ALBERTA JOHNSON, 86, of Tampa died Sunday at Central Tampa Nursing Home. A native of Jasper, Ind., she moved to this area from Indianapolis in 1973. She was an office manager for Holiday Mobile Home Park, member of the Order of the Eastern Star and Peninsular Christian Church. She is survived by two sisters, Louise Springer and Edna Secrist; two grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Harmon Funeral Home.
December 1, 1998
CHARLIE WILLIAM JOHNSON, 87, of Gibsonton died Monday at South Bay Hospital. A native of Miller County, Ga., he moved to this area 60 years ago. He was retired from Gardenier Phosphate Co. He is survived by his wife, Georgia; two sons, Charlie Jr. of Pensacola and Pete of Gibsonton; two daughters, Margie Chancey of Sebring and Deborah Mullins of Gibsonton; a brother, Clarence of Brandon; three sisters, Gertha Ward of Temple Terrace, Helen McCaul of Ruskin and Mary Lee of Brandon; five grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Hillsboro Memorial Funeral Homes, Tampa.
December 1, 1998
ELIZABETH SUSAN JOHNSON, 31, of Tampa died Friday. A native of Washington , she was a computer technician for Marriott Industries and Catholic. She is survived by her father, Jack of Augusta, W.Va.; two brothers, Robert of Springfield, Va. and Phillip of Hellertown, Pa.; and five sisters, Martha Snider of Caldwell, W.Va., Jo of San Juan, Puerto Rico, Katie of Reston, Va. and Patty and Margaret, both of Winchester, Va. Omps Funeral Home, Winchester, Va.
December 1, 1998
HERMINA KING, 96, of Tampa died Monday. A native of Bagdad, she moved to this area in 1943. She was a bookkeeper for Turner- Taylor Candy Co. and member of Forest Hills Presbyterian Church. She is survived by two daughters, Eugenia Bass of Tampa and Patricia Quick of Lake Wales; four grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Garden of Memories Chapel, Tampa.
December 1, 1998
GREGORY REID LANE of Brandon died Saturday at Tampa General Hospital. A native Norfolk, Va., he moved to this area from Wilson, N.C., 15 years ago. He was owner/ operator of a florist shop and member of University Christian Church. He is survived by his mother and stepfather, Mary and John Brengle of Brandon; three brothers, Phillip of Jacksonville, N.C., Jerry of Zephyrhills and Michael of Clermont; and a sister, Betty Calo of Hendersonville, Tenn. Stowers Funeral Home, Brandon.
December 1, 1998
AARON L. LAYTON, 75, of Winter Haven died Saturday at Winter Haven Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. A native of Alva, he moved to Winter Haven from Avon Park in 1942. He was a retired truck driver, Protestant and Navy veteran. He is survived by a sister, Lois Noriega of Tampa; three half-brothers, Milledge Barton of Winter Haven, and Paul and Donald, both of Lakeland; and three half-sisters, Wanell Alderman, Vandeen Smith and Bonnie Sue Craig, all of Lakeland. Family Funeral Services, Winter Haven.
December 1, 1998
EUGENE LeBLANC, 70, of Tampa died Wednesday. A native of Providence, R.I., he moved to this area 11 years ago. He was a machinist, Army veteran of World War II and member of the American Legion. He is survived by a son, Scott of Chepachet, R.I.; a daughter, Michele of Chepachet; and a grandchild. Florida Mortuary Funeral & Cremation Service.
December 1, 1998
ELDER NELSON LEWIS JR., 42, of Tampa died Friday at St. Joseph's Hospital. A native of Warwick, Ga., he moved to this area in 1957. He was a former cement finisher and member of College Hill Church of God in Christ. He is survived by his wife, Joann; seven sons, Raheim, Marquise, Edward, Uriah, James Peterson, Robert Peterson and Michael Peterson, all of Tampa; a daughter, Shayla of Tampa; his father, Lewis Sr.; a brother, Dennis of Tampa; three sisters, Cassandra Smith, Faheemah Taalib-Din and Patrica Reed, all of Tampa; and a grandchild. Creal Funeral Home, Martin Luther King Street Chapel, St. Petersburg.
December 1, 1998
VERNA BARFIELD MARTIN, 90, of Lakeland died Saturday at home. She moved to this area 62 years ago from her native Bainbridge, Ga., and worked as a private-duty sitter in nursing homes and hospitals. She was a member of New Home Baptist Church in Lakeland. She is survived by three daughters, Emma Miller of Plant City, and Ginger Canady and Geraldine Thompson, both of Lakeland; two sons, Tillman of Kissimmee and Gerald of Seattle; two sisters, Auther Thomas of Dover and Eulee Glisson of Plant City; 13 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Heath Funeral Chapel, Lakeland.
December 1, 1998
RUBY MAE MEDARD, 86, of Lutz died Saturday. A native of Elton, La., she moved to this area as a child. She was a homemaker and a member of First United Methodist Church of Lutz. She is survived by her brother, Erwin R. Tupper Jr. of Wesley Chapel. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Home, Nebraska Chapel, Tampa.
December 1, 1998
RICHARD WADE MINTER, 42, of Wesley Chapel died Saturday at Tampa General Hospital. A native of Atlanta, he moved to this area 34 years ago. He was a maintenance man and general laborer for Railroad & Industrial Credit Union and Baptist. He is survived by a son, Richard of Tampa; a daughter, Tonia Cook of Wesley Chapel; his parents, Lowell and Mary, both of Tampa; three brother, Greg of Masaryktown, David and Mark, both of Tampa; a sister, Vickie Summers of Lutz; and a grandchild. Glass Funeral Home, Tampa.
