Cleona A. Wood, 87
OCALA — Cleona Adkins Wood, 87, a retired receptionist, died Friday, March 9, 2001, at Marion County Health Department.
A native of Zion, Ky., she moved to Ocala from Henderson, Ky., in 1960. Mrs. Wood was a member of First Baptist Church.
Mrs. Wood was preceded in death by a daughter, Norma May; and a son, Wayne Adkins.
Survivors include her sons, Scott Adkins, Ocala, and Jack Adkins, Belleview; sister, Jackie Cox, Henderson; brothers, Arnold Walker and William E. Walker, both of Henderson; eight grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Hiers Funeral Home of Ocala provided information.
Walter F. Abney, 67
BEVERLY HILLS — Walter F. Abney, 67, a salesman for Overhead Door Co., died Wednesday, March 7, 2001.
A native of Chicago, he came to Beverly Hills from Oak Lawn, Ill., 14 years ago. Mr. Abney was Methodist and a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include his son, Spyros Fletcher, Phoenix; daughters, Dolly N. Wood, Arizona, Carole R. Walczak, Downers Grove, Ill., Margaret Emerson, Lockport, Ill., and Desiree Abney, Pleasant Prairie, Wis.; sister, Lamora Olewinski, Oak Lawn; and four grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his daughter, Megan Abney.
Hooper Funeral Homes & Crematory of Beverly Hills provided information.
Lucille DiDonato, 89
OCALA — Lucille DiDonato, 89, a retired seamstress for the garment industry, died Saturday March 10, 2001, at TimberRidge Rehabilitation Center.
A native of New York, she came here from Brooklyn, N.Y., in 1990.
Survivors include her son, Robert DeVito, Ocala; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Hiers Funeral Home of Ocala provided information.
Maria G. Dominguez, infant
OCALA — Maria Gaudalupe Dominguez, 11 months, died Friday, March 9, 2001, at a Shands Hospital in Gainesville.
She was a resident of Ocala, and a member of Blessed Trinity Catholic Church.
Survivors include her mother, Noelia Dominguez, brother, Mario A. Flores, sister, Jessica Dominguez, all of Ocala; and grandparents, Cristino and Aurelia Dominguez, both of Ocala.
Roberts Funeral Home, Jennings/Archway Chapel of Ocala provided information.
Ann A. Lubawy, 88
MARION OAKS — Ann A. Lubawy, 88, a homemaker, died Saturday, March 10, 2001.
A native of Chicago, she came to Marion Oaks from Hammond, Ill., 21 years ago. Mrs. Lubawy was a member of St. Jude Catholic Church.
Survivors include a brother, Leo Sapyta, Chicago; six grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her daughter, Loretta Smith.
Memorial donations may be made to Hospice of Marion County.
Hiers Belleview Funeral Home of Belleview provided information.
Herbert A. Ponton, 91
OCALA — Herbert Adam Ponton, 91, a retired expediter for General Motors Automotive, died Saturday, March 10, 2001, at his home.
A native of Watooga, W.Va., he came here from Mentor, Ohio, in 1972. Mr. Ponton was Lutheran, and loved to fish and play golf.
There were no survivors.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Margaret Ponton.
Roberts Funeral home, Bruce Chapel West of Ocala provided information.
Franklin W. Todd Sr., 75
OCALA — Franklin W. Todd Sr., 75, a retired stockroom foreman for Northeastern Utilities, died Thursday, March 8, 2001, at Munroe Regional Medical Center.
A native of Waterbury, Conn., he came here 10 years ago. Mr. Todd was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II and a member of Joy Lutheran Church. He was a life member of VFW Post 1979; 50-year member of Wolcott Masonic Lodge 146 F &AM and Scottish Rite Bodies.
Survivors include his wife, Barbara Todd, Ocala; daughters, Ellen Spencer and Margret Todd, both of Mobile, Ala., and Nancy Todd, Waterbury; sons, Franklin W. Todd Jr., and Fredric Todd, both of Waterbury; sister, Millie Lundy, Kissimmee; 10 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
He was preceded in death by his brother, Archibald Todd Jr.
Memorial donations may be made to Shriner's Hospital for Crippled Children in care of the Ocala Shrine Club, P.O. Box 830035, Ocala, Fl. 34483
Hiers Memorial Chapel at TimberRidge provided information.
Evelyn E. Ziemer, 90
CRYSTAL RIVER — Evelyn E. Ziemer, 90, died Friday, March 9, 2001.
A native of Bonfield, Ill., she came to Crystal River from Kankakee, Ill., 43 years ago. Mrs. Ziemer was a member of St. Benedict's Catholic Church.
