DARRYLL G. MCAFEE, 50, of Tampa died Monday at home. A native of Pittsburgh, he moved to Tampa eight years ago. He was a chef and Presbyterian. He is survived by his wife, Elsie; a daughter, Ryann of Tampa; three sons, David, Darryll II and Darren, all of Tampa; his mother, Gloria Phillips of Tampa; a sister, Sandy Cessna of Pittsburgh; five brothers, David of Connecticut, Gary and Richard, both of Pittsburgh, Ronald of Port St. Lucie and Charles of Tampa; and a grandchild. Florida Mortuary-Loyless Chapel, Tampa.
(From December 1996)
CHARLEY MULEY, 85, of Tampa died Friday. A lifelong resident of Tampa, he was a retired salesman for Schlitz Brewing Co. and Catholic. He is survived by his wife, Mary I.; a daughter, Charlotte Varsalona of Tampa; a son, Charles "Jerry" of Tampa; a brother, Domenick of Tampa; a stepdaughter, Tessie Lazzara of Tampa; two stepsons, Angelo Tagliarini and Sam Tagliarini, both of Tampa; and three grandchildren. Roel & Curry Funeral Home, Tampa.
(From December 1996)
MAYNARD ELSWORTH NEWCOMBE, 74, of Tampa died Thursday. A native of Rose City, Mich., he moved to this area in 1970 from Melbourne. He was a manager for Bob's Barricades, Army veteran of World War II and Baptist. He is survived by his wife, Kareen; three sons, Gary of Langsburg, Mich., Christopher of Tampa and Jeffrey of Rockhill, S.C.; four daughters, Aprile McIntosh of Dothan, Ala., Stacey of Rockhill, Julie Croll of Dewitt, Mich., and Kristin Baker of Crete, Ill.; two sisters, Mildred Fox of Birch Run, Mich., and Mary Gerber of Fairview, Mich.; three brothers, Carl, Bill and Russell, all of Michigan; 17 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. A.P. Boza Funeral Home, Town & Country Chapel, Tampa.
(From December 1996)
MARY URE PARKETON, 97, of Tampa died Friday at home. A lifelong resident of Tampa, she was a homemaker and Baptist. She is survived by two daughters, Mary Louise Goins and Jean Trotter, both of Tampa; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. C.E. Prevatt Funeral Home, Temple Terrace.
(From December 1996)
JOHN D. REED SR., 84, of Tampa died Wednesday at Memorial Hospital. He moved to this area in 1978 from Cincinnati. He was a self-employed real estate investor, Baptist and 32nd-degree Mason. He is survived by his wife, Gladys; a son, John D. Jr. of Detroit; two daughters, Carolyn Louise Teague and Angela D. Byrd, both of Cincinnati; two sisters, Evertie M. Bourrage of Cincinnati and Ila White of Chicago; four brothers, Willard of Anaheim, Calif., Phillip and John D., both of Los Angeles, and Carl of Meridian, Miss.; and three grandchildren. Duval Funeral Home, Tampa.
(From December 1996)
MARLENE E. SONES, 63, of Tampa died Saturday. A native of Penn Yan, N.Y., she moved to Tampa in 1980 from Millville, Pa. She was a photo lab technician and member of Women of the Moose. She is survived by her husband, Jesse; three daughters, Darcy Klemm of Orange Park and Denise Barnes and Doreen Bradley, both of Tampa; a brother, Howard Crofoot Jr. of Deltona; 10 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Florida Mortuary-Loyless Chapel, Tampa.
(From December 1996)
MABEL STILLINGS, 78, of Thonotosassa died Thursday at Crystal Springs Nursing Home. A native of New York City, she moved to the area 15 years ago from Catskill, N.Y. She was a homemaker. She is survived by two brothers, John Griffith of New Jersey and Warren Griffith of Homestead; two sisters, Marion Rose of Chicago and Gertrude Hennessey of New Jersey; and three grandchildren. American Family Cremation Society, Lakeland.
(From December 1996)
WILLIAM A. MEYERS, 82, of Port Richey died Friday at home. A native of New York City, he moved to this area 23 years ago from Little Falls, N.J. He was a retired warehouse worker for A&P grocery and a member of St. Michael's Catholic Church in Hudson and the Knights of Columbus of New York City. He is survived by his wife, Lillian; a brother, Joseph of Charleston, S.C.; and a sister, Dorothy Brown of Port Richey. Bell Funeral Home, Bayonet Point.
