Plant City, Wesley Cheeseboro, George Cheeseboro and J.B. Cheeseboro, all of Maryland, Thomas Cheeseboro of New York, Isaac Cheeseboro, John Cheeseboro, Harry Cheeseboro, Nathaniel Cheeseboro and Leon Cheeseboro, all of South Carolina; five sisters, Lula Mitchell and Elizabeth Cheeseboro, both of Maryland, Virnell Brantley and Rebecca Caldwell, both of New York, and Dorothy Robinson of South Carolina; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Washington Funeral Chapel, Plant City.
July 15, 1999
HORACE DAVID GRIMES, 53, of Mulberry died Tuesday at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. A native of Georgia, he moved to Mulberry from Dover 10 years ago. He was a float crew laborer with Agrico Chemical and a member of Eastside Baptist Church. He is survived by a stepson, Kevin Holley of Lakeland; a stepdaughter, Stephanie Deese of Mulberry; his mother, Ada Poole of Dover; two brothers, James of Plant City and Ernest of Orange, Texas ; two sisters, Ethel Wasden and Dora Leathers, both of Plant City; and two grandchildren. A.M. SeiglerCQ Funeral Home, Mulberry.
July 15, 1999
JEANNINE R. HUPPE, 69, of Ocala died Tuesday at home. A native of Ferndale, Mich., she moved to the area from Fort Lauderdale in 1972. She was former owner of Colonial Shoe Repair and a member of Our Lady of the Springs Catholic Church. She is survived by four sons, John of Fort Lauderdale, David, Dennis and Thomas, all of Ocala; two daughters, Helen of Plant City and Annette Brinton of Silver Springs; a brother, Henry Doyon of Port Charlotte; five sisters, Angeline, Fern Vachon, Cecile Boulley, Lucille Pineau and Ann Forton, all of Michigan; and eight grandchildren. Hiers- Baxley Funeral Home, Ocala.
July 15, 1999
