Velma O. Freemyer, 89
OCALA — Velma O. Freemyer, 89, a homemaker, died Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2000, at Munroe Regional Medical Center.
A native of Alabama, she moved here from Alton, Ill., 25 years ago.
Survivors include her daughter, Diana McCarthy, Tucson, Ariz.; son, John Weslick, Citrus Springs; brother, William Tennant, San Antonio; one grandchild; and one great-grandchildren.
Roberts Bruce West Chapel of Ocala provided information.
Robert D. Fulmer, 74
GAINESVILLE — Robert Dotson "Bob" Fulmer, 74, a state administrative officer for Soil Conservation, United States Department of Agriculture, died Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2000, at Shands Hospital.
A native of Drifton, Alabama., he moved here from Spartanburg, S.C., in 1963. Mr. Fulmer was a member of First United Methodist Church. He was a volunteer at the Veterans Administration Hospitalvolunteer. He was and a member of the Alachua General Hospital Auxiliary.
Survivors include his daughter, Sybil F. Davis, Silver Springs; son, Michael K. Fulmer, Gainesville; brother, Paul Fulmer, Hendersonvillem, Tenn.; and twow grandchildren.
Milam Funeral Home of Gainesville provided information.
Peggy L. Haga, 59
BELLEVIEW — Peggy L. Haga, 59, a utility director for General Development Corp., died Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2000, at Sylvia's Hospice House.
A native of Baileysville, W.Va., she moved here from Maryland in 1985. Mrs. Haga was a member of Central Christian Church.
Survivors include her husband, Roy L. Haga, Belleview; daughters, Carlie Clay, and Shari Cook, both all of Belleview, Vanessa McClaugherty, Titusville, and Debbie Barrett, Ocala; son, Roy L. Haga Jr., Apex, N.C.; sisters, Delcie Lyons, Pineville, W.Va., Janice Bailey, Princeton, W.Va., and Judy McAmish, Tullahoma, Tenn.; brothers, Johnny Bailey, Land O' Lakes, Thomas Bailey, Germany, Larry Bailey, Mount Prospect, Ill., Donald Bailey, Pineville, W.Va., and Steve Bailey, Hunstville, Ala.; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Marion County, P.O. Box 4860, Ocala, FL 34478.
Hiers Funeral Home of Ocala provided information.
Angela D. Hamilton, 43
OCALA — Angela Deloris Hamilton, 43, a homemaker, died Tuesday, Aug., 29, 2000.
Mrs. Hamilton was a native of Ocala, and a resident of Marion County. She was Pentecostal.
Survivors include her husband, Willie J. Hamilton, Ocala; daughter, Shenita Jones, Tampa; sons, Dennis Jones, and Sterrick Jones, both of Ocala; sisters, Anita Clarke, Iowa City, Iowa, Debra Robinson, and Sheila Williams, and Ernestine Jones all both of Ocala; brothers, Ulysses Harper, Muffernburg, Tenn., and Kenneth Robinson, Ocala.
Sellers Funeral Home of Ocala provided information.
Humphrey Hawksley, 82
CITRUS SPRINGS — Humphrey B. Hawksley, 82, a retired expeditor and foreman for Rockwell International, died Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2000 in Crystal River.
A native of Mars Hill, Maine, he moved here from Dearborn, Mich., 21 years ago. Mr. Hawksley was a member of Hope Evangelical Lutheran Church. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, June J. Hawksley, Dunnellon; sons, Lawrence R. Hawksley, Dunnellon, and Richard A. Hawksley, Wills Point, Texas; two grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Roberts Funeral Home of Dunnellon provided information.
Harlow K. Johnson, 60
MORRISTON — Harlow K. "Butch" Johnson, 60, an electrician's helper, died Saturday, Aug. 26, 2000.
A native of Washington, he moved here from Miramar 23 years ago. Mr. Johnson was Baptist. He was a member of American Bikers Aimed Towards Education (ABATE).
Survivors include his wife, Nani Johnson, Morriston; sons, Daniel L. Johnson Sr., Morriston, and Robert G. Bowen, Williston; daughters, Catherine L. Scott, Williston, Sheila S. Phillip, Morriston, Melodye A. Ranslow, Ocala, and Joy L. Dees, Mayaka; sisters, Mary Press, Silver Springs, Md., Betty McKenzie, Virginia, and Margaret Cunningham, Idaho; stepmother; Josephine Johnson, Belleview; 12 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
Knauff Funeral Home of Williston provided information.
Willie L. Johnson Sr., 58
REDDICK — Willie L. "Bill" Johnson Sr., 58, a self-employed landscaper, died Friday, Aug. 25, 2000 in Orange Lake.
Mr. Johnson Sr. was a lifelong residentnative of Reddick, and a lifelong resident of Marion County. He was a member of United Baptist Church in Reddick. He was a radio announcer for The Gospel Train.
Survivors include his daughter, Angela D. Johnson; son, Willie L. Johnson Jr., both of Ocala; brothers, James Johnson, Orlando, and Alonzo Johnson, Buffalo, N.Y.
Summers Funeral Home of Ocala provided information.
Thomas H. Laverack, 87
OCALA — Thomas H. Laverack, 87, a retired real estate broker, died Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2000, at Life Care Center of Ocala.
A native of Wallington, N.J., he moved here from Barnegat, N.J., in 1987. Mr. Laverack was a member of Kiwanis East Meadow Long Island Chapter No. 149. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Julia Laverack, Ocala; daughters, Virginia Santangelo, Farmingville, N.Y., and Marilyn Bradley, Anniston, Ala.; and two grandchildren.
Mr. Laverack was preceded in death by hisher son, Thomas H. Laverack Jr.
