WALLACE M. WILSON, 56, of Seffner died Monday. A lifelong resident, he was an electrical engineer for a telephone company and an Air Force veteran. He is survived by his wife, Mary; a son, Greg of Plant City; a daughter, Gayle Wathen of Temple Terrace; two brothers; two sisters; and four grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Nebraska Chapel, Tampa.
November 3, 1999
LETHA MAE WORTHY, 86, of Plant City died Monday at home. A native of Loogootee, Ill., she moved to the area in 1985. She was a teacher and member of Free Methodist Church. She is survived by two sons, Ben and Jim, both of Brandon; two daughters, Carolyn Tedder of Plant City and Barbara Hobbs of Santa Rosa Beach; two brothers, Wilson Stein of St. James, Ill., and Paul Stein of Centralia, Ill.; 18 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Wells Memorial Funeral Home, Plant City.
November 3, 1999
NOBLE LEROY BELCHER, 76, of Tampa died Monday at St. Joseph's Hospital. A native of Charleston, W.Va., he was a mechanic, Army veteran and Baptist. He is survived by a brother, William of Brooksville; and a sister, Louise Midkiff of Phoenix. Florida Mortuary, Tampa.
November 4, 1999
JAMES E. BREEDEN, 66, of Lutz died Tuesday at University Community Hospital. A native of Waynesboro, Va., he moved to the area in 1970. He was a drywall finisher, Navy veteran and Baptist. He is survived by his wife, Patti; three sons, Jimmy and Timmy, both of Waynesboro, and Chuck of Jacksonville, N.C.; three daughters, Dana of Richmond, Va., Lavonne Leggett of Windsor, N.C., and Lori Butler of Daytona Beach; a brother, Elvin of Waynesboro; a sister, Lola of Waynesboro; 11 grandchildren; and three great- grandchildren. Swilley Funeral Home, Tampa.
November 4, 1999
MARY KAY BUSER, 59, of Winter Haven died Monday. A lifelong resident, she was a homemaker and member of First Baptist Church of Plant City. She is survived by three sons, Joel and Burton, both of Plant City, and Kevin of Tampa; a daughter, Kayla Wanamaker of Valrico; and two grandchildren. Hopewell Funeral Home, Plant City.
November 4, 1999
BRADFORD RAYMOND DODWAY, 56, of Plant City died Sunday at South Florida Baptist Hospital. A native of Ogdensburg, N.J., he was a department store manager. He is survived by his wife, Jeanne; two sons, Bradford Jr. of Roanoke Rapids, N.C., and Michael of Aulander, N.C.; a brother, Paul of Schenectady, N.Y.; a sister, Patricia of Albany, N.Y.; and three grandchildren. Haynes Funeral Home, Plant City.
November 4, 1999
RITA A. FARINA, 78, of Valrico died Tuesday at Brandon Regional Hospital. A native of New Orleans, she moved to the area from Staten Island, N.Y., in 1991. She was a bookkeeper for a jewelry business and member of Nativity Catholic Church. She is survived by her husband, Joseph; a son, Peter of Riverview; a brother, Joseph Zito of New Orleans; and two grandchildren. Serenity Meadows Memorial Park and Funeral Home, Riverview/Brandon.
November 4, 1999
PATRICIA ANN DEVINE JONES, 66, of Lakeland died Tuesday at home. A native of Scott City, Mo., she moved to Polk County from Miami 25 years ago and worked as a home health care nurse. She was a member of Lakeland Family Worship Center. She is survived by her husband, James; two daughters, Melissa Carter of Thonotosassa and Dawn Crow of Macon, Ga.; four sons, David Singletary of Brooksville, Mark Singletary of Tallahassee, Jeffrey Singletary of Homestead and Stephen Singletary of Polk City; eight grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Lakeland Funeral Home.
November 4, 1999
FRANKIE C. LOCKLEAR, 74, of Tampa died Tuesday. A lifelong resident, she was a bookkeeper. She is survived by two sons, Larry of Bushnell and Randy of Plant City; two daughters, Brenda of Bushnell and Rhonda McLain of Lake Panasoffkee; two sisters, Bernice Tompkins of Tampa and Dorothy Beene of Hendersonville, Tenn.; and four grandchildren. Purcell Funeral Home, Bushnell.
November 4, 1999
ROBERT EARL McDOLE, 71, of Belleview died Tuesday at Ocala Regional Medical Center. A native of Fishersburg, Ind., he moved to the area from Noblesville, Ind., in 1985. He was a carpenter, Air Force veteran, member of Disabled American Veterans and attended St. Theresa Catholic Church. He is survived by two daughters, Nena Gang and Casey Ashworth, both of Tampa; a granddaughter; and three great- grandchildren. Hiers Belleview Funeral Home.
November 4, 1999
JOAN E. OLIN, 64, of Riverview died Tuesday at Arbors of Brandon. A native of Jackson, Mich., she moved to the area 30 years ago. She was a homemaker. She is survived by her husband, James; a son, David of Riverview; two daughters, Denise Pickrell of Riverview and Darlene of Auburndale; two brothers, Richard Weber of Jackson and Robert Weber of Mesa, Ariz.; and six grandchildren. International Mortuary Services, St. Petersburg.
