Clifford N. Spencer, 38
OCALA — Clifford Nathaniel Spencer, 38, a laborer, died Monday, Aug. 6, 2001, at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Gainesville.
Mr. Spencer was a native and lifelong resident of Ocala. He was a member of Mount Tabor African Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Spencer served in the U.S. Navy from 1980 through 1991.
Survivors include his daughters, Rosie Spencer, Jacksonville, Natalie Spencer, Ocala, Jasmine Spencer and LaQuelle Spencer, both of Pineville, La.; mother, Marcella Spencer, Ocala; father, Clifford Spencer, Ocala; and sisters, Peggy Jackson, Tampa, Edna Reedy, St. Petersburg, Icella Spencer, Miami, Lois Vance and Elvenia Collins, both of Ocala, Gloria White and Harietta Finley, both of Orlando.
Summers Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Frances S. Williams, 85
OCALA — Frances Sanders Williams, 85, a homemaker, died Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2001.
A native of Salley, S.C., she moved here from Jacksonville in 1944. Mrs. Williams was a member of Downtown Baptist Church, and past president of Pioneer Garden Club and Ocala Women's Club.
Survivors include her sons, John C. Williams Jr., Leesburg, James A. Williams, Merritt Island, and Dr. Robert E. Williams, Ocala; sisters, Maggie Doty, Fort Myers, and Sophie Fisher, Jacksonville; brother, George F. Sanders, Fort Myers; eight grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
Hiers Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Joann Wojner, 70
OCALA — Joann Wojner, 70, a retired self-employed real estate broker, died Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2001.
A native of Passaic, N.J., she moved here from Miami in 1976. Mrs. Wojner was Catholic.
Survivors include her husband, Edward Wojner, Ocala; mother, Olga Musselwhite, Ocala; daughter, Brenda Driscoll, Weymouth, Mass., and Janet Breed, Biloxi, Miss.; brother, George Musselwhite, Homestead; and six grandchildren.
Roberts Funeral Home of Dunnellon provided information.
James W. Brown Sr., 88
BELLEVIEW — James Walter Brown Sr., 88, a retired assistant railroad master, died Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2001, at Estelle's Hospice House.
A native of Savannah, Ga., he was a lifetime resident of Belleview. Mr. Brown was a member of the Community Church of God by Faith.
Survivors include his wife, Theresa Brown, Ocala; daughters, Myra Wright and Carolyn Brown, both of Ocala, Celia Holman, Copperas Cove, Texas, Teresa Preston and Mary E. Brown, both of Montgomery, Ala.; sons, Dr. James W. Brown Jr., Tallahassee, Thomas A. Brown, Belleview and Charles E. Brown, Warner Robins, Ga.; brothers, Raymond Brown and Thomas Brown, both of Green Pond, S.C.; 19 grandchildren; and 23 great- grandchildren.
Summers Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
Lillian Ciccantelli, 72
DUNNELLON — Lillian Lazarick Collins Ciccantelli, 72, a consulting pharmacist for Marion-Citrus Mental Health, died Sunday, Aug. 5, 2001, at her home.
A native of Camden, N.J., she moved here 20 years ago. Mrs. Ciccantelli was a member of Munroe Regional Medical Center Auxiliary. She enjoyed playing bridge, working crossword puzzles and reading spy novels.
Survivors include her sons, Steven Ciccantelli, Philadelphia, John Ciccantelli, Rockville, Md., and Mark Ciccantelli, New Jersey; daughters, Marianne Ciccantelli, Queens, N.Y., Beth Ciccantelli, Phoenix, Pamela Ciccantelli, Wayne, Pa., and Susan Ciccantelli, Ocala; brothers, Thomas Ciccantelli, Ocala and Leonard Ciccantelli, Holland, Pa.; sisters, Sister Lillian Lazarick, Watchung, N.J., and Sister Dorothy Lazarick, Lakewood, N.J., and Theresa L. Price, Ocala; and six grandchildren.
Roberts Funeral Home of Dunnellon provided information.
Robert J. German, 58
DUNNELLON — Robert Jerome German, 58, a retired supervisor for TransWorld Airlines, died Saturday, Aug. 4, 2001, at Oakwood Nursing Center.
A native of Ocala, he moved to Dunnellon from California three years ago. Mr. German was member of Everlasting Word of Faith Ministries and Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.
