Dawnjala D. Gaskin, infant
OCALA — Dawnjala Denise Diamond Gaskin, an infant, died Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2001, at Shands Hospital in Gainesville.
Gaskin was a native of Gainesville.
Survivors include her father, Dorian Gaskin Sr., Ocala; mother, Darnitha Gaskin, Ocala; sisters, Reann Gaskin and Ashley Gaskin, both of Ocala; brother, Dorian Gaskin Jr., Ocala; grandparents, Robert Gaskin Jr., Queen Sims, James Sims, Sandra Johnson and Clarence Johnson, all of Ocala; and great-grandparents, Clorteria M. Brown and Gertrude Carter, both of Ocala.
Summers Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Eva Ireland, 95
OCALA — Eva Ireland, 95, a retired sales clerk, died Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2001, at Oakhurst Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
A native of Philadelphia, Pa., she moved here from Miami in 1995. Mrs. Ireland was Methodist.
She is survived by her caregiver, Patricia A. Seales, Ocala; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Roberts Funeral Home, Bruce Chapel West Ocala, provided information.
Russel D. Kinney, 76
OCALA — Russel D. Kinney, 76, a retired Prudential agent, died Friday, Nov. 2, 2001, at Munroe Regional Medical Center.
A native of Flint, Mich., he moved here from Bridgeport, Conn., in 1963. Mr. Kinney was Catholic. He was a Navy veteran.
Survivors include his daughter, Anna M. Kinney, Canada; and brother, Lincoln Kinney, Flint.
Hiers Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Jack W. Loudenback, 82
INVERNESS — Jack W. Loudenback, 82, a retired automotive quality control inspector, died Thursday, Nov. 1, 2001.
A native of Knightstown, Ind., he moved here from Middletown, Ind., in 1978. Mr. Loudenback was a member of Masonic Lodge No. 271 and past worthy patron of Order of the Eastern Star, Chapter No. 110. He served in the U.S Army Air Corps during World War II. Mr. Loudenback was Protestant.
Survivors include his wife, Maxine Cronk Loudenback, Inverness; sons, Max A. Loudenback, Fort Myers, Leland D. Loudenback, Temecula, Calif., and Thad W. Loudenback, Tampa; nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Hooper Funeral Home, Inverness, provided information.
Walter L. Melim, 82
OCALA — Walter L. Melim, 82, a retired electrical plant engineer, died Thursday, Nov. 1, 2001.
A native of Manchester, N.H., he moved here 12 years ago. Mr. Melim attended Blessed Trinity Catholic Church. He was a member of American Legion. Mr. Melim served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
He is survived by his sons, Richard Melim, New Hampshire, Michael Melim and Walter Melim II, both of Florida; brother, Joe Melim, Manchester; seven grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Forest Lawn Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Stanley T. Murphy, 92
CORNWALL, N.Y. — Stanley T. Murphy, 92, a retired plant manager, died Thursday, Oct. 18, 2001, at Cornwall Hospital.
A native of Bronx, N.Y., he was a former resident of Ocala.
He is survived by his wife, Helen Murphy, Cornwall; and brother, Steve Murphy, Long Beach, N.Y.
He was preceded in death by his son, William Murphy.
Michael J. Higgins Funeral Home, New York, N.Y., provided information.
Elaine V. Quincey, 71
CHIEFLAND — Elaine V. Quincey, 71, died Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2001, at Gainesville Health Care Center in Gainesville.
Mrs. Quincey was a native and a lifelong resident of Chiefland. Mrs. Quincey was Baptist.
She is survived by her sister, Carolyn Kraus, Chiefland.
Hiers-Baxley Funeral Services, Chiefland Chapel, provided information.
Homer A. Rogers, 86
BELLEVIEW — Homer Arland Rogers, 86, a retired carpenter, died Thursday, Nov. 1, 2001, at Sylvia's Hospice House.
A native of Seville, Ohio, he moved here from Ohio in 1945. Mr. Rogers served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. He was Methodist.
Survivors include his wife of 59 years, Norma P. Rogers, Belleview; daughters, Rosemary Taylor, Tampa, and Cynthia Hoenig, Ocala; two grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Marion County.
