EUARDA A. SCURLOCK, 89, of Ruskin died Thursday in Sun City Center. A native of Monroe County, Ind., she moved to the area 21 years ago from Palmetto. She was a homemaker. She is survived by a daughter, Carole Wright of Gibsonton; 10 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Zipperer's Agape Mortuary, Ruskin.
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MARTIN STEPHEN SMALEC, 63, of Tampa died Friday at home. A native of Chester, Pa., he moved to Tampa in 1963. He was a master building painter, an Army veteran of the Korean War, member of American Legion, Masons and International Brotherhood of Painters. He is survived by his wife, Grace; three daughters, Sandra Crisel of Anchorage, Alaska, Mary Clark of Tampa and Christina Hamlin of Irving, Texas ; four brothers; two sisters; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Mark III Family Funeral Home, Bay To Bay Chapel, Tampa.
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LESTER SUTO, 87, of Largo died Wednesday at Arbors of Tampa. A native of Hungary, he moved to this area in 1972 from New York City. He was a retired yardman for Ironworkers Union in Long Island City, N.Y., and a member of Orange Lakes Village Interdenominational Church. He is survived by a daughter, Joyce Formica of Tampa; and three grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes, Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo.
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BRENDA L. TUCKER, 39, of Riverview died Thursday at home while under the care of Hospice of Hillsborough. A lifelong resident of the area, she was Baptist. She is survived by her mother and stepfather, Lucy and George Mills of Riverview; and two brothers, Raymond of Arizona and David of Brandon. Hamilton Funeral Home, Riverview.
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ELIZABETH VAZQUEZ, 29, of Tampa died Thursday. A native of Chicago, she moved to Tampa six years ago. She was a cashier for a restaurant and Catholic. She is survived by her father, Ismael of Houston; her mother, Irma of Chicago; a brother, Brandon of Chicago; her paternal grandparents, Ismael and Lydia of Chicago; and her maternal grandmother, Eulalia Rivera of Chicago. Gonzalez Funeral Home, Tampa.
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JAMES C. WATERS, 84, of Sun City Center died Wednesday at Columbia South Bay Hospital. A native of Braintree, Mass., he moved to the area in 1980 from Pensacola. He was a retired captain in the Coast Guard and member of Shriners Club of Tampa. He is survived by his wife, Hilda; a son, James Jr. of North Carolina; a daughter, Lucinda Wells of Temple Terrace; a brother, Herbert of Massachusetts; a sister, Edith Bush of California; and two grandchildren. National Cremation Society, Tampa.
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DAVID DILTZ WORK, 71, of Tampa died Thursday at home. A native of Cody, Neb., he moved to Tampa in 1987 from Lake Placid. He was a retired naval officer, Protestant, member of The Navy League, Retired Officers Association and Disabled American Veterans. He is survived by his wife, Nina; and a sister, Jennie Elizabeth Robinson of Lyons, Kan. Marsicano-B. Marion Reed- Stowers Funeral Home, Tampa.
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MARY ANNE BARRY, 72, of Bayonet Point died Saturday. A native of New York City, she moved here 17 years ago from Nanuet, N.J. She was saleswoman for Beall's and a member of Our Lady of Fatima Church. She is survived by three sons, Edward of Dover Plains, N.Y., Stephen of San Francisco and James of Valrico; two daughters, Eileen of Duncannon, Pa., and Kathleen of Bayonet Point; a sister, Ruth Mills Keller of New York City; and four grandchildren. Wellwood Funeral Home, Hudson.
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EVA MAE GASKIN, 92, of Dade City died Friday at Royal Oak Nursing Center in Dade City. A native of Wesley Chapel, she was a lifelong area resident. She was a retired nurse, working at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Dade City. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Dade City and the Methodist Women's Association. She is survived by two sons, Schuyler Meadows Jr. of Dade City and James N. of Satellite Beach; a sister, Elenor Hill of Zephyrhills; seven grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and two great- great-grandchildren. Coleman & Ferguson Funeral Homes, Dade City.
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CLIFTON LEROY HOLT, 79, of Zephyrhills died Thursday at East Pasco Medical Center, A native of Kintyre, N.D., he moved to the area 20 years ago from Dearborn Heights, Mich. He was a truck driver and a member of the Eagles Club and Teamsters Union Local No. 299 of Detroit. He is survived by two daughters, Beverly Wooten of Zephyrhills and Patricia Wooten of Dearborn Heights; five grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Oakley Funeral Homes, Dade City.
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VINCENT A. MAYER, 68, of Port Richey died Friday at North Bay Medical Center. He moved here six years ago from his native New York City. He was a retired electrician with the New York City Transit Authority. He was a Navy veteran, Catholic and a member of the New York City Transit Retirees of Florida. He is survived by his wife, Lorraine; two sons, Keith of Quakertown, Pa., and Bryan of Old Bridge, N.J.; a daughter, Jeanette Miller of Quarryville, Pa.; a sister, Peggy Fusco of Boca Raton; and six grandchildren. Michels-Lundquist Funeral Home, New Port Richey.
