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Madison "Golf Ball" Williams Jr.
Bradenton
Madison "Golf Ball" Williams Jr., 71, of Bradenton, died Nov. 14, 2001, in Manatee Memorial Hospital.
Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. today at Riggins and Daughter Funeral Home, 105 21st Ave. W., in Bradenton. Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Saint Paul Missionary Baptist Church, 525 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. E., in Bradenton, with the Rev. Charles Ray officiating. Burial will be in Adams-Fogartyville Cemetery.
Born in Lamont, Mr. Williams came to Manatee County from there in 1940. He was a cab driver. He was Methodist.
Survivors include his wife, Edna; a daughter, Sherryl Diana Axon of Bradenton; two sons, Reginald Lamar Sr., of Bradenton, and Darryl Cornelius Sr. of Ozark, Ala.; two sisters, Rosetta Newson and Maggie B. Slater, both of Bradenton; a brother, Herman, of Bradenton; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
David D. Chacey Sr.
Bradenton
David D. Chacey Sr., 83, of Bradenton, died Nov. 13, 2001, in Blake Medical Center.
Visitation will be 1-2 p.m. Friday at Hope Lutheran Church, 4635 26th St. W., in Bradenton. Service will be 2 p.m. Friday at the church, with the Rev. David G. Hinman officiating. Burial will be in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. Brown and Sons Funeral Homes, 26th Street Chapel, Bradenton, is in charge of arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to Hope Lutheran Church, 4635 26th St. W., Bradenton, Fla. 34207, or to the Lions Club of Bradenton, 3541 Lake Bayshore Drive, Bradenton, Fla. 34205.
Born in Meriden, Kan., Ret. Col. Chacey came to Manatee County from Longwood in 1993. He was a city administrator for the city of Longwood from 1974-85 and a realtor for Markey Realty Inc. since 1993. He attended Hope Lutheran Church. He served in the U.S. Air Force during World War II and the Korean and Vietnam Wars from 1943-73. He was a member of the Lions Club of Bradenton, the Retired Officers Club, and Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Survivors include his wife, Loretta D.; a daughter, Janice L. DiLavore of Palm Bay; two stepdaughters, Dr. Susan Haack of Williamsport, Pa., and Michele Cockshoot of East Moline, Ill.; a son, David D. Jr., of Lompoc, Calif.; a stepson, Thomas Haack of Midlothian, Va.; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Alex T. Cheaves Jr.
Palmetto
Alex T. Cheaves Jr., 36, of Palmetto, died Nov. 9, 2001, in Manatee Memorial Hospital.
Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Friday at The Eleventh Street Church of Christ, 513 11th St. W., in Palmetto. Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at the church, with the Rev. Tom Green officiating. Burial will be in Mansion Memorial Park in Ellenton. Westside Funeral Home, Palmetto, is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Cheaves was born in Bradenton. He was an agriculture inspector for the State of Florida. He attended The Eleventh Street Church of Christ.
Survivors include his wife, Anntoinette "Toni"; a son, Christopher, of Bradenton; his parents, Alex and Veronica, of Palmetto; two brothers, Dwane and Reggie, both of Palmetto; his paternal grandparents, George and Lucille, of Palmetto; and his maternal grandmother, Bessie Cummings of Bradenton.
Arkie DeVenuto
Bradenton
Arkie DeVenuto, 72, of Bradenton, died Sept. 17, 2001.
Service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 10141, 420 67th St. W., in Bradenton. National Cremation Society, Sarasota Chapter, is in charge of cremation arrangements.
Elsie M. Dowling
Bradenton
Elsie M. Dowling, 81, of Bradenton, died Nov. 8, 2001, in Manatee Memorial Hospital.
Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Friday at Riggins and Daughter Funeral Home, 105 21st Ave. W., in Bradenton. Service will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Roger Memorial United Methodist Church, 1100 15th St. E., in Bradenton, with the Rev. Robert McNeal officiating. Burial will be in Adams-Fogartyville Cemetery.
Born in Starke, Ms. Dowling came to Manatee County from there many years ago. She was a laborer. She was Baptist.
Survivors include two daughters, Irene, and Paulette Cook, both of Bradenton; two sons, A.C., of Bradenton, and Morris, of Syracuse, N.Y.; a brother, David Albritton of Raiford; 14 grandchildren; 43 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild.
Robert L. Fisher
Scottsville, N.Y.
Robert L. Fisher, 78, of Scottsville, N.Y., formerly of Bradenton, died Nov. 2, 2001, in the Jennifer Matthews Nursing Home in Rochester, N.Y.
Mass was at Saint Columba Church in Caledonia, N.Y., at an earlier date, with the Rev. Walter Plominski officiating. Interment was in Saint Columba Cemetery in Caledonia. Alhart Funeral Home, Caledonia, was in charge of arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of one's choice.