Hiers-Baxley Funeral Services, Belleview Chapel, provided information.
Lester C. VandenBroucke, 79
BEVERLY HILLS — Lester Cyrille VanderBroucke, 79, a retired project engineer for Reynolds Metals Co., died Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2001, in Crystal River.
A native of Maywood, Ill., he moved here from Broadview, Ill., in 1985. Mr. VandenBroucke was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. Mr. VandenBroucke was Protestant.
Survivors include his wife of 58 years, Edith C. Hoglund, Beverly Hills; sons, Bruce VandenBroucke and Brian VandenBroucke, both of Chicago; and brother, Donald VandenBroucke, LaGrange Park, Ill.Hooper Funeral Home, Beverly Hills, provided information.
Viola C. Gouldsby, 22
OCALA — Viola Christine Gouldsby, 22, a scan coordinator with Albertson's, died Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2001, at Munroe Regional Medical Center.
A native of El Reno, Okla., she moved here three years ago. She was Baptist.
She is survived by her mother, Veronica Hovsepian, Ocala; father, Daniel Hovsepian, Ocala; paternal grandfather, Dickran Hovsepian, Summerfield; paternal grandmother, Viola Hovsepian, Summerfield; daughters, Tahshiya Rae'Anne Janell Gore and Jasmine Viola Christine Gouldsby, both of Ocala; sisters, Youlanda Wiley, Germany, Danyette Green, Ocala, Corey Gouldsby, Oklahoma; and brothers, George Lamon White, Ocala, Danny Ray Gouldsby Jr. and Howard Denver Bell, both of Oklahoma.
Hiers Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Frances Goodwin Kinsey, 80
OCALA — Frances Goodwin-Kinsey, 80, a homemaker, died Friday, Nov. 2, 2001, at Shands Hospital in Gainesville.
She was a native of Tifton, Ga. Mrs. Kinsey was Baptist.
Survivors include her son, David Kinsey, Georgetown, Ga.; brother, Hinton Goodwin, Americus, Ga.; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a son. Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals of Georgia provided information.
Maybelle C. Kinsey, 72
SILVER SPRINGS - Maybelle C. Kinsey, 72, a homemaker, died Thursday, Nov. 1, 2001.
A native of Lacotta, she was a lifelong resident of Marion County. She was a member of Cedar Creek Baptist Church.
She is survived by her husband, Lawrence E. Kinsey, Sliver Springs; daughter, Linda Kinsey Kendrick, Silver Springs; son, Douglas LeRoy Kinsey, Silver Springs; sisters, Geraldine Mullins, Deltona, Agnes Monroe, Summerfield, and Frances Meeks, Collins, Ga.; brothers, Fletcher Counts, Silver Springs, and Charles Counts, Anthony; six grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Hiers Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Clara B. Knight, 91
DUNNELLON - Clara B. Knight, 91, a floral designer, died Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2001, at Harbor Breeze in Carabelle.
A native of Savannah, Ga., she moved here from Albany, Ga., 18 years ago. She was a member of Woodmen of the World, Telephone Pioneers and St. John the Baptist Catholic Church.
She is survived by her daughter, Beatrice G. Thomas, Dunnellon; son, Michael M. Knight, Destin; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and one great-great grandchild.
Hiers Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Glenn G. McAtee, Jr., 79
OCALA — Glenn George McAtee, Jr., 79, a retired Fort Lauderdale police officer, died Friday, Nov. 2, 2001, at Munroe Regional Medical Center.
A native of Fort Wayne, Ind., he moved here from Fort Lauderdale 11 years ago. He was a life member of the Elks Lodge in Inverness, the Fort Lauderdale PBA and FOP Association. He was a World War II veteran serving in the U.S. Army.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Jane McAtee, Ocala; and son, Glenn George McAtee III, Englewood.
Hiers Memorial Chapel, TimberRidge, provided information.
Harriet H. Vance, 92
DUNNELLON — Harriet H. Vance, 92, a homemaker, died Friday, Nov. 2, 2001, at Crystal River Health & Rehabilitation.
