Rosa L. Sims, 74
ANTHONY Rosa Lee Sims, 74, a homemaker, died Wednesday, July 12, 2000, at New Horizon Rehabilitation Center.
Mrs. Sims was a native of Ocala, and a lifelong resident of Sparr. She was Christian.
Survivors include her adopted daughter, Lynnette Owens, Sparr; goddaughters, Amy Brown, Shakaylon Hamilton, both of Sparr; godsons, Mitchell Hart, Sparr, Wayman Norman, Brandon and Brandon Norman, Reddick.
Summers Funeral Home of Ocala provided information.
Sylvia Velez, 41
OCALA Sylvia Velez, 41, a homemaker, died Monday, July 17, 2000, at North Florida Regional Medical Center in Gainesville.
A native of Arecibo, Puerto Rico, she moved here from Detroit two years ago. She was Pentecostal.
Survivors include her husband, Santos Velez, Ocala; mother, Elva I. Rios-Vega Arecibo; daughter, Jessica L. Castro, Ocala; sons, Jose L. Medina, Fort Lauderdale, Hector L. Berdecia, David Berdecia, Roberto De Jesus, all of Ocala; sisters, Elba N. Matias, Angel L. Gomez, Carmen L. Gomez, Artleen Gomez, all of Puerto Rico; brothers, Antonio Cartajena, Puerto Rico, Edwin Gomez and Ivan Gomez, both of Detroit; and three grandchildren.
Hiers Belleview Funeral Home provided information.
Thomas D. Chastain, 75
SILVER SPRINGS Thomas Daniel Chastain, 75, a disabled veteran, died Wednesday, July 12, 2000, at Munroe Regional Medical Center.
Mr. Chastain was a native of Highlands, N.C. and a resident of Silver Springs. He was a member of Christian Outreach International Church, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8267 and Fraternal Order of Eagles 3656. He was a U.S. Army veteran and prisoner of war inof World War II.
Mr. Chastain was preceded in death by his wife, Michele Chastain, and son Larry Chastain.
Survivors include his daughters, Alice King, and Sheila Watkins, both of North Carolina; sisters, Lillie Crisp, Franklin, N.C., Janice Watts, Swannanoa, N.C., and Louise Smith, Anderson, S.C.; and several nieces and nephews.
Hiers Funeral Home of Ocala provided information.
Ruby M. Gardner, 76
OCKLAWAHA Ruby M. Gardner, 76, a retired manager, died Thursday, July 20, 2000, at Munroe Regional Medical Center.
A native of Morgantown, Ky., she moved here from Louisville, Ky., in 1994. Mrs. Gardner was a member of Highview Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Mack Gardner, Ocklawaha; daughters, Glenys McCullough, Houston, Kathleen Thomas, Elizabethtown, Ky., and Linda Smith, Louisville; sons, Donald Gardner, Covington, Ky., and Denny Gardner, Tampa; sister, Merle Spurlock, Tampa; brother, Charles Romans, Louisville; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Hiers Funeral Home of Ocala provided information.
William E. Hemmer, 85
OCALA William E. "Bill" Hemmer, 85, a retired welding specialist, died Wednesday, July 19, 2000, at Estelle's Hospice House.
A native of Elmira Heights, N.Y., he moved here from Manitowoc, Wis., in 1972. Mr. Hemmer was a member of St. Theresa Catholic Church, Knights of Columbus Sacred Heart Council and Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 4493. He was a U.S. Navy Seabees veteran of World War II.
Mr. Hemmer was preceded in death by his wife, Helen Hemmer.
Survivors include his sons, Lyman J. Hemmer, Baraboo, Wis., Albert C. Hemmer, Chicago, Michael J. Hemmer, Lakeland, and Donald W. Hemmer, Jamesville, Wis.; sisters, Marie Zinkie, Manitowoc, and Anna Mae Meyer, Two Rivers, Wis.; brother, Albert Hemmer, Jamesville; eight grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren.
Hiers Belleview Funeral Home provided information.
Charlie Mae Lee, 82
OCALA Charlie Mae Lee, 82, a homemaker, died Thursday, July 13, 2000.
Mrs. Lee was a native of Tarpon Springs, and a lifelong resident of Marion County. She was a member of Greater New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church.
Survivors include her daughters, Mary Ashley, Gainesville, Beulah Warren, and Edna Grimsley, both of Ocala, Margaret Robinson, Fort Myers, Patricia Hanies, Gainesville, Retta Hodges, and Debra Lee, both of Ocala; stepdaughter, Carrie Humprey, West Palm Beach; sons, John H. Lee, Fort Myers, Paul Lee, Samuel Lee, both of Ocala, Leroy Devose, and Calvin Devose, both of Gainesville; brothers, J.D. Lee, Gainesville, and Alphonso Lee, Seattle; 43 grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren.
Cunningham's Funeral Home of Ocala provided information.
Stevie Nelson, 42
CITRA Stevie Nelson, 42, a laborer, died Thursday, July 13, 2000.
Mr. Nelson was a native of Inverness, and a lifelong resident of Reddick. He was Pentecostal.
