ERNESTO CRESPO, 81, of Tampa died Sunday at University Community Hospital. A native of Puerto Rico, he moved to the area from New York City in 1978. He was a retired factory worker and Catholic. He is survived by three daughters, Illian Fralick and Brunilda Curnutt, both of Tampa and Juanita of Lutz; five brothers, Thomas, Juan Antonio and Ramon, all of Puerto Rico, Carmelo of Kissimmee and Antonio Juan of California; four sisters, Dolores and Angina Davila, both of Puerto Rico, and Efinina Borrero and Felicita Borrero, both of New York; six grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Adams & Jennings Funeral Home, Tampa.
July 7, 1999
CELIA CROSBY, 92, of Plant City died Friday at Community Convalescent Center. A native of Hazelhurst, Ga., she moved to the area in 1927. She was a homemaker and Baptist. She is survived by four sons, Frank and Raymond, both of Plant City, William Carter of Lodi, Calif., and David of Lakeland; three daughters, Sue Greene of Plant City, Frances Batchelor of Lakeland and Ruby Halme of Salem, Ore.; two sisters, Myrtle Waters of Tampa and Estelle McNeal of Plant City; 16 grandchildren; and 26 great-grandchildren. Hopewell Funeral Home, Plant City.
July 7, 1999
NELL FORBES, 61, of Plant City died Monday at home. A native of Reidsville, Ga., she moved to the area in 1949. She was a custodian for the Hillsborough County school district and member of Bethany Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband, Charles; a son, Danny Jackson of Plant City; three daughters, Carol Edwards, Rhonda Hull and Ashley, all of Plant City; her mother, Melrose Bargeron of Dover; five brothers, Earl Bargeron, Donald Bargeron and Gary Bargeron, all of Wauchula, Jerry Bargeron of Plant City and Andy Bargeron of St. Petersburg; two sisters, Lynette Rogers of Riverview and Judy Booth of Plant City; and four grandchildren. Wells Memorial Funeral Home, Plant City.
July 7, 1999
CHARLES GONCALVES, 79, of Sun City Center died Monday at Winter Haven Hospital. A native of Ludlow, Mass., he moved to the area in 1997. He was a superintendent for a construction company, Marine Corps veteran of World War II and member of Prince of Peace Catholic Church. He is survived by his wife, Janet; two daughters, Jerelyn Hamel of Blandford, Mass., and Candis Rose of Northampton, Mass.; a brother, Alfred of Ludlow; and four grandchildren. Lewers Funeral Home, Ruskin.
July 7, 1999
ANNA MAE HARRELL, 92, of Tampa died Saturday at Harborside Healthcare. A native of Brooksville, she was a telephone operator for Southern Bell Telephone Co. and Methodist. She is survived by a daughter, Charley Davis Griffin of Tampa. C.E. Prevatt Funeral Home, Temple Terrace.
July 7, 1999
HAZEL B. HARRIS, 84, of Haines City died Monday at Winter Haven Hospital. A native of Chelsea, Mass., she moved to this area from New Hampshire in 1978 and was a homemaker. She is survived by her husband, Richard B.; three brothers, John C. Taylor of Tampa, John Higgins Jr. of Coraopolis, Pa., and Kenneth M. Taylor of New Hampshire; 12 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Crisp-Coon Funeral Homes, Lake Alfred.
July 7, 1999
LYMAN LEROY HETRICK, 81, of Plant City died Friday at Crystal Springs Nursing Home. A native of Rock Rapids, Iowa, he moved to the area more than 40 years ago. He was in retail sales and a Baptist. He is survived by two sons, Tom of Waterloo, Iowa, and Carey of Cherokee, Iowa; two daughters, Alice Jean Millard of Fountain, Minn., and Jerilyn Demoreland of Davidsonville, Md.; a brother, Glen of Waynesboro, Va.; a sister, Alice Kaufmann of Albuquerque, N.M.; nine grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Hopewell Funeral Home, Plant City.