Born in Wheatland, N.Y., Mr. Fisher came to Manatee County from Mumford, N.Y., approximately 15 years ago. He was a shipping clerk at Agway, a farm supply company in Geneva, N.Y., and he was retired. He was Catholic. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was a lifetime member of the American Legion in Mumford, a past commander of the Mumford Veterans of Foreign Wars, and a 4th-degree knight of the Knights of Columbus in Caledonia.
Survivors include three daughters, Nina Kasmark of Brockport, N.Y., and Darlene Taggart and Janet Church, both of Chili, N.Y.; a sister, Mary Freeman of Greece, N.Y.; three brothers, William, of Chili, Harold, of Wheatland, and Gerald, of Bradenton; and six grandchildren.
Leo Louis Gene
Palmetto
Leo Louis Gene, 58, of Palmetto, died Nov. 5, 2001, in Manatee Memorial Hospital.
Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Friday at Sims-Woodie Mortuary, 2409 Second Ave. E., in Palmetto. Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Gethsemane Missionary Baptist Church, 501 Ninth Ave. W., in Bradenton, with the Revs. Brooks Washington, Chenet Similien and Henry Washington officiating. Burial will be Saturday in Skyway Memorial Gardens in Palmetto.
Born in Gonaives, Haiti, Mr. Gene came to Manatee County from there in 1983. He was a fruit receiver at Tropicana. He was Baptist.
Survivors include his wife, Cheryl; three daughters, Clairmate Dorcely and Antonia Altidor, both of Bradenton, and Lashawnda, of Palmetto; four sons, Guillet, of Haiti, Leon Washington and Moise, both of Bradenton, and Calvin, of Palmetto; two sisters, Almaire and Dieu, both of Haiti; two brothers, Bertrard and Aubin, both of Haiti; and six grandchildren.
Hugh D. Gibson
Bradenton
Hugh D. Gibson, 81, of Bradenton, died Nov. 10, 2001, in Manatee Memorial Hospital.
Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Friday at Riggins and Daughter Funeral Home, 105 21st Ave. W., in Bradenton. Service will be 1 p.m. Saturday at the Tabernacle of Prayer and Deliverance, 1300 17th Ave. W., in Bradenton, with the Rev. Louise Jones officiating. Burial will be in Adams-Fogartyville Cemetery.
Born in Reynolds, Ga., Mr. Gibson came to Manatee County from there in 1963. He was a laborer. He was Pentecostal.
Survivors include his wife, Doris; nine daughters, Suzanne Searcy, Shirley Smith and Deloris Dunn, all of Atlanta, Juanita Lumpkin and Eula Henderson, both of Reynolds, and Rose Cruz, Barbara Clark, Sherleene Edwards and Dedra Kolokollie, all of Bradenton; three sons, Leonard Troutman of North Carolina, and Delwin Martin and Hugh Jr., both of Bradenton; 18 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Arthur Leonard Hudson Jr.
St. Augustine
Arthur Leonard Hudson Jr., 44, of St. Augustine, formerly of Bradenton, died Nov. 10, 2001, in St. Augustine.
Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Friday at Riggins and Daughter Funeral Home, 105 21st Ave. W., in Bradenton. Graveside service will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Skyway Memorial Gardens, 5200 U.S. Highway N., in Palmetto, with the Rev. Anthony Shinholster officiating. Burial will be in Skyway Memorial Gardens.
Mr. Hudson was born in Bradenton. He was a laborer.
Survivors include a daughter, Niki Dubois of Bradenton; four sisters, Vickie Gissendanner, Tashia Waiters, Jacqueline Thompson and Janice Taylor, all of Bradenton; a brother, John Taylor, of St. Petersburg; and four grandchildren.
Bill Lintner
Parrish
Bill Lintner, 78, of Parrish, died Nov. 14, 2001, in Manatee Memorial Hospital.
Visitation will be held privately for the family. Graveside service will be 11 a.m. Friday at Mansion Memorial Park, 1400 36th Ave. E., in Ellenton, with Mr. Joel Henry officiating. Burial will be in Mansion Memorial Park. Griffith-Cline Funeral Homes, Mansion Chapel, Ellenton, is in charge of arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to the McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital, c/o "Jenny's Gang," 110 W. Poplar St., Oxford, Ohio 45056.
Born in Summerville, Ohio, Mr. Lintner came to Manatee County from Collinsville, Ohio, 31 years ago. He was a retired farmer. He was a member of the Cattlemen's Association.
Survivors include his wife, Ida; four daughters, Melissa, of College Corner, Ohio, Lynette Beasley of Austin, Texas, Gylaine Gilmore of New York, N.Y., and Jackie Stinson of Cross City; a son, James Moses of Sterling, Ill.; a sister, Marilyn Wright of Murphy, N.C.; many grandchildren; and many great-grandchildren.
