JESSIE LEE TUCKER, 90, of Tampa died Monday at University Village Nursing Center. A native of Gastonia, N.C., she moved to Tampa several years ago. She was a retired cook for a hotel. She is survived by a stepdaughter, Lottie R. Bexley of Tampa; three nephews, George, Robert and Leroy McBride, all of Tampa; three nieces, Zalma Wilson of Bridgeport, Conn., and Hattie McBride and Gwenr, both of Tampa; and two grandchildren. Aikens Funeral Home, Tampa.
(From December 1996)
BUCK EUGENE WALLACE JR., 58, of Valrico died Monday at Tampa General Hospital. A lifelong resident of the area, he was a heavy equipment operator in construction, a Navy veteran and a coach for Bloomingdale Little League Baseball. He is survived by his wife, Mary R.; three sons, Mark Eugene of Plant City and Jimmy Dewayne and Marty Lynn Wood, both of Valrico; two daughters, Cynthia W. Morris of Valrico and Mary Tracey Wood of Tampa; three brothers, Newton A. of Valrico and Ben Skiles of Dunnellon and Dan Skiles of California; a sister, Ruby of California; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Stowers Funeral Home, Brandon.
(From December 1996)
GEORGE WALLACE, 82, of Tampa died Monday at Town & Country Hospital. A native of Bellaire, Ohio, he moved to Tampa in 1993 from Columbus, Ohio. He was a water treatment worker for an aluminum company, a Marine Corps veteran of World War II and Methodist. He is survived by a son, George B. of Sarasota; three daughters, Shirley Phillips of Woodsfield, Ohio, Naomi Mae Snively of Tampa and Anna Louis Palmer of Bellaire; 14 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Mark III Family Funeral Home, Town & Country Chapel.
(From December 1996)
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)
JOHN JOSEPH COLLERY Jr., 76, of Lakeland died Wednesday at the Arbors at Lakeland nursing facility. A native of Huntington, N.Y., he moved to Lakeland from Arizona 13 months ago. He was a retired contract administrator for General Electric Aerospace Division, World War II Army veteran and was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Lakeland and the Elks. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth; a son, Peter Welch, of Guntersville, Ala.; two daughters, Toni Collery Steedly of Sun Lakes, Ariz., and Star Collery Brown of Norristown, Pa.; six grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Lakeland Funeral Home.
(From December 1996)
TAYLOR NICOLE CUMBERLAND, 6 weeks, of Lakeland, died Monday at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. Born in Brandon, she was a lifelong resident of Lakeland. She is survived by her parents, Jennifer Lynn Martin and Ross Taylor Cumberledge of Lakeland; maternal grandparents, Roger and Lynn Martin of Lakeland. Lanier Funeral Home.
(From December 1996)
DANIEL NEIL ELSBERRY, 30, of Lakeland died Nov. 20 at Elizabeth City, N.C. A native of Polk County, he lived in Virginia Beach, N.C. since his discharge from the U.S. Navy in September. He was a computer specialist with Information Spectrum Inc., in Virginia. He attended First United Methodist Church. He is survived by his parents, Willard and Margaret Elsberry of Lakeland; a brother, Wesley of Galveston, Texas ; and a sister, Emily Kay May of Omaha, Neb. Lakeland Funeral Home.
(From December 1996)
D. FLOYD HUNDLEY, 85, of Winter Haven, died Monday at Winter Haven Health and Rehabilitation Center. A native of Powhattan Kan., he moved to the area in 1969. He was a comptroller for Exotic Gardens Inc. He is survived by his wife, Melva; a son, Jon of Miami; a daughter, Sharon Cloak of Englewood, Colo.; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Crisp-Coon Funeral Home, Winter Haven.
(From December 1996)
CECELIA ANN JACKSON, 67, of Bartow, died Saturday at Columbia Bartow Memorial Hospital. A native of Lakeland, she lived most of her life in Bartow. She was a nurse at Polk General Hospital for more than 20 years and a member of the Church of the Nazarene. She is survived by a son, William of Bartow and a sister, Juanita Tafolla of Homeland. Whidden-McLean Funeral Home, Bartow.
(From December 1996)
FRANCIS EDWARD KOHL, 91, of Lakeland died Sunday at home. A native of Ravenna, Ohio, he moved to the area 45 years ago. He was a letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service and a member of the All Saint's Episcopal Church. He is survived by his wife, Arlene; a daughter, Virginia Wavrek of Daytona Beach; a son, Richard of Pensacola; seven grandchildren and two great- grandchildren. Heath Funeral Home, Lakeland.
(From December 1996)
JAMES A. LUKE, 78, of Winter Haven died Tuesday at the James A. Haley Veterans Hospital in Tampa. A native of of Berrien County, Ga., he moved to this area in 1942. He was a truck driver for the citrus industry, member of Resurrection Holiness Church and a U.S. Army veteran. He is survived by his wife, Millie; a son, Arthur G. of Ona; three daughters, Bonnie Roden, Peggy Brown and Hazel Tyler, all of Winter Haven; two brothers, Julian of Paxton and Otis of Winter Haven; five sisters, Wealthy Knowles and Alice Stone, both of Lakeland, Elizabeth Kirk of Buchanan, Ga., Eldeen Driggers of Polk City and Leecy Knight of Lake Alfred; eight grandchildren and 21 great- grandchildren. Ott-Laughlin Funeral Home, Winter Haven.
