Harland E. Markell, 75
SILVER SPRINGS — Harland E. Markell, 75, a trucking manager for Farmland Dairies in Wallington, N.J., died Friday, Sept. 1, 2000.
A native of Romulus, N.Y., he moved to Silver Springs from Hawthorne, N.J., eight years ago. Mr. Markell was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Doris N. Hamilton Markell, Silver Springs; sons, Robert Markell, Oakland, N.J., and Don Markell, River Vale, N.J.; daughters, Barbara Markell, Oakland, and Linda Gnatowski, White Meadow Lake, N.J.; brother, Bill Markell, Palm Harbor; eight grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Browning-Forshay Funeral Home of Hawthorne, N.J., provided information.
James P. Nicholes Jr., 66
DUNNELLON — James Paul Nicholes Jr., 66, a retired upholsterer, died Thursday, Aug. 31, 2000, in Ocala.
A native of Hempstead, N.Y., he moved to Dunnellon from Pompano Beach in 1984. Mr. Nicholes was a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church. He served in Korea with the U.S. Marine Corps.
Survivors include his wife, Barbara Nicholes; son, James G. Nicholes; daughters, Patricia Nicholes, Linda Bauser, all of Dunnellon, and Christine Fitzgerald, Boca Raton; brother, Anthony Nicholes, Farmingdale, N.Y.; and 10 grandchildren.
Roberts Funeral Home of Dunnellon provided information.
William Stark, 76
OCALA — William Stark, 76, a retired painter for the aircraft industry, died Friday, Sept. 1, 2000, at Munroe Regional Medical Center.
A native of Torrance, Scotland, he moved to Ocala from Holyoke, Mass., 20 years ago. Mr. Stark was Protestant. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his friend, Shirley Beers, Ocala; daughters, Gayle Cappola, Indialantic, JoAnn Tranghese, East Long Meadow, Mass., and Debra Rubenstein, Coral Springs; son, James Couchlin, Stafford Springs, Conn.; sister, Mae Malkoff, St. Petersburg; and 10 grandchildren.
Hiers Funeral Home of Ocala provided information.
James T. Willis, 80
MCINTOSH — James T. Willis, 80, a retired insurance executive, died Saturday, Sept. 2, 2000, at Estelle's Hospice House.
A native of Bowling Green, Ky., he moved to McIntosh from Clearwater 16 years ago. Mr. Willis was a member of McIntosh United Methodist Church, American Legion Post No. 7 and Veterans of Foreign Wars. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Margaret J. Willis, McIntosh; daughter, Sandra A. Lipgens, Mauldin, S.C.; son, Gregory A. Willis, McIntosh; stepdaughter, Deborah Whiteside, Cumming, Ga.; stepson, Jeffrey L. Ulbrich, Tampa; and six grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to Alzheimer's Association or Hospice of Marion County.
Hiers Funeral Home of Ocala provided information.
Myrtle L. Butler, 82
PALM HARBOR — Myrtle L. Butler, 82, a homemaker, died Sunday, Sept. 3, 2000, in Inverness.
A native of Chiefland, she came to Palm Harbor from Yankeetown 25 years ago. Mrs. Butler was Pentecostal.
Survivors include her sons, Sam Butler, Okeechobee, Franklin Butler, Elfers, Ben Butler, Hernando, Calvin Butler, Bushnell, Jimmy Butler, Live Oak, Charlie Butler, Hudson, Harold and Joseph Butler, both of New Port Richey; daughters, Ethel Phillips, Blessing, Texas, Martha Butler, Palm Harbor, Darlene Knight and Marie Wright, both of Dunnellon; sister, Mattie Dyke, Leesburg; 20 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandson.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Ben A. Butler.
Roberts Funeral Home of Dunnellon provided information.
Dolores Cruz, 71
OCALA — Dolores Cruz, 71, a homemaker, died on Saturday, Sept. 2, 2000, at Ocala Regional Medical Center.
A native of Canobas, Puerto Rico, she came here from Queens, N.Y., in 1997. Mrs. Cruz was Pentecostal and a member of Iglesia Ebenezer Asamblea De Dios.
Survivors include her husband, Magdaleno Cruz, Ocala; daughters, Hilda Melendez and Gladys Benitez, both of Bronx, N.Y.; sisters, Maria C. Garcia and Nery Gonzalez, both of Canobas; brother, Pedro Garcia, Manhattan, N.Y.; and five grandchildren.
Hiers Belleview Funeral Home provided information.
Marsha Hanson, 63
HERNANDO — Marsha Hanson, 63, a retired banker for State Street Bank & Trust in Boston, died Friday, Sept. 1, 2000.
A native of Medford, Mass., she came to Hernando from Danvers, Mass., three years ago. Mrs. Hanson was a member of Citrus Women's League and was Congregationalist.
Survivors include her husband, James A. Hanson, Hernando; and stepdaughter, Dawn Marie Montooth, Moultrie, Ga.
Hooper Funeral Homes & Crematory provided information.
Gordon C. Johnson Sr., 83
OCALA — Gordon C. Johnson Sr., 83, a retired plant superintendent for True Temper Corp., died Friday, Sept. 1, 2000, at Munroe Regional Medical Center.
A native of Portland, N.Y., he came to Ocala from Fredonia, N.Y., in 1978. Mr. Johnson was involved in a number of organizations including being a 50-year member of the Forest Lodge F&AM 166 of Fredonia; United Methodist Church in Ocala; former member of the Lake Side Club of Dunkirk, N.Y., and as a young man served in the Civilian Conservation Corps.
