Carl Eber, 64
OXFORD — Carl Eber, 64, owner and operator of a trucking company, died Wednesday, June 21, 2000.
A native of St. Louis, Mo., he moved here from Homosassa Springs in 1995. Mr. Eber was a member of the Rotary Club, Homosassa Springs and Potters House Interdenominational church.
Survivors include his wife, Norma Eber; sons, Carl T. Eber, Kirksville, Mo. and Richard Eber, Owensboro, Ky.; stepsons, Paul D. Jones, Homosassa Springs and Anthony C. Jones, Santa Barbara, Calif.; daughters, Cheryl Eber and Cynthia Palazzolo, both of St. Louis; stepdaughters, P. Renee Jones-Lugo, Fort Bragg, N.C. and Sheila Neuber, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; and six grandchildren.
Banks-Page-Theus Funeral Home, Wildwood, provided information
Jacquelyn Finalyson, 47
DUNNELLON — Jacquelyn Finalyson, 47, died Monday, June 19, 2000, at Seven Rivers Hospital in Crystal River.
Ms. Finalyson was a native of Hahira, Ga.
Survivors include her foster mother, Dolores York, Dunnellon; brother, Walter Hill; sister, Debra Brehm; and her grandmother, Louise Dees.
Harry T. Reid Funeral Home, Jasper, provided information.
Jay L. Franklin, 66
SUMMERFIELD — Jay LeRoy Franklin, 66, a retired systems analyst for Boeing Aircraft, Seattle, died Monday, June 19, 2000, in Leesburg.
A native of Edgerton, Wyo., he moved here from Seattle five years ago. Mr. Franklin was a member of North Lake Presbyterian Church. He was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Patricia A. Franklin, Summerfield; mother, Avis E. Franklin, Payson, Ariz.; daughter, Susan Sergent, Little Rock, Ark.; stepdaughter, Deborah Seymour, Seattle; stepsons, Gary Odegaard, Portland, Ore., David Odegaard, Bakersfield, Calif. and Jay Odegaard, Seattle; sisters, Anita White, Payson, Ariz., Wanda White, Salt Lake City and Lila Bauden, Portland, Ore.; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Memorial contributions can be made to the Salvation Army.
Hiers Memorial Chapel, Lady Lake, provided information.
Mary B. Gulick, 72
OCALA — Mary B. Waldron Gulick, 72, a retired waitress, died Tuesday, June 20, 2000, at Munroe Regional Medical Center.
A native of Ludowici, Ga., she came here from Georgia in 1942. Mrs. Gulick was a member of Ocala Springs Baptist Church.
Survivors include her sons, Larry Waldron, Maysville, Ga., Paul Waldron, Belleview and Tim Waldron, Summerfield; daughter, Ginger Smith, Ocala; sister, Betty Murphy, Ocala; brothers, Harry Branson, Scrambletown, Donald Branson, Ray Waldron and Billy Branson, all of Ocala; 15 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Roberts Funeral Home, Downtown Chapel, provided information.
Latoya D. Henderson, 14
FAIRFIELD — Latoya Denise Henderson, 14, a student, died Thursday, June 17, 2000, at a Shands hospital in Gainesville.
A native of Ocala, she was a lifelong resident of Marion County.
Survivors include her mother, Marie Glover, Fairfield; father, Wayne Henderson, Ocala; stepfather, Eugene Glover Jr., Fairfield; brothers, Dwayne Henderson, Roanoke, Va., Davontae Henderson, Ocala, Eugene J. Glover and Zachery Glover, both of Fairfield; sisters, Eugena Glover, Fairfield and LaTasha Henderson, Roanoke; grandparents, Arthur Simon, Utica, N.Y., Homer and Della Blunt and Ernestine Mcbride Cobb, all of Ocala; and her step-grandparents, Eugene and Susie Glover, Fairfield.
Summers Funeral Home, provided information.
Doris L. Lemmerhirt, 54
INVERNESS — Doris Lee "Dee Dee" Lemmerhirt, 54, a securities secretary, died Monday, June 19, 2000.
A native of Macon, Ga., she moved here from Toledo, Ohio, one month ago. Mrs. Lemmerhirt was Episcopalian.
Survivors include her son, John Moler III, Jacksonville; daughter, Michal "MiMi" Nihoul, Toledo; father, Dr. Robert M. Kilmark, Ocala; brothers, Robert M. Kilmark Jr., Inverness and Charles T. Kilmark, Steilacoom, Wash.; sister, Candace Forrester, Inverness; and a grandchild.
Hooper Funeral Home, Inverness, provided information.
Cledith E. Ramsey, 67
SILVER SPRINGS — Cledith E. Ramsey, 67, a homemaker, died Tuesday, June 20, 2000, at Munroe Regional Medical Center.
A native of Nicholsville, Va., she moved here from Orlando in 1970. Mrs. Ramsey was a Jehovah's Witness.
Survivors include her husband, Clayton J. Ramsey; daughter, Sandra Ledbetter; son, Ronnie W. Ramsey, all of Silver Springs; brother, Frank Woods, Virginia; sister, Margie Mullins, Kingsport, Tenn.; 12 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a son, Lonnie Ramsey, who died in 1997.
Roberts Funeral Home, Jennings-Archway Chapel, provided information.
Dorothy S. Simas, 82
OCALA — Dorothy Schobert Simas, 82, a retired registered nurse, died Tuesday, June 20, 2000, at Munroe Regional Medical Center.
A native of Yorkville, Ill., she moved here from North Miami Beach nine years ago. Mrs. Simas was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. She was Presbyterian.
