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William J. Whitby Jr.
Winchester, Ind.
William J. Whitby Jr., 57, of Winchester, Ind., formerly of Bradenton, died June 27, 2001, in St. Vincent Randolph Hospital in Winchester.
Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. today at Thayer Funeral Home, 327 E. Franklin St., Winchester. Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at First Presbyterian Church, 201 E. Franklin St., Winchester, with the Rev. Cynthia Jennison officiating. Memorial contributions may be made to First Presbyterian Church, 201 E. Franklin St., Winchester, Ind. 47394.
Born in Chester, Pa., the Rev. Whitby was a former resident of Manatee County. He began his ministry at First Presbyterian Church of Bradenton, and he was a minister at Winchester First Presbyterian Church. He was a member of the Winchester Ministerial Association, and the Rotary Club of Winchester.
Survivors include his wife, Linda L.; a daughter, Heatherlynn of Winchester; three sons, Jay and Kris, both of Pennsylvania, and Joshua, of Florida; a stepson, Scott Seliga of Winchester; his parents, William Sr. and Ruth, of Bradenton; a sister, Ruth Lennon of New Jersey; a brother, Robert, of Pennsylvania; and three grandchildren.
Christine Lynne Winter
Bradenton
Christine Lynne Winter, 32, of Bradenton, died June 24, 2001, in Manatee Memorial Hospital.
Memorial service will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Church of Christ, 201 Martin Luther King Ave. E. Toale Brothers Funeral Home, South Chapel, is in charge of arrangements.
Born in Battle Creek, Mich., Mrs. Winter came to Manatee County from Roselle, Ill., 12 years ago. She was a crew trainee at Wendy's Restaurant.
Survivors include her husband, David Dillow; a daughter, Jessica Holt of Bradenton; her mother, Olivia Wright of Cortland, Ill.; her father, Charles R. Coon of Battle Creek; and two brothers, Charles R. Coon Jr. of Cortland, and Charles "Gabe" W. Wright III of Elgin, Ill.
Claire Miller Bennett
Ellenton
Claire Miller Bennett, 84, of Ellenton, died June 27, 2001, in Manatee Memorial Hospital.
Service will be held in Indianapolis at a later date. Burial will be in Washington Park East, Indianapolis. Ellenton Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to the Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children, 12502 N. Pine Drive, Tampa, Fla. 33612-9499.
Born in Crawfordsville, Ind., Mrs. Bennett came to Manatee County from Indianapolis in 1980. She was a fire clerk at American State Insurance in Indianapolis. She was a member of the Colony Cove Hobby Club, the Bradenton Order of Eastern Star, and the Sahib Shrine Ladies Club of Sarasota.
Survivors include her husband, Robert N.; a daughter, Judith Bennett Johnson of Indianapolis; three sisters, Mildred Lane of New Market, Ind., and Naomi Merrell and Elizabeth Bell, both of Crawfordsville; and two grandchildren.
John B. Cooper
Bradenton
John B. Cooper, 72, of Bradenton, died June 27, 2001, in Manatee Memorial Hospital.
There will be no service. Wiegand Brothers Funeral Home, Sarasota, is in charge of arrangements.
Born in Charleston, N.C., Mr. Cooper came to Manatee County from Rockford, Ill., in 1979. He was an oiler mechanic for an orange juice company. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Annetta.
Annie G. Foskey
Palmetto
Annie G. Foskey, 84, of Palmetto, died June 28, 2001, in Mariner Health of Palmetto.
A gathering of family and friends will be 10 a.m.-noon today at Kicliter Funeral Home Chapel, 517 Eighth Ave. W., Palmetto. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Cairo, Ga.
Born in Nashville, Tenn., Mrs. Foskey came to Manatee County from Moultrie, Ga., in 1984. She was a homemaker. She was Baptist.
Survivors include a son, Curtis Dorman of Palmetto; seven grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Harold Andrew Haas
South Harwich, Mass., and Bradenton
Harold Andrew Haas, 80, of South Harwich, Mass., and winter resident of Bradenton, died June 27, 2001, in Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston.
Visitation will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at Holy Redeemer Church, 72 Highland Ave., Chatham, Mass., followed by a Mass at 11 a.m. Interment will be in Island Pond Cemetery in Harwich. Hamel, Wickens and Troupe, Harwich, is in charge of arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to the Levine Cardiac Unit Fund, Tower 12, c/o MaryLou Moore, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis St., Boston, Mass., 02115.
