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DR. HULDRICH H. KUHLMAN, 85, Collegedale, Tenn., died Tuesday, Oct. 5. Dr. Kuhlman was a biology professor and chairman of the Department of Biology at Southern Adventist University. He was born in Higgins, Texas. He was a member of Collegedale Seventh-day Adventist Church. Survivors: wife, Marian L.; son, Charles, Chattanooga, Tenn.; daughter, Beverly Kuhlman-Kinney, Longwood; sister, Rose Brittain, Spring, Texas; four grandchildren. Heritage Funeral Home, Chattanooga.
FELIX ARTURO MATOS, 77, Seabridge Drive, Orlando, died Tuesday, Oct. 5. Mr. Matos was a carpenter in the construction industry. Born in Utuado, Puerto Rico, he moved to Central Florida in 1984. He was a member of Betania Church. Survivors: wife, Ana R.; daughters, Myrna Young, Oklahoma City, Okla., Hazel Brown, Orlando, Laura Kohl, Herndon, Va.; son, Ivan, Orlando; sisters, Estrella, Lucila Ferrer, both of Puerto Rico; brother, Alfonso, Puerto Rico; 10 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Funeraria Buxeda, Orlando.
ADA DELOIS MCDONALD, 83, Lincoln Avenue, Merritt Island, died Thursday, Sept. 30. Mrs. McDonald worked in housekeeping. Born in Bainbridge, Ga., she moved to Central Florida in 1923. She was a member of Tropical Park Civic League. She was a member of Greater Mount Zion M.B. Church, Merritt Island. Survivors: sons, Joseph Jr., Samuel, Thomas, Reginald, all of Fort Lauderdale, John L., Michael, both of Merritt Island; daughters, Carrie Hood, Mary K. Ford, Linda McDonald, all of Fort Lauderdale, Sadie M. Orr, Merritt Island, Delores, Lakewood, Colo.; sister, Annie Williams, Merritt Island; 15 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren. Lewis-Ray Mortuary, Titusville.
ANNA MEICKE, 88, State Road 436, Oviedo, died Tuesday, Oct. 5. Mrs. Meicke was a homemaker. Born in Czechoslovakia, she moved to Central Florida in 1978. She was a member of St. Luke's Lutheran Church. Survivors: daughters, Janet Ziemann, Winter Springs, Carolyn Hoppe, Cary, Ill.; five grandchildren. Baldauff Family Funeral Home and Crematory, Orange City.
JOSEPH PIERPONT MORGAN, 83, Flanders Way, Orlando, died Tuesday, Oct. 5, of congestive heart failure. Mr. Morgan worked in retail grocery. Born in Alton, he moved to Central Florida in 1940. He attended Goldenrod Baptist Church. Survivors: wife, Dorothy D.; daughters, Dimple A. Nestor, Rome, Ga., Victoria M., Winter Park, Reba Y. Braun, Orlando, Diana A. Barnes, Las Vegas; stepsons, Tom, Phil, both of Orlando; stepdaughters, Betty Adams, Orlando, Mary Colosimo, Winter Park; sisters, Melba O. Blair, Maxine F. Harrison, both of Lake Wales; 20 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren. Baldwin-Fairchild Funeral Home-Conway Chapel, Orlando.
DELORES S. PENDERGRASS, 76, 1679 Frontier Drive, Melbourne, died Tuesday, Oct. 5. Mrs. Pendergrass was a homemaker. Born in Montgomery, Ala., she moved to Central Florida in 1969. Survivor: husband, Louis. Florida Memorial Funeral Home, Cocoa.
PAUL J. RAST, 80, County Road 139, Wildwood, died Sunday, Oct. 3. Mr. Rast was a retired conductor for the Seaboard Coastline Railroad. Born in Ocala, he moved to Wildwood from Orange Springs. He was a member of Wildwood United Methodist Church. He was a member of the American Legion and National Association of Retired and Veteran Railway Employees. Survivors: wife, Gynelle; daughter, Ellen Kay Wilson, La Belle; son, James David, Orlando; four grandchildren. Banks-Page-Theus Funeral Home, Wildwood.
PETER RODRIGUEZ, 78, Wellington Street, St. Joseph, Trinidad, died Wednesday, Oct. 6. Mr. Rodriguez was an agriculturalist. He was born in Trinidad. He was Roman Catholic. Survivors: wife, Nerissa; sons, Francis, Orlando, Michael, Achoy, Saemus, all of Brooklyn, N.Y.; daughters, Gemma Martin, Kayren Clapperton, both of Brooklyn, Eula, Phoenix, Ingrid Coutou, Trinidad; sisters, Jane, Mary, Osabia; brother, Ano; 30 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild. Mitchell's Funeral Home, Orlando.
