Obituaries:June 2014

Obituaries:June 2014
JUNE 6
PEDRO
LUIS
ROBLES
RODRIGUEZ, 60, Apopka, died Monday,
May 26. Mr. Rodriguez worked in business
administration and marketing. He was born
in Bronx, New York. Survivors: fiancée, Lydia
Colon; father, Luis Robles; children, Jennibeth
Velez, Jovan Robles, Miguel A. Robles; siblings.
Eliezer Robles, Edwin Robles, Luis Robles Jr.;
five grandchildren. Loomis Family Funeral
Home, Apopka.
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PAULA “POLLY” FRANK, 71, Johnstown, New York, died Thursday, May 29. Mrs.
Frank was a homemaker. She was born in Syracuse, New York. Survivors: siblings, Bobbie
Chung, Jack Eno, Peggy Zurek, Michael Eno,
Nancy Kraft, David Eno, Mary Barone, Peter
Eno; children, Michelle Seagraves, Andrew,
Sean, Renee Smith; 11 grandchildren. Loomis
Family Funeral Home, Apopka.
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TOUFIC ELIAS JAMMAL, 77, Apopka, died Saturday, May 31. Mr. Jammal was an
accountant. He was born in Palestine. He was
past president of the Syrian Lebanese American Club in Orlando and for Florida. Survivors: wife, Malakeh; daughters, Souraya Uniejewski, Sandra Casey; sister, Souhalia Miller;
brothers, Emile, Nabil; two grandchildren.
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GLADYS V. PARKER, 92, Clarcona,
died Tuesday, May 27. Mrs. Parker was retired from Beall’s Department Stores and was
a homemaker. Born in Lightfoot, Virginia,
she was a resident of Clarcona for 50 years.
She was a member of Powers Drive Baptist
Church. Survivors: children, Patricia Russell,
Reston, Virginia, Charles, Deborah Gano,
both of Apopka; four grandchildren; three
great-grandchildren. Carey-Hand Cox Parker
Funeral Home, Winter Park.
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LAWRENCE HENRY LUCAS, 77,
Apopka, died Friday, May 23. Mr. Lucas was
a Realtor. He was born in Hammond, Indiana. Mr. Lucas moved to Central Florida after
a career as a successful businessman in South
America and southeast Asia. He was a member
of the Elks and Moose lodges. Survivors: wife,
Judith; sister, Suzanne Hudson. Loomis Family
Funeral Home, Apopka.
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CARTHEL RIESER BLANKS, 78,
Williston, died Wednesday, May 28. Mr.
Blanks was a journeyman. He was born in
Chambers County, Alabama. Survivors: wife,
Fay; children, Kenneth S., Max E.; sister, Patricia Ann Battles; three grandchildren; three
great-grandchildren. Loomis Family Funeral
Home, Apopka.
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JAMES SCOTT ASH, 49, Zellwood,
died Friday, May 23. Mr. Ash was a landscaper. Born in Clarksburg, West Virginia, he
moved to Central Florida 20 years ago. Prior to
landscaping, he was a flight attendant for Pan
American Airlines, worked at Disney World
hotels and the Chase Bank. Survivors: parents,
James and Billie D. Ash, Zellwood. Loomis
Family Funeral Home, Apopka.
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BRUCE F. HAMMOND, 85, Apopka,
died Tuesday, June 3. Mr. Hammond was a dispatcher in the transportation industry. He was
born in Cortland, New York. He was an Army
veteran of the Korean War. Loomis Family Funeral Home, Apopka.
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JUNE 13
BILLY J. SMITH SR., 82, Zellwood,
died Friday, June 6. Mr. Smith was a brick
mason. He was born in Harrisville, Virginia.
He was an Army veteran of the Korean War.
He was a member of the F&AM, Scottish Rite,
Shriners and American Legion. Survivors:
sons, Billy J. Jr., Ricky; daughters, Terra Harris,
Bonnie Andrews; sister, Evelyn, Judy, Betty;
seven grandchildren. Loomis Family Funeral
Home, Apopka.
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JOHN N. FARMER SR., 84, Eustis,
formerly of Apopka, died Monday, June 9, Mr.
Farmer was a truck driver. He was a member
of the Orange Avenue Church of Christ.
Survivors: wife, Carolyn; sons, David Driggers,
Darrell Driggers, Durwood Driggers, all
of Eustis, Danny Driggers, Casselberry;
daughters, Lorrell Bush. Eustis, Cindy Walker,
North Carolina; 17 grandchildren. Loomis
Family Funeral Home, Apopka.
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DAYSSE MASTRAPA, 75, Apopka,
died Wednesday, June 4. Mrs. Mastrapa was a
professor. She was born in Municipio De San
Diego Del Valle, Cuba. Survivors: husband,
Misael; sons, Jorge, Apopka, Walter, Miami;
sisters, Nelly, California, Miriam, Maryland,
Omaira, Apopka; two grandchildren. Loomis
Family Funeral Home, Apopka.