(From December 1996)
ESTHER M. MILLIKIN, 91, of Mayfield, Minn., and a former resident of Bartow, died Saturday at Lapeer County Medical Care Facility in Mayfield. A native of Slatedale, Pa., she was a homemaker and member of Bartow Main Street Baptist Church. Whidden- McLean Funeral Home, Bartow.
(From December 1996)
JAMES WALTER MINCEY SR., 49, of Polk City died Sunday at Lakeland Regional Medical Center. A native of Fellsmere, he moved here one month ago. He was a truck driver, Baptist, and a Vietnam veteran. He is survived by his wife, Brenda Sue; four sons, James Jr. and Billy, both of Polk City, Steven and Wayne, both of Indianapolis; two daughters Tammy Anderson of Clewiston and Tina Mercer of Polk City; his mother, Bertha Lee Usher of Lakeland; three brothers, Watson of Fort Pierce, Wayne of Lyons, Ga., and David of Melbourne; a sister, Vera Marshall of Bartow; and four grandchildren. Kersey Funeral Home, Auburndale.
(From December 1996)
FRANK ANTHONY BARTA, 56, of St. Petersburg died Monday at home. A native of Cleveland, he moved to this area in 1982. He was a bartender and a member of Grace Lutheran Church. He is survived by his mother, Frieda of Mount Vernon, Ohio; a sister, Laurel Lyall of Brunswick, Ohio; and a cousin. North American Cremation Society, Deerfield Beach.
(From December 1996)
VIOLA M. "VI" FAGAN, 83, of Tampa, formerly of Treasure Island, died Monday at Carrollwood Care Center. A native of Margate, N.J., she moved to this area in 1967 from New Britain, Pa., and to Tampa in 1986. She was a bookkeeper for Bilmar Beach Hotel in Treasure Island and Protestant. She is survived by two sons, Robert G. of Jacksonville and Harry T. Jr. of Largo; four daughters, Patricia F. Potts of Kissimmee, Dale F. Lewis and Linda J., both of Tampa, and Joan F. Skaaland of Clearwater; and nine grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes, Sylvan Abbey Chapel, Clearwater.
(From December 1996)
CATHERINE GUYETTE, 86, of Dunedin died Sunday at Mease Hospital Dunedin. A native of Westborough, Mass., she moved to this area in 1975 from Fairfax, Va. She was a homemaker and Protestant. She is survived by her husband, George H.; a niece; and a nephew.
(From December 1996)
JAMES L. KAMPMAN, 45, of Clearwater died Monday at Good Samaritan Hospital in Zanesville, Ohio. A native of McKeesport, Pa., he moved to this area in 1972. He was head plant operator for Clearwater High School in the Pinellas County School System for 22 years and a member of Moose Lodge 325 in Trenton and Friendship United Methodist Church. He is survived by his wife, Christine L.; a son, James C. of Clearwater; two daughters, Kelly S. Bowlin of Clearwater and Tara J. Ford of White Cottage, Ohio; his parents, Carl and Lois of McKeesport; a brother, Carl of Sebring; a sister, Carol Will of New Baltimore, Pa.; and six grandchildren. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes, Belcher Road Chapel, Clearwater.
(From December 1996)
AILEEN F. KNAPP, 76, of St. Petersburg died Sunday. A native of New York City, she moved to this area in 1969 from Pearl River, N.Y. She was an accountant for a manufacturing company in Pearl River and a member of Most Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church in Gulfport. She is survived by a son, Kenneth L. of St. Petersburg; a granddaughter; and several nieces and nephews. Brett Funeral Home & Cremation Services, St. Petersburg.
(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 Leasure, both of Safety Harbor, Lisa Denton of Port Richey, Bobbie Jo Davis of Conyers, Ga., Valerie Brown of Palm Harbor and Michelle Leasure 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)
DOROTHY R. MASTON, 73, of Pinellas Park died Nov. 27 at home. A native of Fayetteville, N.C., she moved to this area from Elizabeth City, N.C. She was a veteran of the Korean War, serving in the U.S. Army, and retiring in 1965 as a lieutenant colonel in the Army Nurse Corps. She was a member of American Legion Post 14 and Holy Cross Catholic Church. She is survived by two cousins. Brett Funeral Home & Cremation Services, St. Petersburg.
(From December 1996)
EUGENE J. METEVIER, 84, of Palm Harbor died Monday at Morton Plant Hospital in Tampa. A native of Chicago, he moved to this area in 1980 from Marysville, Wash. He was a salesman/branch manager for National Cash Register for 30 years, a veteran of World War II, serving in the Coast Guard, and a member of St. Luke the Evangelist Catholic Church. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy; a daughter, Jeannine of Crystal Beach; and four sisters, Genevieve M. Lord, Helen Mark, Delores O'Conner and Rita Noack, all of Chicago. Moss-Feaster Funeral Homes, Palm Harbor Chapel.
(From December 1996)
WILLIAM HENRY MURRAY, 45, of Tarpon Springs died of natural causes Saturday at Helen Ellis Memorial Hospital. He was a native and lifetime resident of Tarpon Springs. He was a crew leader for the 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)