CHARLES L. SMITH JR., 73, 1049 Wavecrest Ave., Indialantic, died Tuesday, Oct. 5. Mr. Smith was owner of Smitty's Interlude, Melbourne. Born in Melbourne, he was a lifelong resident of Central Florida. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. Survivors: wife, Fran C.; daughters, Pam, Boston, Patricia Cole, Melbourne; sons, Michael, Indialantic, Mitchell, Melbourne; stepdaughter, Diana McNulty, Seminole; stepson, Dennis Thomas, Treasure Island; sister, Johnise L. Sapundjieff, Melbourne; brother, Basil Smith, Merritt Island. Brownlie & Maxwell Funeral home, Melbourne.
RICHARD R. TEPFENHART, 69, 3001 Lucky Circle, Kissimmee, died Tuesday, Oct. 5. He was a retired district account manager for Ohio Bell. Born in Cleveland, he moved to Central Florida in 1980. He was a member of Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, Kissimmee. He was a member of Holy Name Society, Ohio. He was Boy Scout Master of St. Bartholomew Troop 172, Ohio. He was a member of Knights of Columbus, Ohio. Survivors: wife, Shirley; daughters, Christine M. Schneider, Avon Lakes, Ohio, Catherine M. Samuel, Holmstead Township, Ohio, Cynthia M. Blessing, Parma, Ohio, Carlotta M. Mickel, St. Cloud; sons, Paul R., Middlebury Heights, Ohio, Richard F., Westpark, Ohio; sister, Lois Carol Bednar, Spring Hill; 13 grandchildren. Osceola Memory Gardens cemetery and Funeral Home, Kissimmee.
EULA ROSE JACKSON BENNETT, 85, South Main Street, Winter Garden, died Tuesday, Oct. 5, of a heart attack. Mrs. Bennett was a homemaker. Born in North Carolina, she moved to Central Florida in 1952. She was a member of First Assembly of God Church, Winter Garden. Survivors: sons, Shermon Rose, Lake City, Michael Jackson, Fernandina Beach; daughters, Marie Watson, Davenport, Marlene Darby, Jacksonville; 11 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren. Collison Carey Hand Funeral Home, Winter Garden.
CHARLES "GENE" BETHEL, 83, 9309 S. Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando, died Wednesday, Oct. 6. Mr. Bethel was a retired salesman in the grocery industry. Born in Chillicothe, Ohio, he moved to Central Florida in 1972. He was Protestant. He was an Army Veteran of World War II. He was past master of Universal Masonic Lodge No. 631 F & AM, Columbus, Ohio. He was a member of Scottish Rite Bodies and Aladdin Shrine Temple, both of Columbus. He was a member of Royal Order of Jesters Court No. 8, Columbus. Survivors: daughter, Leslie Ann Nesser, Columbus; sons, Charles W., Orlando, James E., Mike W., both of Columbus; stepdaughters, Susie D. Tharp, Galena, Ohio, Melinda G. Irvin, Tucson, Ariz.; 13 grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren. Osceola Memory Gardens cemetery and Funeral Home, Kissimmee.
RUTH HENRIETTA BETHEL, 87, 9309 S. Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando, died Monday, Oct. 4. She was a registered dietitian for the Columbus, Ohio, public school system. Born in Columbus, she moved to Central Florida in 1972. She was Protestant. Survivors: daughters, Susie D. Tharp, Galena, Ohio, Melinda G. Irvin, Tucson, Ariz.; stepdaughters, Leslie Ann Nesser, Columbus; stepsons, Charles W., Orlando, James E. and Mike W., both of Columbus; 13 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren. Osceola Memory Gardens cemetery and Funeral Home, Kissimmee.
NANCY A. BURNETTE, 86, Matador Drive, Winter Garden, died Tuesday, Oct. 5, of respiratory failure. Mrs. Burnette was a homemaker. Born in Baltimore, she moved to Central Florida in 1947. She was Baptist. Survivors: son, Michael R., Altamonte Springs; stepson, Norman, La Mesa, Calif.; daughter, Mary Ann Dyrek, Virginia Beach, Va.; stepdaughter, Vivian Waters, Redding, Calif.; brothers, Raymond Marquardt, Baltimore, Richard Marquardt, Pensacola; three grandchildren. Woodlawn Funeral Home and Memorial Park, Orlando.
FLORENCE C. COPE, 71, Lake Seneca Road, Eustis, died Tuesday, Oct. 5. Mrs. Cope was a former employee of Martin Marietta. Born in Cumberland, Md., she moved to Central Florida in 1959. She was Roman Catholic. Survivors: sons, Robert, New Jersey, Michael, Asheboro, N.C.; daughters, Patricia Usry, Mooresville, N.C., Linda Howell, Eustis, Bonnie Maxey, Rockwell, N.C.; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Woodlawn Funeral Home and Memorial Park, Orlando.
