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AMELIA "MELLIE" T. FERREIRA, 76, Alexa Drive, Winter Park, died Thursday, Oct. 7, of complications from surgery. Mrs. Ferreira was a homemaker. Born in Trinidad, she moved to Central Florida in 1982. She was a member of Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church. Survivors: sons, Brian P., Venezuela, Sean P. Ferreira, Orlando; daughters, Ellen Mae Payne, Winter Park, Susan C. Payne, Port St. Lucie, Alicia A. Evans, Trinidad, Grace Ferreira, Trinidad, Leslie A. Phelps, Venezuela; 24 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Baldwin-Fairchild Goldenrod-Winter Park Chapel, Winter Park.
ESTELLE FRANCES GREATHOUSE, 89, Maitland Avenue, Maitland, died Saturday, Oct. 9, of a brain hemmorage. Mrs. Greathouse was a homemaker. Born in Yonkers, N.Y., she moved to Central Florida in 1957. She was a member of Good Shepherd Catholic Church, where she was in the Women's Guild. Survivors: son, Cicero, Maitland; brother, Pat Pierzchala, Milwaukee. Woodlawn Funeral Home and Memorial Park, Orlando.
ELDON S. HUFF, 73, Falcon Pointe Drive, Orlando, died Saturday, Oct. 9. Mr. Huff was an industrial engineer. Born in Omaha, Neb., he moved to Central Florida in 1997. He was a member of Industrial Engineer's Society and John Deere Retirees Association. He served in the Navy during World War II. Survivors: wife, Helen; son, Timothy, Orlando; daughter, Merrily Carlson, Orlando; sister, Norma Bostwick, Omaha; three grandchildren. Family Funeral Funeral Care, Hunter's Creek, Orlando.
BETTY IRENE HURD, 80, Adair Street, Ocoee, died Saturday, Oct. 9., of congestive heart failure. Mrs. Hurd was a homemaker. Born in West Virginia, she moved to Central Florida in 1951. She was a member of Oak Level Baptist Church. Survivors: daughters, Janet Lapinski, New Britain, Conn., Joan Chesser, Lockhart; sons, Billy Shafer, Houston, Johnnie Shafer Saharski, Bend, Ore., Tony, Arkansas, Freddie, Union Park; sister, Ann Allison, Alexandria, Va.; 11 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren. Collison Carey Hand Funeral Home, Ocoee.
MICHELE H. KING, 35, Shalace Court, Orlando, died Sunday, Oct. 10. Mrs. King was a paralegal. She was born in Daytona Beach. She was a member of Aloma United Methodist Church. Survivors: husband, Darrell W.; daughter, Rachelle, Orlando; parents, Michael and Mary Fanning, DeLand; grandmother, Shirley Fanning, Greenville, S.C.; sisters, Becky Fanning, Daytona Beach; Laura Fanning, Orlando; Baldwin-Fairchild Goldenrod-Winter Park Chapel, Winter Park.
OTTO F. LEBER, 91, Lakewood Circle, Maitland, died Saturday, Oct. 9. Mr. Leber was a printer. Born in Nashville, Tenn., he moved to Central Florida in 1993. He was a charter member of Central Florida Bible Church. Survivors: wife, Marie C., Maitland; daughters, Frances Shafe, Maitland, Carolyn Lechner, Waynesville, N.C.; nine grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Baldwin-Fairchild Funeral Home, Altamonte Springs.
OMAR MARTINEZ, 20, Lakespur Lane, Altamonte Springs, died Saturday, Oct. 9, of cancer. Mr. Martinez was a student. Born in Canoga Park, Calif., he moved to Central Florida in 1995. He was a member of Church of the Annunciation. Survivors: parents, Maria G. and Carlos, Altamonte Springs; sisters, Maria E., California, Mireya, Altamonte Springs; brother, Carlos Jr., Altamonte Springs; paternal grandfather, Simon, California. Baldwin-Fairchild Semoran-Forest City Chapel.
