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Ada Mabus
Ada Virginia Mabus, 77, Warner Robins, Ga., died Oct. 25, 1998, at her home. She was born in Sunbury, Pa., and she was a former St. Augustine resident. While in St. Augustine she was active with Girl Scouts. All together, she worked with Girl Scouts for over 62 years, and she was cookie chairman for 27 years. She was church secretary at Faith Lutheran Church for many years, and she wrote a column for the Warner Robins Daily Sun for many years. She was a member of Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church. Burial will be in Glen Haven Memorial Gardens, Macon. Friends may call at McCullough Funeral Home from 7 to 9 p.m., Tuesday, and a prayer service will be said during the Tuesday visitation.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to the Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church, 301 N. Pleasant Hill Road, Warner Robins, Ga. 31093.
Survivors include two daughters, Nancy Green and Bonnie Mabus, both of Warner Robins; and a son, Robert I. Mabus Jr., Elizabeth City, N.C. Also surviving are seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Thelma Taylor
Thelma Taylor, 89, 75 Lovett St., died Oct. 23, 1998, at Flagler Hospital. Arrangements will be announced by Chase and Son Funeral Home.

Helen Williams
Helen Williams, 62, 300 E. Oak St., Palatka, died Oct. 20, 1998, at Columbia Putnam Medical Center, Palatka. Arrangements will be announced by Chase and Son Funeral Home.

Samuel Andrews
Elder Samuel J. Andrews, 74, Palatka, died Oct. 22, 1998, at Putnam Community Medical Center, following an extended illness. He was born in Oakfield, Ga., and he was a lifelong resident of Palatka. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving during World War II, and he received the APTO medal and World War II Victory Medal. He was a member of the Pentecostal Church of God in Christ, and in 1963, under the pastorate of the late Elder D.R. Berry, he was licensed as a minister. Upon Elder Berry's death in 1975, Elder Andrews became pastor of the church, serving for 21 years. He also served as chairman and was later appointed as superintendent of the Palatka District, COGIC, in 1990. In addition he traveled as an evangelist, conducting services throughout the First Coast, including St. Augustine. He was also a retired civil service employee who worked for 20 years at the Naval Air Station, Jacksonville.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Mt. Tabor First Baptist Church, 4909 St. Johns Ave., Palatka, with Superintendent Johnny Shaw, pastor of the Pentecostal Church of God in Christ, presiding. Burial will be in Palatka Memorial Gardens. Friends may call at the Pentecostal Church of God in Christ, 624 N. 9th St., from 4 to 9 p.m. today, and from 9 a.m. Saturday at the Mt. Tabor church until the hour of services.
The cortege will assemble at 10:50 a.m. Saturday at 804 N. 20th St.
Survivors include his wife, Ruby Lee Andrews, Palatka; two daughters, Sharon Andrews, Brenda Radazzo; two sons, Harold and Bernard Andrews, Medford, N.J.; a sister, Julia M. Andrews-Parker, St. Petersburg; one brother, Willie Lee Andrews, Palatka; a stepson, Elder David E. Richardson, Gainesville; 25 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and other relatives.
Karl N. Flagg Serenity Memorial Chapter, Palatka, is in charge.

Elizabeth Calhoun
Memorial services for Elizabeth Calhoun will be held at 11 a.m. Nov. 8 at St. Cyprian's Episcopal Church. Mrs. Calhoun, who was involved in many church and community organizations, was also known for her care and support of youth in the community.

J. R. Johnson-Berg
J. Raymond Johnson-Berg, St. Augustine, died Oct. 28, 1998, at Flagler Hospital. Arrangements will be announced by Craig Funeral Home.

Casimer Kucharczyk
Casimer C. Kucharczyk, 85, St. Augustine, died Oct. 29, 1998, at Flagler Pines Nursing Home, Bunnell. He was born in New Britain, Conn., and he was a member of the Cathedral Parish.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Craig Funeral Home chapel. Burial will be in San Lorenzo Cemetery.
Mr. Kucharczyk was preceded in death by his wife, Rose Kucharczyk.
Survivors include one daughter, Joanne Michaud, Bakerbrook, New Brunswick, Canada; two sons, Casimer Kucharczyk, Kensington, Conn., Thomas Kucharczyk, St. Augustine; eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Edward Langham
Edward Carilie Langham Sr., 73, died Oct. 28, 1998. He was a distinguished Navy veteran, having served in World War II, Korean and Vietnam, and he and his late wife, Bertha, were former St. Augustine residents.
Funeral services were to be held at noon today at West Harpeth Funeral Home, Nashville, Tenn., with the Rev. Denny Shepard officiating. Burial was in Middle Tennessee Veterans Cemetery, with full military honors.
In addition to his wife, Mr. Langham was preceded in death by a daughter, Tonya Dawn Langham.
Survivors include sons, Edward Carilie Langham Jr., Mark C. Langham, Kingston Springs, Tenn.; sisters, Sylvia McCullar, Estelle Few, both of Water Valley, Miss.; Jean Melton, Grenada, Miss.; and one granddaughter.
West Harpeth Funeral Home, Nashville, Tenn., is in charge.

