WALTER WOOD HATCH, 89, of Clearwater died Monday at Morton Plant Hospital. A native of Goshen, Ind., he moved to this area in 1956 from Cleveland Heights, Ohio. He was a retired vice president of a millwork company, a Coast Guard veteran of World War II, a former member of Rotary, and United Methodist. He is survived by his wife, Edna Mae; a son, Walter Wood Jr. of Clearwater; two daughters, Lois Kern and Elsie Coyle, both of Baltimore; eight grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
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EDITH L. HUGHES, 86, of Palm Harbor died Monday at Harborside Healthcare. A native of Mount Forest, Ontario, Canada, she moved to this area in 1980 from Detroit. She was a retired office manager for Tecumseh Pump Co. and a member of Unity Church of Palm Harbor. She is survived by her husband, Melvin E. Sr.; and a niece and nephew. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
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STEPHEN J. KELLEY, 41, of Tampa died Tuesday at Tampa General Hospital. A native of Ellentown, N.J., he moved to Tampa in 1969 from Colorado Springs, Colo. He was a self-employed carpenter and Protestant. He is survived by his wife, Carolyn; his mother, Renee of Tampa; two brothers, David J. and Timothy S., both of Tampa; and a sister, Jamie L. Hoople of Oldsmar. A.P. Boza Funeral Home, Town & Country Chapel.
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KENNETH LEE MITCHEL of St. Petersburg died Monday at Heartland. A native of Valdosta, Ga., he moved to this area in 1958 from Jasper. He was employed by the city of St. Petersburg and Cox Lumber Co., and a veteran of World War II). He is survived by his wife, Catherine; three sons, Kenneth and Randolph, both of St. Petersburg, and Michael of Fort Myers; a daughter, Priscella Magnum of Chicago; 13 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Creal Funeral Home, St. Petersburg.
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KENCIL LORNE MITTON, 87, of Dunedin died Sunday at Manor Care Nursing Center. A native of Saskatchewan, Canada, he moved to this area in 1976 from Schenectady, N.Y. He was a doctor of radiology, a former member of Dunedin North Rotary and a member of American Medical Association, Medical Society of Schenectady, the board of directors of the American Cancer Society for the State of New York, American College of Radiology, Dunedin Golf Club and St. Mark Lutheran Church. He is survived by his wife, Myrtle V.; two daughters, Carol Ann Austin Ballou of Dunedin and Judith Helen Miles of Columbia, Mo.; a sister, Edna Marie Everitt of Chatham, Ontario, Canada; and two grandchildren. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
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DOLORES FRANCES MOORE, 93, of Clearwater died Tuesday at Mariner Health. A native of Danville, Ill., she moved to this area in 1967 from Madison, Wis. She was a member of Christ Presbyterian Church in Largo. She is survived by a daughter, Molly Moore Hankins of Clearwater; three grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Hubbell Funeral Home and Crematory, Belleair Bluffs.
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MARY MARIE NORTHRUP, 76, of Dunedin died Friday at Mease Hospital Dunedin. A native of Marion, Ohio, she moved to this area in 1974 from Gainesville. She was a homemaker. She is survived by a son, Peter M. of Dunedin; and two grandchildren. Moss- Feaster Funeral Homes, Dunedin Chapel.
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TERRY LEE PAGE SR., 48, of St. Petersburg died Monday at home. He was a lifetime resident of the area. He was an electrician and a member of 20th Street Church of Christ. He is survived by a son, Terry Lee Jr. of Tampa; his mother, Mary of St. Petersburg; a brother, Larry of St. Petersburg; three sisters, Freda Davis and Retia, both of St. Petersburg, and Margie Neal of Boston; and three grandchildren. Creal Funeral Home, St. Petersburg.
