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Gene Montagnaro
Gene Montagnaro, 82, St. Augustine, died April 27, 1997, at Flagler Hospital East. He was born in Bagnoly-Naples, Italy, and he had resided in St. Augustine since 1980. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in an Italian services unit, a branch of the U.S. Army.
Survivors include his wife, Virginia S.M. Montagnaro, St. Augustine; and three sisters, Virginia Hammill, Laura Orlandini, both of Naples, and Antoinetta Fitta, Verona, Italy.
Services are planned at a later date. Craig Funeral Home is in charge.
Pearl Priester
Pearl Mildred Priester, 87, died April 28, 1997. She was born in Florence, S.C., and she was the wife of the late Hugh Priester. She worked at the King Edward Cigar Factory in Jacksonville for 30 years, retiring in 1965. She was active in Eastern Star, and she was a member of St. Mark's United Methodist Church, Pearl Street, Jacksonville.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at St. Mark's United Methodist Church, 44th St. and Pearl St., with the Rev. Roger Moore officiating. Burial will be in Jacksonville's Evergreen Cemetery. Friends may call at Hardage-Giddens Mandarin Funeral Home, 11801 San Jose Blvd., Jacksonville from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday.
Survivors include four children, Norma, Roger, Stephen (Flip) and Richard; three sisters, Leona, Vivian and Mary; 10 grandchildren, some of whom reside in St. Augustine; and 11 great-grandchildren.
William Evans
William Ellis Evans, 69, St. Augustine, died April 28, 1997, in Flagler Hospital East. He was a lifelong resident of St. Augustine. He attended local schools and enlisted in the U.S. Navy in Nov. 1944 at the age of 17. Upon his return to St. Augustine in 1947, he was employed by Southern Bell, St. Augustine Trawlers and Grumman St. Augustine, until he retired in 1993.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at Craig Funeral Home chapel. Burial will be in St. Augustine Memorial Park. Friends may call at Craig chapel from 5-8 p.m. today.
Flowers are gratefully declined, and those wishing may make a contribution, in his memory, to the American Cancer Society, POB 5355, St. Augustine, 32085; to the American Heart Association, 5851 St. Augustine Road, Jacksonville, 32207; or to a fund to continue investigations of Mustard Gas Experiment Victims. For further information on the latter contact Margie Jones, 149 Calle Menendez, St. Augustine, 32086.
Survivors include his wife, the former Florence Brady; daughters, Angeline Evans, Camden, S.C., Linda Sue Griffin, Margie T. Jones, St. Augustine; sons, Tommy, Ricky and Lannie Evans, St. Augustine; stepsons, Allen Chesser, St. Augustine, Michael Chesser, Folkston, Ga.; a brother, Marvin Daniel Evans, Daytona Beach; 17 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Sister Mary Grace
Sister Mary Ann Grace, SSJ, 87, died April 28, 1997, at St. Vincent's Medical Center, Jacksonville. For the past 4« years, she had resided at Lourdes Hall, St. Augustine, home of the infirm and retired Sisters of St. Joseph. She was born in County Cork, Ireland, and entered the Sisters of St. Joseph in 1929.
Sister served as an elementary teacher in schools throughout Florida, including in Coral Gables, Miami, Jacksonville, Loretto, Orlando, Tampa and Fernandina Beach. Locally, she taught at St. Ambrose School in Elkton in 1938, and at St. Benedict School in St. Augustine in 1952.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Sisters of St. Joseph Convent, 241 St. George St. Burial will be in San Lorenzo Cemetery. A vigil prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. Friday at St. Joseph Convent.
Those wishing may make a contribution, in her memory, to the Sisters of St. Joseph Development Fund, to be used for the works of the Sisters and the Sisters in retirement.
Survivors include two sisters, Ellen O'Hara and Julia (Mrs. John) O'Hara, both of County Cork; and four nephews, Joseph, Frank, Thomas and Kevin O'Hara, from Ireland.
Craig Funeral Home is in charge.
Henrietta Martin
Funeral services for Henrietta Mattie Martin, 82, St. Augustine, who died April 26, 1997, at Flagler Hospital East, were held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Craig Funeral Home. Burial was in St. Augustine Memorial Park.
Mrs. Martin was the daughter of the late John Henry Gruber, a Confederate soldier of the Civil War.
Craig Funeral Home was in charge.
Pearl Priester
Funeral services for Pearl Mildred Priester, 87, who died April 28, 1997, will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at St. Mark's United Methodist Church, 44th St. and Pearl St., with the Rev. Roger Moore officiating. Burial will be in Jacksonville's Evergreen Cemetery. Friends may call at Hardage-Giddens Mandarin Funeral Home, 11801 San Jose Blvd., Jacksonville from 6 to 8 p.m. today.