Born in Dubuque, Iowa, Mr. Haas was a winter resident of Manatee County. He was a retired construction supervisor from Leominster Engineering Co., Leominster, Mass. He was a member of Holy Redeemer Church. He served as an aviation radioman 2nd class in the U.S. Navy during World War II, and he received the Distinguished Flying Cross with three silver stars, the American Theater of War, Asiatic-Pacific Ribbon with four stars, and the 3rd Fleet Commendation Ribbon.
Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth; three daughters, Janice Ramaska of Derry, N.H., Cassandra Rodier of Exeter, N.H., and Sharon Belanger of Milbridge, Maine; three sons, Thomas J., of Leominster, Michael R., of South Harwich, and Stephen, of Brewster, Mass.; a sister, Rita Ray of Columbus Junction, Iowa; two brothers, William, of Davenport, Iowa, and Maurice, of Casper, Calif.; 12 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Rounell "Ronnie" Fountain Helmer
Bradenton
Rounell "Ronnie" Fountain Helmer, 64, of Bradenton, died June 28, 2001, in Blake Medical Center.
There will be no service. Griffith-Cline Funeral Home, Manasota Chapel, is in charge of arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to Florida Elks Youth Therapy Services, c/o Palmetto Elks No. 2449, 4611 Fourth Ave. E., Palmetto, Fla. 34221.
Born in Punta Gorda, Mrs. Helmer was a lifelong resident of Manatee County. She was a homemaker. She attended Gillette Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, John M.; a daughter, Terry Wilhelm of Bradenton; two sons, Michael E., and N. Deane, both of Bradenton; two sisters, Josephine Duncan of Palmetto, and Maxine Jossel of Bradenton; a brother, Mason Fountain of Palmetto; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
David Hubbard Maggar
Bradenton Beach
David Hubbard Maggar, 43, of Bradenton Beach, died June 27, 2001, in Holmes Beach.
Memorial service will be noon today at Roser Memorial Community Church, 512 Pine Ave., Anna Maria Island. The Good Earth Crematory is in charge of cremation arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to Locks of Love, 1640 S. Congress Ave., Palm Springs, Fla. 33461, or to the charity of one's choice.
Born in Elmhurst, Ill., Mr. Maggar came to Manatee County from Chicago in 1965. He was the owner of a lawn care service.
Survivors include a sister, Alana Coyle of Sarasota; and four brothers, Alfred Coyle of Vero Beach, Vernon Coyle of Bradenton, Dale Coyle of Bradenton Beach, and Bob, of Orlando.
Frances Cobb Mettling
Bradenton
Frances Cobb Mettling, 84, of Bradenton, died June 28, 2001, in Blake Medical Center.
Memorial service was held at the hospital at an earlier date. Inurnment will be in Barrington United Methodist Church's Memorial Wall in Barrington, Ill., at a later date. National Cremation Society, Sarasota Chapter, is in charge of cremation arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to the Carl and Frances Mettling Endowed Scholarship, Attention: David Heetland, Garrett Evangelical Seminary, 2121 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Ill. 60201.
Born in Cateechee, S.C., Mrs. Mettling came to Manatee County from Chicago. She was a homemaker, the director of the Peace Center in Evanston during the Vienam War, and she was active in prison reform work in Illinois.
Survivors include a daughter, Carla, of Bradenton; three sons, John, of Bradenton, Stan, of Priest River, Idaho, and Steve, of Roxbury, N.H.; two sisters, Catherine Sexton of Austell, Ga., and Sue Crews of Greenville, S.C.; three brothers, Ed Cobb of Greenville, N.C., Talmage Cobb of Hiawassee, Ga., and John Cobb of Easley, S.C.; and two grandchildren.
Domer G. Murphy
Bradenton
Domer G. Murphy, 94, of Bradenton, died June 28, 2001, in Manatee Memorial Hospital.
There will be no service. Burial will be in Falls Cemetery, Wabash County, Ind. Kicliter Funeral Home, Palmetto, is in charge of arrangements.
Born in Wabash County, Mr. Murphy came to Manatee County from Pompano Beach in 1966. He was a transportation clerk for the U.S. Postal Service.
Survivors include several nieces and nephews.
