Adelard N. Cyr, 70
DUNNELLON — Adelard N. Cyr, 70, a retired aerospace mechanical engineer, died Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2001, at home under hospice care.
A native of Fort Kent, Maine, he moved here from Watertown, Conn., three years ago. Mr. Cyr was a member of Society of Professional Engineers, Veterans of Foreign Wars, St. John's Catholic Church, and attended Queen of Peace Catholic Church. He served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Emma M. Cyr, Dunnellon; daughter, Dr. Terri Bebrin, Wolcott, Conn.; son, Jason Cyr, Tampa; brothers, Herman Cyr, Windsor, Conn., Richard Cyr, Thomaston, Conn., and Raymond Cyr, California; and two grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Marion County.
Fero Funeral Home, Beverly Hills, provided information.
Raymond C. Dunphy, 65
OCALA — Raymond C. Dunphy, 65, a radio announcer, died Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2001.
A native of Houlton, Maine, he moved here from Boston in 1970. Mr. Dunphy graduated from Cambridge School of Radio and Television. He was a former school board member in Dover, N.H., and a former city councilman in Portsmouth, N.H.
Survivors include his sons, Kevin Lyons, Ocala, and Eric Dunphy, Tennessee; and daughter, Diane Dunphy, Tampa.
Roberts Funeral Home of Dunnellon provided information.
Odessa E. Garner, 76
WEIRSDALE — Odessa E. Garner, 76, a homemaker, died Monday, Feb. 12, 2001, at home.
Mrs. Garner was a native and a lifelong resident of Weirsdale. She was a member of Stanton First Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Willie A. Garner, Weirsdale; daughters, Gloria Boger, Sharon Parris and Mary Garner, all of Weirsdale; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
O.B. Samuel's Funeral Home, Williston, provided information.
Herbert J. Hart Sr., 69
JONESBORO, Ga. — Herbert J. Hart Sr., 69, a porter for Holiday Inn, died Sunday, Feb. 11, 2001, at Munroe Regional Medical Center.
A native of Ellaville, Ga., he moved to Jonesboro from Ocala two years ago. He was a member of Covenant Missionary Baptist Church in Ocala.
Survivors include his wife, Fannie S. Hart, Jonesboro; sons, Herbert J. Hart Jr. and Stephen Hart, both of Jonesboro; daughters, Susan H. Wilson, Marietta, Ga., and Deirdre Hart, Jonesboro; brothers, Willie J. Hart, Mark H. Hart, and John L. Hart, all of Ocala; sister, Lois E. Sessions, Ocala; and two grandchildren.
Summers Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Howard P. Hunt Sr., 77
BELLEVIEW — Howard Paul Hunt Sr., a retired pipe fitter for Union Local No. 166, died Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2001, at New Horizon Rehabilitation Center.
A native of Mishawaka, Ind., he was longtime winter resident from Middlebury, Ind. He was a member of First Baptist Church. He served in the U.S. Navy.
Survivors include his wife, Phyllis Hunt, Belleview; daughters, Kathryn Rickey, Fort Pierce, Marcia Cannoot, South Bend, Ind., Elaine Shreve, Osceola, Ind., Marsha Billings, Albany, Ga., Karen Fields, Opelika, Ala., Kathy Graber, Middlebury and Cathy Himer, Japan; sons, David Hunt, Goshen, Ind., Howard Hunt Jr., Carthage, Tenn., Ronald Hunt, Goshen, Roger Hunt Sr., New Paris, Ind., Charles Hunt, Huntington, W.Va., and David Dickel, Middlebury; sisters, Pauline Bradley, South Bend and Marjorie Pavey, Edwardsburg, Mich.; 27 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to American Cancer Society.
Hiers Belleview Funeral Home provided information.
Charlotte V. Matott, 87
INVERNESS — Charlotte V. Matott, 87, a retired seamstress in the sporting goods garment industry, died Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2001.
A native of Baraboo, Wis., she moved to Inverness from Citrus Springs three weeks ago. Mrs. Matott enjoyed sewing and reading.
Survivors include her husband, Maurice Matott, Inverness; sons, Dayton Parker, Michigan, and Daryl Parker, Portage, Wis.; sister, Eva Davis, Carlsbad, Calif.; stepsons, Russ Matott, Inverness and Jeff Matott, DeKalb Junction, N.Y.; two grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hope Lutheran Church in Dunnellon.
Florida Cremation Society, Ocala, provided information.
Charles A. Perry Jr., 26
OCALA — Charles A. "Al" Perry Jr., 26, died Monday, Feb. 12, 2001, at Munroe Regional Medical Center.
A native of Gainesville, he was longtime resident of Ocala. Mr. Perry was a member of Progressive Union Baptist Church in Zuber. He graduated from North Marion High School in 1993.
Survivors include his wife, Shantell Perry, Ocala; son, Charles Perry III, Ocala; daughters, Jshanna Perry and Lyric Perry, both of Ocala; mother, Ernestine Robie, Ocala, father, Charles A. Perry Sr., Ocala; stepmother, Lorena Perry, Ocala; sisters, Charlandria Perry, Tallahassee, Mary Robie, Claretta Keye, Monique Perry, Brittany Robie, Courtnee Perry and Breana Baker, all of Ocala; brothers, Diante Perry and Corey Perry, both of Ocala; and grandparents, Mary L. Thomas, Zuber, Lillie B. Hill, Reddick and Olievy Snow, Anthony.
