GEORGE E. EDGECOMB JR., 83, of Tampa died Sunday. A lifelong resident of the area, he was a retired presser for a dry cleaning plant and member of United Methodist Church. He is survived by two sons, Norman E. and Dwight H., both of Tampa; two daughters, Pamela Scott and Winifred E. Batchelor, both of Tampa; a brother, Leonard of New York; a sister, Mary Harvest of Bradenton; five grandchildren; a great-grandchild; and a great-great-grandchild. Wilson Funeral Home, Tampa.
October 15, 1999
RANDY LEE EDMONDSON, 34, of Tampa died Tuesday. A lifelong resident of the area, he was a waiter and Baptist. He is survived by his parents, Margaret and John Frey of Tampa; two brothers, Bill Frey and James, both of Tampa; a sister, Tammy Shirey of Brandon. Gonzalez Funeral Home, Tampa.
October 15, 1999
MAE HELEN FOWLER, 45, of Valrico died Wednesday at H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center. A native of Bronson, she moved to the area from Tallahassee in 1986. She was a teacher at Mango Elementary School and member of Palm River Church of God in Christ. She is survived by her husband, Willie Lee Jr.; two sons, Corinthianus and Cornelius, both of Valrico; her father, William Stacy of Bronson; her mother, Henretta Frazier of Gainesville; eight brothers, John Monroe of Archer, Robert Monroe of Italy, William Stacy and Antonio Jones, both of Gainesville, Mikell Stacy of Durham, N.C., Curtis Stacy of Ocala, Greg Williams of Decatur, Ga., and Michael Collins of Bronson; four sisters, Patricia Carter and Lou Stacy, both of Bronson, Liz Bryant of Gainesville and Charlene James of Williston. Woody's Funeral Home, Clearwater.
October 15, 1999
JAMES ROBERT GRAY, 55 of Tampa died Sept. 21 at home. He was born in Dayton, Ky. He was a teacher. Florida Mortuary, Tampa.
October 15, 1999
ROOSEVELT HARRIS, 95, of Tampa died Monday at St. Joseph's Hospital. A native of Okahumpka, he moved to the area in the 1930s. He was a human-resources representative for the city of Tampa and member of Greater Bethel Missionary Baptist Church and Tampa Urban League. He is survived by a brother, Denward Anthony of Perry, and a sister, Dorothy Johnson of Jacksonville. Ray Williams Funeral Home, Tampa.
October 15, 1999
HARRY B. HILLEGUS, 64, of Apollo Beach died July 27. He was a native of Syracuse, N.Y., and a laborer. Florida Mortuary, Tampa.
October 15, 1999
JANIE S. JONES, 53, of Plant City died Wednesday at Tampa General Hospital. A native of Sercy, Ark., she moved to the area more than 30 years ago. She was a homemaker and Protestant. She is survived by four daughters, Tina Cole, Sheila Coleman and Carolyn Mock, all of Plant City, and Tammy Alderman of Tampa; three brothers, Ernest Yates and Vergil Yates, both of Plant City, and Howard Yates of Arkansas; a sister, Charlenne Adkins of Missouri; 12 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Wells Memorial Funeral Home, Plant City.
October 15, 1999
MASON CLARK KELLEY, 69, of Valrico died Tuesday. A lifelong resident of the area, he worked for Gulf Oil Corp. and was an Air Force veteran and Episcopalian. He is survived by his wife, Shirley; a daughter, Carol Becerra of Simi Valley, Calif.; and a sister, Mary Lou Gallagher of Inverness. Hillsboro Memorial, Brandon.
October 15, 1999
JOSE "JOE" LOPEZ, 69, of Tampa died Monday. A native of Tampa, he moved back to the area from Miami in 1987. He was an Air Force veteran of the Korean War. He is survived by his wife, Alice E.; three daughters, Debra Lopez Gottesman of Burlington, Vt., Joyce L. Dross of Augusta, Ga., and Mary Lopez Aubry of Athens, Ga.; and five grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Carrollwood Chapel.
October 15, 1999
WILLIE MAE MARSHALL, 81, of Tampa died Tuesday at University Community Hospital. A native of Tampa, she was a homemaker and Protestant. She is survived by two daughters, Betty Washington and Claire Robinson; two sisters, Clara L. Rocker and Delores Borders; eight grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Ray Williams Funeral Home, Tampa.
October 15, 1999
JUANITA W. MCPHERSON, 75, of Tampa died Thursday at Memorial Hospital. A native of Eau Gallie, she moved to the area from Atlanta 1 January 2 years ago. She was a homemaker and member of the Assembly of God and Order of the Eastern Star, Erza Lodge. She is survived by her husband, Frank; two sons, Richard Stroud of Tampa and Frank Jr. of Atlanta; three daughters, Margaret Chappell of Carrollton, Ga.; Robin Lessing of Greenwood, Ark., and Heather Teston of Jacksonville; 15 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, MacDill Avenue Chapel, Tampa.
October 15, 1999
WALTER L. MITCHELL, 69, of Tampa died Monday at home under the care of LifePath Hospice. A native of Havana, Fla., he moved to the area more than 30 years ago. He was a minister for St. Mary's Primitive Baptist Church in Punta Gorda and an Army veteran of the Korean War. He is survived by his wife, Gwendolyn; six sons, Cornell Redfield, Robert Redfield, Lawrence Redfield, Eric Redfield, Ryan Redfield and Cory Redfield, all of Tampa; a daughter, Sonua Davis of Tallahassee; a parent, Iveory Silvera of Utica, N.Y.; two brothers, James and Willie; four sisters, Ira Dean Cole and Annette Youman, both of Quincy, Lillie Houston of Syracuse, N.Y., and Annie Jones of Edison, Ga.; 20 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Wilson Funeral Home, Tampa.