Survivors include her daughter, Charlotte M. Surprenant, Kankakee; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold C. Ziemer.
Hooper Funeral Homes & Crematory of Homosassa provided information.
Shawn Alexander, 33
OCALA — Shawn Alexander, 33, died Thursday, March 8, 2001, at Ocala Regional Medical Center.
A native of Philadelphia, he moved here two years ago. Mr. Alexander was Jehovah's Witness.
Survivors include his wife, Dawn C. Alexander, Ocala; sons, Shawn L. Green, Jermaine Talley and Antoine Isley, all of Ocala; daughters, Shirell Alexander and Shawanda Alexander, both of Baltimore, Sharde Talley and Autumn Alexander, both of Ocala; sisters, Angel Butts and Leacotti Hall, both of Philadelphia; brother, Kevin Alexander, Philadelphia; mother, Elayne Alexander, Philadelphia; and father, Oscar Dumas, Philadelphia.
Cunningham's Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Annie M. Baldree, 98
GULF HAMMOCK — Annie Mae Baldree, 98, a homemaker, died Sunday, March 11, 2001.
Mrs. Baldree was a native and a lifelong resident of Gulf Hammock. She was a member of Gulf Hammock Church of God.
She was preceded in death by husbands Jim Blackburn and Lewis Baldree.
Survivors include her daughters, Ann Tompkins, Lake City, Ola M. Crews and Vera J. Plummer, both of Gulf Hammock; sister, Mildred Smallwood, Ocala; brother, Jack Watkins, Gainesville; 21 grandchildren; 42 great-grandchildren; and 25 great-great-grandchildren.
Hiers Chiefland Funeral Home provided information.
Doris J. Bohlen, 63
SUMMERFIELD — Doris J. Bohlen, 63, a homemaker, died Thursday, March 8, 2001, at her home.
A native of Hillsboro, Ill., she moved here from Litchfield, Ill., in 2000. She loved to quilt.
She was preceded in death by her husband, John G. Bohlen.
Survivors include her daughter, Barbara Stilley, Fort Worth, Texas; sisters, Linda Chamberlin, Summerfield, Ida Morehouse, McHenry, Ill., and Peggy Schneider, Powell, Tenn.; brothers, Robert Dudley, Irving, Ill, Jerry L. Dudley, Nashville, Ill., George M. Morehouse, Pawnee, Ill., and Connie Morehouse, Schaumburg, Ill.
Roberts Funeral Home, Downtown Ocala Chapel, provided information.
Shirley A. Beers, 73
OCALA — Shirley Ann Beers, 73, a homemaker, died Sunday, March 11, 2001, at Ocala Regional Medical Center.
A native of Burlington, Iowa, she moved here in 1981. Mrs. Beers was a member of First United Methodist Church.
Survivors include her daughter, Judy Martin, Clarksville, Tenn.; sister, Lorraine Liggett, Pine Island; brothers, Harry Brown, Pine Island, and Harold Brown, Grand Junction, Colo.; two grandsons; and one great-grandchild.
Hiers Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Harry M. Cunningham, 85
INVERNESS — Harry McAfee Cunningham, 85, a retired truck driver for Frito Lay, died Sunday, March 11, 2001, at home under Hospice care.
A native of Shelby County, Ky., he moved here from Clearwater in 1994. Mr. Cunningham attended the Church of Christ in Inverness. He was a life member of Veterans of Foreign Wars and a 63-year member of Masonic Lodge No. 662 (F&AM). He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. Mr. Cunningham was a Purple Heart recipient for the Battle of Cassarien Pass.
Survivors include his wife, Agnes R. Cunningham, Inverness; stepson, Dwain Reeder, Inverness; daughters, Norma J. Reid, Louisville, Ky., and Ann A. Cecil, Prospect, Ky.; stepdaughter, Donna Kipecky, Dayton, Texas; sister, Jaunita McCoy, Louisville; and eight grandchildren.
Hooper Funeral Home, Inverness, provided information.
Elizabeth K. Doss, 84
DUNNELLON — Elizabeth K. Doss, 84, a retired loan officer, died Sunday, March 11, 2001.
A native of Arapahoe, Neb., she moved here from Hollywood in 1998. Mrs. Doss retired from First National Bank of Hollywood after 35 years of service.
Survivors include her sons, Ronald Doss and Larry Doss, both of Dunnellon; daughter, Judith Pantalea, Tarpon Springs; brother, Gaylord Hill, Adrian, Mo.; sister, Sylvia Brown, Clinton, Mo.; six grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Florida Cremation Society, Ocala, provided information.