Summers Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Oretha Pruitt, 67
OCALA — Oretha Pruitt, 67, a sales person, died Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2001, at Ocala Regional Medical Center.
Mrs. Pruitt was a native and a lifelong resident of Ocala.
Survivors include her daughters, Kathy Rice, Fort McCoy and Elizabeth "Beth" Ward, Mayo; sons, Donald E. Cox, Reddick, Michael Cox, Titusville and Mark Cox, Summerfield; sister, Grace Adams, Fort McCoy; brothers, Harold Moorman, Fort Lauderdale, Roy Moorman, Silver Springs and Ear Moorman, Lynne; 11 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Hiers Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Lorraine B. Rutledge, 89
OCALA — Lorraine B. Rutledge, 89, a retired bookkeeper, died Friday, Feb. 9, 2001, at Munroe Regional Medical Center.
A native of Lewiston, Maine, she moved here from Brooklyn, N.Y., in 1969. Mrs. Rutledge was Presbyterian.
She is survived by three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
National Cremation Society, Fruitland Park, provided information.
Clare L. Thompson, 74
OCALA — Clare L. Thompson, 74, a homemaker, died Monday, Feb. 12, 2001.
A native of Pittsburgh, she moved here 10 years ago. Mrs. Thompson was a member of Our Lady of the Springs Catholic Church.
She was preceded in death by a son, Larry Pribik.
Survivors include her husband, William E. Thompson, Ocala; sons, Jeffrey Thompson, Butler, Pa., Timothy Thompson, Silver Springs, Robert Pribik, William Thompson and James Thompson, all of Pittsburgh; daughters, Anna M. Carbo, Ocala and Michele Hodge, Kingsland, Ga.; brother, Frederick Becker, Ocala; sisters, Audrey Rectenwald, Ocala and Anne Skleder, Bridgeville, Pa.; 10 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Roberts Funeral Home, Downtown Ocala Chapel, provided information.
George H. Vining, 70
WINTER GARDEN — George H. Vining, 70, an air conditioning contractor, died Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2001.
Mr. Vining was a native of Lake City. He was a member of Church of Jesus Christ of Ladder Day Saints.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Vining, Winter Garden; daughters, Dora Emery, Boulder, Colo., and Georgiana Morris, Santa Barbara, Calif.; sons, Kenneth Vining, Dunnellon and Jon Vining, Belleview; brothers, Carl Vining, Lake City, William L. Vining, Russell Vining and Albert Vining, all of Miami; nine grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Baldwin-Fairchild Funeral Home, Winter Garden, provided information.
Azelee Whitaker, 78
OCALA — Azelee Whitaker, 78, a homemaker, died Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2001, at Sylvia's Hospice House.
A native of Bushnell, she moved here 60 years ago. Mrs. Whitaker was a member of Young Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church.
Survivors include her daughters, Dorothy Gilmore, Fort Pierce, Marilyn Whitaker and Audrey Whitaker, both of Ocala; sons, the Rev. Barry Whitaker, Ocala, Samuel Jones, Biloxi, Miss., and John Whitaker Jr., Palmetto; sisters, Marie Williams, Eustis and Emma Robinson, Pompano Beach; 11 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Cunningham's Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Clarence W. Allison, 79
SUMMERFIELD -- Clarence W. Allison, 79, a retired tractor loader, died Thursday, Feb. 15, 2001, at home.
A native Wheaton, Minn., he moved here from Aledo, Ill., 14 years ago. Mr. Allison retired from Farmall of Rock Island, Ill., after 31 years of service. He was a Masonic Lodge member. Mr. Allison was Lutheran.
Survivors include his wife, Annette Allison, Summerfield; daughters, Jean Van Hooser, East Molena, Ill., and Pamela Dufur and Lita Turner, both of Ocala; sons, Dennis Allison, Cheyenne, Wyo., and Herb Lemaster, Michael Myers and Mark Myers, all of Ocala; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contribution may be made to Hospice of Marion County.
National Cremation Society, Fruitland Park, provided information.
Willie J. Douglas, 76
OCALA -- Willie James Douglas, 76, a retired laborer, died Friday, Feb. 9, 2001, at Munroe Regional Medical Center.
A native of Bronson, he was a longtime resident of Marion County. Mr. Douglas was of Holiness faith.
Survivors include his daughter, Theresia Douglas, Ocala; son, Willie J. Douglas Jr., Ocala; sisters, Helen Mosby and Polly Pinkston, both of Ocala; brothers, Robert Douglas and Sidney Douglas, both of Ocala; and three grandchildren.
Summers Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Willie H. Coe, 60
OCALA -- Willie Harold Coe, 60, a retired computer repairman for Digital Compaq, died Thursday, Feb. 8, 2001, at Munroe Regional Medical Center.
A native of Weirsdale, he moved to Ocala from Maryland five years ago. Mr. Coe was a U.S. Army veteran. He was Protestant.
Survivors include his daughters, Peggy C. Pickney, Miami, and Sherenette C. Williams, Maryland; son, Leonard Coe, New Jersey; brothers, Lawrence Coe, Pensacola, John W. Coe Jr., Chipley, and Frank Coe, James Coe, Alphonso Mosely and Melvin Mosely, all of Ocala; sisters, Virginia C. Shaw, Faye C. Anderson, Emma M. Lueallen and Norma C. Anderson, all of Ocala; and two grandchildren.
Worth Cremation Service of Florida, San Mateo, provided information.
