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C. EDGAR SIMONDS, 70, Eldorado Court, St. Cloud, died Friday, Aug. 18. Mr. Simonds was previous owner of Morcyl Distributing. Born in Paterson, N.J., he moved to Central Florida in 1969. He was Presbyterian. He was a member of the Army Reserve. Survivors: wife, Lois C.; daughters, Christine E. Reck, Jacksonville, Sandra Samuelson, St. Cloud, Patricia M. Cupples, Altamonte Springs, Lois H. Simonds, College Park; sister, Marilyn McLinskey, Peachtree City, Ga.; nine grandchildren. Woodlawn Funeral Home, Orlando.
SHELBY MELVIN SLAYTON, 78, 32020 Cipple Trail, Sorrento, died Friday, Aug. 18. Mr. Slayton was an engineer in the citrus industry. Born in Cottonwood Point, Mo., he moved to Central Florida in 1985. He was a member of the Moose Lodge. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Altoona. Survivors: wife, Mildred; son, Shelby M. II, Tampa; daughters, Margaret E. Tuggle, Tampa, Janice Watson, Lithia, Delores Boyd, Riverview; brothers, Randall, New Orleans, Marion, McEwen, Tenn., Eugene, Sikestown, Mo.; sisters, Laura Medlin, Kennett, Mo., Louise Edwards, Alton, Ill.; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Beyers Funeral Home, Umatilla.
JAMES LEONARD "WEINER" THOMAS, 65, Kerwood Circle, Orlando, died Friday, Aug. 18, of cancer. Mr. Thomas was a tailor. He was born in Orlando. He was Methodist. Survivors: wife, Carolyn; sons, Jimmie, Sanford, Darryl Chipley, Jason, Orlando, Damion Johnson, Eglin Air Force Base; daughter, Francina Williams, Maitland; mother, Berdell, Eatonville; brother, Bobby Parker, Shorewood, Ill.; 10 grandchildren. Mitchell`s Funeral Home, Orlando.
RUSSELL THOMPSON, 86, St. Marteen Court, Kissimmee, died Friday, Aug. 18. Mr. Thompson was a retired electrician. Born in Vandenburg County, Ind., he moved to Central Florida in 1996. He was a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. He was an Army veteran. Survivors: wife, Dortha; daughters, Brenda Wooldridge, Kissimmee, Bonnie Goldsberry, Henderson, Ky.; six grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren. Grissom Funeral Home and Crematory, Kissimmee.
GEREMIA FELIPE WALLS, 18, Lake Weston Drive, Orlando, died Friday, Aug. 18, of osteosarcoma. Mr. Walls was a sales representative. He was born in Savannah, Ga. Survivors: mother, Margarita, Orlando; father, Gregory, Europe; brother, Gordone, Orlando; maternal grandparents, Amalia and Jonas Hemenez, both of Savannah; grandfather, Anderson Blowe Sr., Orlando; great-grandparents, Humberto and Annie McFarlane, both of Bronx, N.Y. Mitchell`s Funeral Home, Orlando.
ELIZABETH V. "BETTY" WEISS, 61, Sailfish Street, Orlando, died Sunday, Aug. 13, of cancer. Mrs. Weiss worked in retail sales. Born in Philadelphia, she moved to Central Florida in 1962. She was Baptist. Survivors: son, Kevin J. Dober, Atlanta; daughter, Wanda L. Kelso, St. Petersburg; brother, George T. Sr., Harrington; sisters, Joan G. Norris, Dover, Bobbie L. Abbott, Georgetown, Nancy L. Martin, Hartly; three grandchildren; one great-granddaughter. Baldwin-Fairchild Funeral Home, Lake Ivanhoe Chapel, Orlando.
IRIS M. WILLAMS, 83, 18th Street, Orlando, died Wednesday, Aug. 16, of respiratory failure. Mrs. Williams was an entrepreneur. Born in Key West, she moved to Central Florida in 2000. She was a member of Word For Right Now. Survivors: sons, Theodore Hannibal, George Hannibal, both of Key West, Leslie Williams, Pompano; daughter, Anita Johnson, Orlando; brother, Alfred Sands, Miami; 14 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; 10 great-great-grandchildren. Mitchell`s Funeral Home, Orlando.
