JUNIOR FREEMONT "BUCKY" ROWE, 77, of St. Petersburg died Saturday at home. A native of Flemington, N.J., he moved to this area in 1946. He was owner/operator of Whites Superx grocery store from 1961 to 1972 and retired in 1981 as a meat cutter for Watson Little Food Town. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the Navy, and Methodist. He is survived by his wife, Violet Ann; three sons, Roger A. of Aurora, Colo., and Paul S. and David C., both of St. Petersburg; three daughters, Lynn M. Bruce and Karen R. Gorr, both of St. Petersburg, and June A. Sietz of Clearwater; and five grandchildren. Brett Funeral Home and Cremation Services, St. Petersburg.
(From December 1996)
ANNA E. RUBNER, 90, of Largo died Monday at home. A native of Pottstown, Pa., she moved to this area in 1971 from Monticello, N.Y. She was a retired nurse and Baptist. She is survived by two daughters, Joan McLead of Largo and Ann Kurpil of Liberty, N.Y.; three grandchildren; and two great- grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes, Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo.
(From December 1996)
DOUGLAS CHARLES SPENCER, 80, of Largo died Monday at Sun Coast Hospital. A native of Albany, N.Y., he moved to this area in 1980. He was a retired machinist for Watervliet Arsenal in New York, a veteran of World War II, serving in the Army, and a member of the American Legion in Madeira Beach. He is survived by a son, Douglas P. of East Greenbush, N.Y.; and a sister, Marge Skicki of Albany. Hubbell Funeral Home and Crematory, Belleair Bluffs.
(From December 1996)
NELSON A. WETHERINGTON, 85, of Largo died Tuesday at Morton Plant Rehabilitation Center. A native of St. Cloud, he lived here most of his life. He was a pipefitter for Plumbers and Pipefitters Union Local 624 in Tampa. He is survived by a son, Nicholas of Howell, Mich.; a daughter, Tina Risley of Largo; and six grandchildren. Moss- Feaster Funeral Homes, Largo Chapel. LINNIE DELL YARBROUGH, 84, of Tampa died Tuesday. A native of Cross City, she moved to Tampa in 1942. She was a homemaker, horticulturist, member and Sunday school teacher at Riverside Baptist Church and member of North Tampa Federation of Garden Clubs. She is survived by a son, Don of Tampa; a daughter, Peggy Thomas of Tampa; two brothers, Henry and Lonnie Cannon, both of Cross City; two sisters, Betty Folks of St. Petersburg and Ruby Mousseau of Deland; two grandsons; and one great-grandson. F.T. Blount Funeral Home, Nebraska Avenue Chapel, Tampa.
(From December 1996)
EVELYN E. BALLE, 75, of New Port Richey died Monday at Columbia Regional Medical Center at Bayonet Point. A native of Orange County, N.Y., she moved to this area 25 years ago from Oceanside, N.Y. She is survived by a son, Raymond of Fountain; three daughters, Dawn Infante and Dale Helms both of Hudson, and Lynne Sardegna of San Antonio, Texas ; a sister, Muriel O'Neil of Tamaqua, Pa.; 14 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Home, Congress Street Chapel, New Port Richey.
(From December 1996)
BARBARA M. BREITBARTH, 59, of New Port Richey died Monday at home. A native of New York City, she moved to this area 15 years ago from St. Petersburg. She was Catholic. She is survived by her husband, Dale; two daughters, Louise Hubert of Chiefland, and Tina Breitbarth of Port Richey; her mother, Pauline DeFontes of Hackensack, N.J.; two sisters, Pauline Boltze of Hackensack, and Roberta Rathmell of Atlanta; and four grandchildren. Faupel Funeral Home, Port Richey.
(From December 1996)
MARCELLA A. CAISSE, 79, of Holiday died Saturday at Columbia New Port Richey Hospital. A native of Medford, Mass., she moved to this area 14 years ago. She was a retired real estate broker and member of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church. She is survived by a son, Charles Stevens of Darnestown, Md.; two daughters, M. Diane Graves of Cranston, R.I., and Maryellen Sinatra of Norwell, Mass.; two stepdaughters, Mary Helen Baxter of Fitchburg, Mass., and Ann Lawson of Gaylesville, Ala.; 10 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. National Cremation Society, Holiday.
(From December 1996)
STEVEN CALTON, 40, of Tampa died Sunday at home. A native of Grundy Center, Iowa, he moved to this area 13 years ago. He was a dentist and Baptist. He is survived by his wife, Cathy; a son, Bryan Emery; his parents, Lloyd and Marge of Grundy Center; a brother, David; and a sister, Betty Heeren. Loyless Funeral Home, Land O' Lakes Chapel.