Survivors include his wife, Ruth Bangs Johnson; sons, Gordon Johnson Jr., Steamberg, N.Y., and Kenneth Johnson, Erie, Pa.; daughter, Sharon Privateer, Fredonia, N.Y.; brother, Roger Johnson, Ocala; 12 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Virginia Albrecht Johnson.
Morse Funeral Home of Brocton, N.Y., provided information.
George Jones, 65
BELLEVIEW — George "Bill" Jones, 65, a retired master sergeant for the U.S. Army, died Saturday, Sept. 2, 2000, at his residence.
A native of Elon College, N.C., he came to Belleview from Fort Benning, Ga., in 1975. Mr. Jones was Baptist and a veteran of the Korean and Vietnam wars.
Survivors include his wife, Hyon K. Jones, Belleview; daughters, Diana McGaw, Ocklawaha, and Laura Jones, Belleview; sisters, Betty Jo Harden, Lexington, N.C., and Elaine Matthewson, Elon College; brothers, Woodrow Jones, Myrtle Beach, S.C., and Wayne Jones, Elon College; and two grandchildren.
Hiers Belleview Funeral Home provided information.
Jacqueline S. Kurtz, 77
GAINESVILLE — Jacqueline "Jackie" S. Kurtz, 77, a retired secretary for B&B Chemical Co., died Saturday, Sept. 2, 2000, at North Florida Regional Medical Center in Gainesville.
A native of Miami, she moved to Gainesville from Ocala three years ago. Mrs. Kurtz was a member of Fort McCoy United Methodist Church and a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Ladies Auxiliary in Fort McCoy.
Survivors include her sons, James and Michael L. Kurtz, both of Gainesville; brother, Harry M. Smith, Mulberry; sisters, Hazel Coles and Lillian Curington, both of Fort McCoy; and five grandchildren.
Memorial donations may be made to Hospice.
Roberts Bruce East Chapel of Ocala provided information.
Bertha M. Peacock, 91
DUNNELLON — Bertha M. Peacock, 91, a retired lighting assembler, died Saturday, Sept. 2, 2000, in Ocala.
A native of Philadelphia, she came to Dunnellon 25 years ago. Mrs. Peacock was a member of Order of the Eastern Star in Philadelphia.
Survivors include her daughters, Marie Phillips, Nancy Colato and Sally Norton, all of Dunnellon; brother, Raymond Bussman, Philadelphia, sisters, Dorothy Reaves and Violet Mallon, both of Philadelphia; seven grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Roberts Funeral Home of Dunnellon provided information.
Anna L. Shearer, 57
OCALA — Anna L. Shearer, 57, a retired assessment technician for Marion County Property Appraiser's office, died Sunday, Sept. 3, 2000, at Estelle's House.
Mrs. Shearer was a lifelong Ocala resident and a member of Cornerstone Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Joseph L. Shearer, Ocala; daughter, Donna L. Horn, Summerfield; sons, Mark and Dan L. Shearer, both of Ocala; sisters, Gloria Wells, Salt Springs, Virginia Bensley, Georgetown, Ga., Mary Tapp, Ocala, and Mildred Lewis, Belleview; brothers, John M. Holley, Summerfield, and Henry E. Holley, Georgetown; and four grandchildren.
Hiers Funeral Home of Ocala provided information.
Charlene York, 67
OCALA — Charlene York, 67, a retired assembler for Electronic Co. and Microdyne Corp., died Friday, Sept. 1, 2000, at Munroe Regional Medical Center.
A native of Greenfield, Ind., she came here from Hollywood in 1982. She was Protestant.
Survivors include her son, Donald E. McCall, Brick, N.J.; daughters, Linda Joy Addonizio, Norman, Okla., and Barbara Robinson, Ocala; sister, Barbara Watson, Fort Lauderdale; mother, Martha L. Logsdon, Ocala; and three grandchildren.
Forest Lawn Funeral Home of Ocala provided information.
Una Rosetta Barker, 71
OCALA — Una Rosetta Barker, a retired maintenance employee, died Saturday, Sept. 2, 2000 at her residence.
A native of Guyana, South America, she came here from Brooklyn, N.Y., in 1993. Mrs. Barker was a member of True Vine Church.
Survivors include her sons, Bryan Barker and David Barker, both of Brooklyn; daughters, Audrey Cole, Carol Williams, Andrea Williams, all of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Esther Barker and Rosaan Barker, both of Whitehall, Pa.; brother, Simon Young, Manchester, England; sisters, Rita Corrica, Ocala, Clorine Young and Geraldine Dey, both of Guyana; and 18 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Forest Lawn Funeral Home provided information.
Shirley M. Basler, 67
BELLEVIEW — Shirley M. Basler, a retired program coordinator for Widowed Persons Service of Lake County, died Saturday, Sept. 2, 2000, at Sylvia's Hospice House.
A native of Baltimore, she moved to Belleview in 1971. Mrs. Basler was a member of Belleview United Methodist Church and was executive secretary of the Belleview Chamber of Commerce from 1974 to 1977.
Survivors include two daughters, Dorinda Guinn and Lori Zinn, both of Ocala; two sisters, Linda Bumgardner, Hanover, Md., and Betty Lou Jaworski, Severna Park, Md.; and four grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her daughter Donna Basler.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Hospice of Marion County, Belleview United Methodist Church Building Fund or Widowed Persons Service of Lake County.
Hiers Belleview Funeral Home provided information.
