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THERESA HUDSON, 44, 5521 Effie Drive, Apopka, died Monday, June 15. Mrs. Hudson was a nursery worker. Born in Orlando, she was a lifelong resident of Central Florida. She was Baptist. Survivors: son, Kenneth Gassaway, Georgia; daughter, Wanona L. Forester, Orlando; mother and stepfather, Catherine and Jack Locklar, Apopka; brothers, Gordon, Altoona, Bruce, Umatilla, Danny, Melbourne; stepbrothers, Rob Locklar, Sanford, Tim Locklar, Orlando; sisters, Caffie Wyatt, Apopka, Cindy Russ, Georgia; three grandchildren. Orlando Direct Cremation Service, Orlando.
JAMES JACKSON, 82, 4605 Elmira Place, Orlando, died Thursday, June 11. Mr. Jackson was a retired sanitation worker. Born in Chattahoochee, he moved to Central Florida in 1969. He was a member of the Washington Park Church of God, Orlando. Survivors: wife, Octavia; daughters, Janie Thomas, Josephine Hollinger, both of Orlando; son, Bernard, Orlando; 25 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren. Marvin C. Zanders Funeral Home, Apopka.
CHRISTOPHER M. MANSELL, 28, Lake Orlando Parkway, Orlando, died Monday, June 15. Born in Racine, Wis., Mr. Mansell moved to Central Florida in 1988. He was a member of St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. Survivors: father and mother, John and Mary, Orlando; sister, Kimberly, Orlando; paternal grandfather, Eugene, Racine. Carey Hand Cox-Parker Funeral Home, Winter Park.
JENNIFER ERIN MARTIN, 21, Sierra Lane, Maitland, died Monday, June 15. Ms. Martin was a student at Auburn University. Born in Huntsville, Ala., she moved to Central Florida in 1997. She was a member of St. Michael's Catholic Church, Auburn, Ala. Survivors: parents, Daniel and Sheila, Maitland; sister, Stacey Fitch, Opelika, Ala.; brother, Christian, Madison, Ala.; paternal grandmother, Edwina, Orlando; maternal grandmother, Dorothea Sullivan, Cumming, Ga. Woodlawn Funeral Home and Memorial Park, Orlando.
PEARLIE MAE MASON, 73, 708 Bay Ave., Sanford, died Saturday, June 13, of congestive heart failure. Mrs. Mason was a homemaker. Born in Monticello, she moved to Central Florida in 1943. She was a member of Zion Hope Missionary Baptist Church, Sanford. Survivors: brother, O.B. Williams, Marbury; stepson, Andrew Jr., Miami. Sunrise Funeral Home, Sanford.
MARION IDA MELITO, 84, 500 Grand Plaza Drive, Orange City, died Monday, June 15. Mrs. Melito was a retired secretary. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., she moved to Central Florida in 1984. Survivors: husband, Pasquale; son, Anthony, West Hartford, Conn.; daughters, Marilyn Lomey, Casselberry, Patricia Levstik, Windsor, Calif.; brother, Oswald Allatta, Boynton Beach; three grandchildren. Deltona Memorial Funeral Home and cemetery.
LESLIE JEAN O'DONNELL, 53, Michigan Street, Orlando, died Monday, June 15. Mrs. O'Donnell was a hotel front-desk clerk. Born in Salt Lake City, she moved to Central Florida in 1972. She belonged to the Presbyterian Church U.S.A. Survivors: husband, Patrick; son, Lawrence, Orlando; daughter, Teresa Burkhalter, Davenport; mother, Otillia, Winter Park; brother, Richard Crane, New Haven, Conn.; two grandchildren. Loomis Funeral Home Family Owned and Operated, Apopka.
ALICE L. 'TIB' POPPELL, 77, North Dixie Avenue, Titusville, died Monday, June 15. Mrs. Poppell was a homemaker. Born in Wilton, Conn., she moved to Central Florida in 1948. She was a member of St. Gabriel's Episcopal Church, Titusville. Survivors: husband, Thomas C. Jr.; son, Thomas C. III, Oviedo; two grandsons. North Brevard Funeral Home, Titusville.
