Mabel E. Evans, 86
OCALA — Mabel Elizabeth Evans, 86, a retired bookkeeper, died Monday, Sept. 24, 2001, at TimberRidge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
A native of Medford, Mass., she moved to Ocala in 1998 from Bradenton. She was Protestant.
Survivors include her niece, Barbara T. Coffin, Ocala; and nephew, Kenneth B. Tucker, New York.
National Cremation Society, Fruitland Park, provided information.
Kenneth L. Flax Jr., 53
PORTSMOUTH, VA. — Kenneth Leroy Flax Jr., 53, a self-employed laborer, died Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2002, in Portsmouth, Va.
He was a native of Ocala. Mr. Flax was Baptist.
Survivors include his wife, Annie Flax, Portsmouth; daughter, Kim S. Flax, Ocala; son, Terrance Smith, St. Petersburg; sisters, Gloria White, Ocala, Lesia Beard, Fort McCoy, and Wanda Carsarez, Brownsville, Texas.; and brothers, Allen Dukes and Andre Williams, both of Ocala.
Sellers Funeral Home provided information.
Georgette A. Hatcher, 52
McINTOSH — Georgette Alice Hatcher, 52, a homemaker, died Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2001, in McIntosh.
A native of Clearwater, she was a long-time resident of McIntosh. Ms. Hatcher was Baptist.
Survivors include her brothers, Lucius Simpson Jr., Clearwater, and John Miller, Largo; and sister, Pamela Simpson, Clearwater.
Sellers Funeral Home provided information.
Madelyn S. Jones, 49
REDDICK — Madelyn S. Jones, 49, a homemaker, died Monday, Sept. 24, 2001.
A native of Selma, Ala., she moved to Reddick in 1993 from Prattville, Ala.
Survivors include her husband, Gary Jones, Reddick; and mother, Frances Smitherman, Lakeland.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Marion County.
Florida Cremation Society provided information.
Joanne H. Kaufman, 64
SUMMERFIELD — Joanne Heflin Kaufman, 64, a beautician, died Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2001.
A native of Atlanta, she moved to Ocala from Miami in 1986.
She was preceded in death by a son, Michael MacDougall.
Survivors include her son, Robert MacDougall, San Angelo, Texas.; four grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Florida Cremation Society provided information.
Jeromy H. Leary, 20
GRACEVILLE — Jeromy Hunter Leary, 20, a student at Baptist College of Florida, died Monday, Sept. 24, 2001, in Marianna.
A native of Ocala, he moved to Graceville in 1999. Mr. Leary was a member of the YMCA of Ocala. He was a graduate of Central Florida Community College and a member of First Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Amanda T. Leary, Graceville; parents, Howard and Trina Leary, Ocala; sister, Cynthia L. Myerick, Ocala; brother, Howard S. Leary II., Chicago; and grandparents, Robert and Marion S. Ward, Ocala.
Hiers Funeral Home provided information.
Kenneth Rogers, 43
OCALA — Kenneth Rogers, 43, a cabinet maker, died Friday, Sept. 14, 2001.
A native of Redwood City, Calif., he moved to Ocala in 1991 from Bolder City, Nev. Mr. Rogers was an avid singer and reader.
Survivors include his brothers, Brian Rogers and Allen Rogers, both of Belleview, Douglas Rogers, Las Vegas, and Phillip Rogers, San Francisco; and sister, Valarie Hernadez, Redwood City.
Florida Cremation Society provided information.
Victoria A. Rowlette, 76
OCALA — Victoria A. Rowlette, 76, a homemaker, died Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2001.
A native of Louisville, Ky., she moved to Ocala in 1982 from Lincolnshire, Ill.
Survivors include her son, John Rowlette, Hawthorne Woods, Ill.; daughters, Barbara LaMorticella, Portland, Ore., Susan Schroeder, Granger, Ind., Sharon Henry, Clarkston, Mich., Rochelle Rowlette, Washington D.C., and Pam Feldman, Ocala; brother, Clifford Ashby, Pollock, La.; sister, Gladys Bass, Madison, Ind.; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Florida Cremation Society provided information.
Burton H. Smith, 81
OCALA — Burton Hazen Smith, 81, a retired maintenance worker for General Electric, died Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2001, at his residence.
