EVANGELINA "EVA" CABELLO, 80, of Tampa died Saturday. A lifelong resident of Tampa, she was a floor lady for a cigar factory and Catholic. She is survived by a son, Robert O. Ares of Lutz; a brother, Jesus Castillo of Tampa; fiv e grandchildren; and two great- grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Armenia Avenue Chapel, Tampa.
April 28, 1998
VIOLAR GRIER CHATMAN, 86, of Tampa died April 16 at Tampa General Hospital. A native of Dawson, Ga., she moved to the Tampa area i n 1962. She was a homemaker and member of Northside Missionary Baptist Church. She is survived by two sons, John W. and Leroy Sr.; two daughters, Minnie Gant and Eura Dean Bell; 27 grandchildren; and 74 great-grandchildren. Wilson's Funeral Home , Tampa.
April 28, 1998
LEROY CLARK, 75, of Tampa died Sunday at home under the care of LifePath Hospice. A native of Kansas City, Kan., he moved to the Tampa area from Inglewood, Calif., in 1997. He was a plasterer and an Army veteran. He is survived by hi s wife, Octavia of Inglewood; two sons, Steven Ray Moss of Inglewood and Leroy Alonzo Jr. of Compton, Calif.; four daughters, Gail Frances Campbell of Los Angeles, Rhonda Bena Curtis of Tampa, Lisa Lorraine Ladmirault of Carrollton, Texas , and Linit a Jo of Inglewood; a sister, Billie Ann Cahill of Palos Verdes, Calif.; and 11 grandchildren. Mark III Funeral Home, Town & Country Chapel.
April 28, 1998
THERESA ANN EDMONDS, infant daughter of Todd and Dawn Edmonds of Brandon, died Sunday at Columbia Brando n Regional Medical Center. She was Catholic. She is survived by her paternal grandparents, William and Julie Edmonds of Moline, Ill.; maternal grandparents, Robert and Judy Gray of Westminster, Colo.; maternal grandparents, Dave and Pat Schenck o f Riverview; paternal great-grandparents, Clayton and Agnes Johnson of Hobe Sound; maternal great-grandmother, Viola Gray of Davenport, Iowa; and maternal great-grandfather, John L. Schenck of Neshanic, N.J. Stowers Funeral Home, Brandon.
April 28, 1998
BETTY MAE EVANS, 53, of Tampa died Wednesday. A native of Washington County, Ga., she moved to the Tampa area from Waynesboro, Ga., in 1968. She was a homemaker and Baptist. She is survived by three sons, Jimmy Jr., Ronnie and Donnie, all of Tampa; tw o brothers, Johnnie Roberson of Tampa and Irvan Moye; and seven grandchildren. Wilson's Funeral Home, Tampa.
April 28, 1998
McKENZIE DANIELE FUSSELL, infant daughter of David R. and Lucesita S. Fussell of Thonotosassa, died Friday at Columbia Brandon Regiona l Medical Center. Lanier Funeral Home, Lakeland.
April 28, 1998
ROBERT J. HEATH, 73, of Ruskin died Sunday at South Bay Hospital. A native of Dembigh, N.D., he moved to the area from LaPort, Ind., in 1983. He was a machinist for Allis Chalmers and a deacon a t First Assembly of God, Ruskin. He is survived by his wife, Louise; two sons, John and Michael, both of Ruskin; two daughters, Cathy Brewer of Wimauma and Susan Vance of North Carolina; a sister, Clara Castle of Las Vegas; 15 grandchildren; and fou r great-grandchildren. Family Funeral Care, Sun City Center.
April 28, 1998
ROBERT F. HENDERSON, 73, of Tampa died Saturday. A native of New York City, he moved to Tampa in 1995 from Alabama. He was a lithographer, a Catholic and Navy veteran. He is survived b y a son, George R. of Sea Bright, N.J.; two daughters, Susan Rochford and Linda Anne, both of Tampa; a sister, Kathryn Strabb of Fort Lauderdale; and two grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, MacDill Avenue Chapel, Tampa.
April 28, 1998
BILL JOHNSON, 71, of Tampa died Sunday. A native of Beckley, W.Va., he moved to the Tampa area in 1957. He was a retired mechanic for Kash n' Karry and Protestant. He is survived by his wife, Leona; two daughters, Shirley Beauchamp of Richmond, Va., an d Paulette Carver of Wesley Chapel; two sons, Roger Heck of Tampa and Ronnie Heck of Oldsmar; and three grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Garden of Memories Chapel, Tampa.
April 28, 1998
DAWN KEENEN, 69, of Palm Harbor died Saturday. A native o f Chicago, she moved to the area from Ludlow, Mass., in 1967. She was a homemaker. She is survived by her husband, Alan; a son, Michael of Tampa; four daughters, Betsy K. Walker of Clearwater, Janis Dietrich of Coral Springs, Carol Chamberland o f Palm Harbor and Cathy Fuller of Marshfield, Mass.; and nine grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Lakeview Chapel at Sylvan Abbey, Clearwater.
April 28, 1998
DOROTHY A. KIEFNER, 83, of Riverview died Sunday at Columbia Brandon Regional Medica l Center. A native of New York City, she moved to the area five years ago. She was retired and Catholic. She is survived by a daughter, Dorothy Wannermeyer of Riverview; five grandchildren; and nine great- grandchildren. Hamilton Funeral Home , Riverview.
