Bobbie Oats, 81
OCALA — Bobbie Oats, 81, a homemaker, died Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2000, at Munroe Regional Medical Center.
A native of Florida, she was a longtime resident of Ocala. Mrs. Oats was Baptist.
Survivors include her daughters, Minnie Gordan and Sandra Oats, both of Ocala; sons, George Green, Ocala and Alonzo Oats, Waukegan, Ill.; 20 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren.
Summers Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Dolores A. Raymond, 57
HOMOSASSA — Dolores Agnes Raymond, 57, a candy maker, died Sunday, Dec. 17, 2000.
A native of Paterson, N.J., she moved here six years ago. Mrs. Raymond was Protestant.
Survivors include her son, Robert Raymond, Fairlawn, N.J.; daughter, Valarie Reid, Sparta, N.J.; father, Donald A. Titmas; and two grandchildren.
Hooper Funeral Home, Beverly Hills, provided information.
Carl D. Tisch, 90
GLADWIN, Mich. — Carl D. Tisch, 90, a retired store manager, died Sunday, Dec. 17, 2000, at Bay Special Care, Bay City, Mich.
A native of Munith, Mich., he moved here from Fenton, Mich., in 1988. Mr. Tisch was a member of Forest Lutheran Church.
Survivors include his daughters, Beverly Martin, Ashfork, Ariz., Luella Burchfield, Orlando, Shirley Dunlap, Ocala, Yvonne Wise, Gladwin and Nancy Grosshans, Mason, Mich.; sister, Emma Rowland, Stockbridge, Mich.; 10 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.
Roberts Funeral Home, Jennings-Archway Chapel, Ocala, provided information.
Jack M. Trout, 82
OCALA — Jack Maurice Trout, 82, a retired quality control inspector, died Saturday, Dec. 16, 2000.
A native of Cleveland, Ohio, he moved here from Beverly Beach in 1993. Mr. Trout retired from the Ford Motor Company, Warrantee Department, after 39 years of service. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. Mr. Trout was Protestant.
Survivors include his wife, Ruth Trout, Ocala; daughter, Dorothy A. Allan, Rochester Hills, Mich.; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Purcell Funeral Home, Bushnell, provided information.
Spencer Vedder, 76
OCALA — Spencer Vedder, 76, a carpenter in the construction industry, died Monday, Dec. 18, 2000.
A native of Schenectady, N.Y., he moved here from Fort Lauderdale 21 years ago. Mr. Vedder was a member of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II.
Survivors include his wife of 54 years, Doris Vedder, Ocala; daughters, Marilyn Vedder and Phyllis Vedder, both of Ocala; and sister, Ruth Bennett, Keystone Heights.
Forest Lawn Memory Gardens and Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Voncile E. Vorndran, 82
LECANTO — Voncile E. Vorndran, 82, a homemaker, died Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2000.
A native of Jacksonville, she moved here from Sanford in 1979.
Survivors include her daughter, Ann C. Fountain, Lawtey; sisters, Helen Peeke, Jacksonville, Jacqueline Ronk and Wynell Cannady, both of Yulee; brother, Granville Roberts, South Carolina; a grandchild; and two great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions can be made to Florida Sheriff's Youth Ranch of Citrus County.
Roberts Funeral Home of Dunnellon provided information.
Beverly M. Wills, 72
OCALA — Beverly M. Wills, 72, a secretary for Center State Construction, died Sunday, Dec. 17, 2000, at Munroe Regional Medical Center.
A native of Lake Placid, N.Y., she moved here from New Port Richey, eight years ago. Mrs. Wills attended Hernando Church of the Nazarene.
She was preceded in death by her husband, William Herman Wills.
Survivors include her daughters, Debbie Klugger and Brenda Hale, both of Ocala; son, Michael Barton, Spring Hill; sister, Joan Coville, Cortland, N.Y.; brother, William Dundas, Hudson, N.Y.; and seven grandchildren.
Hiers Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Leanora V. Arneson, 79
BEVERLY HILLS — Leanora "Lynn" V. Arneson, 79, a homemaker, died Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2000, at Seven Rivers Community Hospital.
A native of Hollidaysburg, Pa., she moved here from St. Petersburg five years ago. Mrs. Arneson was a member of Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church.