(From December 1996)
JOSEPH PAREJA, 76, of Tampa died Thursday at home. He was a lifelong resident of Tampa. He was a manager in the auto parts industry, Army veteran of World War II and member of Incarnation Catholic Church and Centro Espan~ol. He is survived by his wife, Dalia; two daughters, Jeanie Fields of Land O' Lakes and Joann Fernandez of Tampa; a brother, Nilo of Denver; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Mark III Family Funeral Home, Town & Country Chapel, Tampa.
(From December 1996)
DAVID E. SHAW, 89, of New Port Richey died Saturday at Columbia HCA New Port Richey Hospital. A native of Cleveland, he moved to this area 19 years ago. He was a retired secretary to the president of the Nickel Plate Railroad in Cleveland and a member of the Beacon Square Civic Association. He is survived by his wife, Anne; a son, Roger of Muncie, Ind.; a daughter, Roberta Keefner of North Olmsted, Ohio; a sister, Jeanette Terrell of Chagrin Falls, Ohio; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Michels and Lundquist Funeral Home, New Port Richey.
(From December 1996)
FRANK EDISON STROBEL, 79, of Port Richey died Friday at home. A native of New York City, he moved to this area 17 years ago from Northport, N.Y. He was a retired truck mechanic, a World War II Army veteran and a member of St. Michael's Catholic Church in Hudson, the Tarpon Springs Moose Lodge 1429 in Holiday and the Suncoast Eagle's Aerie 3153 in New Port Richey. He is survived by a daughter, Deborah Lynn Estabrook of Tampa; 11 grandchildren; and 3 great-grandchildren. Bell Funeral Home, Bayonet Point.
(From December 1996)
WILLIAM E. WALKER, 58, of New Port Richey died Thursday at Columbia New Port Richey Hospital. A native of Kokomo, Ind., he was a retired ironworker in Lafayette, Ind., served in the Air Force and was Baptist. He is survived by his wife, Monette; three sons, Brad and Erin of New Port Richey and Paul Hanna of Indianapolis; three daughters, Tamara Hornberger of Michigantown, Ind., Leann Hanna of Indianapolis and Renee Hanna of Texas ; a brother, Raymond Farmer of Kokomo; two sisters, Virginia Oram of Green Town, Ind., and Martha McKlosky of Kokomo; and six grandchildren. Morgan Funeral Home, New Port Richey.
(From December 1996)
ELLEN ROSE WYLIE, 73, of Homosassa died Saturday. A native of New York City, she lived in Tampa before moving to Homosassa 10 years ago. She was the owner of Cold Draft of Florida, Catholic and past president of the Hibiscus Society. She is survived by two sons, John M. III of Crystal River and Sherman of Homosassa; a brother, Miram J. Sherman of Port Richey; a sister, Nelva King of Tampa; and three grandchildren. Garden of Memories-Myrtle Hill Funeral Home, Tampa.
(From December 1996)
IRENE ALEXANDROU, 80, of Seminole died Friday at Integrated Health Services in Clearwater. A native of New York, she moved to this area in 1978 from Scottsdale, Ariz. She was a homemaker and a member of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church. She is survived by three sons, Alexander of Anchorage, Alaska, Theodore of Shark River Hills, N.J., and Andrew of McGrath, Alaska; two daughters, Ann Ferrante of Arlington, Va., and Mary Blair of Seminole; a brother, Constantine Papas of Jericho, N.Y.; a sister, Helen Mountzouris of New York; and nine grandchildren. Garden Sanctuary Funeral Home and Cemetery, Seminole.
(From December 1996)
EARL D. BRUNK SR., 77, of Clearwater died Friday at Mease Hospital Dunedin. A native of Denbigh, Va., he moved to this area in 1946. He was a painter and wallpaper technician and Protestant. He is survived by his wife, Janet; a son, Earl D. Jr. of St. Petersburg; two daughters, Beverly Ann Schultz of Kenneth City, and Deborah Joy Ingram of Brandon; and two grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Home/Sylvan Abbey Chapel, Clearwater. a JULIE D. DAVIES, 80, of Clearwater died Wednesday at Morton Plant Hospital. A native of Sioux City, Iowa, she moved to this area in 1978. She was a secretary. She is survived by a son, Trevor Owen of Clearwater; a sister, Rose Krisinger of Omaha, Neb.; and a granddaughter. Lakeview Chapel Funeral Home, Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park, Clearwater.