April 28, 1998
NORRIS KINSEY SR., 59, of Tampa died Friday. A native of Dixie County, he moved to the Tampa area 50 years ago. He was a production worker for Wonder Bread Co. and member of Springhill Missionary Baptist Church. He is survived by fiv e sons, Norris Jr., Reche and Charles, all of Tampa, Anthony of Daytona Beach and Karl of Miami; a daughter, Sandra Hayes of Tampa; three brothers, Charles and Fred, both of Tampa, and Azzie Jr. of Atlanta; three sisters, Gloria Fordham of Dayton a Beach, Vivian Hill of East Orange, N.J., and Carolene K. Greenaway of Scotch Plains, N.J.; and 11 grandchildren. Wilson's Funeral Home, Tampa.
April 28, 1998
CAROL M. KOZICH, 54, of Tampa died Sunday at home. A native of Philadelphia, she moved to the Tamp a area from Sarasota in 1979. She owned Carol K. Employment Counseling, was a wedding consultant and a member of Oldsmar Christian Church. She is survived by her husband, John G. Sr.; two sons, John G. Jr. and Kenneth A., both of Tampa; and he r father, George F. MacDonald of Philadelphia. Holloway Funeral Home, Oldsmar.
April 28, 1998
WALTER I. LAWRENCE, 97, of Tampa died Sunday at home under the care of LifePath Hospice. A native of Eighty Four, Pa., he was a winter resident from Weirton, W.Va. , since 1966. He was a retired power company line foreman. and Baptist. He is survived by a daughter, Alice M. Ferrari of Tampa. Glass Funeral Home, Tampa.
April 28, 1998
ROSE LUENSMAN, 89, of Tampa died Thursday at Lakeshore Villas. A native of Heilbronn , Germany, she moved to the Tampa area from Atlanta in 1995. She was Lutheran. She is survived by a daughter, Marion Thompson of Tampa; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Loyless Funeral Home, Lutz- Land O' Lakes Chapel.
April 28, 1998
JOHN FRANCIS McGOWAN III, 69, of Brandon died Sunday at Columbia Brandon Regional Medical Center. A native of New York City, he moved to the area from Fort Benning, Ga., in 1971. He was a retired Army veteran of the Korean and Vietnam wars, earning th e Oak Leaf with one cluster, and a member of Nativity Catholic Church. He is survived by four sons, John of Fort Worth, Texas , Burt of Tampa, Joseph of Austin, Texas , and Christopher, of Shippensburg, Pa.; a daughter, Kerry Folvarcik of Tampa; a brother, Paul of Ponte Vedra; a sister, Elizabeth Mainville of Glens Falls, N.Y.; and seven grandchildren. Stowers Funeral Home, Brandon.
April 28, 1998
DAVID MILTON McMAHON, 78, of Ruskin died Saturday at South Bay Hospital. A native of Fayette, Ohio, h e moved here from Cincinnati in 1959. He was a mechanic, Army veteran of World War II and Protestant. He is survived by a son, Donald; a daughter, Donna; and a grandchild. Zipperer's Agape Mortuary, Ruskin.
April 28, 1998
ROBERT F. MEYER SR., 81, of Tampa die d Wednesday at James A. Haley Veterans Affairs Hospital. A native of Cincinnati, he moved to the Tampa area from Atlanta in 1991. He was a retired sales manager for Sears, Roebuck and Co., an Army veteran of World War II and Catholic. He is survive d by his wife, Hazel; six sons, Robert Jr., William, Donald and John, all of Georgia, and Paul and Steve, both of Tampa; 14 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Loyless Funeral Home, Lutz-Land O' Lakes Chapel.
April 28, 1998
IRENE M. PELLEGRINO, 84, of Tamp a died Sunday at home. A native of Model City, N.Y., she moved to the Tampa area from Niagara Falls, N.Y., in 1983. She was a homemaker. She is survived by a daughter, Carol A. Young of Tampa; a sister, Marjorie Margolin of Lewisburg, Pa.; and thre e grandchildren. Mark III Funeral Home, South Tampa Chapel.
April 28, 1998
ESSIE MAE POTTER, 87, of Tampa died Thursday. A native of Nashville, Ga., she moved to the Tampa area 60 years ago. She was a homemaker and member of Greater New Salem Primitive Baptist . She is survived by a son, Ernest Williams of Columbus, Ga.; six grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren. Wilson's Funeral Home, Tampa.
April 28, 1998
ANDREW JOHN "POPS" PRICE, 76, of Plant City died Saturday at home. A native of Glouster, Ohio, h e moved to the Tampa area in 1994. He was a retired engineer for the Tampa Water Department, Army veteran of World War II and member of the VFW and DAV. He is survived by two sons, Gordon and Andrew John Jr., both of Tampa; two daughters, Alice Jean e Price Hunt of Thonotosassa and Mary Leota Owens of Tampa; three sisters, Marion Slabaugh of Toledo, Ohio, Edna McNabe of Waltham, Mass., and Forrest Anderson of Fort Lauderdale; 11 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Wells Memorial Funera l Home, Plant City.
April 28, 1998
JOSE ANTONIO ROLOFF-ACOSTA, 81, of Tampa died Sunday. A native of Cuba, he moved to the Tampa area from New Jersey in 1979. He was a concrete ornament moldmaker and Catholic. He is survived by his wife, Gloria Maria; a daughter, Josephine of Tampa; and a grandchild. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Home, Town & Country Chapel.
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