WALTER J. "JERRY" BROWN, 53, of Tarpon Springs died Monday at Mease Hospital Countryside in Safety Harbor. A native of Louisville, Ky., he moved to this area in 1986 from Buffalo, N.Y. He was a freelance writer and a veteran of the Navy. He is survived by two daughters, Heather Giacalone and Holly, both of Palm Harbor; his father, Walter I. of Louisville; two sisters, Pat Brown and Denise Gore, both of Louisville; and a granddaughter. National Cremation Society, Holiday.
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PAUL EDWARD CARTER, 79, of Largo died Tuesday at home. He moved to this area in 1957 from his native Cawood, Ky. He was a principal at Cawood Elementary for 16 years, and in Pinellas County, he served as principal at Seminole Elementary and Pinellas Park Elementary for 15 years n. He was a member of the National Retired Teachers Association and First Christian Church in Largo. He is survived by his wife, Blanche; three sons, Paul Edward Jr. and John M., both of Largo, and Joseph B. of Orange Park; a brother, Lawrence of Vero Beach; four sisters, Nancy Lay of Barserville, Ky., Nell Stickley of Jonesville, Va., Ruth Hubbard of Cawood and Lydia Chason of Oldsmar; six grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Hubbell Funeral Home and Crematory, Belleair Bluffs.
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MICHAEL CHESSNOE, 76, of Clearwater died Wednesday at home. A native of Pittsburgh, he moved to this area in 1995 from Plantation. He was Russian Orthodox, an Army veteran of World War II and the Vietname War,d retiring as a colonel. He is survived by a son, John Michael of Norfolk, Va.; two daughters, Elizabeth Thurman of Clearwater and Mary Victoria Begault of Virginia Beach, Va.; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Moss-Feaster at Sylvan Abbey, Clearwater.
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CHARLES COUSIN, 68, of Riverview died Tuesday at Vencor Hospital. A native of Salisbury, Mo., he moved to this area 37 years ago from Kansas. He was a printer and an Air Force veteran of the Korean War. He is survived by a son, Mike of St. Petersburg; a daughter, Penny E. of Riverview; a brother, Warren of Missouri; and two grandchildren. A.P. Boza Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, Tampa.
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HAROLD E. DAY, 87, of Sun City Center died Monday at Columbia South Bay Hospital. A native of Toledo, Ohio, he moved to this area in 1990 from Newark, Ohio. He was an engineer technician for the State of Ohio, a veteran of the Navy and a member of First Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ in Ruskin. He is survived by his wife, Janice M. Lakeview Chapel Funeral Home, Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park, Clearwater.
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MABEL ANN DOUGLAS, 79, of Dunedin died Monday at Mease Hospital Dunedin. A native of Chicago, she moved to this area in 1978 from Western Springs, Ill. She was a secretary for a savings and loan company in Illinois and a member of Clearwater Country Club. She is survived by a son, John of Bartlett, Ill.; a daughter, Judy Rhein of Whitelake, Mich.; a sister, Evelyn Stehno of Countryside, Ill.; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Lakeview Chapel Funeral Home, Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park, Clearwater.
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FRANCIS J. FLAHERTY, 49, of Clearwater died Monday at home. He moved to this area in 1979 from his native Louisville, Ky. He was employed by Home Shopping Network, formerlys employed in production control at Honeywell in Largo, a veteran of the Vietname War), a member of Apex Club at Honeywell and attended Light of Christ Catholic Church. He is survived by his wife, Dale F.; a son, David C. of Clearwater; two daughters, Lori F. and Stephanie D., both of Clearwater; his mother, Ursala M. of Louisville; three brothers, Randall, James and Kenneth, all of Louisville; and three sisters, Rose Marie Abel, Tisharn O'Flaherty and Diane, all of Louisville. Lakeview Chapel Funeral Home, Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park, Clearwater.
