Grant Wilkerson, 95
OCALA — Grant WiIkerson, 95, a retired laborer, died Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2000, at Munroe Regional Medical Center.
He was a native and lifelong resident of Ocala. Mr. Wilkerson was Seventh-day Adventist.
Survivors include his wife, Eula Mae Wilkerson; daughter, Delia Jenkins; sons, Grant Wilkerson, Jr., and Willie Wilkerson; sister, Sarah Brewton; and brother, Cleveland Wilkerson, all of Ocala; 22 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren.
Summers Funeral Home of Ocala provided information.
Alan D. Burzycki, 57
OCALA — The Rev. Alan Dexter Burzycki, 57, a minister and a truck driver, died Saturday, Sept. 23, 2000.
A native of Norwich, Conn., he moved here from Colorado Springs, Colo., in 1979. Burzycki was a member of Fort Douglas Baptist Church. He was a U.S. Navy veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Anne Burzycki, Ocala; mother, Rita Burzycki, Norwich; son, Anthony Burzycki, Ocala; daughters, Patricia Hatzimoratides, South Daytona Beach, Marie Burzycki, Salisbury, N.C., and Deborah Phelps, Ocala; brother, Joseph Burzycki, West Palm Beach; sisters, Donna Burzycki and Carol Burzycki, both of Norwich; and seven grandchildren.
ICS Cremation Society Inc., Harbour Heights, provided information.
Ralph Cobb, 82
BELLEVIEW — Ralph Cobb, 82, a retired planner for Warner Robins, died Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2000 in Ocala.
A native of Fitzgerald, Ga., he moved to Belleview from Steinhatchee three years ago. He was Baptist. He was a member of Marshall A. Weir, Lodge No. 488, Scottish Temple, Al Sihah Shrine Temple, and Scottish Rite of Freemasonry No. 32 in Macon, Ga. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his daughters, Ginger Violette, Belleview, and Mary Hamilton Apopka; son, William Cobb, Belleview; and seven grandchildren.
Hiers Belleview Funeral Home provided information.
Alexander Gaffney, 81
OCALA — Alexander "Hal" Gaffney, 81, a retired president for Clover Container Corp. in Ridgefield Park, N.J., died Monday, Sept. 25, 2000, at Munroe Regional Medical Center.
A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., he moved here from Upper Saddle River, N.J., in 1986. Mr. Gaffney was a member of Blessed Trinity Catholic Church, Silver Springs Bridge Club, and the Moose Lodge. He was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. He was a mediator for Marion County Court System.
Survivors include his wife, Eileen Gaffney, Ocala; sons, Michael A. Gaffney, Richmond, Va., Terrence P. Gaffney, Trumbull, Conn., and Timothy R. Gaffney, Girdwood, Alaska; and four grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to Munroe Regional Development Foundation, Inc., Nurses Program.
Hiers Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Salvatore Gennaro, 70
SILVER SPRINGS — Salvatore Gennaro, 70, a retired letter carrier for U.S. Postal Service, died Monday, Sept. 25, 2000, at Munroe Regional Medical Center.
A native of New York City, he moved to Silver Springs from Long Island, N.Y., in 1996. Mrs. Gennaro was Catholic. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran of Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Angelina Gennaro, Silver Springs; daughter, Josephine A. Tasiopoulos, Athens, Greece; son, Joseph J. Gennaro, Colorado Springs, Colo.; and two grandchildren.
Hiers Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Naomi Gill, 76
DUNNELLON — Naomi Ann Rivers Gill, 76, a homemaker, died Thursday, Sept. 28, 2000 in Ocala.
A native of Lake Butler, she moved to Dunnellon from New Orleans 19 years ago. Mrs. Gill was a member of Disciples of Christ Church of Ocala, and Rainbow Springs Women's Golf Association.
Survivors include her husband, Paul R. Gill Sr., Dunnellon; son, Paul R. Gill Jr., Uruguay, South America; daughter, Barbara Gill Wood, Dunnellon; brother, Wilson S. Rivers, Lake Butler; sisters, Esther Mallonnee, Candler, N.C., Luella Rivers, Florida, and Geneveive Woodruff, both of Florida; and four grandchildren.
Roberts Funeral Home, Dunnellon, provided information.
Tung Wa Kwok, 69
OCALA — Tung Wa Kwok, 69, a retired chef, died Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2000, at his home.