(From December 1996)
MARGARET M. CANNING, 85, of Port Richey died Saturday at Columbia New Port Richey Hospital. A native of Flushing, N.Y., she moved to this area 23 years ago from Levittown, N.Y. She was a member of St. James the Apostle Catholic Church and the Embassy Hills Civic Association. She is survived by two sons, Robert W. of Portland, Ore., and Kenneth T. of Port Richey; 11 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Prevatt Funeral Home, Bayonet Point.
(From December 1996)
HANNAH M. DEWITT, of New Port Richey died Sunday at Harborside Healthcare Center. A native of Burnola, Pa., she moved to this area 16 years ago from Alliquippa, Pa. She was Catholic. She is survived by two sons, Andrew of Concord, N.C., and Dana of New Port Richey; two daughters, Andrea Mitchell of Aliquippa, and Donna Sodrosky of Harrisburg; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. North-Meadowlawn Funeral Home and Cemetery, Meadowlawn Chapel.
(From December 1996)
DOROTHY MARY GABLE, 84, formerly of Zephyrhills, died Sunday in Belleview, N.Y. A native of Jacksonville, N.Y., she moved to the area 21 years ago from Romulus, N.Y. She was a member of Varick Methodist Church in Romulus. She is survived by a daughter, Carloyn Breedlove of Belleview; a brother, Robert Byrum of Charlotte, N.C.; two sisters, Lillian Parkeof Jacksonville and Bernice Wilson of Cape Coral; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Kelly Memorial Funeral Home, Zephyrhills.
(From December 1996)
TAMMY LEE PEEL FRAZIER, 26, of Tampa died Saturday at Tampa General Hospital. A lifelong resident of Tampa, she was Baptist. She is survived by her husband, Richard J.; her parents, Jack and Margie Peel of Tampa; and two brothers, Christopher Peel of Tampa and Wayne Emory of Zephyrhills. A.P. Boza Funeral Home, Riverside Chapel, Tampa.
(From December 1996)
OLIVE L. HAMILTON, 82, of Zephyrhills died Friday at East Pasco Medical Center. A native of Elizabeth, W.Va., she moved to the area five years ago from Tampa. She attended St. Joseph Catholic Church and was a member of the Elkettes. She is survived by her husband, Hugh; two sons, Emerson L. Poe of Zephyrhills and Chalmers L. Poe of Abbeville, Miss.; a sister, Mary Leep of Parkersburg, W.Va.; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Kelly Memorial Funeral Home, Zephyrhills.
(From December 1996)
OLAF ISON, 75, of Crystal Springs died Monday at home. A native of Kentucky, he was a winter resident in this area from Freetown, Ind. He was a retired heavy equipment operator for Jackson County, Ind., Baptist and Army veteran of World War II. He is survived by four daughters, Wanda Reinhart of Jacksonville, Susan Leeper, Sharon Lambert, and Delan Van Arsdale all of Freetown; three brothers, James A. of Freetown, Rodney of Jeremiah, Ky., and Odell of Brownstown, Ind.; three sisters, Opal Candill of Scott County, Ind., Audrey Lumpford of Norman, Ind., and Polly Hutchinson of Brownstown.; six grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Family Funeral Care, Hudson.
(From December 1996)
BARBARA J. LEASURE, 59, of Safety Harbor died Monday at Morton Plant Hospital in Clearwater. A native of Waycross, Ga., she moved to this area in 1960 from Waynesville, Ga. She was a registered nurse at Morton Plant Hospital and Baptist. She is survived by 10 daughters, Diane Moore of Huntsville, Ala., Cherrill Lones of Hazel Green, Ala., Teresa Glover of Indiana
, Diana Stahl of Clearwater, Karen Lanier and Rose, both of Safety Harbor, Lisa Denton of Port Richey, Bobbie Jo Davis of Conyers, Ga., Valerie Brown of Palm Harbor and Michelle of Alabama; her mother, Elsie Jacobs of Waynesville; a brother, Terry Jacobs of Georgia; three sisters, Annette Skipper and Vicki Douberly, both of Hortense, Ga., and Judy Jones of Georgia; 17 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Moss-Feaster at Sylvan Abbey, Clearwater.