Janice Smith
Janice Marie Smith, 50, Sparr, died April 28, 1997, at her home, following a long illness. She was born in Dunnellon, and she had resided in Sparr for the past 12 years, moving there from Ocala. She was of the Holiness faith.
Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Simmons Cemetery, Citra, with the Rev. Wayne Carraway officiating. Friends may call at Masters Funeral Home, Palatka, from 7 to 9 p.m. today.
Survivors include her husband of 35 years, Doyle E. Smith, Sparr; three daughters, Teressa D. McClain, Ocala, Sandy E. Gowers, St. Augustine, Karen R. May, Titusville; two sons, Eric E. Smith, Ocala, Vincent W. Smith, Palatka; three brothers, DeLeon and John A. Dias, both of Ocala, John H. Dias, North Carolina; and nine grandchildren.
Opal Carter
Memorial services for Opal Evans Carter, 82, Orange Park, who died April 28, 1997, at the Life Care Center, Orange Park, will be held at 4 p.m. Friday at Orange Park United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Robert Standifer officiating. Flowers are gratefully declined, and those wishing may make a contribution, in her memory, to Hospice Northeast, 4266 Sunbeam Road, Jacksonville, 32257.
Craig Funeral Home is in charge.
William E. Evans
William E. Evans, a lifelong resident of St. Augustine, died April 28, at Flagler Hospital East, after a long illness. He was 69.
As a result of his exposure to experimental doses of mustard gas while a Navy recruit in World War II, Mr. Evans suffered a lifetime of increasingly serious health problems, according to a family spokesman. In recent years, he had actively sought recognition of his disabilities by the United States Navy, and at the time of his death Mr. Evans was undergoing new medical evaluations by the Department of Veterans Affairs in Jacksonville and St. Petersburg. Last year, the DVA notified him that they were aware of the problems his wartime exposure to mustard gas may have caused.
William Ellis Evans was born July 17, 1927 at Florida East Coast Hospital, the son of Katherine Louise Evans and Marvin Monroe Evans. He attended local schools and enlisted in the United States Navy in November 1944, at the age of 17. He was one of about 2,000 raw recruits asked to participate in testing protective suits and masks in case of chemical attack. The tests involved exposure to mustard gas and Lewisite, an ammonia compound, which caused him severe and recurrent illness.
Although he had planned to make the Navy his career, Mr. Evans was discharged in March 1947 for ``motion sickness,'' and told not discuss the mustard gas experiments with anyone. He returned to St. Augustine and was employed by Southern Bell, St. Augustine Trawlers, and Grumman St. Augustine, until his disabilities forced him to retire in 1993.
Funeral services for Mr. Evans were held this morning at Craig Funeral Home chapel.
Flowers are respectfully declined, however, donations to continue investigations of Mustard Gas Experiment Victims are appreciated. For further information please contact Margie Jones at 149 Calle Menendez, St. Augustine, 32086.
Earl Drenning
Earl Eugene Drenning, 71, St. Augustine, died April 30, 1997, at Flagler Hospital East. He was born in Cumberland, Md., and he had resided in St. Augustine since 1970. He was a retired insurance agent, and he was a veteran of World War II, having served in the U.S. Army. He was of the Baptist faith.
Memorial services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Craig Funeral Home, with the Rev. Garry Martin, pastor of Freedom Baptist Church, officiating.
Survivors include his wife, Barbara Drenning; two daughters, Susan Cook, Columbia, Md., Sheryl Blalock, Fruit Cove; a son, Steven Drenning, Palm Coast; and six grandchildren.
Sister Mary Grace
Funeral services for Sister Mary Ann Grace, SSJ, 87, who died April 28, 1997, at St. Vincent's Medical Center, Jacksonville, will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Sisters of St. Joseph Convent, 241 St. George St. Burial will be in San Lorenzo Cemetery. A vigil prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. today at St. Joseph Convent.
Those wishing may make a contribution, in her memory, to the Sisters of St. Joseph Development Fund, to be used for the works of the Sisters and the Sisters in retirement.
Craig Funeral Home is in charge.
Robert Hobbs
Robert K. Hobbs, 74, died April 28, 1997, in Flagler Estates, following a long illness. He worked as an auto mechanic for many years.
Memorial services will be held in Vermont at a later date. Those wishing may make a contribution, in his memory, to Hospice Northeast, 1400 Old Dixie Hwy., Suite A, St. Augustine, 32086.
Survivors include his wife, Margret Fisher, Vermont; two sons, John Hobbs, Wilmington, Mass., Fredrick Hobbs, Milford, Conn.; and a granddaughter, Denise Hobbs, Hastings.
Coleman's Mortuary is in charge of local arrangements.
