Alice C. Stepp, 88
OCALA — Alice C. Stepp, 88, a retired elementary school teacher, died Sunday, Jan. 7, 2001, at Life Care Center.
A native of Martin County, Ky., she moved here from Warfield, Ky., in 1956. Mrs. Stepp was as member of Florida Retired Teacher's Association.
Survivors include her daughter, Joyce Orme, Ocala; son, John Stepp, Lake City; brother, Albert Dempsey, Inez, Ky.; and three grandchildren.
Hiers Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Kenneth K. Tharp, 64
DUNNELLON — Kenneth K. Tharp, 64, a retired master sergeant for the U.S. Air Force, died Sunday, Jan. 7, 2001.
A native of Marion, Ohio, he moved here from Illinois one year ago. Mr. Tharp was a member Dunnellon Presbyterian Church; former member of Central Presbyterian Church of Zanesville, Ohio; life member of Robert Ray Berry Disabled American Veterans, Chapter 122, Marion, Ohio; Vietnam Veterans of American, Chapter 42, Zanesville, Ohio; AmVets, Post 1992, Ohio; American Legion; and Veterans of Foreign Wars, Zanesville.
Survivors include his wife, Maxine Tharp, Dunnellon; father, Andrew W. Tharp, Marion, Ohio; daughter, Kim Payne, Delaware, Ohio; son, Rick Tharp, Columbus, Ohio; stepdaughter, Diane Lowell, Lafayette, Ind.; stepson, Douglas K. Taylor, Snellville, Ga.; brothers, Woodrow Tharp, Marion, Ohio, and William B. Tharp, Columbus, Ohio; 10 grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Marion County.
Roberts Funeral Home, Bruce Chapel West Ocala, provided information.
Donald J. Wickizer, 66
DUNNELLON — Donald Joseph Wickizer, 66, retired antique refinisher, died Monday, Jan. 8, 2001, in Ocala.
A native of Johnson City, N.Y., he moved here from New York in 1975. Mr. Wickizer was a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church.
Survivors include his wife, Shirley Wickizer, Dunnellon; brother, Thomas Wickizer, Mesa, Ariz.; sister, Rita Mandyck, Afton, N.Y.; and his mother, Helen Wickizer, Endwell, N.Y.
Roberts of Dunnellon Funeral Home provided information.
Paul O. Bristol, 49
MORRISTON — Paul Oliver McKinnley Bristol, 49, a construction worker, died Monday, Jan. 8, 2001, at Malcolm Randall Veterans Administration Medical Center in Gainesville.
A native of Johnson City, Tenn., he moved here one year ago. Mr. Bristol was a U.S. Army veteran. He was Catholic.
Survivors include his mother, Mary Ann Bristol, Morriston; brother, Douglas E. Anders, Johnson City; and his sisters, Sandra K. Cotton, Dunnellon, and Victoria Krouse, Long Beach, Calif.
Moring Funeral Home, Melrose, provided information.
Grace L. Conway, 86
LAKE PANASOFFKEE — Grace Lee Conway, 86, a retired secretary, died Saturday, Jan. 6, 2001.
A native of Palm Harbor, she moved to Lake Panasoffkee from Wildwood in 1984. Mrs. Conway was a member of Order of the Eastern Star, Trinity Chapter No. 240, Tampa. She was Methodist.
Survivors include her son, Gene Hart, Tampa; daughter, Linda Maraman, Land O'Lakes; brother, Stephen G. Moore, Tampa; sisters, Ruth Wetherbee, Floral City and Pauline Wilkes, Clearwater; and two grandchildren.
Hooper Funeral Home, Inverness, provided information.
Patricia A. Curtis, 48
OCALA — Patricia Ann Curtis, 48, an engineering assistant, died Sunday, Jan. 7, 2001, at Munroe Regional Medical Center.
Mrs. Curtis moved here from Philadelphia 16 years ago.