A native of Springfield, Mass., he moved to Ocala 15 years ago from St. Petersburg. Mr. Smith was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II and an avid fisherman and hunter. He was Christian.
Survivors include his wife of 60 years, Myrtle Smith, Ocala; sons, Lyle A. Smith, New Port Richey, Loren A. Smith, Baltimore, and Wayne E. Smith, St. Petersburg; daughters, Lucille A. Wilson and Darlene Sandra Trietch, both of Hernando; 13 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Chas E. Davis Funeral Home, Inverness, provided information.
Lawrence E. White, 93
OCALA — Lawrence "Larry" E. White, 93, a retired contractor for L.E. White Trucking, died Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2001.
A native of Indiana, he moved to Ocala in 1986 from Inverness. Mr. White was a charter member of Ocala West Church of the Nazarene.
Survivors include his wife, Genevieve White, Ocala; daughters, Katherine Walker, Bluffton, Ind., Darlene Barlett, Angola, Ind., and Mary L. Lauer, Bloomfield, N.J.; son, James Rush, Lynnwood, Wash.; sister, Dorothy Huffman, Goshen, Ind.; and 16 grandchildren.
Roberts Funeral Home, Bruce Chapel West, provided information.
William J. Yeager, 80
LADY LAKE — William J. Yeager, 80, a retired owner/operator of William J. Yeager and Sons Roofing Co., died Monday, Sept. 24, 2001.
A native of Philadelphia, Pa., he moved to Lady Lake in 1995 from Langhorne, Pa. Mr. Yeager was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of World War II; member of VFW Post No. 8083; Moose Lodge No. 1014; and the Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie No. 4251. He was a member of St. Theresa's Roman Catholic Church.
Survivors include his wife of 59 years, Helen G. Yeager, Lady Lake; sons, William J. Yeager Jr. and John A. Yeager, both of Bensalem, Pa., Joseph M. Yeager Swedesboro, N.J., David A. Yeager, Bristol, Pa., Anthony R. Yeager, Atlantic City, N.J., and Stephen F. Yeager, New Hope. Pa.; daughters, Lynn Jacobson, New York, N.Y., Susan Klein, New Egypt, N.J., MaryBeth Pellegrini, Philadelphia, Patrice Martin, Fairless Hills, Pa., Michaele Nissley and Geraldine Rush, both of Levittown, Pa.; brother, James H. Yeager, Lady Lake; sisters, Marie A. Ellmer, Ventnor, N.J., and Elizabeth M. Melsheiner, Lady Lake; 23 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Beyers Funeral Home, Lady Lake, provided information.
Joan A. Albert, 74
OCALA — Joan A. Albert, 74, a homemaker, died Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2001, at Hospice of Lake and Sumter County.
A native of Buffalo, N.Y., she moved to Ocala in 1983. Mrs. Albert was a member of St. Joseph of the Forest Catholic Church.
Survivors include her son, Thomas Ryan, Batavia, N.Y.; daughters, Joan Brinkley, Tavares, and Mary Batt, Frederick, Md.; brothers, Robert Albert, Hamburg, N.Y., and Carl Albert, Buffalo, N.Y.; 14 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Roberts Funeral Home, Jennings/Archway Chapel, provided information.
George F. Bradley, 78
NORTH BRANFORD CONN. — George F. Bradley, 78, died Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2001.
A native of New Haven, Conn., he was a former resident of Silver Springs. Mr. Bradley was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He was a member of the Warped Weavers and the Marion Grange. He attended Immaculate Heart of Mary Church and was a member of St. Mary's Church.
Survivors include his wife, Marion D. Bradley, North Branford; sons, George F. Bradley Jr., Grand Rapids. Mich., Paul Bradley, North Branford, Kevin M. Bradley, West Haven, Conn., and Dr. Martin Bradley, Manchester, N.H.; brother, William Bradley, Florida; and seven grandchildren.
Curtis-Sisk Brothers Funeral Home, Branford, Conn., provided information.
Doris E. Brannen, 64
BELLEVIEW — Doris E. Brannen, 64, a homemaker, died Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2001, at her residence.
A native of Pitts, Ga., she moved to Belleview from Miami in 1985. She was Baptist.