Survivors include his daughter, Deneshia Reid, Ocala; sons, Stevie Nelson Jr., Cedric Nelson, and Dorian Nelson, all of Flemington; mother, Maurice J. Howard; stepfather, Willie Howard, both of Reddick; sisters, Ezell N. Fisher, Miami, Paula Nelson, Ocala, and Carol Nelson, Crystal River; brothers, Ozell Nelson, Norfolk, Va., Eugene Nelson Jr., Gainesville, Mikel Green, Reddick, Ronald Nelson, Crystal River, and Kenneth Nelson, Gainesville; and two grandchildren.
Summers Funeral Home of Ocala provided information.
Milagros V. Sceri, 44
OCALA Milagros V. Sceri, 44, a homemaker, died Wednesday, July 19, 2000.
A native of Bronx, N.Y., she moved here from Queens, N.Y., in 1992.
Survivors include her husband, Joseph Sceri, Ocala; mother, Lydia Cartagena, Brooklyn, N.Y.; sons, Jason Seligson, Chesapeake, Va., and Joseph Sceri Jr., Ocala; brother, Jose Vargas, Brooklyn; sister, Debbie Vargas, Middletown, N.Y.; and one grandchild.
Roberts Funeral Home of Dunnellon provided information.
Donald F. Silver, 84
OCALA Donald F. Silver, 84, a retired tool engineer, died Tuesday, July 18, 2000, at Sylvia's House.
A native of Urbana, Ill., he moved here from Los Alamos, N.M., in 1991.
Mr. Silver was preceded in death by his daughter, Donna Silver.
Survivors include his wife, Martha L. Silver, Ocala; sons, Dwight Silver, Tallahassee, and Roger Silver, Lenexa, Kan.
Roberts Bruce West Funeral Home of Ocala provided information.
Lillie Bell Smith, 81
OCALA Lillie Bell Smith, 81, a homemaker, died Saturday, July 15, 2000, at Surrey Place.
A native of Charlotte, N.C., she moved here from North Carolina two and a half years ago. Mrs. Smith was a member of Siloam Missionary Baptist Church.
Survivors include her son, Donald Stafford, Ocala; sister, Jessie Wallace; brother, Clifford Stafford, both of Charlotte; four grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Cunningham's Funeral Home of Ocala provided information.
Leila Stewart, 90
OCALA Leila Stewart, 90, a homemaker, died Wednesday, July 19, 2000, at Munroe Regional Medical Center.
A native of Bishopville, S.C., she moved here from Gainesville in 1940. Mrs. Stewart was a member of Downtown Baptist Church.
Survivors include her son, James Stewart, Ocala; one grandchild; and 5 great-grandchildren.
Roberts Downtown Chapel of Ocala provided information.
James Turner, 75
OCALA James Turner, 75, a retired landscape designer, died Thursday, July 20, 2000, at his home.
A native of Blackshear, Ga., he moved here from Hollywood, Fla., in 1992. Mr. Turner was Baptist. He was a U.S Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Edith Turner; daughters, Wanda Daggett, and Lottie Mumford, all of Ocala; sons, James R. Turner, and Howard Turner, both of Ocala; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Roberts Funeral Home of Ocala provided information.
Catherine E. Vereen, 72
OCALA Catherine Elzora Vereen, 72, a homemaker, died Monday, July 17, 2000, at her home.
Mrs. Vereen was a native of Kendrick, and a lifelong resident of Marion County. She was a member of Shiloh Seventh-day Adventist Church.
Survivors include her sons, Fred Hagins, Rochester, N.Y., Thomas L. Scott, Chester Scott, Gloster Vereen Jr., all of Ocala; daughters, Vernice Franklin, Rosa Epps, Mary Howard, Dora Jackson, Alma J. Berrien, and Cynthia Boone, all of Ocala; brother, Chapell Scott, Ocala; stepdaughter, Sheran Smith, Ocala; 58 grandchildren; 83 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.
Cunningham's Funeral Home of Ocala provided information.
Morris A. Adkison, 69
OCALA Morris Allen Adkison, 69, a retired electronic engineer, died Thursday, July 20, 2000.
Mr. Adkison was a native of Perry and a lifelong resident of Marion County. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. He was Baptist.
Survivors include his son, Victor Adkison, Tyler, Texas; brother, H. Montell Adkison, Ocala; sister, Elsie P. Clemmons, Ocala; and two grandchildren.
Florida Cremation Society of Ocala provided information.
Rita A. Byron, 77
OCALA Rita A. Byron, 77, a retired nurse, died Friday, July 21, 2000, at her home.
A native of Rockland, Mass., she moved here from Webster, N.H., in 1987. Mrs. Byron was a member of Blessed Trinity Catholic Church.
Survivors include her husband, Eugene J. Byron, Ocala; sons, Dennis Sawyer, New Hampshire, Barry Byron, Plymouth, N.H., and Eugene G. Byron, Aurora, Colo.; daughters, Ann Carnell, Vermont, Carole Mattice, Monument, Colo., and Teresa Amen, Arvada, Colo.; brothers, Richard Lawrence, Hartford, Vt., and Frederick Lawrence, Barre, Vt.; sisters, Ruth Nuttall, and Marie Furman, both of Windsor, Vt.; 18 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Roberts Bruce West Chapel of Ocala provided information.