A native of Trenton, N.J., she moved here from Saratoga County, N.Y., in 1968. She was Catholic.
She is survived by her son, Robert Kozlowski, Dunnellon; stepdaughters, Joyce Turbyfill, New Orleans, Beverly Martino, Rotterdam, N.Y.; sister, Irene Richards, Priceton, N.J.; and eight grandchildren.
Roberts Funeral Home, Dunnellon, provided information.
Emma S. Wheeler, 84
OCALA — Emma Stricker Wheeler, 84, died Thursday, Nov. 1, 2001, at Palm Gardens.
A former resident of Key West, she moved here in 1979. She was Methodist.
She is survived by her daughter, Linda Edmondson, Ocala; sons, G. Jay Stricker III, Ocala, John C. Stricker, Crystal River; and three grandchildren.
Ramey Funeral Home, Saluda, S.C., provided information.
Charles W. Cowan, 80
OCALA — Charles W. Cowan, 80, a retired U.S. Navy military chief, died Thursday, Nov. 1, 2001, at Oakhurst.
Mr. Cowan was a native of Gerald, Mo. He came here from Cooper City. He was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1011, the BMC Tin Can Sailors, and SPO. He was a veteran of World War II. Mr. Cowan was Christian.
Survivors include his wife, Delores M. Cowan, Ocala; daughters, Mary D. Stanley, Pembroke Pines, Patricia Linnekin, Atlanta, Ga., Peggy Walker, Zephyrhills, Nancy Gifford, Plantation, Sharon Ondrick, Williston, and Diane Andrews, Ocala; sons, Thomas John Cowan, Ocala, James Dyer, Belleview, and Donald Dyer, Lakeland; brothers, Robert Cowan, Belleview, and John Cowan, Missouri; 14 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Archer Church of God.
Information provided by Hiers Funeral Home, Ocala.
Maybelle C. Kinsey, 72
SILVER SPRINGS — Maybelle C. Kinsey, 72, a homemaker, died Thursday, Nov. 1, 2001.
A native of Lacotta, she was a lifetime resident of Marion County. She was a member of the Cedar Creek Baptist Church.
Mrs. Kinsey is survived by her husband, Lawrence E. Kinsey of Silver Springs; daughter, Linda Kinsey Kendrick, Silver Springs; son, Douglas LeRoy Kinsey, Silver Springs; sisters, Geraldine Mullins, Deltona, Agnes Monroe, Summerfield, and Francis Meeks, Collins, Ga.; brothers, Fletcher Counts, Silver Springs, and Charles Counts, Anthony; six grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Information provided by Hiers Funeral Home, Ocala.
Lisa Marie Self, 28
OCALA — Lisa Marie Self, 28, a painter and handyworker, died Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2001, at Munroe Regional Medical Center.
A native of Lansing, Mich. She was a lifetime resident of Marion County. She was a member of the Ocala Worship Center.
She is survived by her fiance, Kenneth R. Goolden of Ocala; mother, Carma Perry and father, Roger Perry, both of Dunnellon; daughter, Stephanie Perry, Ocala; sons, Shaun Snyder, Williston, and Michael Self, Virginia; sisters, Deborah K. Frazier and Carol L. Perry, both of Ocala; paternal grandmother, Raina Woodman, Oklahoma City, Okla., and maternal grandmother, Oddesa Miller, Ocala.
Hiers Funeral Home of Ocala provided information.
Douglas J. Simms, 44
CRYSTAL RIVER — Douglas J. Simms, 44, an employee of J&R Auto Sales in Dunnellon, died Friday, Nov. 2, 2001, at his home.
Born in Columbus, Ohio, Mr. Simms moved to Dunnellon from Miami 22 years ago. He was Protestant.
He is survived by his wife, Marylou Powalish-Simms, Crystal River; sons, Douglas Simms Jr. and Gregory Simms, both of Crystal River; daughters, Chrissy Simms and Annarose Simms, both of Crystal River; mother, Nancie Simms, Palm Bay; father, Floyd Simms, Columbus; sister, Deborah Oaks, Palm Bay; and brother, Gregory Simms, Columbus.
Brown Funeral Home, Crystal River, provided information.