Survivors include her sisters, Virginia DeRenzis, Fort Lauderdale, Jane Anderson, Miami, Alice Reymundo, Dunnellon, Linda Poulin, Daytona, and Wanda Barfield, Chipley; brother, Donald Crenshaw, Dunnellon; and fiancee, Hector Almodover, Belleview.
Hiers-Baxley Funeral Home, Belleview Chapel, provided information.
Stephen B. Coughlin, 53
OCALA — Stephen B. Coughlin, 53, a retired sales representative for American Airlines, died Sunday, Sept. 23, 2001, at Estelle's Hospice House.
A native of Hartford, Conn., he moved to Ocala in 1993 from Windsor Locks, Conn.
Survivors include his sisters, Bernadette Coughlin and Joan Gillespie, both of Windsor Locks, and Maureen Shaw, Ocala.
National Cremation Society, Fruitland Park, provided information.
Murwin W. Daniels, 82
INVERNESS — Murwin W. Daniels, 82, a retired store keeper, died Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2001.
A native of Banks, Ala., he moved here from Miami in 1982. Mr. Daniels was an active member of First Baptist Church of Inverness and a member of Eugene Quinn Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 4337.
Survivors include his wife of 57 years, Mary Lou Daniels, Inverness; son, the Rev. David A. Daniels, Uruguay; daughter, Mary C. Trucano, Inverness; sister, Mary Henderson, Mount Dora; and five grandchildren.
Hooper Funeral Home, Inverness, provided information.
Lemon Davis, 86
OCALA — Lemon Davis, 86, a nursing assistant, died Thursday, Sept. 20, 2001, at Estelle's Hospice House.
A native of Ozark, Ala., she moved to Ocala 56 years ago. Mrs. Davis was Baptist.
Survivors include her daughter, Mary Coleman, Candler; sisters, Lillie M. Adams and Mildred Vernon, both of Ocala; nine grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Summers Funeral Home provided information.
George W. Davison Sr., 88
OCALA — George W. Davison, 88, a retired union carpenter for Carpenters Union, died Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2001, at TimberRidge Nursing Center.
A native of New Jersey, he moved to Ocala from West Palm Beach in 1990. Mr. Davison was Protestant.
Survivors include his wife of 36 years, Florence Davison, Ocala; son, George W. Davison Jr., Ocala; daughter, Shirley Luke, Sereven, Ga.; stepson, Charles Anderson, Gatlinburg, Tenn.; stepdaughter, Kay Boatwright, Warne, N.C.; brother, Arthur Davison, Anderson, S.C.; seven grandchildren; six step-grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and four step-great-grandchildren.
Roberts Funeral Home, Jennings/Archway Chapel, provided information.
Nancy P. Durkin, 90
ROXBURY CONN. — Nancy Parnoff Durkin, 90, a homemaker, died Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2001, at the Kent Specialty Care Facility.
A native of Bridgeport, Conn., she was a former resident of Ocala.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 52 years, Tom Durkin.
Survivors include her daughters, Marilyn McNeal, Ocala, and Kathleen Pawasauskas, Roxbury; and four grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to The Kent Courtyard Fund.
Carpino Funeral Home, Southbury, Conn., provided information.
Kenneth L. Flax Jr., 53
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Kenneth Leroy Flax Jr., 53, a self-employed laborer, died Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2001, in Portsmouth, Va.
He was a native of Ocala. Mr. Flax was Baptist.
Survivors include his wife, Annie Flax, Portsmouth; daughter, Kim L. Flax, Ocala; son, Terrance Smith, St. Petersburg; sisters, Gloria White, Ocala, Lesia Beard, Fort McCoy, and Wanda Carsarez, Brownsville, Texas.; and brothers, Allen Dukes and Andre Williams, both of Ocala.
Sellers Funeral Home provided information.
Lucy M. Gillyard, 78
OCALA — Lucy M. Gillyard, 78, co-owner and secretary of Gillyard's Garage, died Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2001, at New Horizon Rehabilitation Center.
A native of Williston, she moved to Ocala 61 years ago. Mrs. Gillyard was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband of 57 years, James C. Gillyard Sr., Ocala; daughter, Patricia A. Glover, Ocala; son, James C. Gillyard Jr., Ocala; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Hiers Funeral Home provided information.