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PAUL E. PERRY, 85, of Tampa died Saturday at James A. Haley Veterans Affairs Hospital. A native of Dover, N.H., he moved to Tampa in 1990 from Wildwood, N.J. He was a retired chef in the Navy, Catholic, member of American Legion and Elks Club. He is survived by his wife, Gladys; a son, Paul L. of Tampa; two sisters, Catherine Dalton and Leona Lemire, both of Clearwater; and several grandchildren; and several great- grandchildren. National Cremation Society, Tampa.
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HAZEL H. SALMON, 79, of Largo died Tuesday at Sun Coast Hospital. She moved to this area in 1969 from her native Pittsburgh. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Jerome Catholic Church. She is survived by a daughter, Roberta J. of Fremont, Calif.; and a sister, Margaret Bosle of Lancaster, Pa. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes, Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo.
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HELEN MARIE SELLERS, 96, of Homewood, Ala. died Tuesday at Morton Plant Hospital in Clearwater. She was a native of Birmingham, Ala. She was a homemaker and a member of Trinity United Methodist Church in Homewood. She is survived by her husband, Douglas J.; a son, Douglas J. Jr. of Belleair Beach; a daughter, Marjorie S. Robinson of Largo; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Moss- Feaster Funeral Homes, Largo Chapel.
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AURORA A. VEGA, 79, of Tampa died Sunday. A lifelong resident of Tampa, she was a homemaker and Protestant. She is survived by a son, Silvio J. of Indian Rocks Beach; two daughters, Sandra J. Ferrera and Sylvia J. Greco, both of Tampa; three brothers, Albert, Arthur and Augustus Alvarez, all of Tampa; seven grandchildren; and two great- grandchildren. Roel & Curry Funeral Home, Tampa.
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ALEX M. VISHEGORODZEFF, 82, of Clearwater died Monday at Drew Village Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. A native of New York City, he moved to this area in 1978 from Connecticut. He was a retired quality control official for Electrolux. He is survived by his wife, Helen Vishe; two sons, Richard Alan Vishe) of Spring Grove, Pa., and Craig Douglas Vishe) of Naugatuck, Conn. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes, Belcher Road Chapel, Clearwater.
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JOHN K. WICKLIFFE, 90, of Clearwater died Monday at Morton Plant Hospital. A native of Macomb, Ill., he moved to this area in 1969 from Chicago. He was an industrial engineer for Swift & Co. in Chicago. He is survived by two sons, John K. Jr. of Tucson, Ariz., and Charles D. of Bonita Springs; a brother, Walter of Illinois; five grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes, Fort Harrison Chapel, Clearwater.
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KATIE MAE CARPENTER, 86, of Lithia died Monday at home. A native of Gillette, she was a longtime resident of the area. She was a homemaker and member of Alafia Baptist Church. She is survived by a son, Arnold Roy Stanaland of Bradenton; three daughters, Anna Lee and Linda Joy Taylor, both of Fort Lonesome, and Caroline Ruth Tice of Mulberry; a brother, Edwin Moran of Tampa; 10 grandchildren; and 13 great- grandchildren. Hopewell Funeral Home, Plant City.
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AUDREY G. HARDSOG, 79, of Lakeland died Monday in Winter Haven. A native of Early County, Ga., she moved to this area from Colquitt, Ga., 30 years ago. She was a homemaker and member of Woodland Avenue Christian Church. She is survived by her husband, Harold; four sons, Charles, John and Dennis McVay, all of Lakeland, and Bruce McVay of Winter Haven; 10 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Heath Funeral Chapel, Lakeland.
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ALBERT J. "JACK" LANGFORD, 86, of Bartow died Tuesday at Columbia/Bartow Memorial Hospital. A native of Mulberry, he moved from Lakeland to Bartow in 1945 and worked 30 years as an electrician for Armour and U.S. Steel corporations. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, member of a pioneer Polk County family and member of American Legion Post 400 and Survivors of the Normandy Invasion. He attended First Christian Church of Bartow. He is survived by his wife, Eula B.; a son, Albert Jr. of Lake Wales; a daughter, Donna Wingard of Bartow; a brother, George of Lakeland; a sister, Martha Lee Esche of West Palm Beach; seven grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Whidden-McLean Funeral Home, Bartow.
