ROMERO, Lamar Hugh, 61, of Lakeland died Sunday. Lakeland Funeral Home.
April 13, 1999
SCHIFFNER, Winston Mark, 81, of Lakeland died Sunday. Heath Funeral Chapel, Lakeland.
April 13, 1999
SORENSEN, Ezra, 96, of Lakeland died Friday. Heath Funeral Chapel, Lakeland.
April 13, 1999
TOMPKINS, Minnie Alice, 74, of Lakeland died Sunday. Lanier Funeral Home, Lakeland.
April 13, 1999
USSERY, Mary Nell, 72, of Winter Haven died Sunday. Ott-Laughlin Funeral Home, Winter Haven.
April 13, 1999
HORACE RAYMOND ARMSTRONG, 71, of Palmetto died Saturday. A native of Ruskin, he was owner of Horace Armstrong Nursery and the Big Top Flea Market and was a Baptist. He is survived by three sons, Mitchell and Michael, both of Palmetto, and Marshall of Winston- Salem, N.C.; a sister, Bonita Mathews of Ellenton; a brother, Ronald of Bradenton; eight grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Kicliter Funeral Home.
April 14, 1999
CHARLES THOMAS ASHLEY, 69, of Tampa died Saturday at St. Joseph's Hospital. A native of Durham, N.C., he was an Air Force veteran of World War II. He is survived by his mother, Ollie of Meadowbrook Manor; and a sister, Marie Whitener of Gastonia, N.C. Hall-Wynne Funeral Service Funeral Home, Durham, N.C.
April 14, 1999
LARRY KENT BECK, 42, of Mulberry died Sunday. A native of Plant City, he moved to the area from Racine, Wis., 15 years ago. He was a heavy machine operator for McDonald Construction and member of Church of Christ. He is survived by a son, Jacob of Ruskin; his mother, Mildred of Racine; his father, Lorne of Saint Francis, Wis.; and two sisters, Jo Wells of Lakeland and Lorna Zettler of Kenosha, Wis. Wells Memorial Funeral Home, Plant City.
April 14, 1999
E.K. "GENE" BLACKSTONE, 76, of Tampa died Monday at Town & Country Hospital. A native of Atlanta, he moved to the area 40 years ago. He was a retired customer service representative for Delta Airlines and an Air Force veteran of World War II. He is survived by his wife, Mary; a brother, Loring of Atlanta; and a sister, Frances Berg of Atlanta. National Cremation Society, Tampa.
April 14, 1999
PAUL BLOSE, 87, of Tampa died Sunday. A native of Galeton, Pa., he moved to the area from Indiana
in 1974. He was a machinist and a Methodist. He is survived by his wife, Lucille; a son, Jeff of Tampa; a stepson, Jerry Phillips of Pennsylvania ; a sister, Marian Gruber of Panama City; and five grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Home, West Hillsborough Chapel, Tampa.
April 14, 1999
MARY LOUISE BRYANT, 82, of Tampa died Friday. A native of Tallahassee, she moved to the area from St. Petersburg in 1934. She was a domestic engineer at University of Tampa, youth worker, founder and member of St. John Progressive Baptist Church. She is survived by a son, George Al Glenn of Miami; two daughters, Delores Thomas and Rudean Lindsay, both of Tampa; 13 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and eight great-great-grandchildren. Ray Williams Funeral Home, Rhodes & Northern, Tampa.
April 14, 1999
MARGARET M. CORNWELL, 81, of Sun City Center died Monday at Vencor Hospital. A native of Louisville, Ky., she moved to the area from Lorain, Ohio, in 1979. She was a teacher, volunteer for Sun City Center Emergency and member of Prince of Peace Catholic Church. She is survived by her husband, James P.; three sons, John Dolin of Corydon, Ind., Michael Aloysius of Richfield, Ohio, and Patrick Dennis of Bath, Ohio; two sisters, Elenora Cooper and Katherine Kremer, both of Louisville; three grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Lewers Funeral Home, Ruskin.
April 14, 1999
CHARLES A. FARMER, 60, of Tampa died Monday at H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center. A native of Birmingham, Ala., he moved to the area 35 years ago. He was a retired longshoreman and Navy veteran. He is survived by his wife, Margaret; a son, Alan of Tampa; a daughter, Alisa Linares of Tampa; four stepdaughters, Sandra Seaberg of Jacksonville, Carol Moncrief of Winter Park, Susie Koenen of Ocoee and Bunny Greathouse of Tampa; 14 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Florida Mortuary Funeral & Cremation Service, Tampa.