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JOHN S. FORSTER JR., 68, of Largo died Tuesday at Morton Plant Hospital in Clearwater. He moved to this area in 1954 from his native Pittsburgh. He was a self-employed plastics engineer and Episcopalian. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy; four sons, John S. III of Jacksonville, Gregory D. of Plantation, Douglas R. of Largo and Spencer S. of Boynton Beach; and two grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes, Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo.
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CLARA GILL, 69, of Brandon died Tuesday. A native of Mango, she was a lifelong resident of the area. She was a homemaker and Baptist. She is survived by her husband, J.D.; four sons, Joe of Pinellas Park, Clarence of Tampa, Mark of Lakeland and Daniel of Riverview; a daughter, Joyce Stone of Brandon; a brother, Lawrence Boully of Brandon; two sisters, Lucille of Lakeland and Panzy of Dover; 12 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Stowers Funeral Home, Brandon.
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SARAH L. HERRENDEEN, 73, of Largo died Tuesday at Sun Coast Hospital. A native of Dayton, Ohio, she moved to this area in 1979 from St. Clair Shores, Mich. She was a homemaker, a member of Sun Coast Hospital and Protestant. She is survived by two daughters, Hazel Schall of Inverness and Carol Recciute of Detroit; two grandsons; and a great-granddaughter. Moss- Feaster Funeral Homes, Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo.
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MICHAEL PETLOW, 78, died Sunday at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Bay Pines. A native of Gary, Ind., he moved to this area several years ago from Indiana
. He was a mechanical engineer for U.S. Steel Co. Southern Funeral and Memorial Services, St. Petersburg.
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MORAN ARCHIE PEACOCK, 88, of Tampa died Tuesday at home while under the care of Hospice of Hillsborough. A native of Bowling Green, he moved to this area in 1957 from St. Petersburg. He was a retired union carpenter, member of Carpenter's Local Union 140 and New Covenant Church of God. He is survived by a son, John R. Morrison of Tampa; four brothers, Horace G. of St. Petersburg, Carl D. of Las Vegas, C. Eugene of Dunnellon and Donald W. of Crystal River; a sister, Ella Jones of Winston Salem, N.C.; and two grandsons. Glass Funeral Home, Tampa.
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JOHN R. POTRAFKA, 78, of St. Petersburg died Monday at Integrated Health Services of Tarpon Springs. A native of Decatur, Ill., he moved to this area in 1977 from Koeltztown, Mo. He was an executive vice president of a hospital equipment company and a member of the Masons and Shriners. He is survived by a son, Ross M. of New Port Richey; a brother, Richard of Denver; two sisters, Catherine Horn of Decatur and Annabelle of Cocoa; a granddaughter; and a great-granddaughter. Lakeview Chapel Funeral Home, Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park, Clearwater.
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CHRISTOPHER WILLIAM QUEENAN, 51, of Dover died Oct. 30. He moved to this area in 1970 from his native Chicago. He was a truck driver, a Marine Corp veteran of the Vietname War, and a veteran of the National Guard. He is survived by a son, James of Dover; a brother, Michael of St. Petersburg; a sister, Sharon Bobczynski of Largo; and two grandchildren. North American Cremation Society, Deerfield Beach.
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JAMES GORDON ROBERTS, 87, of Belleair died Monday at Springhouse in Dunedin. A native of Lincoln, Neb., he moved to this area in 1966 from Omaha, Neb. He was a former president of Roberts Dairy in Omaha and did research work for the Veterans Administration. He was a member of President Eisenhower's White House Conference on Physical Fitness and St. Michael's All Angels Anglican Church in St. Petersburg. He is survived by his wife, Dolly Anderson; two daughters, Diane Roberts Kerr of Crandon, Wis., and Sheila Roberts Rinderspecker of Germany; two stepdaughters, Fraser Anderson Gianaras and Lucy Anderson Roy); four grandchildren; five stepgrandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Hubbell Funeral Home, Belleair Bluffs.