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BETTY J. PERCHIN, 66, of Lakeland died Monday at Flagler Hospital in St. Augustine. A native of Antioch, she moved to Lakeland in 1986 from Clewiston. She was a homemaker and member of Church of Christ in Bartow. She is survived by her husband, Don; two sons, Henry S. Moran III of Fayetteville, N.C., and James "Jay" W. Moran I of Plant City; a daughter, Sandy Beardsley of Pensacola; four stepsons, Tommy and Phillip Perkins, both of Plant City, Jimmy Perkins of Alpharetta, Ga., and Vincent Perkins of Arkansas; a stepdaughter, Carol Perkins of Bronson; two brothers, James M. Cooper Jr. of Lithia and Robert "Bobby" E. Cooper of Chiefland; four sisters, Peggy Boyles of Plant City, Virginia Walker of Lakeland, Bonnie Byrd of Homosassa Springs and Emma Lou Rodgers of Lithia; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Hopewell Funeral Home, Plant City.
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BETTY BOWER RILEY, 70, of Lake Wales died Monday at home. A native of Elmira, N.Y., she moved to this area in 1972 from Groton, N.Y., and worked as an agent for Gulf Life Insurance Co. She was a member of Holy Spirit Catholic Church, Lake Wales Tourist Club and American Society for the Blind and a past president of American Legion Auxiliary. She is survived by her husband, Richard; three sons, Noel Bower of Plant City, Michael Bower of Wareham, Mass., and Christopher Bower of Colorado Springs, Colo.; four daughters, Betty Simon of Chicago, Rebecca Vallely of Lansing, Mich., and Susan Bower and Barbara Siebe, both of Modesto, Calif.; a brother, Michael Rohde of Clearwater; two sisters, Theresa Burdick and Louise Johnson, both of Elmira; and 10 grandchildren. Marion Nelson Funeral Home Inc., Lake Wales.
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W. ANDERSON "BILL" ROBINSON, 89, of Babson Park died Monday at Lake Wales Medical Centers Inc. Extended-Care Facility. He moved to Babson Park 30 years ago from his native Philadelphia, where he retired as a Plexiglas factory assembly worker for Rhoam & Haas Co. He was Catholic and a U.S. Navy Seabees veteran of World War II. He had a close companion, Marc F. McClernan of Babson Park, but no known surviving relatives. Johnson Funeral Home, Lake Wales.
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GUY M. SMITH JR., 66, of Auburndale died Monday at home. A native of Belle Glade, he lived in Polk County since his retirement in 1975 as a U.S. Air Force master sergeant. He was a member of Central Assembly of God and a veteran of the Korean and Vietnam wars. He is survived by his wife, Clara V.; a son, Melton Vickers of Lakeland; a daughter, Judy Koepsell of Auburndale; his parents, Jack and Florence Brown of Lake Hamilton; a brother, Melvin Brown of Marietta, Ga.; five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Lane-Holt Funeral Home, Haines City.
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LELAND L. VOYLES, 76, of Chiefland died Sunday at home. A native of Thonotosassa, he moved to Chiefland in 1969. He was a retired dredge operator, a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, member of Local No. 25 International Union of Operating Engineers and Chiefland Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints where he served as a second counselor in ward bishopric. He is survived by his wife, Nellie; two daughters, Dinah Pulver of Debary and Mae Bryant of Trenton; three brothers, Clifton of Lutz, Elmer of Bradley and Clyde of Grandville, Tenn.; three sisters, Edythe Fisher of Canton, Ga., Gladys Barrow of Thonotosassa and Bobbie Miller of Auburndale; and six grandchildren. Knauff Funeral Home, Chiefland.
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