Survivors include her husband, Donald Arneson, Beverly Hills; daughter, Linda Holmes, Crystal River; two brothers; three sisters; and two grandchildren.
Brown Funeral Home in Crystal River provided information.
Miriam Boyden-Singleton
OCALA — Miriam Boyden-Singleton, a retired teacher's assistant for Marion County Public Schools, died Monday, Dec. 18, 2000.
A native of Republic of Panama, she was a longtime resident of Ocala. Mrs. Boyden-Singleton was Pentecostal.
Survivors include her daughters, Patricia Singleton-Thompson, Tacoma, Wash., and Angela Singleton-Turner, Wurzburg, Germany; sons, Milton Singleton Jr., Fort Sam Houston, Texas, Derek Singleton, John A. Singleton and Gene Singleton, all of Ocala.
Sellers Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Josephine Dawson, 73
OCALA — Josephine Dawson, 73, a retired bus driver for Marion County Schools, died Monday, Dec. 19, 2000, at her home.
A native of Fairfield, she was a lifelong resident of Marion County. She was a member of Liberty Chapel Baptist Church.
Survivors include her children, Roger Kinsler, Brandon, Sherry F. Baskin, Chicago, Hildred D. Perry, Ocala, Adell Dawson Jr. and Winston Dawson, both of Reddick; sisters and brothers, Mannie Burnett, Reddick, Harold Burnett, New Jersey, Margia Grant, Georgia, Annie Harrell and Pearlia Grant, all of Miami; 26 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren.
Carnegie Funeral Home, Chiefland, provided information.
Henry E. Dillon, 76
OCALA — Henry E. Dillon, 76, a retired refrigeration and air conditioning repairman, died Monday, Dec. 18, 2000, at his home.
A native of Powder Springs, Tenn., he moved here from Camden, Ohio, in 1965. Mr. Dillon was Baptist.
Survivors include his wife, Martha Dillon, Ocala; daughters, Paulette Baker, Ocala, and Peggy Patton, King, N.C.; son, Charles Dillon, Ocala; sister, Judy Angel, Camden; brother, Richard Dillon, Eaton, Ohio; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Hiers Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Pearl L. Donovan, 90
OCALA — Pearl L. Donovan, 90, a homemaker, died Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2000, at Ocala Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center.
A native of Bradford, Mass., she moved here from El Toro, Calif., in 1983.
She was preceded in death by her daughter, Patricia A. Ringersen.
Survivors include her sons, John Donovan, Shelter Island, N.Y., and Michael Donovan, Bellevue, Wash.; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Roberts Funeral Home, Bruce Chapel West, Ocala, provided information.
Catherine Firth, 84
OCALA — Catherine Firth, 84, a retired public education business administrator, died Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2000.
A native of New York City, she moved here from Rocky Mount, N.C., five years ago. Mrs. Firth attended Unity Church of Ocala.
She was preceded in death by her husband, William E. Firth.
Survivors include her son, William T. Firth, Sarasota; and two grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to Unity Church of Ocala or Hospice of Marion County.
Forest Lawn Memory Gardens and Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Michael C. Hardin, 46
OCALA — Michael C. Hardin, 46, an automotive mechanic, died Monday, Dec. 18, 2000, at his home.
A native of Flint, Mich., he moved here from Indiana in 1972.
Survivors include his wife, June S. Hardin, Ocala; parents, Worth and Marth Hardin, Asheboro, N.C.; stepdaughters, Kelly Bare, Ocala, and Leigh Gregory, Ocklawaha; son, Michael Hardin, Ocala; stepson, Shawn Sieling, Ocala; sisters, Debbie Tilley and Cyndie Biggs, both of Greensboro, N.C.; brothers, Randal Hardin, Greensboro, and Nathan Hardin, Summerfield; and five grandchildren.
Hiers Belleview Funeral Home provided information.
Rudy Marinaro, 89
DUNNELLON — Rudy Marinaro, 89, a retired brick mason, died Monday, Dec. 18, 2000, at Munroe Regional Medical Center.
A native of Rockford, Ill., he moved here from Boca Raton in 1980.
Survivors include his daughter, Joyce Williams, Ocala; several brothers and sisters; and four grandchildren.
Roberts Funeral Home, Jennings-Archway Chapel, Ocala, provided information.