April 14, 1999
KATHLEEN GLENN, 79, of Maynard, Mass., formerly of Tampa, died Sunday. A native of Vesuvius, Va., she was a Presbyterian. She is survived by two daughters, Marcia Strickland of Maynard and Karla of Tampa; a brother, Joseph Wood Jr. of Shelby, N.C.; two sisters, Edna Delgado of Sterling, Va., and Melvin Bolton of Shelby; and three grandchildren. Hillsboro Memorial Funeral Home, Brandon.
April 14, 1999
THOMAS ROLFE GRACE, 61, of Barhamsville died March 31 in Williamsburg, Va. A native of Tampa, he was retired from Loral Electronics, an Air Force veteran, Mason and a Shriner. He is survived by his wife, Sara; three daughters, Janene Hughes, Erin Grace and Michelle Stein, all of Barhamsville; two brothers, Bud and Bill, both of Tampa; a sister, Barbara Baxley of Tampa; and two grandchildren. Bucktrout Funeral Home of Williamsburg, Va.
April 14, 1999
EUGENE ERNEST HANNA SR., 69, of Tampa died Friday at Brandon Regional Hospital. A native of Middletown, Conn., he was a longtime resident, former administrative and fiscal manager of Tampa's sanitary sewer department, former chairman of Tampa Bay Federal Credit Union, an Army veteran and member of Fellowship Baptist Church of Tampa. He is survived by his wife, Jeanette; three sons, Eugene Jr. of St. Petersburg, Edward of Orlando and Keith Scott of Conyers, Calif.; four daughters, Elaine Smith, Ellen and Diane Jefferson, all of Tampa, and Ericka Donovan of Brandon; 12 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Nebraska Chapel, Tampa.
April 14, 1999
KENNETH C. HIGHLAND, 61, of Valrico died Saturday at St. Joseph's Hospital. A native of Belvidere, Ill., he moved to the area in 1977. He was a insulator for Smith & Casady, Army veteran and member of Apostle Lutheran Church. He is survived by two sons, Bill of Murfreesboro, Tenn., and Mike of New Mexico; his mother, Mildred Warren of Valrico; a brother, Wayne of Dixon; and two grandchildren. All County Funeral Home, Lake Worth.
April 14, 1999
JIM JOHNSON, 51, of Tampa died Monday at home. A native of Montgomery, Ala., he moved to the area from Chicago in 1989. He was a sign painter and Protestant. He is survived by a son, James Jr. of Rockford, Ill.; three daughters, Ginger and Cindy, both of Jacksonville, and Sally Jo of Rockford; his mother and stepfather, Eltis and Joseph Tomkiewicz of Riverview; a brother, Bill of Tampa; a half-brother, Woodrow Carter of Tampa; and a half-sister, Sandra Fay Curci of Riverview. Serenity Meadows Funeral Home, Riverview.
April 14, 1999
BARBARA A. LEONARD, 64, of Tampa died April 7. A native of Lorain, Ohio, she moved to the area from Darien, Conn., in 1978. She was was a financial counselor for Diagnostic Clinic, Countryside. She is survived by three sons, James of Tampa, Jeffrey of Roswell, Ga., and Jon of St. Paul, Minn.; and three grandchildren. Neptune Society, Palm Harbor.
April 14, 1999
JAMES E. MAYO, 68, of Tampa died Sunday. A native of Tampa, he was a lifetime resident, an Air Force veteran of the Korean War, worked for Allstate Insurance Co., and was a member of Idlewild Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Joan; two daughters, Laurie Kaczmarek of Tampa and Jamie Nanney of Augusta, Ga.; a brother, Wayne of Taiwan; two sisters, Ann Sinclair of Winter Park and Peggy Thompson of Winter Springs; and four grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Garden of Memories Chapel, Tampa.
April 14, 1999
KIRK RANDALL MIRANDA, 40, of Tampa died Friday. A native of Tampa, he was a lifelong resident and technician for GTE. He is survived by a son, Michael of Tampa; a daughter, Helen Hope of Tampa; his mother, Barbara Yowell of Tampa; and a sister, Joanie of Austin, Texas . Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Nebraska Chapel, Tampa.
April 14, 1999
JEFFREY BENNETT PICKERN, 43, of Plant City died Monday. A native of Belleville, Ill., he moved to the area from North Florida in 1969. He was a heavy crane operator for Coronet Mines Inc., Air Force veteran and member of Shiloh Baptist Church. He is survived by two sons, Jared B. of Plant City and Aaron J. of Sydney; his mother, Edna, of Plant City; and three brothers, Steven H. of Lennox, Ga., Michael E. of Nashville, Tenn., and Daniel L. of Dover. Hopewell Funeral Home, Plant City.
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