ERNEST J. HARRISON, 57, of Tampa died Tuesday. A lifelong resident, he was a building contractor, Marine Corps veteran and member of Christ Community Church. He is survived by his wife, Anne; two daughters, Sally Ellis and Amy, both of Tampa; and a sister, Barbara Pasley of Reddington Beach. Swilley Funeral Home, Tampa.
April 25, 1998
ROLAND J. MESSICK JR., 66, of Tampa died Thursday. A native of Norfolk, Va., he moved to the Tampa area in 1957. He was co-owner of J&J Sign Manufacturing Company. He is survived by his wife, Tresa; three sons, Donald, Harold Noel and Chuck Noel; four daughters, Paula Couey, Hope Moseley, Laurie Baden and Tara Pisano; 12 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Carrollwood Chapel.
April 25, 1998
WILLIAM J. MURPHY, 86, of Tampa died Wednesday at University Village Nursing Center. A native of New York City, he moved to the Tampa area from Long Island in 1964. He was a salesman for the marine industry, Army veteran of World War II, member of VFW and St. Patrick's Catholic Church. He is survived by his wife, Evelyn; two sons, Patrick of Tampa and David of Bradenton; five brothers, Raymond of Florida, Richard of Colorado, John and Robert of New York and Jerome of New Jersey; two sisters, Merita Whitaker and Marjorie Lynch, both of New York; two grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Mark III Funeral Home, South Tampa Chapel.
April 25, 1998
GEORGE THURSTON OWENS, 76, of Tampa died Wednesday at home. A lifelong resident, he was a truck driver for Ryder and Hunt Trucking and member of Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Lucinda; two sons, Henry Stephens and Herbert Fryer, both of Tampa; a brother, Johnny of Tampa; a sister, Alice Turner of Tampa; and six grandchildren. Jackson Memorial Funeral Home, Tampa.
April 25, 1998
HARVEY FRANCIS RAYMOND, 82, of Sun City Center died Friday at Palm Garden of Sun City Center. A native of Yonkers, N.Y., he moved to the area from Naples in 1995. He was a textile executive for Cone Mills Inc. and member of St. John the Divine Episcopal Church. He is survived by his wife, Annette F.; two daughters, Barbara R. Pleasants of Lakeland and Ann R. Montague of Jacksonville; a brother, Harold W. of Barnwell, S.C.; a sister, Martha R. Walker of Wyckoff, N.J.; and six grandchildren. Zipperer's Agape Mortuary, Ruskin.
April 25, 1998
RANNIE W. ROBERTS, 87, of Thonotosassa died Wednesday at the Community Convalescent Center. A native of Colquitt, Ga., she moved to the Tampa area in 1943. She was a homemaker and Baptist. She is survived by two sons, Luther Roney of Thonotosassa and Van of Riverview; a daughter, Ruby Lee Postron of Bradenton; several grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren. Stowers Funeral Home, Brandon.
April 25, 1998
TINA CHILDS STARKWEATHER, 34, of Spring Hill died Thursday at Shands Hospital in Gainesville. A native of Tampa, she was a lifelong resident of this area. She was Baptist. She is survived by her husband, Jeffery; her mother, Elenia Childs of Spring Hill; seven brothers, Billy, Earl, John, Sammy, Bert, Tommy and Jack Childs all of Tampa; two sisters, Pat Rodeffer and Glenda Spradley both of Tampa. Loyless Funeral Home, Lutz/Land O' Lakes Chapel.
April 25, 1998
DOLORES H. SULLIVAN, of Tampa died Thursday at home. A native of New York City, she moved to the Tampa area 50 years ago. She was a retired secretary for Honeywell Corp. and member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church. She is survived by her husband, Howard M. Gonzalez Funeral Home, Tampa.
April 25, 1998
CLARENCE R. TATE, 70, of Tampa died Thursday at home under the care of LifePath Hospice. A native of Rome, Ga., he moved to the Tampa area from Tennessee in 1978. He was a retired painter, Army veteran and Baptist. He is survived by his wife, Mildred; two sons, Randall and Donald, both of Tampa; a daughter, Patricia of Tampa; and four grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, MacDill Avenue Chapel, Tampa.
April 25, 1998
GUY L. WILSON, 66, of Tampa died Wednesday. A native of Brandon, Iowa, he moved to the Tampa area from Waterloo, Iowa in 1947. He was a retired engineer, Army veteran of Korea and Baptist. He is survived by his wife, Sarah E.; four sons, Leroy, Kenneth and Ronald, all of Tampa, and Steven of Jacksonville, N.C.; four brothers, Fred of Coos Bay, Ore., Ben of Waterloo, Charles of Tampa and Robert of Evansdale, Iowa; three sisters, Blanche Haverstich and Myrtle Leyen, both of Waterloo, and Ann Vincent of Waverly, Iowa; and six grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Garden of Memories Chapel, Tampa.
