Joe G. Farrow, 81
OCALA - Joe G. Farrow, 81, a retired asphalt plant technician of Marion Construction Co., died Thursday, Aug. 17, 2000, at his home.
A native of Delray Beach, he moved here from San Mateo 45 years ago. Mr. Farrow was a member of Blessed Trinity Catholic Church. He was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Willie L. Farrow, Ocala; daughters, Linda F. Dyals, Bell, and Melissa F. McNichols, Ocala; sons, James Farrow, Ocala, Jon Farrow, Forth Worth, Texas, and Jerald Farrow, Jacksonville; sister, Helen Long, Delray Beach; 14 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Roberts Downtown Chapel of Ocala provided information.
Richard L. Fields, 66
DUNNELLON - Richard L. Fields, 66, a manufacturing manager, died Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2000, at his home.
Mr. Fields was a native of Hutchinson, Kan., and a resident of Dunnellon. He was a member of Church of the Advent, Episcopal. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Sandra Fields, Ocala; daughters, Dyann Burgess, Des Moines, Iowa, and Teresa Ericson, Orlando; mother, Laura Henderson, Lakeland; stepmother, Violet Fields, Lakeland; brothers, Bill Fields, California, Bob Fields, Pennsylvania, and Jim Fields, Georgia; and four grandchildren.
Hiers Memorial Chapel at TimberRidge provided information.
James Markham, 83
MORRISTON - James Markham, 83, a farmer, died Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2000.
Mr. Markham was a native of Romeo and a lifelong resident of Morriston. He was Baptist.
Survivors include his sons, Jimmie E. Markham, Morriston, and Willard Markham, Killeen, Texas; daughters, Mary Markham, Lucoma, N.C., and Jewell Sands, Montbrook; brother, Virgil Markham, Williston; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Knauff Funeral Home of Williston provided information.
Barney A. Roth, 78
INVERNESS - Barney A. Roth, 78, a retired air safety specialist for the U.S. government, died Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2000.
Mr. Roth was a native of Philadelphia and a resident of Inverness since 1991.
Survivors include his sons, Mark A. Roth, Fort Worth, Texas, James H. Roth, Sendai, Japan, and Steven Roth, Inverness.
Hooper Funeral Home, Inverness Chapel, provided information.
Angela C. Truluck, 29
SUMMERFIELD - Angela Christanne Truluck, 29, a homemaker, died Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2000.
A native of Battle Creek, Mich., she moved here from Homer, Mich., in 1989. Mrs. Truluck was Protestant. She was a member of New Life Presbyterian Church in Fruitland Park.
Survivors include her husband, Steve Truluck, Summerfield; son, Reese Truluck, Summerfield; stepsons, Nick Truluck and Chris Truluck, both of Augusta, Ga., and Michael Truluck, Ocala; stepdaughter, Stephanie Truluck, Ocala; mother, Janice Burris, Belleview; father, Don Burris, Homer; and brother, Matthew Burris, Gainesville.
Florida Cremation Society of Ocala provided information.
Catherine D. Barclay, 74
OCALA — Catherine D. Barclay, 74, a homemaker, died Friday, Aug. 18, 2000, at her home.
A native of New York, she moved to Ocala in 1974. Mrs. Barclay was a member of Our Lady of the Springs Catholic Church.
Mrs. Barclay was preceded in death by her husband, William Barclay II.
Survivors include her daughters, Maureen Hershel and Irene Barclay, both of Ocala; sons, Robert F. Barclay, New York, John Barclay, Beaverton, Ore., Francis W. Barclay III, Altamonte Springs, and Thomas Barclay, Ocala; 10 grandchildren; and two great—grandchildren.
Hiers Funeral Home of Ocala provided information.
Ronald A. Curington, 63
HERNANDO — Ronald Allen Curington, 63, a former owner and operator of an Apache Shores convenience store, died Saturday, Aug. 19, 2000.
Mr. Curington was a native of Trilby, and a lifelong resident of Hernando. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of Korean War and Vietnam War Leroy Rooks Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 4252, and American Legion. He was Baptist.
Survivors include his wife of 40 years, Judy W. Curington, Hernando; sons, Ernest A. Curington, and Ronald A. Curington, both of Hernando; brother, Grover Curington, Lecanto; sister, Iris Butler, Hernando; and two grandchildren.
Inverness Chapel-Hooper Funeral Home provided information.
Margaret C. Golla, 81
OCALA — Margaret Catherine Golla, 81, a homemaker, died Friday, Aug. 18, 2000, at Harborside Healthcare of Ocala.
A native of Wilkinsburg, Pa., she moved here from Hayward, Calif., nine months ago. Mrs. Golla was Catholic.
Mrs. Golla was preceded in death by her husband, Charles R. Golla.
Survivors include her sons, Charles Golla, Ocala; Kenneth Golla and Mark Golla, both of Hayward; sisters, Frances Saunders, Marietta, Ga., Rita Schultz, Aspinwall, Pa., Cecilia Ferguson, Davenport, Iowa, and Dolores Grogan, Newington, Conn.; brother, Jack Grogan, Rock Creek, Ohio; six grandchildren; and six great—grandchildren.