(From December 1996)
JOHN A. FANCELL, 86, of Clearwater died Friday at home. A native of New York, he moved to this area in 1987 from Uniondale, N.Y. He was a retired accountant, a Navy veteran of World War II, and a member of the On Top of the World softball league and St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church. He is survived by a sister, Margaret Beyar of Clearwater; and a brother, Raymond of Clearwater. Lakeview Chapel Funeral Home, Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park, Clearwater.
(From December 1996)
LEWIS BOND GRAFFT, 88, of Clearwater died Friday at Palm Garden of Clearwater. A native of Wabash, Ind., he moved to this area in 1978 from Michigan City, Ind. He was a mechanical engineer and deputy port director with the state of Indiana
, a Mason and a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He is survived by his wife, Margaret; two daughters, Elizabeth Matkom of Madison, Wis., and Eugenia Lavery of Phoenix; a sister, Martha Coleman of Dunedin; three grandchildren; and two great- grandchildren. Lakeview Chapel Funeral Home, Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park, Clearwater.
(From December 1996)
RAYMOND P. LAVERTY JR., 64, of Odessa died Friday at Helen Ellis Memorial Hospital in Tarpon Springs. A native of Brockton, Mass., he moved to this area in 1995 from Panama. He was a deputy administrator at the Panama Canal, an Army veteran, past president of the Panama Canal Rotary Club and a member of Incarnation Catholic Church in Tampa. He is survived by his wife, Marilyn A.; two sons, Brian of Orlando, and Michael of Tampa; a daughter, Kathleen Laverty of Odessa; and a grandson. Holloway Funeral Home, Oldsmar.
(From December 1996)
MARTINA A. MULLIS, 93, of Clearwater died Friday at Morton Plant Hospital. A native of Edmonston, New Brunswick, Canada, she moved to this area in 1992 from Loretto, Va. She was an income tax examiner with the Internal Revenue Service and a member of the Association of Federal Retired Employees and the Homemakers Club, both in Virginia. She is survived by a son, Julian A. Thomas of Woodford, Va.; a daughter, Anita C. Thompson of Clearwater; eight grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
(From December 1996)
ROBERT LEWIS PEAK SR., 54, of St. Petersburg died Wednesday at Bayfront Medical Center. A native of Quitman, Ga., he moved to this area in 1968 from Tallahassee. He was an independent trucking contractor with Wiggins and Sons anda Baptist. He is survived by his wife, Rebecca; three sons, Tony Green of Tallahassee and Robert Lewis Jr. and Willie, both of St. Petersburg; a daughter, Phyllisk of St. Petersburg; a brother, Willie of Deerfield, Ill.; seven sisters, Lyla Kirkwood of New York, Christine Galloway of Delray, and Eunice Peak, Cora Robinson, Fronia Johnson, Shirely Johnson and Phyllis Tyson, all of Deerfield Beach; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Creal Funeral Home, St. Petersburg.
(From December 1996)
PHILLIP L. SMITH, 82, of Indian Rocks Beach, formerly of Clearwater, died Wednesday at home. A native of Philadelphia, he moved to this area in 1971 from Stony Brook,N.Y. He was a retired public school principal and a member of St. Brendan Catholic Church in Clearwater. He is survived by two brothers, John of Philadelphia and Thomas of San Diego; and a sister, Mary Smith of Philadelphia. Lakeview Chapel Funeral Home, Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park, Clearwater.
(From December 1996)
RUTH J. SPENCE, 81, of Largo died Wednesday in Largo. A native of Van Wert, Ohio, she moved to this area in 1979 from Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. She was a retired teacher in Bryan, Ohio, and a member of Delta Kappa Gamma Beta Zeta honorary teachers sorority and Faith Presbyterian Church in Seminole. She is survived by her husband, James; two stepdaughters, Barbara Jean Richards of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and Margaret Jane Spence-Krewen of Toronto; a brother, James P. Johnson of Van Wert; a sister, Jestine Flightner of Bryan; ande a granddaughter. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes/Serenity Gardens Chapel, Largo.
(From December 1996)