Austin Williams
Austin S. Williams, Hamden, Conn., died April 30, 1997, in the Connecticut Hospice.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church. Those wishing may make a contribution, in his memory, to St. Anastasia Catholic Church, Weff Road and A1A South, St. Augustine, 32084.
He was the husband of the late Margaret Gallagher Williams.
Survivors include four daughters, Jeanne Dahlin, Branford, Conn., Ann Proto, Illinois, Margaret Hawes, Florida, Joyce Flynn, Hamden; three sons, Robert J. Williams, St. Augustine, Austin S. Williams Jr., Hamden, Paul Williams, New York City; 11 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Sisk Brothers Funeral Home, 3105 Whitney Ave., Hamden, Conn., is in charge.
Edith Collins
Edith Carolyn Collins, 65, St. Augustine, died May 3, 1997, at Orange Park Medical Center. Born in Sampson, she was a lifelong resident of St. Johns County. She was a member of the St. Augustine Road Baptist Church.
Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Sampson Cemetery with Dr. Harper Bumpers, pastor of St. Augustine Road Baptist Church, officiating.
A son, Tim Collins, preceded her in death.
She is survived by two daughters, Valarie North, Jacksonville, and Dale Mitchell, St. Augustine; a son, Tex Collins, St. Augustine; a sister, Lois Durbin Stratton, Jasper; three brothers, Lamar Stratton, Richard Stratton, both of St. Augustine, and Donald Stratton, Switzerland; nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Craig Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
John Galley
Memorial services for John L. Galley, 61, St. Augustine, who died April 21, 1997, at his home, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 31, at the Dome in Beverly Beach.
Flowers are gratefully declined, and those wishing may make a contribution, in his memory, to Hospice Northeast, 1400 Old Dixie Highway, Suite A, St. Augustine, 32086.
Mr. Galley was born in Passaic, N.J., and he had resided in St. Augustine since 1984. He was a respiratory therapist, and he was a veteran of the Korean Conflict, having served in the U.S. Air Force. He was a member of the United Spiritualist Church, Orlando.
Survivors include his wife, Marion Galley, St. Augustine; his mother, Olga Koziel, Carlstadt, N.J.; two sons, Kevin Galley, Pompano Beach, Michael Galley, Coral Springs; a sister, Patricia Galley, Carlstadt, N.J.; and four grandchildren.
Craig Funeral Home is in charge.
Alexandrina Gemelaris
Alexandrina Colquhoun Gemelaris, 82, St. Augustine, died May 2, 1997, at her home. Arrangements will be announced by Craig Funeral Home.
Edith Collins
Graveside services for Edith Carolyn Collins, 65, St. Augustine, who died May 3, 1997, at Orange Park Medical Center, will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Sampson Cemetery with Dr. Harper Bumpers, pastor of St. Augustine Road Baptist Church, officiating.
Craig Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Alexandrina Gemelaris
Alexandrina Colquhoun Gemelaris, 82, St. Augustine, died May 2, 1997, at her home. She was born in Aberdeen, Scotland, and she had resided in St. Augustine since 1975. She was a member of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church.
Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Augustine Memorial Park, with the Rev. Nikitas Theodosion, pastor, officiating. Friends may call at Craig Funeral Home chapel from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday.
A prayer service will be held at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Craig chapel.
Survivors include one daughter, Alexandrina Sophia Gemelaris, St. Augustine; one son, Andrew Gemelaris, Baltimore, Md.; a sister, Frances Korner, Shillington, Pa.; one brother, William Colquhoun, Palm Coast; and two grandchildren.
Johnny Harris Sr.
Johnny Harris Sr., 870 Bruen St., died early today at his home. Arrangements will be announced by Chase and Son Funeral Home.
Aretta White
Aretta M. White, 84, died May 2, 1997, at her home. She was a former resident of St. Johns County, living in the Fruit Cove area.
The family suggests, in lieu of flowers, donations to Hospice of Northeast Florida, 1400 Old Dixie Hwy., Suite A, St. Augustine, 32086.
Survivors include three sons, Maurice, Harry Jr. and Robert White; and nine grandchildren.
Hardage-Giddens Mandarin Funeral Home, 11801 San Jose Blvd., Jacksonville, is in charge.
Mary Woods
Mary K. Woods, 89, St. Augustine, died May 4, 1997, at Flagler Hospital East. She was born in Waukegan, Ill., and she had resided here since 1995. She was retired from Abbott Pharmaceutical Labs, and she was of the Catholic faith.
Burial will be at a later date in the Ascension Cemetery, Libertyville, Ill.
She was the mother of the late Robert L. Woods Jr.
Survivors include one daughter, Lorraine Thompson, St. Augustine; a son, Patrick Woods, Challenge, Calif.; five grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Craig Funeral Home is in charge of local arrangements.
