JESSIE M. SMITH, 87
retired from Lake Region Packing Association
MRS. SMITH, 2000 Edgewood Ave., Leesburg, died Saturday, June 13. She was retired from Lake Region Packing Association, Tavares. Born in Opp, Ala., she moved to Central Florida in 1936. She was a member of First Baptist Church, Tavares. Survivors: sons, Rowland, Leesburg, Roy, Tavares; brother, K.B. Adkison, Georgia; sister, Mary Ruth Turner, Columbus, Ga.; three grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Steverson Funeral Home, Tavares.
BRYANT B. DOUGLAS, 56
chief petty officer for the Navy
MR. DOUGLAS, 24404 Strawberry Ave., Sorrento, died Monday, June 15. He was a chief petty officer for the Navy and was a veteran of the Vietnam War. Born in Georgia, he moved to Central Florida in 1989. He was a member of Cassia Baptist Church. He was a member of the Eustis Veterans of Foreign Wars. Survivors: wife, Tina; daughters, Amy Bendel, Mount Plymouth, Tina Brock, Eustis; brothers, L.A. 'Dick, ' Cassia, Gary, Jacksonville; one grandson. Harden-Pauli Funeral Home, Eustis.
BILL SMITH, 91
retired heavy construction equipment mechanic
MR. SMITH, 32107 Sixth St., Tavares, died Tuesday, June 16. He was a retired heavy construction equipment mechanic for Cadden Head Construction Company of Naples. Born in Murphy, N.C., he moved to Central Florida this year. He was Baptist. Survivors: wife, Lola; son, Harrell, Tavares; daughters, Dorothy, Buford, Ga.; four grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Hamlin and Hilbish Funeral Directors, Tavares.
WAYNE A. LOCKE, 45
pressman
MR. LOCKE, County Road 132, Wildwood, died Monday, June 15. He was a pressman for Avesta Sheffield Pipe of Wildwood. Born in Wildwood, he was a lifelong resident. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. He served in the National Guard. Survivors: wife, Lois; son, Coy, Wildwood; daughter, Lacy McKettrick, Macon, Ga.; mother, Jaynell, Wildwood; brothers, Larry, Leesburg; one grandson. Banks-Page-Theus Funeral Home, Wildwood.
HELEN B. EASLEY, 85
homemaker
MRS. EASLEY, East Semoran Boulevard, Apopka, died Monday, June 15. She was a homemaker. Born in Montezuma, N.C., she moved to Central Florida in 1942. She was a member of Trinity Baptist Church. Survivors: daughters, Nancy L. Josey, Apopka, Lillian Cutten, Bluff City, Tenn., Marcia Braun, Eustis, Susan Lucky, Tampa; sons, Laird, Cypress, Texas, James, Jacksonville; 23 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren. Baldwin-Fairchild Semoran-Altamonte Chapel, Altamonte Springs.
JANCE ALLEN PERKINS, 17
MR. PERKINS, 11715 Lake Drive, Clermont, died Monday, June 15. He attended Calvary Christian School, Winter Garden, where he was on the basketball and soccer teams. Born in Clermont, he was a lifelong resident of there. He was a member of Minneola Alliance Church. Survivors: father, Jeffery J., Apopka; mother and stepfather, Peggy Broome Whittaker and H. Ronald Whittaker, Clermont; brother, Adam Whittaker, Emeryville, Calif.; sisters, Esther Joy, Clermont, Lauren Whittaker, Orlando, Tiffany, Deltona. Kurfiss Funeral Chapel, Clermont.
LONNIE L. BOYD, 63
citrus grove laborer
MR. BOYD, 1306 Louis Court, Eustis, died May 16. He was a citrus grove laborer for Lake Region Packing Association, Tavares. He moved to Central Florida in 1981. Survivor: daughter, Mary, Eustis. Hayes Brothers Funeral Home, Eustis.
FRED H. FLETCHER, 76
retired government representative
MR. FLETCHER, 507 Century Ave., Fruitland Park, died Tuesday, June 16. He was a retired government representative for the U.S. Department of Defense. Born in East St. Louis, Ill., he moved to Central Florida in 1979. He was Protestant. He was a member of the Lady Lake Masonic Lodge and the American Legion in Fruitland Park and Lady Lake, and was a past commander for the Madison, Ind., American Legion. He was an Army veteran of World War II. Survivors: wife, Anna 'Joanne'; daughter, Pamela Polcar, Crestwood, Ill.; brothers, Guy, Los Angeles, Jack, Woodville, Ala., Finis, Sylvania, Ga., Robert, Flora, Ind., Carl, Vincennes, Ind.; sister, Bonnie Atkinson, Vincennes; one grandson. Beyers Funeral Home, Leesburg.
PHIL HAMMOND, 75
retired manager
MR. HAMMOND, 530 Bonita Drive, Lady Lake, died Tuesday, June 16. He was a retired manager for Dresser Industries. Born in Holbrook, Mass., he moved to Central Florida in 1989. He was a member of St. Timothy Catholic Church, Lady Lake. He was an Army veteran of World War II. Survivors: wife, Lillian M.; sister, Phyllis M., Brockton, Mass. Beyers Funeral Home, Lady Lake.
JOSEPH SCHIBLE JR., 77
retired mechanic
MR. SCHIBLE, 105 Shiloh Ave., Lady Lake, died Tuesday, June 16. He was a retired mechanic. Born in Fort Wayne, Ind., he moved to Central Florida in 1968. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Oxford. He was a member of the Lady Lake American Legion. He was an Army veteran of World War II. Survivors: wife, Sally; son, Joey, Angola, Ind.; stepson, Richard Womack, Indiana; daughters, Jennifer Komaromi, Umatilla, Marie, Damascus, Va.; stepdaughters, Wendy Womack, Lady Lake, Judy Ogle, Leesburg; brothers, Don, Fort Wayne, Ind., Wayne, San Diego; sisters, Betty Freeland, Elkhart, Ind., Vella Primm, Beverly Steigerwald, both of Swartz Creek, Mich.; 11 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Steverson Funeral Home, Tavares.
