Ruth E. S. Frazee, 87
OCALA — Ruth Elizabeth S. Frazee, 87, a homemaker, died Thursday, Jan. 11, 2001, at Life Care Center of Ocala.
Mrs. Frazee was a native and a lifelong resident of Marion County. She was a founding member of Marion County Historical Society; a leader in 4-H Club and Boy Scouts; a former president of Marion County Chapter of AARP; and a member of United Daughters of the Confederacy.
Mrs. Frazee was preceded in death by her husband, Henry B. "Chick" Frazee.
Survivors include his sons, Henry M. Frazee, Gainesville, David L. Frazee, California, and Craig Frazee, Ocala; daughters, Elizabeth F. Haskins, Ocala, and Katherine F. Theus, Ocala; sisters, Laura Feingold, Ocala, and Bobby Jo Mills, Jacksonville; nine grandchildren: and three great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to Fairfield Presbyterian Church.
Hiers Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Robert J. Grogan, 75
DUNNELLON — Robert J. Grogan 75, a retired self-employed consultant engineer, died Friday, Jan. 12, 2001.
A native of Beardstown, Ill., he moved to Dunnellon from Estes Park, Colo., in 1999. Mr. Grogan was Presbyterian. He was a member of Masons and Elks in Colorado. He was a U.S. Navy veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Leola Grogan, Dunnellon; sons, Robert M. Grogan, Houston, James P. Grogan, Kremling, Colo., and Daniel L. Grogan, Gillette, Wyo.; daughter, Jan E. Stache, New Lenox, Ill.; and brother, James Grogan, Malden. Ill.
Roberts Funeral Home, Dunnellon, provided information.
Tommy Hall, 61
OCALA — Tommy Hall, 61, a retired manufactured housing salesman, died Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2001, at his home.
A native of Wilmington, N.C., he moved to Ocala from Dunnellon in the mid-1960s. Mr. Hall was a member of First Baptist Church of Dunnellon. He was a U.S. Army veteran.
Survivors include his mother, Mary M. Hall, Dunnellon; daughters, Terry Hall, Susan Hall, Pam Hall, and Nicole Hall; sons, Harold T. Hall Jr., and Kevin Hall; brothers, Hugh L. Hall, Dunnellon, Mark N. Hall, Dunnellon, and George A. Hall, Seminole; and seven grandchildren.
Hiers Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
William P. Jarrach, 90
HOMOSASSA — William P. Jarrach, 90, a retired sanitation engineer, died Thursday, Jan. 11, 2001.
A native of New York City, he moved to Homosassa from Commack, N.Y., 28 years ago. Mr. Jarrach was a member of St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church.
Mr. Jarrach was preceded in death by his wife, Anna W. Jarrach, in 1981.
Survivors include his sons, Philip Jarrach, Seaford, Va., and Lawrence Jarrach, Port St. Lucie; daughters, Blanche Herrling, Port Henry, N.Y., and Judith Ucci, Homosassa; sisters, Gertrude Scheer, Corning, N.Y., and Katherine Kapner, Palm Beach; 17 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
Hooper Funeral Home Homosassa Chapel provided information.
Ann C. Keep, 78
MCINTOSH — Ann Collins Keep, 78, a retired bookkeeper, died Saturday, Jan. 13, 2001, at Munroe Regional Medical Center.
A native of Lexington, Ky., a a lifelong resident of McIntosh. Mrs. Keep was a member of McIntosh Christian Church; and attended McIntosh United Methodist Church.
Survivors include his daughter, Lena K. Adams, San Antonio; son, George S. Keep, Ocala; sisters, Margaret E. Cook, and Nancy Anderson, both of Georgetown, Ky., and Josephine Harmon, Roswell, N.M.; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Hiers Funeral Home,Ocala, provided information.
Emma S. Lathrop, 87
WINTER GARDEN — Emma S. "Pat" Lathrop, 87, a retired U.S. Postal Service clerk in Ocala, died Friday, Jan. 12, 2001.
A native of Chicago, she moved to Winter Garden from Ocala in 1994. Mrs. Lathrop was a member of Oakcrest Baptist Church in Ocala.
Mrs. Lathrop was preceded in death by her husband, Felix K. Lathrop.
Survivors include her sons, Keith Lathrop, Orlando, and Ken Lathrop, Orlando; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Hiers Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Daniel K. Magee, 49
PLANT CITY — Daniel Kevin Magee, 49, a vice president of Avanti Petroleum in Owatonna, Minn., died Thursday, Jan. 11, 2001.
A native of Oceanside, N.Y., he moved to Plant City from Minneapolis a year ago.
Survivors include his son, Daniel C. Magee, Fernandina Beach; daughter, Kelly J. Barksdale, Fernandina Beach; father, Daniel T. Magee, Inverness; brothers, Barry M. Magee, Inverness; and Gary T. Magee, Snellville, Ga.; sister, Debra J. Scheiern, Inverness; and one grandchild.
Hooper Inverness Chapel Funeral Home provided information.
Evan F. Pierce, 62
OCALA — Evan F. Pierce, 62, a retired artist and entrepreneur, died Thursday, Jan. 11, 2001, at Munroe Regional Medical Center.
