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Ralph J. Fulton
Bradenton
Ralph J. Fulton, 88, of Bradenton, died Aug. 27, 2001, in Blake Medical Center.
There will be no service. Burial will be in Clarion Cemetery in Clarion, Pa. Toale Brothers Funeral Home, South Chapel, is in charge of arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to the Ineze and Herb Fulton Scholarship Fund, c/o Clarion University, Clarion, Pa. 16214.
Born in Clarion, Mr. Fulton came to Manatee County from there 27 years ago. He was the former owner of B.H. Fulton Lumber Co. in Clarion and a former teacher in Franklin, Pa. He was a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church in Bradenton and a trustee and elder at First Presbyterian Church in Clarion. He served as a lieutenant commander in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was a member of the Shriners and Clarion Masonic Lodge No. 272 Free and Accepted Masons in Clarion for 50 years.
Survivors include his wife, Virginia; three daughters, Lynne Deal of Naples, Beverly Galbraith of Carlisle, Pa., and Gail Grejda of Clarion; a brother, Wayne, of Clarion; seven grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Madelyn A. Green
Bradenton
Madelyn A. Green, 84, of Bradenton, died Aug. 25, 2001, in Casa Mora.
Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. today at Brown and Sons Funeral Home, 5624 26th St. W. Mass will be 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 3100 26th St. W. Burial will be in Palmetto.
Born in Boston, Mrs. Green came to Manatee County from Brighton, Mich., in 1961. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church.
Survivors include three sons, Douglas K. Meadus of Dearborn, Mich., Robert L. Meadus of St. Petersburg, and John G., of Holmes Beach; two brothers, Donald Schindler of Whitmore Lake, Mich., and George Schindler of Milton, Mass.; and four grandchildren.
Jack "Jerry" Grushoff
Bradenton
Jack "Jerry" Grushoff, of Bradenton, died Aug. 25, 2001, in Blake Medical Center.
Visitation and service will be 12:30 p.m. today at The Ira Kaufman Chapel Funeral Home, 18325 W. 9 Mile Road, Southfield, Mich., with Rabbi Paul Yedwab officiating. Religious services will be 7 p.m. today through Thursday at the home of Kerry and Terry Grushoff, 32321 Olde Franklin Drive, in Farmington Hills, Mich. Burial will be in Machpelah Cemetery in Ferndale, Mich. Memorial contributions may be made the American Cancer Society, 18505 W. 12 Mile Road, Southfield, Mich., 48076, or to The Betty Grushoff Library Fund, c/o Na'mat U.S.A., 29500 Greenfield Road No. 2050, Oak Park, Mich. 48237.
Born in Detroit, Mr. Grushoff came to Manatee County from there. He owned a nursery and later worked at Frank's Nursery in Bradenton. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was a member of the Masons and B'nai Brith.
Survivors include his wife, Ann; two daughters, Janice Welch of Anna Maria Island, and Claudia Cotter of Waterford, Mich.; a son, Kerry, of Farmington Hills; and nine grandchildren.
Elmer Townsend Hines
Bradenton
Elmer Townsend Hines, 83, of Bradenton, died Aug. 26, 2001, in Sunbridge Care and Rehabilitation Center in Bradenton.
Visitation will be 6-7 p.m. today in the Worship Center at Sara Bay Baptist Church, 415 67th Ave. W., Bradenton. Service will be 7 p.m. today at the church, with Dr. William L. Ross officiating. Committal service will be held privately for the family Wednesday at Florida National Cemetery in Bushnell, with military honors conducted by the Honor Guide Detail from the U.S. Fort Stewart Army Base in Georgia. Shannon Funeral Home, Town Chapel, is in charge of arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to Sara Bay Baptist Church, 415 67th Ave. W., Bradenton, Fla. 34207.
Born in Potosi, Mo., Mr. Hines came to Manatee County from Sarasota eight years ago. He was a retired builder and finishing carpenter. He attended Sara Bay Baptist Church and was a former member of the Tri-City Baptist Church in Charlotte Harbor, where he served as an ordained deacon. He served as a technical sergeant in the U.S. Army with the 431st Fighter Squadron and the 475th Fighter Group during World War II. He served in New Guinea, the Philippines and Australia, where he received six Bronze Stars, the Good Conduct Medal and the Distinguished Unit Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster. He was a Sarasota Pioneer Day member, and he received the Grace Carr Good Neighbor Award in Sarasota.
Survivors include his wife, Edith L.; three daughters, Mary F. Ross of Bradenton, and Alice M. Wesley and Carol Bitting, both of Asheville, N.C.; a sister, Frances L., of Bradenton; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Betty Jean Hoover
Palmetto
Betty Jean Hoover, 75, of Palmetto, died Aug. 26, 2001, at home.
Memorial service will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Palmetto Presbyterian Church, 1115 10th Ave. W., in Palmetto. The Good Earth Crematory is in charge of arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to the Humane Society, 2515 14th St. W., Bradenton, Fla. 34205, or to Hospice of Southwest Florida, 5955 Rand Blvd., Sarasota, Fla. 34238.
Born in Lima, Ohio, Mrs. Hoover came to Manatee County from Toledo, Ohio, in 1973. She was a retired bookkeeper from Palmetto Mobile Home Club after 27 years.
