Mable B. Card, 92
OCALA — Mable B. Card, 92, a retired teacher, died Thursday, July 20, 2000.
Miss Card was a native of Amanda, Ohio. She was Methodist.
Survivors include her nephew, Ronald Bussert, Carroll, Ohio.
Roberts Funeral Home of Dunnellon provided information.
Shirley J. Clark, 58
CITRA — Shirley Jean Clark, 58, a four-year employee of Sam's St. Johns Seafood Restaurant in Ocala, died Thursday, July 20, 2000.
Mrs. Clark was a native of West Virginia and a resident of Citra. She was a member of Independent Missionary Baptist Church in West Virginia, and American Legion Auxiliary 368 in Orange Lake. She was a former employee of Shoney's.
Survivors include her husband, Gail R. Clark, Citra; daughters, Carla Evans, Winifrede, W.Va., Angie Clark, Chelyan, W.Va., Cyndi Hanson, Pinch, W.Va., and Kelly Back, Charleston, W.Va.; sister, Marie Stanley, Ohley, W.Va.; brother, Joseph Wolfe, Flint, Mich; and five grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Kanawha Hospice of Dunbar, W.Va.
Leonard Johnson Funeral Home of Marmet, W.Va., provided information.
Clyde E. Ethridge, 93
OCALA — Clyde E. Ethridge, 93, a retired general contractor, died Thursday, July 20, 2000, at Munroe Regional Medical Center.
A native of Moultrie, Ga., he moved here from Georgia in 1937. Mr. Ethridge was a member of Berean Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Sara V. Ethridge, Ocala; daughter, Dorothy L. Conner, Jacksonville; son, Jack E. Ethridge, Ocala; four grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren.
Hiers Funeral Home of Ocala provided information.
Thomas A. Finley, 96
BEVERLY HILLS — Thomas A. Finley, 96, a retired leather worker, died Thursday, July 20, 2000.
A native of Chase City, Va., he moved here from Medford, Mass., five years ago. Mr. Finley was Baptist.
Survivors include his daughter, Barbara F. Hines, Chelmsford. Mass.; sisters, Christine Dance, Boston, and Gladys L. Crutcher, Stoughton, Mass.; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and his companion, Marguerite E. Pinkston.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Charlotte F. Finley.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Diabetes Association.
Beverly Hills Chapel-Hooper Funeral Homes provided information.
Jerry E. Gray, 19
UMATILLA — Jerry Ellis Gray, 19, died Tuesday, July 18, 2000.
Mr. Gray was a native of Lexington, Ky. He was an employee of Lake Yale Baptist Assembly in Leesburg.
Survivors include his mother, Bonnie Gray Hill, Umatilla; brothers, Larry S. Gray, Elizabethtown, Ky., Terry W. Gray, Rhinleyville, Ky., and Darryl J. Gray, Louisville, Ky.; maternal grandparents, Zula and Larry Cole; maternal grandfather, Harvey Gray, all of Louisville, Ky.
Beyers Funeral Home of Lady Lake provided information.
Max R. Howard, 82
DUNNELLON — Max R. Howard, 82, a retired tool and dye maker, died Thursday, July 20, 2000.
A native of Franklin County, Ind., he moved here from Lake Worth four years ago. Mr. Howard was a member of First United Methodist Church in Alquina, Ind. He was a U. S. Navy veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Betty L. Howard, Dunnellon; sons, Ronald Howard, Orlando and Thomas Howard, Nashville, Tenn.; daughter, Linda Fagan, Dunnellon; sisters, Louise Bromagen and Helen Foreman, both of Connersville, Ind.; eight grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
Roberts Funeral Home of Dunnellon provided information.
Genevieve A. Kossuth, 80
OCALA — Genevieve A. Kossuth, 80, a homemaker, died Friday, July 21, 2000, at Estelle's House.
A native of Ridgewood, N.Y., she moved here from Montgomery Village, Md. in 1988. Mrs. Kossuth was a member of Blessed Trinity Catholic Church.
Survivors include her husband, Joseph J. Kossuth, Ocala; daughters, Kandee Preisser, Tampa, and Therese Kossuth, Ocala; son, Joseph Kossuth, Dallas; five grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Hiers Funeral Home of Ocala provided information.
Melvin Kupisz, 75
OCALA — Melvin Kupisz, 75, a retired engineer for Ford Motor Co., died Thursday, July 20, 2000, at his home.
A native of Toronto, Canada, he moved here from Livonia, Mich., 20 years ago. Mr. Kupisz was a member of Blessed Trinity Catholic Church. He was a member of the Canadian Legion and was a veteran of the Royal Canadian Navy. He was a volunteer for the Ocala Marion County Citizens Emergency Response and helped build and design the Marion Oaks Library.
