Eugene G. Ryals, 70
OCALA — Eugene Glynn Ryals, 70, a retiree of the U.S. Marine Corps, died Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2001.
Mr. Ryals was a native and lifelong resident of Ocala.
Survivors include his sons, Eugene G. "Bubba" Ryals, Silver Springs, and M. Brent Ryals, Ocala; stepson, Ashton Allison, Georgia; daughters, Glynnis Fordham, Rose Holt and Carla Parker, all of Ocala; stepdaughter, Johanna Coranette, Fairfield, Iowa; brother, George L. Ryals, Ocala; sister, Barbara J. Berry, Ocala; and ex-wives, Mary R. Morain, Silver Springs, and Jane Ryals, Fairfield, Iowa; 12 grandchildren; and five grandchildren.
Florida Cremation Society, Ocala, provided information.
Joyce F. Thomas, 52
OCALA — Joyce Faydelle Thomas, 52, a homemaker, died Saturday, Dec. 15, 2001, at her home.
Mrs. Thomas was a native and a lifelong resident of Ocala.
Survivors include her husband, Willie F. Thomas, Ocala; sons, Keenan Guyton Sr., Willie F. Thomas Jr. and David W. Thomas, all of Ocala; and two grandchildren.
Cunningham's Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Florence T. Westermann, 75
INVERNESS — Florence Theresa Westermann, 75, a homemaker, died Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2001 in Lecanto.
A native of New York City, she moved here from Sayville, N.Y., in 1972. Mrs. Westermann was Catholic.
Survivors include her sons, Michael G. Westermann, Bayport, N.Y., George J. Westermann, Altamonte Springs, John J. Westermann and Joseph P. Westermann, both of Lecanto; daughter, Cathy M. Wareham, Garrisonville, Va.; and eight grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, George J. Westermann.
Hooper Funeral Home, Beverly Hills, provided information.
Roland T. Witherwax, 62
CITRA — Roland T. Witherwax, 62, a retired police officer, died Monday, Dec. 17, 2001, at home.
A native of Poughkeepsie, N.Y., he moved here 18 years ago. Mr. Witherwax was a member of Police Athletic League and had served in the U.S. Navy. He was Protestant.
Survivors include his wife of 43 years, Dorothy Witherwax, Citra; sons, Wayne R. Witherwax, Poughkeepsie, and Roland T. Witherwax Jr., Kissimee; sister, Beverly Carpenter, DeFuniak Springs; brother, Donald Witherwax, Ocklawaha; and two grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to American Cancer Society.
Hiers Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Angela Grippo, 88
OCALA — Angela Grippo, 88, a retired beautician, died Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2001.
A native of Manhattan, N.Y., she moved here from Queens, N.Y., in 1971.
She is survived by her son, Tony Grippo, Ocala.
Florida Cremation Society, Ocala, provided information.
Lorraine N. King, 71
SUMMERFIELD — Lorraine N. King, 71, a retired executive secretary for Makem Corp., died Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2001.
A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., she moved here from Gilsum, N.H., in 1991. Mrs. King was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church.
Survivors include her husband Carroll King, Summerfield; daughter, Deborah A. Cordo, Wayne, N.J.; son, Matthew C. King, Westport, N.H.; two grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a son, David C. King.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Marion County, P.O. Box 4860, Ocala, Fla., 34478 or Trinity Lutheran Church Building Fund, 17330 S. U.S. 441, Summerfield, Fla., 34491.
Hiers-Baxley Funeral Services, Lady Lake, provided information.
William Landrum, 82
OCKLAWAHA — William Landrum, 82, a retired machine operator, died Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2001.
A native of Carryville, Ark., he moved here from Roseville, Mich., in 1981. Mr. Landrum was a member of the Church of Christ. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Kathryn Landrum, Ocklawaha; sons, John Landrum, Sunnyside, N.Y., Paul Landrum, Ocala, Michael Landrum and Keith Landrum, both of Ocklawaha; daughters, Jacqueline Kelley, Kissimmee, Barbara Peta, Ocklawaha, Cynthia Osborn, Silver Springs; brothers, Truman Landrum, Rector, Ark., and Donald Landrum, Fort Worth, Texas; sisters, Pauline Bedard, Marine City, Mich., Faye Bonbrisco, Clinton, Mich., and Wilma Moore, Roseville, Mich.; 20 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.
Florida Cremation Society, Ocala, provided information.
Mercedes Macklin, 84
SILVER SPRINGS — Mercedes Macklin, 84, a homemaker, died Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2001, at Sylvia's Hospice House.
A native of Chicago, she moved here from East Troy, Wis., in 1983. Mrs. Macklin was a member of St. Joseph of the Forest Catholic Church.