July 7, 1999
JAMES HICKS, of College Park, Ga., died Friday. A native of Highlands, N.C., he was a customer service representative for United Airlines and attended Liberty Baptist Church in Fayetteville, Ga. He is survived by his wife, Evelyn; three daughters, Patricia Childrey of College Park, Natalie Babb of Tampa and Debra Merkison of Riverdale, Ga.; a sister, Sue Crowder; and four grandchildren. Cremation Society of Georgia, Atlanta.
July 7, 1999
LOUISE D. JOHNSTON, 83, of Sun City Center died Sunday at Plaza West Nursing Home. A native of Columbus, Ga., she moved to the area from North Carolina in 1994. She was a teacher. She is survived by a son, William of Las Cruces, N.M.; a daughter, Virginia Sherwood of San Diego; a sister, Constance Padgitt of Sun City Center; and a grandchild. National Cremation Society, Tampa.
July 7, 1999
WARREN S. "SONNY" KEENE, 66, of Seffner died Saturday at Leesburg Regional Medical Center. A lifelong resident, he owned Sonny's Trading Post in Tampa and was Catholic. He is survived by two sons, Warren Shannon II and Shawn, both of Tampa; two daughters, Tina Ford and Sandi Carnes, both of Tampa; two brothers, Wayne Spillers and Terry, both of Tampa; a sister, Shirley Ann Peters of Falls Church, Va.; and seven grandchildren. Stowers Funeral Home, Brandon.
July 7, 1999
GRACE L. KISER, 96, of Temple Terrace died Friday at home. A native of Carter County, Ky., she came to this area from Kentucky in 1971. She was a retired laboratory technician, a former teacher and a member of First Baptist Church of Temple Terrace. She is survived by a daughter, Betty K. Lichtenberg of Temple Terrace; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. National Cremation Society, Tampa.
July 7, 1999
JOHN A. KOTLARSKI, 92, of Orlando died Sunday. A native of Cumberland, R.I., he was a tool and die maker and member of Parkway Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Viola; two daughters, Shirley Engilis of Orlando and Claire Laramee of Sun City Center and Wakefield, R.I.; a brother, Joseph of Pawtucket, R.I.; nine grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and four great- great-grandchildren. Baldwin-Fairchild Goldenrod-Winter Park Chapel, Winter Park.
July 7, 1999
THOMAS DANIEL LEMLEY, 29, of Tampa died June 30. A native of St. Petersburg, he was a stock handler for Southwestern Steel Mill and Baptist. He is survived by a son, Daniel of Tampa; and his mother, Patricia of Tampa. Stowers Funeral Home, Brandon.
July 7, 1999
ELIZABETH MOOSE SKILLING LOFTUS, 82, of Apollo Beach died Saturday at South Bay Hospital at Sun City Center. A native of Lyons, N.Y., she moved to Apollo Beach three years ago from Babson Park. She retired after 25 years as an accountant for Xerox Corp. and was Protestant. She is survived by a daughter, Nancy Elizabeth Blonowicz of Apollo Beach; a brother, John M. Moose of Lyons; and two granddaughters. Johnson Funeral Home, Lake Wales.
July 7, 1999
ALBERT M. LOPEZ, 79, of Tampa died Saturday at home under the care of LifePath Hospice. National Cremation Society, Tampa.
July 7, 1999
BENJAMIN R. MADONNA, 85, of Valrico died Monday at Brandon Regional Hospital. A native of Valhalla, N.Y., he moved to the area from Gastonia, N.C., in 1989. He owned and operated an Italian restaurant and was a chiropractor, an Army veteran of World War II and Protestant. He is survived by his wife, Geneva L.; two sons, Bruce of Mount Sinai, N.Y., and Frank of Centereach, N.Y.; a stepson, Timothy Bolen of Independence, Ky.; three daughters, Carol D'Andraia of Longboat Key, Gail Humel of Safety Harbor and Alice Rahn of Shirley, N.Y.; a stepdaughter, Peggy Coyle of Walton, Ky.; two sisters, Ruth Colvin of Kansas City, Mo., and Mae Sheehan of Gastonia; 12 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Stowers Funeral Home, Brandon.