National Cremation Society of Fruitland Park provided information.
Grant L. Morthland, 74
OCALA — Grant Lail Morthland, 74, a retired citrus businessman and purchasing director, died Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2000, at Estelle's Hospice House.
Mr. Morthland was a native and lifelong resident of Ocala, and a lifelong resident of Marion County. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Ocala, Ocala Kiwanis Club, and Ocala Elks Club. He was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of World War II and a former Ocala city councilman.
Survivors include his wife, Diane C. Morthland; daughter, Sydney M. Salat, both of Ocala; sons, William G. Morthland, Altamonte Springs, and Michael L. Morthland, Ocala; and three grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to First Presbyterian Church of Ocala or Hospice of Marion County.
Hiers Funeral Home of Ocala provided information.
Harold A. Prescott, 74
SUMMERFIELD — Harold A. Prescott, 74, a retired receiver for Howard Johnson-Tetley U.S.A. Inc., in Brockton, Mass., died Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2000 in Ocala.
Mr. Prescott was a native of Brockton, and a resident of Summerfield. He was a member of Hope Lutheran Church in Lady Lake, and a former member of the Paul Revere Masonic Lodge in Brockton. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Evelyn F. Prescott, Summerfield; stepdaughter, Ellen I. Souza, Ocala; son, Robert H. Prescott, Ocala; stepson, Paul E. Kahler, New Hampton, N.H.; brothers, Raymond A. Prescott, Robert Prescott, both of Brockton, and Earl C. Prescott, Carver, Mass.; 10 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Mr. Prescott was preceded in death by his daughter, Joanne Frost.
Memorial contributions may be made to Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Brockton or Hope Lutheran Church in Lady Lake.
Hiers Memorial Chapel of Lady Lake provided information.
Glema R. Powell, 83
ANTHONY — Glema Roland Powell, 83, a retired cafeteria server for Marion County School Board, died Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2000 in Ocala.
Miss Powell was a native of Anthony and a resident of Marion County. She was Methodist.
Survivors include her sisters, Minnie Crews, and Maebelle Crisp, both of Anthony, Lucille Roland, West Palm Beach, and Nora Hill, Bronx, N.Y.; brother, Carlos Roland, Pittsburgh, Pa.; sons, Jesse Powell, Monterey, Calif., Norman Powell, Pompano Beach, and Robert Powell, Nyack, N.Y.; daughters, Audrey Davis, and Margie Gordon, both of Anthony, Doretha Thompson, Ocala, and Willie Mae Neal, Bridgeton, N.J.
Sellers Funeral Home of Ocala provided information.
William K. Raftis, 63
WILDWOOD — William Keith Raftis, 63, a retired barber, died Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2000.
A native of Leesburg, he moved here from Wyandotte, Mich., in 1968. He was a member of the Assembly of God, Wildwood Masonic Lodge No. 92, and Scottish Rite and Shrine.
Survivors include his wife, Sheally Raftis, Wildwood; son, Wade Wilson, North Florida; daughters, Kay Matthews, Greensboro, Md., and Zarah Turner, Ocala; brother, David Raftis, Wyandotte; and four grandchildren.
Banks-Page-Theus Funeral Home of Wildwood provided information.
Gracie Small, 82
REDDICK — Gracie Small, 82, a homemaker, died Friday, Aug. 25, 2000, at her home.
Mrs. Small was a native and lifelong resident of Reddick and a lifelong resident of Marion County.
Survivors include her daughter, Willie M. Young, Leesburg; 13 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Cunningham's Funeral Home of Ocala provided information.
Willie E. Speights, 69
OCALA — Willie Earl Speights, 69, a retired pastor for Pine Grove Baptist Church, died Thursday, Aug. 24, 2000.
Mr. Speights was a native and lifelong resident of Ocala and a lifelong resident of Marion County. He was a former teacher n employee for the Marion County School Board and a U.S. Army veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Lessie B. Speights, Ocala; sons, Howard Speights, Orlando, Todd Speights, Nathaniel Speights, Arthur Speights, and Reginald Gaskin, all of Ocala; daughter, Tonja Speights, Ocala; sister, Bernice Goodman, Shirley J. Stokes, and Delores Verner, all of Phila- delphia; brother, Arthur Speights, Philadelphia; stepdaughter, Daisey Thomas, Ocala; and five grandchildren.
Cunningham's Funeral Home of Ocala provided information.
Rose A. Veni, 67
OCALA — Rose Adella Veni, 67, a homemaker, died Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2000, at her home.
A native of New York City, she moved here from Long Island, N.Y., in 1996. Mrs. Veni was a member of Queen of Peace Catholic Church.
Survivors include her husband, Gaetano "Guy" Veni, Ocala; mother, Phillis Guagalardio, Staten Island, N.Y.; daughters, Deborah VanDeinse, Campton N.H., and Phillis Noel, Ocala; son, Anthony Veni, Long Island; brother, Nick Guagalardio, and Frank Guagalardio, both of Staten Island; and five grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to American Cancer Society.
Hiers Funeral Home of Ocala provided information.
John H. Williamson, 58
OCALA — John H. Williamson, 58, died Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2000.
A native of Utica, N.Y., he moved here from Herkimer, N.Y., in 1997. Mr. Williamson was Methodist.
He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Linda Williamson; daughter, Melissa Williamson, both of New York; mother, Eluned Williamson; sister, Elizabeth Williamson, both of Ocala, and Jane Dwyer, Booneville, N.Y.; brother, David Williamson, Tucson, Ariz., and Joseph Williamson, Vernon, N.Y.
Roberts Funeral Home of Dunnellon provided information.