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GARVEY DEAN FOWLER JR., 34,
Apopka, died Monday, June 2. Mr. Fowler
worked as a field superintendent. He was
born in St. Petersburg. Survivors: parents,
Garvey and Rosemary Fowler Sr., Apopka;
sister, Gracie F. Loomis Family Funeral Home,
Apopka.
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ANITA JO HOOD, 83, Apopka, died
Tuesday, June 10. Ms. Hood was a homemaker.
She was born in Fort Gay, West Virginia.
Survivors: sons, George Maynard, Andy
Maynard, Robert Maynard, Carl Maynard;
daughters, Diana Heckle, Betti Kingsbury;
brothers, John R. Webb, Larry Webb;
sisters, Frances Gilley, Darlene Troiano; 20
grandchildren; 43 great-grandchildren. Loomis
Family Funeral Home, Apopka.
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JOHANNES MARINUS VELDHUIS,
92, Sorrento, died Tuesday, May 27. Mr.
Veldhuis was the founder of Florida Cactus
Inc., Apopka. He was born in Almelo,
Netherlands. He served in the Dutch Army
and Navy in WWII on the Pacific front. Prior
to immigrating to the U.S. in 1964, he served as
missionary in Dutch New Guinea. Survivors:
children, Dr. Suzanna L., Dr. Johannes D., both
of Rochester, Minnesota, Judith V. Lovestrand,
Apopka, Michael J., Yuma, Arizona, J. Stephen,
Tullahoma, Tennessee, E. Ruth Wilson,
Douglasville, Georgia, Rebekah E. Grimwood,
Mountain Home, Arkansas, Paula P., Stephanie
Novakovic, both of Sorrento; sister, Martha,
Hamilton, Ontario; 36 grandchildren; 34,
great-grandchildren. Loomis Family Funeral
Home, Apopka.
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KATHARINE ‘SISSIE’ HINTON, 81,
Apopka, died Friday, May 23. Mrs. Hinton was
formerly employed as a medical administrator
at Florida Hospital. After her retirement,
she volunteered there, where she was named
“Volunteer of the Year.” She was born in Eustis.
She was a graduate of Apopka High School.
Survivors: daughter, Nancy McMullen, Park
Ridge, Illinois; son, Christopher, Greenville,
South Carolina; stepchildren, Russ, Deerfield
Beach, Bill, Coral Springs; brothers, Bob
McElroy, Tom Gandy; sister, Linda Toms; five
grandchildren.
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June 20
BELVA SHEETS MAYNARD, 53, Zellwood, died Wednesday, June 11. Mrs. Maynard
was a homemaker. Born in Phoenix, Arizona,
she moved to Central Florida from Tennessee
25 years ago. She was a member of Zellwood
United Methodist Church. Survivors: son,
Daniel A. Pendergrass; daughter, Angela Maynard; brother, David Nelson; sisters, Tammie
Pickard, Candy Odom, Nellie Spencer; eight,
grandchildren. Loomis Family Funeral Home,
Apopka.
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JOHN L. FARMER SR., 84, Eustis, died
Monday, June 9. Mr. Farmer was a truck driv-
er. He was a member of the Orange Avenue
Church of Christ. Survivors: wife, Carolyn;
daughters, Charlotte Federline, Altamonte
Springs, Cindy Walker, North Carolina, Lorrell Bush, Eustis; sons, David Driggers, Darrell Driggers, Durwood Driggers, all of Eustis,
Danny Driggers, Casselberry; 17 grandchildren. Loomis Family Funeral Home, Apopka.
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KEVIN ALAN McCAFFERTY, 44,
Apopka, died Friday, June 13. Mr. McCafferty
was a truck driver. He was born in Apopka.
Survivors: parents, Ealie and Audrey McCafferty; daughters, Ashley, Kaitlin; sons, Logan,
Kevin Jr.; brother, Ealie (Mac) III. Loomis
Family Funeral Home, Apopka.
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MICHELLE GRIFFIN, 45, Oviedo,
died Saturday, May 31. Mrs. Griffin was an art
director with Linda Costa Communications
Group, Winter Park. She moved to Florida
in the late 1980s. Survivors: husband Mark;
daughter, Kennedi Martin, Oviedo; stepdaughter, Hannah, Oviedo; father, Del Simmons, Maitland; stepmother, MaryAnn Simmons, Maitland; stepfather, Richard Holmes,
Zellwood; brother, Scott Simmons, Miami;
sister, Jennifer Phillips, Altamonte Springs;
stepbrother, Kevin Reiter, DeLand. AllenSummerhill Funeral Home, DeLand.