July 7, 1999
JUNE MARIE MARION, 75, of Tampa died Monday at home under the care of LifePath Hospice. A native of Gallagher, W.Va., she moved to the area from Detroit in 1988. She was a homemaker and Baptist. She is survived by her husband, Paul; a son, Paul Jr. of St. Petersburg; four daughters, Lana Simbarski of Detroit, Jerri Yates of Lutz, Laura Conyers of Plant City and Suzy of Tampa; a brother, Charles Johnson of Charleston, W.Va.; four sisters, Betty of Nitro, W.Va., Anne Tolbert of Baltimore, Pauline Shannon of Charleston and Margaret Fleck of Kingsport, Tenn.; nine grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Swilley Funeral Home, Tampa.
July 7, 1999
MATTHEW A. McKNIGHT, infant son of James and Dana of Gibsonton, died Sunday at home. He is survived by a brother, James III of Gibsonton; paternal grandmother, Janice DeBusschere of Gibsonton; maternal grandfather, Alan Sturdivant of Jacksonville; maternal grandmother, Victoria Sturdivant of Gibsonton; paternal great-grandfather, Andy DeBusschere of Tampa; paternal great- grandmother, Anna of Ohio; maternal great-grandfather, Gene Sturdivant of Interlachen; maternal great-grandmother, Karen Smith of Riverview; and maternal great-grandmother, Mary Jane Sturdivant of Jacksonville. Hamilton Funeral Home, Riverview.
July 7, 1999
JUNE ARLENE "WHITTEN" NELSON, 70, of Bradenton died Saturday at Manatee Memorial Hospital. A native of Tampa, she was a homemaker and a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church in Parrish. She is survived by her husband, Charles Sr.; two sons, Charles Jr. of Brooksville and Randy of Bradenton; a daughter, Sandra-Jean Forbes of Bradenton; and four grandchildren. Hamilton Funeral Home, Riverview.
July 7, 1999
OPAL SUSIE RABURN NORRIS, 80, of Plant City died Saturday. A native of Bremen, Ga., she was a longtime resident, a homemaker and member of First Assembly of God. She is survived by two sons, Ira of Plant City and Richard of Brandon; two daughters, Cola Jean Hicks of Plant City and Amanda of Clearwater; four sisters, Myrtis Pippin and Inez Logrone, both of Plant City, Lola Bass of Lowden, Tenn., and Jewel Shores of Ruskin; 13 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren. Haynes Funeral Home, Plant City.
July 7, 1999
JAMES V. PRESTIE SR., 82, of Wimauma died Monday at home. A native of the Bronx, N.Y., he moved to the area from Peekskill, N.Y., in 1977. He was a foreman in the construction industry, an Army veteran of World War II, member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and Catholic. He is survived by his wife, Violet; four children; a brother, Michael of Terrytown, N.Y.; several grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren. Hillsboro Memorial Funeral Home, Brandon.
July 7, 1999
EDWARD S. RHEE of Tampa died Sunday at St. Joseph's Hospital. A native of Tokyo, he moved to the area from Chicago 20 years ago. He was a physician. He is survived by his wife, Mary; and his children. Trinity Memorial Garden Funeral Home, New Port Richey.
July 7, 1999
MARIA D. SAHLBERG, 79, of Tampa died Sunday. A native of Flushing, N.Y., she moved to the area from Orlando in 1997. She was a homemaker and Protestant. She is survived by a son, Alex Dodge of Northridge, Calif.; two daughters, Lola Haney of Tampa and Carol Kierstead of Orlando; and three grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, MacDill Avenue Chapel, Tampa.
July 7, 1999
KATHRYN "KAY" W. SCHWEITZER, 78, of Tampa died Monday. A native of New York City, she moved to the area from New Jersey in 1963. She was an administrative assistant for WEDU, Channel 3, and a member of St. Paul Catholic Church. She is survived by four sons, John, Daniel and Peter, all of Tampa, and Steve of Odessa; a daughter, Theo Denoncour of New Hampton, N.H.; and four grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Carrollwood Chapel, Tampa.
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