Survivors include her husband, Charles F. "Bud"; a daughter, Deborah A., of Toledo; a son, Michael A., of Toledo; a brother, Vernon D. Sharp of Palmetto; and three grandchildren.
Edna G. Miller
Palmetto
Edna G. Miller, 75, of Palmetto, died Aug. 26, 2001, in Manatee Memorial Hospital.
Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. today at Kicliter Funeral Home, 517 Eighth Ave. W., Palmetto. Service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at First United Methodist Church of Palmetto, 330 11th Ave. W., with the Revs. Rafe Vigil and Thomas H. Winter officiating. Burial will be in Palmetto City Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Palmetto Friends of the Library, 923 Sixth St. W., Palmetto, Fla. 34221.
Born in Flushing, N.Y., Mrs. Miller came to Manatee County from Rushville, Ind., in 1952. She was a teacher in Manatee County, retired after 12 years of service. She was a member of First United Methodist Church of Palmetto. She was a board member of the Manatee County Library Foundation, Manatee County Fair director emeritus and past president of the Women's Club of Palmetto.
Survivors include her husband, R.W. Sr.; a daughter, Kathleen M. Osgood of Bokeelia; three sons, Robert W. Jr., Mark D., and Grove T., all of Palmetto; and four grandchildren.
Mary C. Price
Wichita, Kan.
Mary C. Price, 93, of Wichita, Kan., formerly of Bradenton, died Aug. 24, 2001.
Service will be 3:30 p.m. today at Hillside Funeral Home, 2929 W. 13th St., in Wichita. Interment will be 1:30 p.m. Friday at the Garden of Memories Cemetery in Tampa. Memorial contributions may be made to Midian Shrine Plane of Mercy, c/o Hillside Funeral Homes, P.O. Box 8229, Wichita, Kan. 67208.
Born in Falmouth, Mrs. Price was a former resident of Manatee County. She was a retired chief operator from General Telephone Co. in Florida.
Survivors include a daughter, Cappy Roberts of Wichita; eight grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild.
Retha Story
Bradenton
Retha Story, 92, of Bradenton, died Aug. 24, 2001, at home.
Memorial service will be 10 a.m. Thursday at Church of Christ, 3412 53rd Ave. E., in Bradenton, with the Rev. Jimmy Goins officiating. Ellenton Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Born in Sturkie, Ark., Mrs. Story came to Manatee County from Stevensville, Mich., 25 years ago. She was a homemaker. She attended Church of Christ.
Survivors include two daughters, Glenis Hurrel and Ann Craig, both of Bradenton; two sons, Gene, of West Plains, Mo., and Hillard, of Springfield, Mo.; a sister, Cepha Matney of West Plains; 16 grandchildren; and 36 great-grandchildren.
Sue Stufflebean
Bradenton
Sue Stufflebean, 60, of Bradenton, died Aug. 24, 2001, in Manatee Memorial Hospital.
Memorial gathering will be at 1 p.m. Sunday at El Rancho Village Recreation Hall, 508 44th Ave. E. Toale Brothers Funeral Home, Bradenton Chapel, is in charge of arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to Shriners Hospital for Children, c/o recorder, Sahib Shrine Temple, 600 N. Beneva Road, Sarasota, Fla. 34232.
Born in Haydenville, Ohio, Mrs. Stufflebean came to Manatee County from Buckeye Lake, Ohio, in 1994. She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Robert E.; three sons, William E., of Newark, Ohio, Robert J., of Horseshoe, N.C., and Rodney J., of Reynoldsburg, Ohio; two sisters, Barbara Rosser of Buckeye Lake, and Linda Ford of Purity, Ohio; two brothers, Roster L. Campbell of Hebron, Ohio, and Paul E. Campbell of Heath, Ohio; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Kimberly Zimmerman
Bradenton
Kimberly "Kim" Zimmerman, 33, of Bradenton, died Aug. 24, 2001, in St. Joseph's Hospital in Tampa.
Visitation will be 7-9 p.m. Wednesday at Griffith-Cline Funeral Home, 1400 36th Ave. E., Ellenton. Memorial service will be 6 p.m. Thursday at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 3400 Cortez Road W., Bradenton. Entombment will be in Mansion Memorial Park in Ellenton. Memorial contributions may be made to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Ward 1, c/o the Youth Fund, 3400 Cortez Road W., Bradenton, Fla. 34210.
Born in California, Mrs. Zimmerman came to Manatee County from Macon, Ga., in 1996. She was a homemaker. She attended The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. She was a Boy Scout volunteer.
Survivors include her husband, Steven F.; her father and stepmother, Gene and Thelma Adams of Christmas; her mother and stepfather, Brenda and Mike Bassett of Musella, Ga.; five sisters, Tami Smith of Lizella, Ga., Nina Bryan of Musella, Sherry Davis of Christmas, Sarha Stout of Phoenix, and Diane Small of Mesa, Ariz.; three brothers, Kale Adams of Christmas, Quincy Adams of Salt Lake City, and Gene Adams Jr. of Los Angeles; and her maternal grandparents, Lucille and James Dunn of Macon.