Ethan B. Wright, 72
FORT McCOY — Ethan B. Wright, 72, a truck driver, died Sunday, Nov. 4, 2001, at his Fort McCoy home.
Born in Waycross, Ga., he moved to Fort McCoy from Lanham, Md., 15 years ago. He was a veteran of both the Army and Navy. He was Baptist.
Survivors include his wife, Jean A. Wright, Fort McCoy; sons, Richard Wright, Fort McCoy, Stephen Wright, Severn, Md., and Edwin Wright, Lakeland; daughter, Kelly Athey, Tacoma, Wa.; mother, Vivien Shearer, Shippensburg, Pa.; sisters, Edna Roundtree, Fort McCoy, and Ernestine McDonald, Clairon, Pa.; and three grandsons.
Roberts Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Neiva J. Avery, 74
BELLEVIEW — Nelva Juanita Avery, 74, a homemaker, died Monday, Nov. 5, 2001, at her home.
A native of Caretta, W.Va., she moved here from Bradshaw, W.Va., in 1962.
Survivors include her sons, Claude "Butch" Dove, Ocala, and Robert Dove Jr., Citra; daughters, Patricia L. Webb, Ocala, and Frances J. Ramage, Belleview; sisters, Estella Urps, Sacramento, Calif., Leatus Gunner, Eureka, Calif., Wanda Payne and Violet Carver, both of Dunnellon; brother, Curtis Hicks, Caples, W.Va.; 10 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.
Roberts Funeral Home, Jennings-Archway Chapel, Ocala, provided information.
Anna L. Etzel, 84
OCALA — Anna Louise Etzel, 84, a homemaker, died Sunday, Nov. 4, 2001.
Mrs. Etzel was a native of Baltimore. She was a member of Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Candler.
Survivors include her daughter, Catherine L. Kohl, Ocala; two grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to Alzheimer's Association.
Forest Lawn Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Patty J. Hepler, 66
OCALA — Patty J. Hepler, 66, a gyro-optics specialist, died Saturday, Nov. 3, 2001.
A native of Conneaut, Ohio, she moved here from Ashtabula, Ohio, in 1981. Mrs. Hepler was a former gyro-optics specialist for Lockheed Martin for 14 years. She was a member of New Apostolic Church of Ocala.
Survivors include her husband, Charles Hepler, Ocala; son, Scott Brown, Palm Bay; daughters, Cheryl Freebourn, Ashtabula, Patricia Finlaw and Trici Johnston, both of Warren, Ohio; brother, Ernie Mittelstadt, Conneaut; sisters, Joan Hall and Alma Hanson, both of Greer, S.C.; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Florida Cremation Society, Ocala, provided information.
John T. Holland, 61
OCALA — John T. Holland, 61, a retired pipe fitter for Local 486, died Friday, Nov. 2, 2001, at Munroe Regional Medical Center.
A native of Baltimore, he moved here two years ago.
Survivors include his wife, Margaret Holland, Ocala; daughters, Wendy Farrish, Jacksonville, Sandra Harrington and Debra Phillips, both of Baltimore; brothers, Neile Holland and Ronald Holland, both of Baltimore; sister, Patricia Douthit, Baltimore; and five grandchildren.
Roberts Funeral Home, Bruce Chapel West Ocala, provided information.
Luella J. Jordon, 89
WINTER HAVEN — Luella J. Jordon, 89, a homemaker, died Sunday, Nov. 4, 2001, in Lakeland.
A native of Bradford, Pa., she was a former resident of Belleview. Mrs. Jordon was a member of First Baptist Church.
Survivors include her son, Richard Jordan, Winter Haven; and brother, Clayton Buchanan, Jamestown, N.Y.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Norman Jordan, who died Dec. 8, 1990.
Forest Lawn Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Lawrence C. Knorpp, 54
OCALA — Lawrence Clark Knorpp, 54, disabled, died Saturday, Nov. 3, 2001.
A native of Jacksonville, he moved here from Santa Barbara, Calif., two years ago. Mr. Knorpp was Methodist.
He is survived by his sister, Patti J. Knorpp, Ocala.
Hiers Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