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SIDNEY E. RICHARDS, 73, of Holiday died Wednesday at Georgetown Hospital in the Grand Cayman Islands. A native of Chicago, he moved to the area 15 years ago from there. He was a retired engineer for GTE, an Army veteran of World War II and was active for 25 years with the HRS Foster Parents Program and the Marine Parents Program. He is survived by his wife, Paula Hansen; two sons, Robert of Appleton, Wis., and Gregory of Hudson; three daughters, Susan Leverance of Appleton, Patricia Spragg of Hudson and Jodi Bishop of Oak Lawn, Ill.; 15 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Padgett Funeral Home, Holiday.
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GLENN TOLSON JR., 49, of Hudson died Thursday at home. A native of New York City, he moved to this area 17 years ago from Long Island, N.Y. He was a Marine Corps veteran of the Vietname War and Catholic. He is survived by his mother, Josephine of New Port Richey; two brothers, Andrew, of East Farmingdale, N.Y., and John of Spring Hill; and several nieces and nephews. Dobies Funeral Home, New Port Richey.
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STEPHEN L. BURKETTE, 51, of Tampa died Thursday at home. A native of Athens, Ala., he moved to Tampa over 40 years ago. He was a self- employed welder. He is survived by his wife, Milagro C.; a son, Stephens II of Tampa; a daughter, Tammy Hayhurst of Tampa; his mother, Hortense of Tampa; a brother, Shawn of Tampa; two sisters, Nancy Swilley and Brenda, both of Tampa; and two grandchildren. A.P. Boza Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, Tampa.
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ANTONIA COTTO, 89, of Valrico died Saturday in Brandon. A native of Caguas, Puerto Rico, she moved to Valrico two years ago from Lion, N.Y. She was a homemaker and Protestant. She is survived by five daughters, Dolores Valdez and Marie Pascoe-Perez, both of Valrico, Elsa Gasiorowski of Whitehouse Station, N.J., Virginia Grajales-Cornier of Tampa and Hilda Vasquez of Bossier City, La.; a sister, Elinor Rivera of Miami; 13 grandchildren; and 18 great- grandchildren. Stowers Funeral Homes, Brandon.
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CARLISLE BARKSDALE COX III, 42, of Crystal River, died Wednesday in Tampa. A native of Camp Rucker, Ala., he moved to Crystal River a month ago from Tampa. He was a retired major with the Army. He is survived by a son, Carlisle B. IV of Brandon; four daughters, Lauren, Christine, Michelle and Charlotte, all of Brandon; his parents, Carlisle B. Jr. and Nancy, both of Crystal River; a brother, John E. of Miami; and a sister, Judy of Concrete, Wash. Stowers Funeral Home, Brandon.
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DALE C. CRESWELL, 55, of Lutz died Thursday in Tampa. A native of Fargo, N.D., he moved to the area in 1984 from Quantico, Va. He was a Marine Corps veteran and Lutheran. He is survived by his wife, Jeanne; a daughter, Debbie Sorie of Japan; a son, Justin Christopher of Lutz; and three brothers, Ross Lyle of Enderlin, N.D., Kenny of Valley City, N.D. and Rodney of Bismarck, N.D. F.T. Blount Co. Funeral Home, Lutz-Land O' Lakes Chapel.
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HELEN CYRGALIS, 92, of Tampa died Friday in Oldsmar. A native of Cleveland, she moved to Tampa in 1979. She was a cake decorator and Catholic. She is survived by a son, Robert J. of Tampa; a sister, Pauline Belkis of Houston; three grandchildren; and one great- grandchild. A.P. Boza, Town & Country Chapel, Tampa.
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DAVID DALLAS, 73, of Tampa died Thursday at Brian Center Nursing. A native of Orlando, he moved to Tampa in 1994 from New York City. He was a retired presser, Army veteran and Methodist. He is survived by a brother, Earl of New York City; and a sister, Dorothy Abreu of Tampa. Ray Williams Funeral Home, Tampa.
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MARY M. DUNCAN, 87, of Lutz died Friday in Thonotosassa. A native of Martinsville, Ill., she moved to the area in 1995 from Austin, Texas . She was a homemaker and Presbyterian. She is survived by a son, William R. Reints of Des Moines, Iowa; a daughter, Shirley C. Hamilton of Lutz; a sister, Sue M. Hamilton of Waverly, Iowa; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. F.T. Blount Co. Funeral Home, Lutz- Land O' Lakes Chapel.
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SAMANTHA R. EVANS, 77, of Tampa died Tuesday at home. A lifelong resident of Tampa, she was a domestic supervisor for Hillsborough County Crisis Center and Protestant. She is survived by two daughters, Essie Evans- Baldwin of Detroit and Gladys Evans Mitchell of Tampa; two brothers, Arthur Anderson and George Anderson, both of Tampa; six grandchildren; and six great- grandchildren. Ray Williams Funeral Home, Tampa.
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RUBY AUTREY FAIN, 84, of Lakeland died Friday. A native of Madison County, N.C., she moved to Lakeland in 1992 from Tampa. She was a member of Trinity Baptist Church of Lakeland and former member of First Baptist Church of Tampa. She is survived by her husband, Joseph R.; a son, Ronald L. Autrey of Winter Springs; three daughters, Joan Jordan of Chuluota, Geraldine Stone of Brandon and Lynn Bingle of Lakeland; 10 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Curry & Son Funeral Home, MacDill Avenue Chapel, Tampa.
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