Survivors include her husband, Orville L. Macklin, Silver Springs; sons, Gregory J. Macklin, Fort Pierce and Gerald L. Macklin, Silver Springs; daughter, Mary M. Belmore, Williston; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Roberts Funeral Home, Bruce Chapel East Ocala, provided information.
Wilma S. Martin, 64
BELLEVIEW — Wilma Sarah Martin, 64, a shoe inspector, died Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2001, at home.
A native of Chester, N.H., she moved here from Derry, N.H., 11 years ago.
Survivors include her daughter, Valerie McGraw, Belleview; son, James Martin, Belleview; sister, Anges Snow, Pembroke, N.H.; brother, David Gates, Louisana; and six grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Marion County, P.O. Box 4860, Ocala, Fla., 34478.
Hiers-Baxley Funeral Services, Belleview, provided information.
Elsie M. Pokrywa, 84
INVERNESS — Elsie M. Pokrywa, 84, a homemaker, died Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2001.
A native of Reading, Pa., she moved here in 1991. Mrs. Pokrywa was Catholic.
Survivors include her son, Tom Pokrywa, Inverness; daughters, Shirley Concordia, Inverness, Virginia Pierce and Rose Jacovidis, both of Reading; brothers, Leo Moser, Reading and Leonard Moser, Philadelphia; sister, Agnes Mick, Reading; 11 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Hooper Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
David N. Roberts, 69
GRANT — David Norman Roberts, 69, a mechanic, died Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2001, at Holmes Regional Medical Center in Melbourne.
Mr. Roberts was a native of Chicago. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean War. Mr. Roberts was a member of Mechanics Local No. 725.
Survivors include his wife, Roberta Lee Stuart Roberts, Grant; sons, David Roberts, Stone Mountain, Ga., Paul Roberts, Tucker, Ga., and John Roberts, Grant; sisters, Faye Aldeman, Atlanta, Betty McGranie and Virginia Aldeman, both of Ocala; nine grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Forest Lawn Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Jimmy D. Smith, 62
SILVER SPRINGS — Jimmy Don Smith, 62, retired, died Monday, Dec. 17, 2001, at Veterans Administration Medical Center in Gainesville.
A native of Shreveport, La., he moved here from New Orleans in 1990. Mr. Smith served in the U.S. Navy.
Survivors include his wife, Anna Carlton Smith, Silver Springs; son, Rodney Smith, Pocono Summit, Pa.; stepson, George Carlton, Robert, La.; stepdaughter, Karen Cadori, Dubois, Pa.; sister, Dianne Jespersen, New Caney, Texas; and two grandchildren.
Grace N. Bradford, 79
OCALA — Grace N. Bradford, 79, a retired stitcher, died Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2001, at St. Lucie Hospital in Port St. Lucie.
A native of Worcester, Mass., she moved here from Upton, Mass., 15 years ago. Mrs. Bradford retired from Kartiganer Hat Co. after 30 years. She was a member and former auxiliary president of George L. Wood Veterans of Foreign Wars Post and a communicant of Queen of Peace Catholic Church.
Survivors include her sons, Michael Bradford Sr., Upton, Stephen Bradford, Holliston, Mass., and Joseph Bradford, Jacksonville; daughter, Donna Johnson, Port St. Lucie; brothers, Henry Minor, Grafton, Mass., Joseph Minor, Winter Springs, and Norman Minor, Sutton, Mass.; sisters, Rose Cousineau, Upton, Alice O'Connell, Worcester, and Dorothy Plante, Feeding Hills, Mass.; and four grandchildren.
Williams-Pedersen Funeral Home, Upton, Mass., provided information.
John F. Coughlin Sr., 45
HERNANDO — John F. Coughlin Sr., 45, a truck driver, died Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2001, in Ocala.
A native of Boston, he moved here from East Bridgewater, Mass., six years ago. Mr. Coughlin was a member of Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church, Beverly Hills.
Survivors include his wife of 24 years, Cathy Coughlin, Hernando; sons, John F. Coughlin Jr., Manchester, N.H., Joseph P. Coughlin, Gainesville, and Michael P. Coughlin, Hernando; parents, Richard and Barbara Coughlin, Scituate, Mass.; brothers, William Coughlin, Weymouth, Mass., Francis Coughlin, Los Angeles, Richard Coughlin and Mark Coughlin, both of Hingham, Mass.; sisters, Karen Diemar, Hull, Mass., Joan Craft, Hanover, Mass., Marian Fitzgerald, Barbara Coughlin, Nancy Coughlin, Susan Murray, and Michelle O'Brien, all of Scituate; and one grandchild.
Fero Funeral Home, Beverly Hills, provided information.
Concepcion Cotto, 88
OCALA — Concepcion Cotto, 88, a retired butcher, died Friday, Dec. 21, 2001.