A native of Youngstown, Ohio, he moved to Ocala from Marathon in 1989. Mr. Pierce was Protestant. He was a member of Disabled American Veterans; a Florida Keys firefighter volunteer; and a member of the Bass Angler's Association. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Janet E. Pierce, Ocala; daughters, Kimberly Permann, Ocala, and Sherry Adams, Ocala; and one grandchild.
Hiers Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Ronald L. Rearic, 75
OCALA — Ronald L. Rearic, 75, a retired Methodist minister, died Friday, Jan. 12, 2001, at Ocala Regional Medical Center.
A native of Kittanning, Pa., he moved to Ocala from Ohio in 1979. Mr. Rearic was a member of Anthony United Methodist Church; and past minister of Rainbow Lake Estates Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife of 54 years, Harriet O. Rearic, Ocala; sons, Ronald D. Rearic, Ocala, and David M. Rearic, Coshocton, Ohio; daughter, Deborah L. Snedeker, Hillsdale, Pa.; brother, Harry Rearic, West Palm Beach; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Anthony United Methodist Church.
Roberts Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Charles W. Savary, 85
INVERNESS — Charles W. Savary, 85, a retired cow puncher, died Thursday, Jan. 11, 2001.
Mr. Savary was a lifelong resident of Inverness. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II; and a member of Leroy Rooks Veteran of Foreign Wars Post No. 4252.
Mr. Savary was preceded in death by his wife, Pauline Savary, in 1982.
Survivors include his sisters, Doris M. Todd, Ocala, and Geraldine Ogden, Palm Harbor.
Hooper Inverness Chapel Funeral Home provided information.
Ruth W. Schulz, 89
LECANTO — Ruth W. Schulz, 89, a retired stenographer, died Thursday, Jan. 11, 2001.
A native of Jacksonville, Ill., she moved to Lecanto from Illinois a year ago. Mrs. Schulz was a member of Congregational Church of Jacksonville, Ill.
Mrs. Schulz was preceded in death by her husband, Theodore F. Schulz in 1961.
Survivors include her daughter, Rebecca Hendricker, Hernando; sister, Doris A. May, Lecanto; one grandchild; and three great-grandchildren.
Hooper Beverly Hills Chapel Funeral Home provided information.
Wanda D. Stiehl, 68
DUNNELLON — Wanda Deaton Stiehl, 68, a homemaker, died Thursday, Jan. 11, 2001, in Ocala.
A native of Hamilton, Ohio, she moved to Dunnellon from Ohio in 1970. Mrs. Stiehl was Baptist. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Dunnellon.
Survivors include her sons, Phillip Stiehl, Rincon, Ga., and George G. Stiehl, Pallon, Nev.; daughters, Phyllis Thompson, Dunnellon, and Deborah Fugate, Williston; brother, Lloyd Deaton, Hamilton, and Tom Deaton, Hamilton; sisters, Marritta Bond, Hamilton, and Doris Caudill, Hamilton.
Roberts Funeral Home, Dunnellon, provided information.
Gordon D. Brown, 69
GRAND ISLAND -- Gordon D. Brown, 69, a retired service technician for Sears, died Saturday, Jan. 13, 2001.
A native of Tompkinsville, Ky., he came to Grand Island in 1972. Mr. Brown was a member of Southeast Marion Baptist Church, Air Force Sergeant's Association and Leesburg Disabled American Veterans Association. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Korean War .
Survivors include his wife, Mary L. Brown; son Gregory D. Brown, both of Grand Island; and sister, Wilma Murphy, Tompkinsville.
Beyers Funeral Home of Umatilla provided information.
Thomas W. Butler, 87
DUNNELLON -- Thomas W. Butler, 87, a retired truck driver, died Friday, Jan. 12, 2001, at Avanti Nursing Home in Inverness.
A native of Detroit, he came to Dunnellon from Wayne County, Mich., 27 years ago. Mr. Butler was a member of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church in Citrus Springs, and was a U.S. Navy service member.
Survivors include his wife, Evelyn L. Butler, Dunnellon; son, Thomas M. Butler, Cromwell, Conn.; and one grandchild.
Roberts Funeral Home of Dunnellon provided information.
Rex D. Cox, 84
DUNNELLON -- Rex Drexal Cox, 84, a retired executive director for the Manufactured Housing Association, died Thursday, Jan. 11, 2001, in Bimble, Ky.
A native of Monet, Mo., Mr. Cox was a deacon at First Baptist Church in Dunnellon, Sunday School teacher and former principal of Dunnellon Christian School. He also was the founding president of Civitan Club in Corpus Christi, Texas, and was a United States Army Air Corps veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife of nearly 50 years, Lila Cox, Dunnellon; daughters, Pamela Sue Schultz, Acworth, Ga., and Linda Gibson, Bimble; brothers, Robert Cox, Avoca, Ind., James Cox, St. Louis, Mo., and Frank Westerfield, Bedford, Ind.; sisters, Rachal Westerfield, Auburn, Ind., Lorraine Cully, O'Fallon, Mo., Dorothy Cox, Englewood, N.J., and Kyllene Cox, Piscataway, N.J.; four grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
He was preceded in death by his brother Oliver Cox and sister Katherine Westerfield.
Knox Funeral Home of Kentucky provided information.