Dean Moorhouse
Dean O. Moorhouse, 81, Ocala, died Oct. 29, 1998, at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center, Bloomington, Ill. He had resided in Ocala for the past eight years, and he was a former St. Augustine resident. He was born in Lewiston, Ill. A former principal of R.B. Hunt Elementary School and a former science teacher at St. Augustine High School, he received his bachelor's degree in education from Western Illinois University, Macomb, Ill., and his master's in education administration at the University of Florida, Gainesville. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, obtaining the rank of commander, and he was serving on the USS Maryland during the bombing of Pearl Harbor. He also served in the Pacific during World War II. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Ocala, and he also held membership in the Elks Lodge No. 829 and the Lions Club of St. Augustine.
Graveside rites will be held at a later date at Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, with military honors at graveside.
Those wishing may make a donation, in his memory, to the St. Augustine Lions Club, POB 3627, St. Augustine, 32085.
Survivors include his wife, Frances L. Kunneg Moorhouse, Ocala; three sons, Gary, Bruce and Mark Moorhouse, all of Fort Pierce; a daughter, Cinthia Moorehouse, Fort Pierce; one sister, Charlotte Ruth Moorhouse, Lewiston, Ill.; and six grandchildren.

Dorothy Pollock
Dorothy Miller Pollock, 57, Riviera Beach, died Oct. 27, 1998. She was born in St. Augustine, and she had resided in Riviera Beach since 1963. She was the daughter of the late Freddie and Hazel Ferguson.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at New Macedonia Baptist Church, with the Rev. Thomas Masters officiating.
Survivors include five daughters, Patricia A. Dailey, St. Augustine, Shirley Holman, West Palm Beach, Reatha M. Osby, Riviera Beach, Roberta and Kathy Pollock, West Palm Beach; three sons, Alfreddie Miller, Blountstown, Authur Miller, Boynton Beach, Quinton Pollock, West Palm Beach; five sisters, Freddie Verdell, St. Augustine, Louise Paulk, Annie M. Duffy, Brenda Roberson, Riviera Beach, Hazel Burk, Metter, Ga.; 13 brothers, Albert Ferguson, Lake Park, Freddie Jr., Timothy Ferguson, Miami, Allen, Ernest, Tommy L., Daniel, Authur, Ronald, Theodore, Nathaniel, Joseph and Gerald Ferguson, all of Riviera Beach; her grandmother, Annie M. Baker, St. Augustine; 25 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Siders Funeral Home, Inc., 1600 N. Dixie Hwy., West Palm Beach, is in charge.

Rhett Sapp
Rhett David Sapp, infant son of Terry and Dawn Sapp, died Oct. 28, 1998, in Flagler Hospital.
Memorial services will be held at 6 p.m. Nov. 4 at Calvary Baptist Church, with Todd Carr, associate pastor, officiating.
Flowers are gratefully declined, and those wishing may make a contribution, in his memory, to the Rhett David Sapp Memorial Fund, NationsBank, account No. 003062501719, 2135 U.S. 1 South, St. Augustine, 32086.
Survivors include, in addition to his parents, a sister, Kaycee S., and a brother, William J. Sapp, St. Augustine; his paternal grandparents, Kenneth and Shirley Sapp, Holder; maternal grandparents, Jack Scarborough, Lake Placid, Tommie Mooney, Fort White; paternal great-grandmother, Louise Frier, Newberry; maternal great-grandparents, W.J. and Hazel Scarborough, Lake Placid, and O.P. and Marie Board, Merritt Island.
Craig Funeral Home is in charge.

Thelma Taylor
Funeral services for Thelma Taylor, 90, 75 Lovett St., who died Oct. 23, 1998, in Flagler Hospital, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the First Baptist Church, with the Rev. A.J. Williams, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery. Friends may call at Chase and Son Funeral Home chapel from 5 to 9 p.m. today, and at the church from 10 a.m. Saturday until the hour of services.

Danal Williams
Danal Rayvon Williams, 20, Hastings, died Oct. 23, 1998. He attended Hastings Elementary, Sebastian Middle and St. Augustine High schools, and he was baptized at Pompey's Temple Church of God in Christ at an early age. Later, he worshiped at the Refuge Church of Our Lord, Palatka.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Lord's Temple Church, with Bishop John McNair, pastor of Refuge Church of Our Lord, Palatka, officiating. Burial will be in Palatka Memorial Gardens. Friends may call from 5:30 to 8 p.m. today at Coleman's Mortuary, Hastings, and at the church from noon Saturday until the hour of services.
Survivors include one daughter, Danella; his mother and stepfather, Shelia and Earl; grandparents, Odessa and Ruby Williams; stepsisters, Shirley and Nicole; and other relatives.

Schubert Luke
Schubert I. Luke, 86, St. Augustine Beach, died Oct. 29, 1998, at his home. He was born in Panama City, and he had resided here since 1994. He was retired from the city of Los Angeles, Calif., where he had worked for as a fireman for 30 years. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, having served during World War II.
Memorial services will be held at a later date in Panama City. Flowers are gratefully declined, and those wishing may make a contribution, in his memory, to the Hastings Rotary Club, Hastings, Fla. 32145.
Survivors include one son, Bill Brothers and his wife, Julie, St. Augustine; two brothers, Leon Luke, Albuquerque, N.M., Paul Luke, Sun City, Ariz.; and three grandchildren, Molly, Billy and Bobbie.
Craig Funeral Home is in charge.