ARTHUR WILFRED PAYNE, 83, 5045 Marina Drive, St. Cloud, died Friday, Oct. 8. Mr. Payne was a lineman for Eaton Corp. Manufacturing Co. Born in Nebraska, he moved to Central Florida in 1973. He was a member of American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars and Disabled American Veterans. He was an Army Air Corps veteran. Survivors: wife, Elva; daughter, Jenifer Davis, Potterville, Mich.; sister, Mildred Douglass, Honolulu; stepsons, Thomas R. Collier, St. Cloud, Terrance L. Juergens, Sicklerville, N.J.; stepdaughter, Linda Knight, Sicklerville; 13 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Fisk Funeral Home and Crematory, St. Cloud.
FRANK PRITCHETT, 77, Salina Way, Kissimmee, died Saturday, Oct. 9. Mr. Pritchett worked for Allmand Associated, Michigan. Born in Milo, Iowa, he moved to Central Florida in 1991. He served in the Army during World War II. Survivors: wife, Dorothy; daughters, Susan Jacobson, Milford, Mich., Joyce, Warren, Mich., Denise Sweet, Michigan, Cindy Sedlacek, Orlando; sister, Kathleen Elmendorf, Garden City, Mich.; six grandchildren. Family Funeral Care, Orlando.
WILLIAM L. SHOEMAKER, 71, Gretna Court, Winter Springs, died Friday, Oct. 8. Mr. Shoemaker was a retired plant manager in the printing industry. Born in Ashland, Ohio, he moved to Central Florida in 1978. He attended Northland Community Church, Longwood. He was an Army veteran. Survivors: sons, William L. Jr., Edmeston, N.Y., Timothy J., Winter Springs, Robert H., Longwood; daughter, Susan Hancock, Winter Springs; brother, David, Ashland, Ohio; six grandchildren. OOSCO Funeral Home Inc., Downtown Chapel, Orlando.
DALE H. SMITH, 93, Norfolk Avenue, Winter Park, died Saturday, Oct. 9. Mr. Smith was a retired farmer. Born in Cuba, Ill., he moved to Central Florida in 1971. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Orlando. Survivors: wife, Maxine H.; sons, James H., Miami Beach, Richard, Thousand Oaks, Ca.; brother, Rollin, Illinois; sister, Dorothy Higgins, Caton, Ill.; four grandsons; one great-grandchildren. Carey Hand Garden Chapel Home for Funerals, Orlando.
ALLIE ANN SULLIVAN, 101, Edmundshire Road, Orlando, died Friday, Oct. 8. Mrs. Sullivan was a retired hotel operator. Born in Orme, Tenn., she moved to Central Florida in 1926. Survivors: sisters, Julia Jones, Lillian Leonard, both of Deland; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild. Carey Hand Colonial Funeral Home, Orlando.
WALTER D. SYKES, 88, Shell Harbour Road, Pierson, died Saturday, Oct. 9. Mr. Sykes was a retired fern grower. Born in Crescent City, he was a lifelong resident of Central Florida. He was an Army veteran of World War II and a former prisoner of war. Survivor: sister, Cora Sherwood, Palatka. Allen-Summerhill Funeral Home, DeLand.
ROBERT WILLIAMS, 81, West Colonial Drive, Winter Garden, died Sunday, Oct. 10. Born in Minneapolis, he moved to Central Florida in 1971. He was Episcopalian. Survivors: brothers, William H. Jr., Apopka, Harry London, Seattle; sisters, Virginia Jones, Apopka, Mary Constant, Elkhart, Ind. Woodlawn Funeral Home and Memorial Park.
IRMA RIETHMEIER, 90, Largo, died Saturday, Oct. 9. Mrs. Riethmeier was a teacher. Born in Fort Smith, Ark., she moved to Largo from Central Florida in 1998. She was a member of Christ of the King Lutheran Church. Survivors: daughter, Margaret Zobel, Largo; four grandchildren. Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park and Funeral Home, Clearwater.