(From December 1996)
MARY MADELEINE LIVELY, 62, of Hatherly, England died Monday in New Port Richey. She was a winter visitor from England, and a member of the Church of England-Hatherly Cheltenham, Glos, England. She is survived by two sons, Peter of Pontypoo, Gwent, Wales, and John of Lyngby, Denmark; two daughters, Caroline Anne Baker of Hatherly, and Amanda Williams of Churchdown, Glos, England; and three grandchildren. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Home, Congress Street Chapel, New Port Richey.
(From December 1996)
CONCETTA C. LUDOVICO, 85, of Holiday died Monday at home. A native of New York City, she moved to this area 19 years ago from Lake Hopatcong, N.J. She was a retired hairdresser, and Catholic. She is survived by her husband, Rocco; two daughters, Valerie A. Snyder of Melbourne Beach, and Marie E. Croll of Pinellas Park; two brothers, Michael Orofino of Landing, N.J., and Raymond of Port Washington , N.Y.; a sister, Julia Cinotti of Netcong, N.J.; and three grandchildren. Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Home, Bartelt Road Chapel, Holiday.
(From December 1996)
ESPIE JEAN MILLS, 74, of Hudson died Saturday at home. A native of Wilksboro, N.C., she moved to this area 35 years ago from Warren, Mich. She is survived by a son, Thomas of Centerline, Mich.; two daughters, Bonnie of Warren and Connie of Centerline; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Dignified Funeral Alternatives, New Port Richey.
(From December 1996)
CARLYSLE ALFORD MUDGE, 84, of Port Richey died Tuesday at Columbia Regional Medical Center at Bayonet Point. A native of North Bay, Ontario, he moved to this area 23 years ago from Flint, Mich. He was the retired proprietor of Mudge's Supermarket in Flint and a member of First Baptist Church of Jasmine Lakes and the Masons. He is survived by his wife, Sara; a son, Larry of St. Petersburg; two daughters, Nancy Bracken of Venice, and Sharon McCabe of Bayonet Point; a stepson, Gerald Gregory of Belen, N.M.; a stepdaughter, Evelyn Silvis of Durand, Mich.; a brother, Kenneth of Salem, Ore.; six grandchildren; and two great- grandchildren. Bell Funeral Home, Bayonet Point.
(From December 1996)
WILLIAM HENRY MURRAY, 45, a lifettime resident of Tarpon Springs died of natural causes Saturday at Helen Ellis Memorial Hospital. He was a crew leader for the City of Tarpon Springs Parks and Recreation Department, a Mason and attended Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Doris; seven sons, William Henry, Terron Deshawn, Michael D., Stanley Allen, Steven Elliot, Samuel Dennis and Leon, all of Tarpon Springs; two daughters, Miason Marie and Tia Danielle, both of Tarpon Springs; his parents, Dock and Florene G. of Tarpon Springs; three brothers, Danny L. of New Port Richey and John L. and Frederick A., both of Tarpon Springs; eight sisters, Delores A. Harris, Julia M. Fryer, Benecia L. Denard, Gwendolyn M. and Linda T., all of Atlanta, Cynthia D. of Tarpon Springs, Joan L. of Pinellas Park and Loretta F. of St. Petersburg; and a granddaughter. Vinson Funeral Home, Tarpon Springs.
(From December 1996)
JAMES PAPPAS, of New Port Richey died Monday at Columbia New Port Richey Hospital. A native of Detroit, he moved to this area seven years ago from Greenville, Mich. He was a retired tool grinder for Federal Mogul Tool and Die Co., a member of St. James the Apostle Catholic Church in Port Richey, Marine Corps veteran of World War II and member of the Knights of Columbus. He is survived by his wife, Patricia; a son, James M. of Traverse City, Mich.; two daughters, Penny Pappas Franklin of Martha's Vineyard, Mass., Peggy Pappas Naderman of Jefferson Valley, N.Y.; a brother, John L. of Detroit; a sister, Mary of Trenton, Mich.; and five grandchildren. Dignified Funeral Alternatives, New Port Richey.
(From December 1996)
HELEN G. PEERS, 67, of Port Richey died Sunday at Hospice House in New Port Richey. She moved to this area 13 years ago from Rochester, N.Y. She was a retired switchboard operator for Eastman Kodak Co. in Rochester and a member of St. James the Apostle Catholic Church. She is survived by her husband, Paul; two daughters, Sheila Neiman of Rochester, and Sharon Goodwin of Brockport, N.Y.; her mother, Lucy Graff of Rochester; a sister, Linda Kowalski of Rochester; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Faupel Funeral Home, Port Richey.
(From December 1996)