Harley Dilworth Head Jr.
Harley Dilworth Head Jr., 57, of St. Marys, Ga. and St. Augustine, died Oct. 30, 1998, at his residence in St. Marys of an extended illness.
He was born on Jan. 23, 1941, in Waverly, Ga. In 1970, he started his own business with small stores selling pecans and fruit along Highway 17 in Camden and Glynn counties, and grew the business to include retail stores, wholesale operations and an outdoor sign company. At the time of his death, he maintained a home in St. Augustine where he was a member of Shores United Methodist Church.
Funeral services will be Monday at 2 p.m. at Waverly United Methodist Church in Waverly, Ga. Friends may call Sunday, 3 to 5 p.m., the Edo Miller-Dekle-Wainwright Funeral Home in Kingsland, Ga.
He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Lee; two children, Harley D. Head III and Teresa Griffin, St. Augustine; his mother, Madalyn Head, Waverly, Ga.,; two sisters, Barbara Faison and Bonnie Stouffer, both of Waverly; and four grandchildren.

Casimer Kucharczyk
Funeral services for Casimer C. Kucharczyk, 85, St. Augustine, who died Oct. 29, 1998, at Flagler Pines Nursing Home, Bunnell, will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Craig Funeral Home chapel. Burial will be in San Lorenzo Cemetery.

Dora W. Stabel
Dora W. Stabel, 83, of St. Augustine, died Oct. 30, 1998, at Mariner Health Care Center. A native of McDowell County, N.C., she came to St. Augustine in 1937. She was a homemaker and a house parent at the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind. She was a member of Jehovah's Witness Kingdom Hall.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Evergreen Cemetery.
She is survived by two daughters, Hope Emery and Betty Reyes, both of St. Augustine; two sons, Lewis Stabel, Charlotte, N.C., and Lowell Stabel, Dalton, Ga.; two sisters, Alma Dale, Marion, N.C., and Stella McLean, Stanley, N.C.; 12 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Flowers are gratefully declined, and those wishing may make a contribution in her memory to the Jehovah's Witness Kingdom Hall, Daytona Beach Assembly Hall, P.O. Box 9357, Daytona Beach, Fla. 32120-9357.
Croyle Funeral Home is in charge.

Ralph B. Kimbrough Sr.
Ralph B. Kimbrough Sr., professor emeritus of educational leadership at the University of Florida, died on Oct. 30, 1998. He was 76.
After receiving his doctorate from the University of Tennessee in 1953, Dr. Kimbrough had a distinguished academic career that spanned more than 40 years. He was the author of several professional books and articles, and provided leadership in the area of politics of education.
After his retirement from the University of Florida, he taught at East Tennessee State University and Georgia Southern University.
Professor Kimbrough is survived by his wife, Gladys; son, Ralph Jr.; and two grandchildren, Rachel and Andrew.
Graveside services will be announced at a later date in Spring City, Tenn. with the Vaughn Funeral Home in charge. Craig Funeral Home is in charge of the local arrangements.

Joseph Brown
Funeral services for Joseph Thomas Brown, 37, Hastings, who died Oct. 19, 1998, at Memorial Medical Center, Jacksonville, will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Craig Funeral Home chapel, with the Rev. Thomas Outley, pastor of Church on the Rock Ministries, officiating.
Friends may call at Craig chapel from 6 to 8 p.m. today.
Flowers are gratefully declined, and those wishing may make a contribution, in his memory, to a trust account for his daughters, Josephine Michelle Brown and Jessica Marie Brown; and send to Sara S. Brown or Carol J. Kilroy, trustees c/o Prosperity Bank of St. Augustine, PO Drawer 1690, St. Augustine, 32085-1690.
Born in Birmingham, Ala., Mr. Brown had resided in St. Augustine since 1974. He was employed by Northrop-Grumman Corporation, and he was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles and was of the Baptist faith.
In addition to his daughters, he is survived by his wife, Robin Kilroy Brown; his parents, B.T. and Sara Brown, St. Augustine; one sister, Diana Fisher, Hueytown, Ala.; and a brother, Mark Brown, St. Augustine.

Margaret Triay
Margaret B. Triay, 79, Elkton, died Oct. 20, 1998, at Flagler Hospital East, following a brief illness. She was born in Espanola, and she was a lifelong resident of St. Johns County. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Hastings.
Funeral services were held today at 10:30 a.m. at the First Baptist Church of Hastings, with the Rev. Charles Johnson officiating. Burial was in St. Ambrose Cemetery.
Those wishing may make a contribution, in her memory, to the First Baptist Church of Hastings, POB 77, Hastings, 32145.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Albert Triay.
Survivors include one daughter, Mary T. Hickey, Palatka; a sister, Gertrude Longshore, Palatka; and several nieces and nephews.
Johnson-Overturf Funeral Home, Palatka, was in charge.

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