April 25, 1998
ANNA V. BACON, 87, of Holiday died Friday at Community Hospital of New Port Richey. She moved to this area in 1973 from Fairview, N.J. She was an executive secretary with Seaboard Surety Co. and a member of St. Ignatius of Antioch Catholic Church in Tarpon Springs. She is survived by her husband, Arthur. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Homes, Bartelt Road Chapel, Holiday.
April 25, 1998
ALBERTA CONLEY, 86, of Holiday died Friday at Hernando Pasco Hospice House. A native of Buffalo, N.Y., she moved to this area in 1960. She was a registered nurse at the Buffalo State Hospital and a member of the Forest Hills Civic Association and St. Timothy's Lutheran Church. She is survived by her husband, Fredrick; and several nieces and nephews. North/Meadowlawn Funeral Home, New Port Richey.
April 25, 1998
PAULINE McKENDREE WEEKS ERWIN, 78, of Zephyrhills died Friday at East Pasco Medical Center. A native of Grady County, Ga., she moved to this area 48 years ago from San Antonio. She was retired from Kraft Foods in Lakeland and a member of the First Baptist Church of Zephyrhills, the Zephyrhills Tourist Club and the Good Sams Travel Club. She is survived by two daughters, Elaine Benjamin of Zephyrhills and Sharon Bush of Lawrenceville, Ga.; three sisters, Lula Morrison of Wigham, Ga., Dorothy Logue of Pelham, Ga., and Janice Maxie of Cairo, Ga.; a brother, Jack Bishop of Thomasville, Ga.; six grandchildren; and two great-granddaughters. Coleman & Ferguson Funeral Home, Zephyrhills.
April 25, 1998
DORIS M. HULLINGS, 78, of Port Richey died Saturday at National Health Care in Hudson. A native of Mount Holly, N.J., she moved to this area in 1991. She was retired from Northampton Textile Co. in Mount Holly and Baptist. She is survived by her husband, Nelson; a daughter, Darnell Weatherwalks of Browns Mills, N.J.; two grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Wellwood Funeral Home, Hudson.
April 25, 1998
VINCENT G. LARUSSO, 71, of New Port Richey died Thursday at Regional Medical Center at Bayonet Point. A native of New York City, he moved to this area 12 years ago from West Islip, N.Y. He was a retired upholsterer for the New York City Department of Sanitation, an Army veteran of World War II, a member of St. James the Apostle Catholic Church in Port Richey and the New York Sanitation Retirees Association. He is survived by his wife, Jean; two sons, Dominick of Lindenhurst, N.Y., and James of New Port Richey; a daughter, Judith of New Port Richey; a brother, Joseph of Coconut Grove; two grandchildren; and one great- grandchild. Morgan Funeral Home and Cremation Services, New Port Richey.
April 25, 1998
CAROL D. LANE, 63, of New Port Richey died Friday at home. A native of Chicago, she moved to this area 20 years ago. She was a retired teacher with the Chicago Public School System and a member of St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church. She is survived by her husband, George; three sons, Kent of Brooksville, Kurt of New Port Richey and Paul of Port Richey; four daughters, Valerie Smith of Jacksonville, Julie of South Range, Mich., and Alison and Lisa. both of New Port Richey; and seven grandchildren. Dignified Funeral Alternatives, New Port Richey.
April 25, 1998
ROBERT A. MILLER, 48, of Holiday died Friday at home. A native of Youngstown, Ohio, he moved to this area in 1982. He was an electronics assembler and a Lutheran. He is survived by his son, Frankie of New Port Richey; two brothers, Walter E. of Youngstown and Edmund A. of Largo; and a sister, Marilyn A. Leach of Holiday. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Homes, Bartelt Road Chapel, Holiday.
April 25, 1998
ADAMS, Thomas, 71, of Homosassa died Tuesday. Wilder- Fountains Funeral Home, Homosassa Springs.
April 25, 1998
MADREY, James H., 78, of Melrose died Thursday. Hancock & McClellan Funeral Home, Fort Meade.
April 25, 1998
JACKSON, Elijah, 30, of St. Petersburg died Wednesday. Creal Funeral Home, ST. Petersburg.
April 25, 1998
LESTER, Russell H. Sr., 85, of Palm Harbor died Thursday. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
April 25, 1998
SKIDMORE, Viola E., 95, of Largo died Friday. Moss Feaster Funeral Home, Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo.
April 25, 1998
SOWDEN, Bernice S., 93, of Clearwater died Thursday. Moss Feaster Funeral Home, Belcher Road Chapel, Clearwater.
April 25, 1998
TOCHTERLE, Caroline L., 94, of Melborne died Friday. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
April 25, 1998
LEMASTER, Lee, 59, of Bartow died Friday. Whidden-McLean Funeral Home, Bartow.
April 25, 1998
PARS, Frank Clinton, 92, of Lakeland died Friday. Heath Funeral Chapel, Lakeland.
April 25, 1998
PHEIFF, Robert F., 67, of Haines City died Thursday. Lane- Holt Funeral Home, Haines City.
April 25, 1998