Survivors include her husband, John Curtis, Ocala; daughters, Jenifer Ledbetter and Christina Palidori, both of Silver Springs; son, Sean Gilgore, Silver Springs; sister, Lucille Behl, Cape May, N.J.; brother, Joseph Woodruff, Norristown, Pa.; and four grandchildren.
Roberts Funeral Home, Jennings-Archway Chapel, Ocala, provided information.
Helen E. Gintert, 89
BELLEVIEW — Helen E. Gintert, 89, a retired assembly worker for Ohio Lamp Co., died Sunday, Jan. 7, 2001, at Munroe Regional Medical Center.
A native of Niles, Ohio, she moved here from Ohio 30 years ago. Mr. Gintert was a member of Belleview United Methodist Church. She was an avid bridge player and enjoyed bowling.
Survivors include her daughters, Barbara B. Behling, Hudson, Ohio, and Karen L. Kleinfeld, Akron, Ohio; sister, Catherine Bell, Ocala; brother, Charles Myers, Youngstown, Ohio; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Belleview United Methodist Church.
Hiers Belleview Funeral Home provided information.
Joseph R. Kolbe, 81
OCALA — Joseph R. Kolbe, 81, a firefighter and housing inspector, died Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2001, at Sylvia's Hospice House.
A native of Detroit, he moved here from Michigan in 1992. Mr. Kolbe was a member Highland Park Police and Fire Association. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. Mr. Kolbe was Catholic.
Survivors include his wife, Gertrude E. Kolbe, Ocala; sons, Joseph W. Kolbe, Glenwood Springs, Colo., and Christopher Kolbe, Lansing, Mich.; brother, Carl Kolbe, Cincinnati; and five grandchildren.
Hiers Memorial Chapel at TimberRidge, Ocala, provided information.
Bertha M. Morgan, 87
OCALA — Bertha M. Morgan, 87, a homemaker, died Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2001, at Surrey Place of Ocala.
A native of Cedar Key, she moved here in 1947. Mrs. Morgan was a member of Life Tabernacle Church of Ocala.
Survivors include her sons, Gerald Morgan and Jim Baughman, both of Ocala; daughters, Linda Goldburg, Dunnellon, Naomi Lunsford and Barbara Moffatt, both of Ocala; brother, Gene Ingram, Fort Payne, Ala.; sisters, Edith Sistrunk, White Springs, Mattie L. Hodge, Chiefland, Florence Chapman, Bonifay, Mary Davis and Obie Brady, both of Lake City; 10 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Roberts Funeral Home, Downtown Ocala Chapel, provided information.
Richard S. Morong, 70
OCALA — Richard S. Morong, 70, a retired lithographer for Carlson Color Graphics, died Monday, Jan. 8, 2001.
A native of Lisbon Falls, Maine, he moved here in 1983. Mr. Morong was a member of Wyomina Park Baptist Church; a Masonic lodge; and Veterans of Foreign Wars, Lisbon Falls. He served in the Air Force, Army and Navy.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Morong, Ocala; daughters, Victoria Brill, Interlachen and Tammy Sharma, Auburn, Maine; sisters, Irene Beal, Lisbon Falls, Marlene Parris, Ocala and Sally McKenzie, Altus, Okla.; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Florida Cremation Society, Ocala, provided information.
Carl J. Paramore, 49
OCALA — Carl Joseph Paramore, 49, a laborer, died Monday, Jan. 8, 2001.
Mr. Paramore was a native and a lifelong resident of Ocala. He served in the U.S. Army during Vietnam. Mr. Paramore was Baptist.
Survivors include his brothers, Mike Paramore, Ocala and Rex Paramore, Missouri; and his sisters, Sandra Paramore, Williston and Patti Penley, Wildwood.
Banks-Page-Theus Funeral Home, Wildwood, provided information.
Olive Plain, 72
OCALA — Olive "Betty" Plain, 72, a retired clerk for Dade County Tax Collector's office, died Monday, Jan. 8, 2001, at Ocala Regional Medical Center.
