Adelaide W. Holt, 79
CRYSTAL RIVER - Adelaide W. Holt, 79, died Thursday, July 27, 2000.
A native of Amsterdam, N.Y., she moved here from Knoxville, Tenn., 40 years ago. Mrs. Holt was a member of St. Stephens Episcopal Church, Episcopal Church Order of Daughters of the King, and Order of Eastern Star, Chapter 390 in Oak Ridge, Tenn. She also attended St. Anne's Episcopal Church in Crystal River.
Survivors include her husband of 60 years, George A. Holt, Crystal River; sons, George A. Holt Jr., Old Greenwich, Conn., and Charles A. Holt, Cohutta, Ga.; daughter, Carol A. Woody, Harrison Tenn.; sisters, Anne Murphy, Tampa, and Jean Fillers, Knoxville; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Beverly Hills Chapel-Hooper Funeral Home provided information.
Phillips C. Mizzell, 91
OCALA - Phllips C. Mizzell, 91, a retired truck driver, died Friday, July 28, 2000, at New Horizon Rehabilitation Center.
A native of Sylacauga, Ala., he moved here from Tifton, Ga., in 1972. Mr. Mizzell was Methodist. He was a member of Woodmen of the World.
Survivors include his wife, Myrtle E. Mizzell, Ocala; daughters, Ella Fellows, Mary Flancher, both of Ocala, and Barbara L. Marsh, Fort Wayne, Ind.; sons, Phillip E. Mizzell, Ocala, Thomas E. Mizzell, Hogland, Ind., and Johnny M. Mizzell, Fort Wayne; sisters, Christine Beedle, Lynne, Muriel Keller, Jasper, Ala., and Julia Saffold, Sylacauga; 19 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren.
Hiers Funeral Home of Ocala provided information.
Dana H. Shepler, 82
SILVER SPRINGS - Dana Hannah Shepler, 82, a retired banking secretary, died Thursday, July 27, 2000.
A native of Charlotte, Mich., she moved here from Michigan, 20 years ago. Mrs. Shepler was a member of Central Christian Church.
Survivors include her husband, Ronald J. Shepler Sr., Ocala; sons, Marvin Shepler, Cartersville, Ga., and Ronald Shepler Jr.; daughter, Janice Klein, Rome, Ga., and Diana Markley, Wheeler, Mich.; 16 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren.
Roberts Bruce Chapel East of Ocala provided information.
Emory Bennett, 88
DUNNELLON — Emory Bennett, 88, a retired railroad machinist, died Friday, July 28, 2000, at his home.
A native of Baker Ridge, W.Va., he moved here from Flint, Mich., in 1988. Mr. Bennett was a member of First Assembly of God in Dunnellon. He was an employee of General Motors Corp.
Survivors include his wife of 63 years, Margaret Bennett, Dunnellon; son, Dewayne Bennett, Mentor, Ohio; daughter, Carolene Williamson, Dunnellon; five grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Roberts Jennings-Archway Chapel of Ocala provided information.
Rosalie Cairns, 85
OCALA — Rosalie Cairns, 85, a homemaker, died Friday, July 28, 2000, at Harborside Healthcare.
A native of Mount Hope, Ala., she moved here from Hollywood in 1973.
Survivors include her sons, Gerald Cairns and Ronald Cairns, both of Ocala.
Roberts Bruce East Funeral Home of Ocala provided information.
Dorothy C. Jaworski, 74
OCALA — Dorothy C. Jaworski, 74, a homemaker, died Wednesday, July 26, 2000, at her home.
A native of Milwaukee, she moved here from Wisconsin 19 years ago.
Survivors include her daughters, Joanna Soderstrom, Wauwatosa, Wis., and Janice Nickel, Milwaukee; brother, Richard Mazur, Franklin, Wis.; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Marion Oaks Community Center.
Hiers Belleview Funeral Home provided information.
Phillip D. Kelley, 37
UMATILLA — Phillip Dewayne Kelley, 37, a roofer, died Friday, July 28, 2000.
Mr. Kelley was a native of Orlando, and a resident of Umatilla since 1988. He was Baptist.
Survivors include his son, Travis D. Kelley, Clermont; daughter, Brandi L. Kelley, Clermont; father, Junior Kelley; mother, Hazel Kelley, both of Umatilla; brother, Michael Kelley, Groveland; and sister, Gail Brown, Groveland.
Beyers Funeral Home of Umatilla provided information.
Gloria H. Peterson, 75
OCALA — Gloria H. Peterson, 75, a retired teacher's aide, died Thursday, July 27, 2000, at Estelle's House.
A native of Riverhead, N.Y., she moved here from New York 18 years ago. Mrs. Peterson was Protestant.
Survivors include her sons, James K. Peterson, Norwich, Conn., and Lawrence C. Peterson, Colorado Springs, Colo.; daughters, Sandra Peterson-Pilling, Ocala and Susan G. Bunting, Riverhead, N.Y.; brother, James F. Homan, Cutchogue, N.Y.; sister, Jane Phillips, Cutchogue; and nine grandchildren.
Mrs. Peterson was preceded in death by her husband, James Peterson; daughter, Linda Peterson; and sister, Elizabeth Brannon.
Roberts Jennings Archway Chapel of Ocala provided information.
Gerald L. Raines Jr., 38
OCALA — Gerald L. Raines, 38, a tree surgeon, died Friday, July 28, 2000.
A native of Elmer, N.J., he moved here from Maryland 18 years ago. Mr. Raines was Pentecostal. He was a U.S. Army Reserve veteran.
Survivors include his mother, Patricia Gevard, Millville, N.J.; father, Gerald Raines, Ocala; daughter, Samantha Raines, Ocala; son, Chris Raines, Woodbine, N.J.; sisters, Cherylann Finnegan and April Sarah, both of Millville, and Shannon Raines, Ocala; brothers, Dwayne Raines and Brian Raines, both of Ocala, and Jerry L. Raines, Aberdeen, Md.
Hiers Funeral Home of Ocala provided information.
Robert E. Strausbaugh, 77
BELLEVIEW — Robert E. Strausbaugh, 77, a retired maintenance supervisor, died Friday, July 28, 2000, at Sylvia's Hospice House.
A native of Tiffin, Ohio, he moved here from New Washington, Ohio in 1975. Mr. Strausbaugh was a member of Saint Theresa Roman Catholic Church in Belleview, and Knights of Columbus 52 in Ohio. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Pauline L. Strausbaugh, Belleview; daughters, Patricia Aten, Columbus, Ohio, Kathleen Harris, Clovis, Calif., Barbara Batdore, Marion, Ohio, Regina Whitaker, Greenwich, Ohio, Joan Lourenco and Alice Ghigliotty, both of Belleview, Sharon Walker and Nancy Bacchus, both of Orlando, and Brenda Mason, Memphis, Tenn.; sons, Kenneth Strausbaugh, London, Ohio, Joseph Strausbaugh, Summerfield, Donald Strausbaugh and James Strausbaugh, both of New Washington; sister, Marie Zoeller, Tiffin; 26 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Mr. Strausbaugh was preceded in death by his first wife, Esther Strausbaugh.
Forest Lawn Funeral Home of Ocala provided information.