DOLORES B. WILSON, 63, Hickory Creek Drive, Orlando, died Saturday, Aug. 19. Mrs. Wilson was a caretaker. She was born in Orangeburg, S.C. She was a member of North Orangeburg United Methodist Church, Orangeburg. Survivors: husband, Isaac Jr., Orangeburg; brothers, Ernest Bristow, Orangeburg, James Bristow, Calvin Attaway, both of Bronx, N.Y.; sisters, Maxine Zeigler, Bronx, Lennette Terrell, Saint Matthews, S.C. Mitchell`s Funeral Home, Orlando.
CHARLIE B. KNIGHT JR., 35, 15 Lake Monroe Terrace, Sanford, died Sunday, Aug. 13. Mr. Knight was laborer in construction. Born in Sanford, he was a lifelong resident. He was Baptist. Survivors: mother, Margaret F., Sanford; brother, Contrell, Rochester, N.Y.; sister, Twinkle, Sanford. Sunrise Funeral Home, Sanford.
MARY MARABELLO, 86, Citrus Drive, Kissimmee, died Monday, Aug. 14. Mrs. Marabello was a laundry worker. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., she moved to Central Florida in 1980. She was Roman Catholic. Survivors: daughter, Sarah Grasso, Kissimmee; two grandchildren. Osceola Memory Gardens cemetery and Funeral Home, Kissimmee.
JOHN LEONARD MARS, 53, County Road 455, Howey-in-the-Hills, died Saturday, Aug. 12. Mr. Mars was a builder. Born in Trenton, N.J., he moved to Howey-in-the-Hills from Lockhart in 1988. He was Episcopal. He was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War. Survivors: sons, Nicholas, Orlando, Sheehan, New Port Richey; daughter, Julie Wenrich, York, Pa.; mother, Ada Murawski, Ocala; sister, Mary Dudley, Toms River, N.J.; two grandchildren. Page-Theus Funeral Home, Leesburg.
KATHLEEN MCCORQUODALE, 94, Haven Drive, Oviedo, died Sunday, Aug. 13. Mrs. McCorquodale was a retired schoolteacher. Born in Salitpa, Ala., she moved to Central Florida in 1985. Survivors: son, Grady, Winter Springs; sisters, Mary Godwin, Mobile, Ala., Eloise May, Jackson, Ala.; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Family Funeral Care, Oviedo.
JOHNNIE M. NEELY, 66, 6941 Gibralter Road, Orlando, died Friday, Aug. 11. Mr. Neely was a bus driver for Orange County public schools. Born in Ritchie County, W.Va., he moved to Central Florida in 1989. He was a member of the Beverly American Legion and Marietta Veterans of Foreign War. He was an Army veteran of Korea. Survivors: daughters, Julie Duncan, Marietta, Cindy Arnold, Batavia, Ill., Teresa, Parkersburg, W.Va., Sharon Lilly, Columbus; son, David, Orville; sisters, Shirley Smith, Canton, Ohio, Winnie Gerken, Orlando; five grandchildren. Leavitt Funeral Home, Parkersburg, W.Va.
NORMA JUNE PARRISH, 61, 36th Street, Edgewater, died Saturday, Aug. 12. Mrs. Parrish was a homemaker. Born in Merrillville, Ind., she moved to Central Florida in 1994. Survivors: sons, Mike Mislan, Matt Mislan, both of Indianapolis, Mark Mislan, Merrillville; daughter, Madeline Wilson, Greenwood, Ind.; several brothers and sisters; 10 grandchildren. Settle-Wilder Funeral Home, New Smyrna Beach.
JOE SAGAN, 80, Dial Drive, Orlando, died Sunday, Aug. 13. Major Sagan was retired from the Air Force. Born in Youngstown, Ohio, he moved to Central Florida in 1955. He was a member of Knights of Columbus. He was a veteran of World War II. Survivors: daughters, Eileen Reilly, Andover, Mass., Tricia Lindlau, Tallahassee, Kathy Brown, Potomac, Md., Margaret, Boston, Jennifer, Jacksonville; sons, Julio Nunez, Tony Ardavin, both of Miami; brothers, Nick, Strongsville, Ohio, Walter, Cincinnati; sisters, Betty Hentosh, Girard, Ohio, Dorothy LaGuardia, Youngstown, Ohio, Catherine, San Francisco; seven grandchildren. Carey Hand Colonial Funeral Home, Orlando.