JAMES MARION POWERS, 34, Triangle Avenue, Orlando, died Monday, June 15. Survivors: sons, Matthew J., Jason L.; six sisters; two brothers; father and stepmother, Donald and Mary, Orlando; mother and stepfather, Eileen and Stanley Haymaker, Troutville, Va.; maternal grandmother, Theola Evans, Virginia. Dove Funeral Chapel and Crematory, Conway Chapel, Orlando.
BYRON B. RUGUR JR., 65, Shady Oaks Place, Longwood, died Monday, June 15, of a heart attack. Mr. Rugur was an insurance agent for Independent Life. Born in Elmira, N.Y., he moved to Central Florida in 1979. He was Methodist. He was a member of Elks Lodge, Winter Park, and American Legion, Orlando. He was an Air Force veteran of the Korean and Vietnam wars. Survivors: wife, Joyce R.; sons, David B., Sanford, Steven J. Chuzas, Altamonte Springs; daughters, Ellen M. Aparicio, Elizabeth K., both of Dover, Del.; eight grandchildren. Carey Hand Cox-Parker Funeral Home, Winter Park.
ROSE M. SINDEN, 59, Regal Pointe Terrace, Lake Mary, died Tuesday, June 16. Mrs. Sinden was a caretaker. Born in Wauwatosa, Wis., she moved to Central Florida in 1983. Survivors: daughter, Renee, DeBary; sons, Randy, Cross Plains, Wis., Russell, Duluth, Ga., Robert, Baraboo, Wis.; parents, Ray and Betty Young, Milwaukee; brother, Frank Brunette, Waukesha, Wis.; sisters, Leada Moore, South Carolina, Shirley Knoebel, Wisconsin; one grandchild. Woodlawn Funeral Home and Memorial Park, Orlando.
KATHERINE E. SMITH, 64, Summer Street, Winter Garden, died Saturday, June 13. Mrs. Smith was a homemaker. Born in Geneva County, Ala., she moved to Central Florida in 1959. Survivors: sons, Jerome, Kenneth, both of Ocoee, Johnny, Winter Garden; daughters, Brenda Tharpe, Griffin, Ga., Joyce F. Padron, Colorado; 21 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren. Baldwin-Fairchild Funeral Home-Conway Chapel, Orlando.
LINDA STEVENSON, 47, 3938 Country Club Drive, Orlando, died Tuesday, June 16. Mrs. Stevenson was a homemaker. She was born in Quincy. She was a member of St. John Baptist Church. Survivors: husband, Johnny Bing; daughters, Iana, Dianna, both of Orlando; son, Willie Anderson, Orlando; mother, Ethel Wright, Orlando; seven grandchildren. Gail & Wynn's Mortuary Inc., Orlando.
STEPHEN J. TOMCZAK, 69, Las Vegas, died Wednesday, June 10. Mr. Tom-czak was a retired real estate appraiser. Born in Chicago, he moved from Orlando in 1993. He was an Army veteran. Survivors: wife, Sheila J. Olsen-Tomczak; daughters, Jamee Burdick, Lynn Taylor, both of Orlando; five grandchildren. Palm Mortuary, Las Vegas.
SHELLY TUNSON III, 38, Ottawa Avenue, Orlando, died Saturday, June 13. Mr. Tunson was pastor of Tangelo Baptist Church, Orlando. Born in West Memphis, Ark., he moved to Central Florida in 1996. He was a member of YMCA Board of Management, Central Florida Black Achievers, Greater Orlando Baptist Association, Afro America Fellowship and Interfaith Alliance. Survivors: wife, Donna; children, Joshua, LaShell, both of Orlando; father, Shelly Jr., West Memphis; mother, Dorothy, Memphis, Tenn.; brothers, Willie Trotter, Springfield, Ill., Lawarence Hill, Memphis; Alvin, West Memphis; Wayne, Sandusky, Ohio; sisters, Hortense Hill, Memphis, Gwendolyn Batson, Los Angeles, Sheila Scott, Jackie, both of Springfield; Ramona Hines, Mobile, Ala.. Brinson's Funeral Home, Orlando.