A native of Puerto Rico, she moved here from Freeport, N.Y., 11 years ago. Mrs. Cotto was a member of Blessed Trinity Catholic Church.
Survivors include her sons, Lorenzo Cotto, Hollywood, Thomas Cotto, Bronx, N.Y., Raymond Cotto, Miami, Gerald Cotto and Sylvester Cotto, both of Ocala; daughters, Sylvia Ordaz, Miami, Porfidia Matos, Archer, Candida Rodriguez, Silver Springs; stepdaughters, Mariana Betances, Bronx, and Librada Lopez, Queens, N.Y.; brother, Raynaldo Gonzalez, Bronx; 42 grandchildren; 42 great-grandchildren.
Forest Lawn Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Rene R. Dauphinais, 66
OCALA — Rene R. Dauphinais, 66, a retired maintenance man, died Thursday, Dec. 20, 2001.
A native of Woonsocket, R.I., he moved here from Moosup, Conn., in 1987. Mr. Dauphinais was a member of Queen of Peace Catholic Church.
Survivors include his wife, Yvonne Dauphinais, Ocala; sons, David Dauphinais, Seminole, Texas, and Donald Dauphinais, Danielson, Conn.; daughter, Diane Tryon, Danielson; brothers, Edward Dauphinais, Ocala, and Roland Dauphinais, Palm Desert, Calif.; sister, Theresa Lamontagne, North Smithfield, R.I.; and three grandchildren.
Florida Cremation Society, Ocala, provided information.
Jean K. Deaton, 74
WILLISTON — Jean Kelley Deaton, 74, a retired hair dresser, died Sunday, Dec. 16, 2001, at Shands at Alachua General Hospital in Gainesville.
A native of Presque Isle, Maine, she moved here from Fort Lauderdale 35 years ago. Mrs. Deaton enjoyed gardening and traveling.
Survivors include her son, Jeffrey Richards, Bronson; daughter, Constance Prince, Chicago; brother, Alan H. Lamoreau, Presque Isle; sisters, Joyce Veysey, Bangor, Maine, Nina Coffin, East Windsor, Conn., Norma Berry, Cedartown, Ga., and Diane Capen, Fall River, Maine; seven grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Knauff Funeral Home, Williston, provided information.
Clayton H. Haigh, 83
DUNNELLON — Clayton Hutson Haigh, 83, a retired glazier, died Thursday, Dec. 20, 2001.
A native of Medfield, Mass., he moved here in 1986. Mr. Haigh was a lifetime member of American Legion Post No. 110. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Annie S. Haigh, Dunnellon; sons, Michael C. Haigh, Dunnellon, and Alan C. Haigh, Morriston; brother, Leonard Haigh, Medfield; and two grandchildren.
Roberts Funeral Home of Dunnellon provided information.
Richard Herzog, 64
ORLANDO — Richard "Dick" Herzog, 64, owner and operator of Orlando Florist, died Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2001.
A native of Cincinnati, he moved to Orlando from Atlanta in 1983. Mr. Herzog served in the U.S. Navy. He was Christian.
Survivors include his wife, Jean Schneider, Orlando; daughters, Cindy Berndt, Atlanta, and Shelly Matthewson, West Plains, Mo.; son, Matthew Herzog, Orlando; stepsons, Todd Schneider and Mel Schneider, both of Ocala; seven grandchildren; and two step-grandchildren.
Baldwin Fairchild Funeral Home, Orlando, provided information.
Renney B. Humphries, 86
OCALA — Renney Belle Humphries, 86, a retired elementary school teacher, died Friday, Dec. 21, 2001, at Munroe Regional Medical Center.
A native of Mayo, she moved here in 1940. Mrs. Humphries retired from the Marion County School System after 50 years. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Ocala.
Survivors include her son, William C. Humphries, Ocklawaha; daughter, Carla A. Humphries-Hill, Ocala; seven grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Roberts Funeral Home, Bruce Chapel East Ocala, provided information.
James W. Moock, 64
CHASSAHOWITZKA — James W. Moock, 64, a retired building service supervisor for Florida Power's Crystal River Plant, died Sunday, Dec. 16, 2001.
A native of Bristol, Pa., he moved here from Croydon, Pa., in 1971. Mr. Moock was a member of First Baptist Church of Chassahowitzka, Hernando Sportsman Club, National Rifle Association, and Quail Unlimited.
Survivors include his wife, Agnes C. Wandel Moock, Chassahowitzka; son, James K. Moock, Chassahowitzka; brothers, Donald Moock, Hendersonville, N.C., and Erven Moock, St. Petersburg; and one grandchild.
Hooper Funeral Home, Homosassa, provided information.