December 1, 1998
BETTY ANN MORRIS, 77, of Brandon died Sunday. A native of Pocatello, Idaho, she was a longtime resident, homemaker and member of Seminole Heights Baptist Church. She is survived by three sons, Robert Jr. of Lake Panasofkee, William of Odessa and Jeff of Tampa; two daughters, Bobbie Stokes of Brandon and Sue of Lexington, Ky.; two brothers, Louis Robinette of California and Joe Robinette of Tampa; a sister, Kathryn Harcum of Portsmouth, Va.; 12 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and a great- great-grandchild. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Garden of Memories Chapel, Tampa.
December 1, 1998
WILLIAM R. NAVARRA, 75, of Lutz died Saturday at University Community Hospital. A native of Endicott, N.Y., he moved to this area in 1959. He was a licensing business owner and Catholic. He is survived by his wife, Nell; a son, Daniel of Atlanta; two stepsons, Wayne Clinebell and Jerry Clinebell, both of Orlando; four daughters, Tarry Johnson of Dothan, Ala., Cynthia Hager of Tampa, Joan Hill of Jacksonville and Christy Newsome of Parrish; two stepdaughters, Iris Roberts of Maine and Joy Albano of Tampa; a brother, Joseph of Tampa; two sisters, Frances Trombley and Anne Stanfield, both of Tampa; 16 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Florida Mortuary Funeral & Cremation Service.
December 1, 1998
DORIS ANN NELSON, 60, of Tampa died Sunday at Lakeshore Villa Health Care Center. A native of Bath, N.C., she moved to this area from Hampton, Va., 18 years ago. She was a homemaker and Protestant. She is survived by her husband, Bennie; two sons, Bennie Jr. of Newport News, Va., and Randall of Hampton; two daughters, Sharon of Edicott, N.Y., and Sheila of Chesapeake, Va.; a brother, Wilmar Sullivan of Hampton; a sister, Diana Rhoades of Wichita Falls, Texas ; and four grandchildren. Robert & Son Cremation Service Spring Hill, Tampa.
December 1, 1998
ARMANDO MONTES de OCA, 93, of Tampa died Sunday at home under the care of Hospice. A native of Havana, Cuba, he was a longtime resident of Tampa and assistant manager for Tampa International Airport Parking Garage. He is survived by his wife, Margarita; a son, Armando Jr. of Tampa; a daughter, Hortense Urso of Tampa; two brothers, Fermin of Sun City and Herbert of Las Vegas; a sister, Manuela Cartaya of Miami; seven grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, A. P. Boza Riverside Chapel, Tampa.
December 1, 1998
LOUISETTE P. SCHLATTER, 65, of Brandon died Nov. 24. A native of Bourbaine-Les-Baines, France, she moved to this area from Overland Park, Kan., in 1993. She was Catholic. She is survived by her husband, Edward; and three sisters, Jacqueleine Villemin, Raymonde Rack and Emillie Groux, all of France. Hillsboro Memorial Funeral Home.
December 1, 1998
JEAN SCIACCHITANO, 77, of Tampa died Monday. A native of New York City, she moved to this area 28 years ago. She was a homemaker and member of Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Church. She is survived by a son, Daniel Stigliani of Hopewell Junction, N.Y.; a daughter, Jean Ayala of Tampa; a brother, John Manuli of Palm Harbor; and two grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Boza Riverside Chapel, Tampa.
December 1, 1998
WILLIA MAE SMITH, 76, of Thonotosassa died Sunday at Crystal Springs Nursing Home. A native of Pembroke, Ga., she moved to this area 50 years ago. She was a homemaker. She is survived her husband, Smitty; two sons, Walter Davis and Robert Davis, both of Tampa; a daughter, Juanita Anderson of Thonotosassa; five grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Adams & Jennings Funeral Home, Tampa.
December 1, 1998
GRACIELA TABOAS, 74, of Tampa died Sunday. A native of Corozal, Puerto Rico, she moved to this area in 1996. She was a homemaker and member of Incarnation Catholic Church. She is survived by a daughter, Virginia Casellas of Tampa; and a granddaughter. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Armenia Chapel, Tampa.
December 1, 1998
JOSEPH ORR TURNER II, 55, of Tampa died Thursday. He was a lifelong resident, mechanic for air compressors and Marine veteran of Vietnam. He is survived by a son, David of Tampa; a daughter, Vonda Bowman of Brandon; two sisters, Virginia Hovey of Tampa and Terri Lainhart of Richmond, Ky.; and a grandson. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Garden of Memories Chapel, Tampa.
December 1, 1998
ANNE M. WILLIAMS, 87, of Plant City died Monday. A native New York City, she moved to this area in 1968. She was a retired telephone operator and Catholic. She is survived by a son, Albert of Kill Devil Hills, N.C.; two daughters, Alice Lee of Plant City and Anne Ahern of Little Egg Harbor Township, N.J.; 15 grandchildren; and 25 great- grandchildren. Curlew Hills Funeral Home, Palm Harbor.
December 1, 1998
CEIDA A. YGLESIAS, 81, of Tampa died Sunday. She was a lifelong resident, seamstress and Catholic. She is survived by her husband, Joe; a son, Joe Jr. of New Canaan, Conn.; a daughter, Norma Vitoria of Tampa; two brothers, Mario De Le Paz of Brandon and Armando De La Paz of Tampa; a sister, Andrea Garrido of Tampa; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Blount, Curry & Roel Funeral Homes, Armenia Chapel, Tampa.
December 1, 1998