Survivors include her husband, Eugene Simas, Ocala; daughter, Ann Schoenacher, St. Petersburg; son, Paul Simas, Miami; sisters, Ruth Montgomery, Texas and Frances Shoger; brother, Gordon Schobert, Yorkville; and two grandchildren.
Hiers Memorial Chapel at TimberRidge provided information.
Dorothy L. St. John, 84
OCALA -- Dorothy L. St. John, 84, a homemaker, died Tuesday, June 20, 2000, at the Ocala Health and Rehabilitation Center.
A native of England, she came here from Long Island, N.Y., 35 years ago.
Survivors include her sons, Frank T. Batham, Ocala and Cliff Batham, California; brothers, Tom Stentiford, New York and Robert Stentiford, Ocala; sisters, Irene Britton, Oregon and Patricia Upham, Ohio; seven grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.
Roberts Funeral Home, Jennings-Archway Chapel, provided information.
Willie M. Wilkerson, 70
CITRA — Willie Mae Wilkerson, 70, a homemaker, died Friday, June 16, 2000, at Ocala Regional Medical Center.
A native of Reddick, she was a lifelong resident of Marion County. Mrs. Wilkerson was a member of St. John African Methodist Episcopal Church.
Survivors include her husband, Wesley Wilkerson Sr., Citra; daughters, Barbara Wilkerson, Citra, Verna Johnson and Margaret Wilkerson, both of Ocala, Claretha Edge, Martin; sons, Wesley Wilkerson Jr., Fairfield, Thomas Wilkerson, Lowell, Sterling Wilkerson, Ocala, Elliot Wilkerson, Citra, Reginald Wilkerson, Anthony, Hubert Wilkerson and Mark Wilkerson, both of Pedro; sisters, Lizzie Mae James and Lillian Dennison, both of Reddick; 30 grandchildren; and 33 great-grandchildren.
Cunningham's Funeral Home provided information.
James H. Coyne, 84
OCALA — James H. Coyne, 84, a retired fireman, died Thursday, June 22, 2000, at Sylvia's Hospice House.
A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., he moved here from Woodhaven, N.Y. 22 years ago. Mr. Coyne was a member of Blessed Trinity Catholic Church and member of the church's men's club. He was also a member of the Knights of Columbus.
Survivors include his wife, Ann C. Coyne, Ocala; daughter, Mary Ann Raarup, Lindenhurst, N.Y.; sons, James J. Coyne, Ronkonkoma, N.Y., Thomas E. Coyne, Sierra Madre, Calif., John P. Coyne, Selden, N.Y., Stephen M. Coyne, Howard Beach, N.Y.; nine grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
Hiers Funeral Home provided information.
Arthur J. Ducharme, 66
BEVERLY HILLS — Arthur J. Ducharme, 66, a retired heavy equipment operator, died Thursday, June 22, 2000.
A native of Chicopee, Mass., he moved to Beverly Hills from Old Town two years ago. Mr. Ducharme was a member of the Beverly Hills Recreation and Civic Association. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean War. Mr. Ducharme was Catholic.
Survivors include his wife, Phyllis Houle Ducharme, Beverly Hills; sons, Gary Ducharme, Oil City, Pa., Kyle Ducharme, Cummington, Wayne Ducharme, East Hampton; daughters, Michelle Bissonnette, South Hampton, Kim Ring, Naugatuck, Conn.; brothers, Richard Ducharme, Beverly Hills, William Ducharme, Hadley, Mass.; sister, Mary Marie LeHouillier, Beverly Hills; and 17 grandchildren.
Hooper Funeral Homes provided information
John T. Flowers, 81
JACKSONVILLE BEACH — John Thomas Flowers, 81, died Tuesday, June 20, 2000, at his residence.
A native of Madison, he was a lifelong resident of Duval County. Mr. Flowers was a former owner of J.T. Flowers & Son Wholesale. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. and a Purple Heart recipient .
Survivors include his wife, Lyvonne Flowers, Jacksonville Beach.; daughters, Neva F. Bailey and Cyvette Guerra, both of Wilkesboro, N.C., Gina Burton, St. Petersburg; son, John L. Flowers, Jacksonville Beach.; seven grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
Hardage-Giddens Funeral Home, Jacksonville Beach., provided information.
Constance F. J. Goad, 76
FLORAL CITY — Constance Finwall Johnson Goad, 76, died Wednesday, June 21, 2000.
A native of Rosenhayn, N.J., she moved from Hayesville, N.C. to Citrus County more than two years ago.
Mrs. Goad was a member of the First Baptist Church of Floral City.
Survivors include her husband, Judson Goad, Floral City; sons, Raymond F. Johnson, Norcross, Ga., Glen E. Johnson, Warne, N.C.; daughter, Bonnie I. Dixon, Hayesville; and five grandchildren.
Hooper Funeral Homes, Inverness, provided information.
Gertrude M. Goodhue, 76
OCALA — Gertrude Mae Goodhue, 76, died Tuesday, June 20, 2000, at the Exeter Hospital in New Hampshire.
A native of Saugus, Mass., she moved here from Massachusetts in 1990. Mrs. Goodhue was a member of the United Methodist Church of Ipswich.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth I. Goodhue.
Survivors include her sons, Gary R. Goodhue, John C. Goodhue, both of North Hampton; brother, Charles Green, Florida; sister, Ruth Willette, Lynn; and four grandchildren.
Whittier-Porter Funeral Home, Massachusetts, provided information.