Hiers Funeral Home of Ocala provided information.
James B. Johnson, 83
OCALA — James B. Johnson, 83, a retired superintendent for Olean School System in New York, died Saturday, Aug. 19, 2000, at Munroe Regional Medical Center.
A native of Worcester, N.Y., he moved here from Hinsdale N.Y., 24 years ago. Mr. Johnson was Baptist. He was a merchant marine.
Survivors include his wife, Ethel E. Johnson, Ocala; daughters, Judith A. Shelley, Mandeville, La., and Janis L. Phillips, Tampa; son, James B. Johnson Jr., Allegany, N.Y.; five grandchildren; and four great—grandchildren.
Hiers Funeral Home of Ocala provided information.
Grace C. Kring, 82
OCALA — Grace Collar Kring, 82, a retired supervisor for Michigan Bell Telephone, died Thursday, Aug. 17, 2000, at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, in Michigan.
A native of York Township, Mich., she moved to Ocala in 1982. Mrs. Kring was Christian.
Mrs. Kring was preceded in death by her first husband, Dexter Collar; and husband, Ralph Kring.
Survivors include her son, Dale Collar, Milan, Mich.; four grandchildren; four stepchildren; and several stepgrandchildren.
Forest Lawn Funeral Home of Ocala provided information.
Merle I. Noyes, 82
CITRUS SPRINGS — Merle I. Noyes, 82, a retired purchasing agent for General Electric, died Friday, Aug. 18, 2000.
A native of Milo, Maine, he moved here from Old Town, Maine 17 years ago. Mr. Noyes was Protestant. He was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Elaine J. Noyes, Citrus Springs; son, Steven J. Noyes, Summerfield; daughters, Merlene Cowles, Edgecomb, Maine, Brenda Boucher, Maine, and Rebecca Noyes, Summerville, S.C.; brother, Maurice R. Noyes, Greenbush, Maine; sisters, Margaret Boyes, Skowhegan, Maine, Phyllis Bulduc, Old Town, Maine, Ruth Thompson, Glenburn, Maine, and Debby Gillespie, South Portland, Maine; six grandchildren; and four great—grandchildren.
Fero Funeral Home provided information.
Marion B. S. Spence, 91
HERNANDO — Marion Brinton S. Spence, 91, a homemaker, died Friday, Aug. 18, 2000.
A native of Crystal Springs, Miss., she moved here from Clearwater in 1985.
Survivors include her sons, Thomas Spence, Hernando, and Robert B. Spence, Clearwater; seven grandchildren; and seven great—grandchildren.
Roberts Funeral Home of Dunnellon provided information.
Herbie G. Stephenson, 61
OCALA — Herbie George Stephenson, 61, a retired bus driver, died Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2000, at Ocala Regional Medical Center.
A native of Jamaica, he moved here from New York in 1991. Mr. Stephenson was Catholic.
Survivors include his wife, Joann Stephenson, Ocala; daughters, Keisha Grace, Fort Bragg, N.C.; and Shakiria Stephenson, Ocala; sons, Herbert Stephenson, Schenectady, N.Y., and Devon Stephenson, New York City; sisters, Yvonne Cole, Springfield, N.Y., Faye D'Agular, Freeport, N.Y., and Patricia Stephenson, Jamaica; brothers, Anthony Stephenson, Paul Stephenson, Franklin Stephenson and John Stephenson, all of Kingston, Jamaica; and three grandchildren.
Hiers Memorial Chapel at TimberRidge provided information.
Jeffrey S. Strickland Jr., 20
WILLISTON — Jeffrey Scott Strickland Jr., 20, a restaurant chef, died Friday, Aug. 18, 2000.
Mr. Strickland Jr. was a native of Gainesville and a lifelong resident of Williston. He was a member of Church of God in Williston. He was a graduate of Williston High School Class of 1998. He was enrolled in the American Culinary Arts Academy.
Survivors include his mother, Janice Hughes, Williston; father, Jeffrey S. Strickland Sr., Lutz; paternal grandparents, C.L. and Mary E. Strickland, Romeo; maternal grandparents, Charles and Pamela Hughes, Williston; paternal great-grandmother, Gertrude Strickland, Pensacola; and maternal great-grandmother, Eula Sapp, Williston.
Knauff Funeral Home of Williston provided information.
George L. Wood, 80
OCALA — George L. Wood, 80, a retired vice-president of Propane Industrial, died Saturday, Aug. 19, 2000, at his home.
A native of Willoughby, Ohio, he moved to Ocala 16 years ago. Mr. Wood was Methodist. He was a member of Ocala Elks Lodge 286, and Florida Chapter of the Eighth Air Force Historical Society. He was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Frances Wood, Ocala; sister, June Hudak, Cleveland; and several nieces and nephews.
Memorial contributions may be made to Florida Elks Children Hospital.
Hiers Funeral Home of Ocala provided information.