October 15, 1999
PHILLIP F. MORALES, 62, of St. Petersburg died Tuesday at Shands Hospital in Gainesville. A native of Manhattan, N.Y., he was a customer- service consultant for ATD Security Systems and Navy veteran. He is survived by his wife, Sandra; a son Frankie of Tampa; two daughters, Donna Stewart and Melinda, both of Tampa; two brothers, Charles and Johnnie Boy, both of Tampa; and two grandchildren. E. James Reese Funeral Home, Seminole.
October 15, 1999
ELSIE NELSON, 77, of Tampa died Tuesday at Carrollwood Care Center. A native of Ithaca, N.Y., she moved to the area in 1978 from Lansing, N.Y. She was retired federal employee for Cornell, member of Disabled American Veterans Auxillary and American Legion Auxillary and Lutheran. She is survived by two sons, Donald Lattin and Wesley Inman, both of New York; seven daughters, Charlotte Neuburger of Dover, Gloria Holloway and Lora Carr, both of North Carolina, Jacqueline Larson and Bonnie Garcia, both of New York, and Dawn Hover and Suzanna Taylor, both of Florida; three brothers, Bill Savey of New York and Fredrick Savey and Lenford Bell, both of New Jersey; a sister, Carolyn Bell of New Jersey; 23 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren. National Cremation Society, Tampa.
October 15, 1999
TAMMY LYNN NEWTON, 25, of Tampa died Oct. 3 at Ybor Health Care. A native of Bartow, she was a homemaker. She is survived by her husband, Larry Wayne, and her father, Ronald E. Tucker. Florida Mortuary, Tampa.
October 15, 1999
EDWARD W. PARKER, 65, of Tampa died Monday at James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital. A native of Chicago, he moved to the area 1967. He was a bank vice president, Army veteran and member of Mes siah Lutheran Church. He is survived by his wife, Leatrice of Tampa; a son, Edward Jr. of Odessa; and three grandchildren. Holloway Funeral Homes, Oldsmar.
October 15, 1999
ANGELINA ANTINORI QUARTARARO, 83, of Tampa died Wednesday. A lifelong resident of the area, she was a homemaker and Catholic. She is survived by two sons, John and James, both of Tampa; a daughter, Mary Guastella of Tampa; six grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Armenia Chapel, Tampa.
October 15, 1999
THOMAS RANSON JR., 60, of Tampa died Oct. 7 at home. A lifelong resident of the area, he was an Army veteran. He is survived by his wife, Kathleen; a stepson, Stephen Carswell; a brother, Charles Dugar; four sisters, Shirley Williams, Cynthia Clark, Ruby Wilson and Delores Patterson; and five grandchildren. Ray Williams Funeral Home, Tampa.
October 15, 1999
DOMINICK O'MAR ROBINSON, infant son of Julius Robinson and Latrenda M. Walker of Tampa, died Oct. 8, at St. Joseph's Women's Hospital. He is also survived by maternal grandmother, Lucinda Jackson of Tampa; paternal grandparents, Helen and Julius Sr., both of Tampa. The New Rodgers and Mosley, Tampa.
October 15, 1999
MARGUERITE DIANNE SCHULER, 61, of Carthage, Texas , died Saturday in Galveston, Texas . She is survived by her mother, Adele Wilson of Zephyrhills; three sons, John E. Aughtman of Lawrenceville, Ga., James L. Aughtman of Belton, Texas , and Nathan W. Aughtman of Moore, S.C.; two brothers, Leon Wilson and Lamer Herndon, both of Zephyrhills; two sisters, Cherrie Robbins of Lakemount, Ga., and Darleen Bamberger; nine grandchildren. The Gabriels Funeral Chapel, Georgetown, Texas .
October 15, 1999
FRANKIE M. SMITH, 85, of Sun City Center, died Tuesday at South Bay Hospital. A native of Kidder, Mo., she moved to the area in 1994 from California. She was a homemaker and member of the First Christian Church of Galatin, Mo. She is survived by her husband, Patrick, and a brother, Leslie Stewart of Bartlesville, Okla. Lewers Funeral Home, Ruskin.
October 15, 1999
HILDA T. TURNER, 96, formerly of Tampa, died Saturday in Monticello. A native of Tampa, she was a retired school teacher for the Hillsborough County School Board and member of Epiphany of Our Lord Catholic Church. She is survived by cousins, nieces and nephews. Wilson Funeral Home, Tampa.
October 15, 1999
PATRICIA A. WHITE-KOLASSA, 56, of Tampa died Wednesday. A native of Brattleboro, Vt., she moved to this area in 1984. She was a project coordinator for the Hillsborough County Medical Association and Catholic. She is survived by her husband, Jeffery C.; two daughters, Sharmon Goins of Brandon and Jandi Coakley of Colona, Ill.; two brothers, John J. Buzby Jr. and Robert Buzby, both of Tampa; her mother, Sylvia Ogsbury of Tampa; her father, John Buzby of Bainbridge, Ga.; a sister, Bonnie Drewry of Tampa; and four grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Nebraska Chapel, Tampa.
October 15, 1999
TERRY WILLIAMS, 41, of Tampa died Sept. 24 at Memorial Hospital. A native of Monroe, Mich., she was a registered nurse. Florida Mortuary, Tampa.
October 15, 1999