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MICHAEL EUGENE SPENCER, 41, of Clearwater dieds Tuesday in Summerville, S.C. A native of Owensboro, Ky., he moved to this area in 1967 from Cincinnati. He was self-employed in a carpeting business, a veteran of the Army and a member of Skycrest Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Robin; a son, Nathaniel of Clearwater; a daughter, Danielle Lori of Clearwater; his parents, Eugene and Mollie Ruth of Clearwater; and two sisters, Patricia Ann Felty of Old Town and Karen Sue Knight of Key West. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes, Belcher Road Chapel, Clearwater.
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LEE R. BASS, 67, of Land O' Lakes, died Monday. A native of Rocky Mount, N.C., he moved to this area 33 years ago from Columbia, S.C. He was a former co-owner of A & W Root Beer Drive-ins and Cedrick's Fish and Chips in Columbia, and retired owner of Bass Construction in Tampa. He was a past president of the Tampa Homebuilder's Association. He is survived by three sons, Lee Roy Jr. of Panacea, Troy M. of Zephyrhills, and Kenneth of Tampa; two daughters, Angela Hughey of Jasper, Ga., and Patsy Maner of Newbern, N.C.; a stepson, Stephen Bailey of Brooksville; his mother, Della of Columbia; four brothers, Edward R. of Columbia, Ray C. of Lutz, Marvin I. of Laurens, S.C., and Eugene of Salt Lake City, Utah; a sister, Peggy Young of Columbia; six grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Dunbar Funeral Home, Columbia, S.C.
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SHARON L. BRADBERRY, 61, of Tampa died Tuesday at St. Joseph's Hospital. A native of Fisher, La., she moved to Tampa in 1966 from Clark Air Force Base, Philippines. She was a homemaker and member of Westshore Christian Church. She is survived by her husband, Gordon; two daughters, Martha Gail Webb of Indianapolis and Julie Kay Politano of Tampa; and one grandchild. Marsciano-B. Marion Reed-Stowers Funeral Home, Tampa.
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CHARLES COUSIN, 68, of Riverview died Tuesday at Vencor Hospital. A native of Salsbury, Mo., he moved to the area 37 years ago from Kansas. He was a printer and an Air Force veteran of the Korean War. He is survived by a son, Mike of St. Petersburg; a daughter, Penny E. of Riverview; a brother, Warren of Missouri; and two grandchildren. A.P. Boza Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, Tampa.
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LAWRENCE "LARRY" WILLIAM DAVENPORT, 63, of Plant City died Wednesday at Crystal Springs Nursing Home. A native of Rochester, N.Y., he moved to the area in 1956 from Cortland, N.Y. He was a truck driver for Plant City Pallet and an Army veteran of the Korean War. He is survived by his wife, Mary; four sons, Phillip of Stephensville, Mont., and John, Kevin and Steve Benjamin, all of Orlando; five daughters, Linda Rathbun and Laurie Bernard, both of Elmira, N.Y., Bonnie Bland and Susan Lane, both of Plant City and Darlene of Tampa; four brothers, John of Plant City and Don, Bill and Bob, all of Phoenix; two sisters, Florence Perez of Phoenix and Mary-Ann Christofferson of Cortland; 17 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Hopewell Funeral Home, Plant City.
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HAROLD E. DAY, 87, of Sun City Center died Monday at Columbia South Bay Hospital. A native of Toledo, Ohio, he moved to this area in 1990 from Newark, Ohio. He was an engineer technician for the State of Ohio, a veteran of the Navy and a member of First Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ in Ruskin. He is survived by his wife, Janice M. Lakeview Chapel Funeral Home, Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park, Clearwater.
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IRMA McARTY EDWARDS, 92, of Champaign, Ill., died Monday at Carle Arbours of Savoy, Ill. A native of Champaign, she was a former resident of Sun City Center. She was a secretary for J.M. Jones Co. in Champaign and member and secretary for United Community Church. She is survived by a son, Thomas "Mick" of Stone Mountain, Ga.; a daughter, Joanne Shapland of Champaign; two sisters, Anna Miller of Gibson City, Ill., and Madge Forte of Champaign; seven grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Mittendorf-Calvert-Morgan Funeral Home, Champaign.
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