A native of Canton, China, he moved to Ocala from Miami four months ago. Mr. Kwok was Christian.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Kwok Ocala; son, Norman Kwok, Los Angeles; daughter, Helen Kwok, Hong Kong; stepdaughters, Melissa Begin, Peoria, Ill., and Cynthia Cox, Miami; stepsons, Mike Gourley, Peoria, Mark Gourley, and Allen Gourley, Norfolk, Va.
Hiers Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Dot Lackey, 63
OCALA — Dot Lackey, 63, a title clerk for Buchanan-Jenkins Acura-Honda Dealership, died Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2000, at her home.
A native of Greensboro, N.C., she moved to Ocala from North Carolina three years ago.
Survivors include her mother, Lois Short, Mount Airy, N.C.; sons, Jeff Lackey and Scott Lackey, both of Ocala; sister, Deby Stinson, Ormond Beach; brother, Tony Short, Badin Lake, N.C.; and four grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Marion County.
Hiers Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Marion A. Legault, 80
OCALA — Marion A. Legault, 80, a retired registered nurse, died Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2000, at Halifax Medical Center in Daytona Beach.
A native of Gouverneur, N.Y., she moved to Ocala from Ogdensburg, N.Y. 13 years ago. Mrs. Legault was a member of Queen of Peace Catholic Church, and Retired Registered Nurse's Association.
Mrs. Legault was preceded in death by her husband, James Legault; and son, Joseph Legault.
Survivors include her son, Timothy J. Legault, Summerfield; brother, John Hance, Frankfort, Ky., three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Roberts Bruce West Chapel, Ocala, provided information.
Sandra K. Manchee, 51
METAMORA, Ill. — Sandra K. Manchee, 51, a delivery driver for United Parcel Service in East Peoria, Ill., died Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2000, at her home.
Miss Manchee was a native of Abilene, Kan. She was a member of Spring Bay United Methodist Church, Jubilee Riding Club in Princeville, Ill., Germantown Hills Saddle Club, Teamsters Local No. 710, and Pekin Lettes Softball Team.
Survivors include her parents, Ralph and Twila Manchee of Ocala; her sister, Penelope Graves; brother, John Graves, both of Kent, Ohio; closed friends, Michael Lasater; and Debra Lasater, both of Metamora.
Mason Funeral Home, Metamora, provided information.
Edwin C. Rea, 57
OCALA — Edwin Charles Rea, 57, a truck driver, died Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2000, at Brandon Regional Hospital.
Mr. Rea was a native of Sanford, and a resident of Ocala. He was a member of First Christian Church, Marion Dunn Lodge No. 19, Ocala Shrine Club, and Ocala Scottish Rite. He was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of the Vietnam War.
Survivors include his wife, Hazelen Rea; daughter, Casandra Rea, son, Charles A. Rea, all of Ocala; sisters, Velma Mottl, and Mary Allen, both of Belleview.
Memorial contributions may be made to First Christian Church Youth Group.
Hiers Funeral Home of Ocala provided information.
Connie M. Ruck, 73
DUNNELLON — Connie M. Ruck, 73, a homemaker, died Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2000, at Surrey Place Convalescent Center of Ocala.
A native of Philadelphia, she moved to Dunnellon from Hialeah in 1983. Mrs. Ruck was Catholic.
Mrs. Ruck was preceded in death by her husband, John Ruck in 1999; and son, Thomas R. Meredith in 1985.
Survivors include her son, Philip Meredith, Tallahassee; daughter, Meredith Sanderson, Dunnellon; sister, Maria Turner, Tuckerton, N.J.; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Fero Funeral Home of Dunnellon provided information.
Franklin W. Wilcox, 87
STOW, Ohio — Franklin W. Wilcox, 87, a retired chemist and technical representative for Witco Chemical Corp., died Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2000.
A native of Boston, he was a resident of Akron, Ohio and Stow since 1953. Mr. Wilcox was a U.S. Army Chemical Warfare Corps veteran of World War II. He was a member of American Chemical Society.
Mr. Wilcox was preceded in death by his wife, Anne Wilcox in 1998.
Survivors include his brother, Norman Wilcox, Rochester, N.H.; sister, Jeannie Faucher, Ocala.
Memorial contributions may be made to Humane Society of Greater Akron, 4904 Quick Road, Peninsula, Ohio 44264.
Redmon Funeral Home of Stow provided information.