Survivors include his son, Robert S. German, Los Angeles; mother, Henri M. Brooks, Dunnellon; brother, John L. Grayson, Tallahassee; grandmother, Hattie Butler, Ocala; and two grandchildren.
Chestnut Funeral Home, Gainesville, provided information.
William A. Hardesty, 91
DUNNELLON — William Asien Hardesty, 91, a retired roofer, died Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2001 in Ocala.
A native of Zalma, Mo., he moved here from Miami 16 years ago. Mr. Hardesty was a an active member of Gospel Barn Church and longtime member of Loyal Order of the Moose. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy M. Hardesty, Dunnellon; sons, James C. Johnson, Lakeland, Timothy N. Hardesty, Dunnellon, David Hardesty, Decatur, Ill.; daughters, Peggy Stephens, Centralia, Ill., Sue Hardesty, Mattoon, Ill., Frankie Price, Charleston, Ill., Sierra Kwasny, Ocala, and Teresa Kasa, Mattoon; sisters, Minnie Barks, Missouri and Flora Stephens, Mattoon; 28 grandchildren; and 27 great-grandchildren.
Roberts Funeral Home of Dunnellon, provided information.
Osburn Hill, 77
LEESBURG — Osburn Hill, 77, an orange grove caretaker, died Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2001.
A native of Hillderth, he was a longtime resident of Lake City. Mr. Hill served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
He is survived by his brothers, James Hill, Summerfield; and Bobby J. Hill, Altoona.
Beyers Funeral Home, Leesburg, provided information.
William R. Miller Sr., 80
OCALA — William Robert Miller Sr., 80, a retired educator, died Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2001, at home.
Mr. Miller was a native and a lifelong resident of Ocala. He was an active member of Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church and member of Omega Psi Phi fraternity. Mr. Miller served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Eula B. Miller, Ocala; son, William R. Miller Jr., Ocala; brothers, Leon Miller, Ocala and Alphonso Miller, Newark, N.J.; and three grandchildren.
Chestnut Funeral Home, Gainesville, provided information.
Victoria N. Sawaya, 68
OCALA — Victoria N. Sawaya, 68, a bookkeeper for Sears Roebuck Co., died Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2001, in Ocala.
A native of Dublin, Ga., she moved here from Miami in 1940. Mrs. Sawaya was an active member of Blessed Trinity Catholic Church and volunteered at Ocala Regional Medical Center.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Harry S. Sawaya.
Survivors include her daughter, Fran S. Sawaya, Ocala.
Hiers Funeral Home provided information.
Georgie L. Watson, 8
ORANGE SPRINGS — Georgie L. Watson, 86, a retiree of Maxwell House Coffee, died Thursday, Aug. 9, 2001, at home.
A native of Pierce County, Ga., she moved here from Jacksonville 16 years ago. Mrs. Watson was a member of Berea Baptist Church. She enjoyed fishing and gardening.
Survivors include her son, Earl Watson, Orange Springs; daughter, Virginia Dozier, Orange Springs; sisters, Dorothy N. Smith, Jacksonville, Mary Powell, Brunswick, Ga., and Renna Hand, Callahan; five grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Marion County.
Masters Funeral Home, Interlachen, provided information.
Robert Wilson, 74
OCALA — Robert Wilson, 74, a civil servant, died Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2001.
A native of Wheelwright, Ky., he moved here from California in 1991. Mr. Wilson was a member of a Masonic Lodge and Loyal Order of the Moose. He served in the Marine Corps. Mr. Wilson was Baptist.
Survivors include his son, Donnie Wilson, Cross Lanes, W.Va.; daughter, Mary Ragasdale, Ripon, Calif.; stepbrother, Raymond Holston, Brooksville; halfbrother, Dean Wilson, Summerfield; and stepsisters, Jeanna Meeks, Lincoln, Mo., Janie Casdorph, St. Albans, W.Va., and June Layman, Biloxi, Miss.
Florida Cremation Society, Ocala, provided information.
Johnny Woodard, 82
OCALA — Johnny Woodard, 82, a farmer, died Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2001, at Estelle's Hospice House.
Mr. Woodard was a native and a lifelong resident of Ocala. He was an active member of Shady Grove Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Nina Woodard, Ocala; son, John Woodard, Ocala; brother, James Woodard, Ocala; and sisters, Blanche Cross, Carrie B. Howell and Addie M. Woodard, all of Ocala.
Summers Funeral Home, Ocala, provided information.