A native of Livonia, N.Y., she moved here from Miami 18 years ago. Mrs. Plain was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Ocala.
She was preceded in death by a son, Terry Plain.
Survivors include her daughters, Jill Plain, Ocala and Jane Plain, Omaha, Neb.; son, Jack Plain, Lancaster, Pa.; sister, Charlene Wheeler, Okeechobee; 10 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to Dayspring Christian Academy.
Hiers Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Clara M. Riley, 81
OCALA — Clara Mae Riley, 81, a homemaker, died Sunday, Jan. 7, 2001, at New Horizon Rehabilitation Center.
A native of High Springs, she moved here 60 years ago. Mrs. Riley was a member of Greater New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church.
She is survived by her sons, Jessie Johnson Jr., Clearwater and Freddie Johnson, Ocala; and six grandchildren.
Cunningham's Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Robert Sinnamon, 80
OCALA — Robert "Bob" Sinnamon, 80, a retired chemical engineer for Dayco Products Inc., died , Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2001, at Veterans Administration Medical Center in Gainesville.
A native of Philadelphia, he moved here from Huntingdon Valley, Pa., in 1979. Mr. Sinnamon was a member of Blessed Trinity Catholic Church. Mr. Sinnamon served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. He was a prisoner of war for 20 months until freed by Gen. George Patton.
Survivors include his wife, Marion Sinnamon, Ocala; daughter, M. Susan Sinnamon, Ocala; sons, Robert H. Sinnamon Jr. and Thomas H. Sinnamon, both of Philadelphia; sister, Margaret Kienle, Philadelphia; brother, Howard I. Sinnamon, Philadelphia; and nine grandchildren.
Hiers Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Stanley A. Sombric, 69
OCALA — Stanley A. Sombric, 69, a foreman for Hamilton-Standard, died Sunday, Jan. 7, 2001, at Munroe Regional Medical Center.
A native of Bristol, Conn., he moved here from Enfield, Conn., in 1993. Mr. Sombric was a member of Queen of Peace Catholic Church; Toastmasters; Flyers Club; Photo Club and Computer Club of On Top of the World. He was a U.S. Army veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Beverly Sombric, Ocala; mother, Jennie Sombric, Manchester, Conn.; daughters, Laurie Bragdon, Coral Springs and Deborah Connelly, Milford, Conn.; sons, Steven Sombric, Spencer, W.Va., Scott Sombric, Coconut Creek, David Sombric, Coventry, Conn., and Wayne Sombric, Colorado Springs, Colo.; sisters, Eleanor Ford, Grand Isle, Neb., and Dorothy Bradley, Manchester; brothers, Paul Sombric, Henry Sombric and David Sombric, all of Manchester; and 13 grandchildren.
Hiers Memorial Chapel at TimberRidge, Ocala, provided information.
Norman J. Synrex, 83
OCALA — Norman Jack Synrex, 83, an artist, died Sunday, Jan. 7, 2001.
A native of Salt Lake City, he moved here from Elmhurst, Ohio, in 1964. Mr. Synrex was Protestant. He was an avid bowler.
Survivors include his wife, Mavis Synrex, Ocala; daughters, Janine Cunningham, Auburn, Maine, Jackie Henne, Pennsylvania and Vicki Synrex, Ocala; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Florida Cremation Society, Ocala, provided information.
Clorine L. Willhoite, 84
OCALA — Clorine L. Willhoite, 84, a retired U.S. Postal Service clerk, died Sunday, Dec. 31, 2000, at her home.
A native of Cresson, Texas, she moved here from Midwest City, Okla., two years ago. Mrs. Willhoite was a member of Oak Griner Baptist Church and served as executive secretary for Texas and Southwestern Cattlemen's Association.
Survivors include her daughter, Gerry Sensanbaugh, Ocala; son, Jay L. Willhoite, Shreveport, La.; six grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
Hiers Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