November 4, 1999
ZELMA MANGRUM POWELL, 79, of Plant City died Tuesday at home under the care of LifePath Hospice. A native of Swainsboro, Ga., she moved to the area from Jesup, Ga., 18 years ago. She was a waitress and member of Church of the Nazarene. She is survived by her husband, Maynard; two sons, Robert Mangrum of Auburndale and James Mangrum Jr. of Plant City; a daughter, Aletha Norman of Plant City; a sister, AuGladis Wallace of Texas ; nine grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Hopewell Funeral Home, Plant City.
November 4, 1999
JULIO A. QUINTANA of Tampa died Tuesday. A lifelong resident, he was an insurance salesman. He is survived by his wife, Nora; a son, Mark of Tampa; a daughter, Donna Sardegna of Boynton Beach; two sisters, Olga Smith of Tampa and Minnie Lenousky of Hartsfield, Ga.; and four grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Armenia Chapel, Tampa.
November 4, 1999
ROBERT W. STARK, 56, of Valrico died Saturday. A native of Michigan, he moved to the area from Illinois in 1993. He was a repair shop manager. He is survived by a son, Robert of Glen Ellyn, Ill.; a daughter, Michelle of Woodridge, Ill.; three sisters, Geri and Denise, both of Illinois, and Theresa of Michigan; and two grandchildren. Serenity Meadows Memorial Park and Funeral Home, Riverview/Brandon.
November 4, 1999
CARLYLE P. STRICKLAND, 86, of Riverview died Wednesday at South Bay Hospital. A native of Fayetteville, N.C., he moved to the area in 1956. He was a truck driver, Army veteran of World War II and Baptist. He is survived by a daughter, Sylvia Connell of Riverview; two brothers, Edgar of Fayetteville and L.G. of Florida; and two grandchildren. Stowers Funeral Home, Brandon.
November 4, 1999
E. "DON" ALLAIN, 68, of Riverview died Tuesday at Brandon Regional Hospital. A native of New Bedford, Mass., he moved to the area in 1995. He was a social worker for Massachusetts and a member of Nativity Catholic Church. He is survived by his wife, Diane; two sons, Michel of Fremont, N.H., and Dwayne of Rome, N.Y.; a daughter, Sharon Smith of Brandon; a sister, Claudette O'Malley of New Bedford; and five grandchildren. Serenity Meadows Memorial Park & Funeral Home, Riverview/Brandon.
April 2, 1999
RONALD JACK BARRETT, 60, of Lakeland died Thursday at home. He moved to Lakeland from his native Akron, Ohio, in 1981. He was a contractor. He is survived by a daughter, Renea J. of Tampa; a son, Kirk R. of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio; his father, William; and three brothers, Allan, Dean and Robin, all of Akron; a sister, Pamela Ford of Diamond, Ohio; and his fiancee, Dee Faulkner of Lakeland. Lanier Funeral Home, Lakeland.
April 2, 1999
JOHN LEE BATTLE, infant son of John Sr. and Ruth of Tampa, died Tuesday at St. Joseph's Hospital. He is also survived by his maternal grandmother, Mabel Johnson of Port Charlotte; and his paternal grandmother, Inez White of Tampa. Woody's Funeral Home, Clearwater.
April 2, 1999
NORA LEE BROOKHOUSE, 89, of Spring Hill died Monday at St. Joseph's Hospital. A native of Harland County, Ky., she moved to the area 42 years ago. She was a homemaker and a member of West Broad Street Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband, Richard; three sons, Wilburn Mabe of Tampa, James Mabe of Land O' Lakes and Danny of Lutz; 10 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and five great- great-grandchildren. Florida Mortuary Funeral & Cremation Service, Tampa.
April 2, 1999
JUDITH MARIE CARMAN, 52, of Tampa died Tuesday. A native of Baltimore, she moved to the area in 1996. She was a homemaker and a Christian. She is survived by two sons, Raymond Jr. of Tampa and Paul Everhart of Baltimore; a daughter, Judith Palmieri of Baltimore; her mother, Catherine Chase of Baltimore; a brother, John Anderson Jr. of Rayne, La.; three sisters, Virginia Jones, Lynda Ciganek and Catherine Anderson, all of Baltimore; and two grandchildren. Swilley Funeral Home, Tampa.
April 2, 1999
JAMES F. CRAIN, 72, of Oldsmar, formerly of Tampa, died Tuesday. A native of Goldsboro, N.C., he owned and operated Jim Crain Realty and was a Marine Corps veteran of World War II. He is survived by a son, Wayne of Brandon; a daughter, Patricia O'Hara of Oldsmar; and two grandsons. Holloway Funeral Home, Oldsmar.
April 2, 1999
ROSELYN DUFF, 34, of Tampa died March 18. A Tampa native, she was a lifetime area resident, a homemaker and Catholic. She is survived by a daughter, Erika of Tampa; a son, Ronald of Tampa; her parents, Jack and Betty of Lake Wales; two brothers, Paul and Jeff, both of Tampa; and two sisters, Ramona Tarr of Lake Wales, and Rene Jan of Brooksville. She had a close companion, Ronald Magwood of Tampa. Marion Nelson Funeral Home, Lake Wales.
April 2, 1999
CATHERINE GREENAN HAIRSTON, 87, of Brandon died Saturday at Beverly Health & Rehabilitation Center. A native of Berlin, N.H., she moved to the area in 1958. She was a schoolteacher. She is survived by three nephews, John Greenan Jr. of Bristol, N.H., David Greenan of New York and Robert Eames of Plymouth, N.H.; and a niece, Carol Sweet of Pompano Beach. Stowers Funeral Home, Brandon.
April 2, 1999