Survivors include his wife, Jacqueline Kupisz, Ocala; daughter, Lori Vincent, Columbus, Ohio; sons, Thomas Kupisz, Jacksonville and Neal Kupisz, Tecumseh, Mich.; brother, Stanley Kupisz, Ontario, Canada; and two grandchildren.
Robert Jennings Archway of Ocala provided information.
Arno H. Laux, 74
DUNNELLON — Arno H. Laux, 74, a retired U.S Navy captain, died Friday, July 21, 2000.
A native of Philadelphia, he moved here from Virginia Beach, Va., in 1998. Mr. Laux was a member of First United Methodist Church. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, serving 37 years. He earned the Meritorious Service Medal, Navy Commendation Medal, Meritorious Unit Commendation, Navy Unit Commendation, Good Conduct Medal, World War II Victory Medal, Navy Occupation Service Medal and National Defense Service Medal.
Survivors include his wife, Marilyn Laux, Dunnellon; son, Arno James Laux, Virginia Beach; daughters, Jacqueline C. Laux and Debra Laux Stolle, both of Virginia Beach; sister, Myra Culver, Philadelphia; five stepchildren; three grandchildren; five great-grandchildren.
Contributions may be made to National Multiple Myeloma Foundation.
Roberts Funeral Home of Dunnellon 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, Edna Grimsley, Retta Hodges, and Debra Lee, all of Ocala, Margaret Robinson, Fort Myers, Patricia Haines, Gainesville; stepdaughter, Carrie Humphrey, West Palm Beach; sons, John H. Lee, Fort Myers, Paul Lee, Samuel Lee, both of Ocala, Leroy Lee, and Calvin Lee, both of Gainesville; brothers, J.D. Debose, Gainesville, and Alphonso Debose, Seattle; 43 grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren.
Cunningham's Funeral Home of Ocala provided information.
Wilber ‘Bud’ Runyon, 81
DUNNELLON — Wilber E. "Bud" Runyon, 81, a retired antique furniture restorer, died Friday, July 21, 2000.
A native of Lakeview, Ohio, he moved here from West Palm Beach 15 years ago.
Mr. Runyon was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Dunnellon and Masonic Lodge 722 in Lakeview.
He was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife of 62 years, Ada Runyon, Dunnellon; sons, Wilbur J. Runyon, Ocala, and Thomas J. Runyon, Boynton; daughters, Carolyn Ann Aleks, Melbourne, and Alecia K. Runyon, Sunrise; brother, Harry Runyon, Foley, Ala.; sisters, Ina Hower, West Liberty, Ohio, Eilleen Ruck, Wapakoneta, Ohio, and Margie Willoby, Troy, Ohio; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Roberts Funeral Home of Dunnellon provided information.
Howard Sheats, 67
SUMMERFIELD — Howard Sheats, 67, a horse trainer, died Thursday, July 20, 2000.
A native of Bear, Del., he moved here from Chicago in 1990.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Sheats, Summerfield; sons, David and Robert Sheats, both of Elkton, Md.; stepsons, Phillip and Mark Baughman, both of Newark, Ohio; daughters, Marylou Hall, Goose Creek, S.C., and Debra Corneau, Cumberland, R.I.; stepdaughters, Linda Mash, Johnstown, Ohio, and Pamela Good, Pickerington, Ohio; brothers, David Sheats, Cocoa Beach, and Robert Sheats, Magnolia, Texas; and sister, Dora Coleman, Kenton, Del.
Florida Cremation Society of Ocala provided information.
Larry S. Wallace, 60
HOMOSASSA — Larry S. Wallace, 60, a retired pipe fitter, died Wednesday, July 19, 2000.
A native of Detroit, he moved here 20 years ago from Palm Harbor.
Mr. Wallace was Protestant. He was a member of Masonic Lodge 174 in Palm Harbor, American Legion Post 155 in Crystal River, Pipetrades Local 123 in Tampa, and the Scottish Rite. He was a U.S. Navy veteran.
Survivors include his wife of 15 years, Gail B. Wallace, Homosassa; son, Brian Wallace, Oldsmar; stepson, Randall Ivey, Crystal River; daughter, Kelly Carpenter, Homosassa; stepdaughters, Deborah Silkey, Houlton, Maine, and Lisa Somes, Ellsworth, Maine; parents, William and Wetoka, Crystal River; and four grandchildren.
Homosassa Chapel-Hooper Funeral Home provided information.
John G. Collier Jr., 74
OCALA — John Gilbert Collier Jr., 7486, a retired small engine instructor, died Friday, July 21, 2000, at Estelle's House.
A native of Pascagoula, Miss., he moved here from Daytona Beach two years ago. Mr. Collier was Catholic.
He served in the U.S. Navy Seabees during World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Virginia F. Collier, Ocala; sons, John G. Collier III and Daniel J. Collier Sr., both of Ocala; brother, Robert G. Collier, Corpus Christi, Texas; six grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Hospice of Marion County.
Roberts Jennings-Archway Funeral Home of Ocala provided information.
