OBITUARIES FROM THE 01-09-04 EDITION
OF
THE APOPKA CHIEF
DON N. ALLEN, 70, Apopka, died Monday, December 29. Mr. Allen was the owner of a horticultural business. Born in Evansville, Indiana, he moved to Central Florida in 1958. He was Protestant. He was an Army veteran. Survivors: wife, Norma N.; daughter, Charlie Allen, Apopka; one grandson. Loomis Family Funeral Home, Apopka.
GARY L. WALKOVIK, 64, Apopka, died Friday, December 26. Mr. Walkovik was a retired lieutenant commander from the Navy. Born in Rhinelander, Wisconsin, he moved to Central Florida in 1982. He was a member of the Church of the Annunciation. Survivors: wife, Roxanne; daughter, Heidi Perkins, Altamonte Springs; son, Eric von Hillebradt, Yorkshire, England; sister, Myra Barber, Houston, Texas; brother, Donald, New York, N.Y.; two grandchildren. Baldwin-Fairchild Funeral Home, Forest City.
JOHNNY THOMAS DAVIS, 56, Lancer Oak Drive, Apopka, died Tuesday, December 30. Mr. Davis was a truck driver for C&W Trucking. He was a member of St. Mark AME Church, Orlando. Survivors: wife, Mary; daughters, Stephanie Johnson, Rhonda Harris, Yohaniecia Cummings, Charlene Davis, Alfredia Siplen, Tara Grandison, Wilkishia Reese, Angel Conley, Jackie Phillips; sons, Dion Ross, Johnny T., Jr., Michael Thomas, Anthony; mother, Clara Jackson; sisters, Shirley Smith, Stephanie Bell, Gloria Alexander; brothers, Johnell Smith, Clifford Alderman; 28 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Postell's Mortuary, Pine Hills, Orlando.
ARAM BRYSON PALL, 3, Apopka, died Tuesday, December 30. Aram was born in Orlando. Survivors: parents, Timothy and Naomi; grandparents, Pat and Joyce Brogan, Margarita and George DeJesus; Carol and Danny Hoffman. Loomis Family Funeral Home, Apopka.
AVONELLE G. DELZINGARO, 66, Apopka, died Wednesday, December 31. Mrs. Delzingaro was the owner of a legal secretarial business. Born in Washington, D.C., she moved to Central Florida in 1979. She was Episcopalian. She was a member of Sabal Palm Garden Club. Survivors: daughters, Celeste, Apopka, Christina, Virginia, Regina Valenti, Oviedo, Mary Orelano, North Carolina; son, Frank, Jr., Lake Mary; sister, Camille Whitcomb, Hobe Sound; seven grandchildren. Loomis Family Funeral Home, Apopka.
EVARISTA AVILES, 85, Apopka, died Thursday, January 1. Mrs. Aviles wa a seamstress. She was born in Arecibo, Puerto Rico. She was Catholic. Survivors: son, Jose L., two grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Loomis Family Funeral Home, Apopka.
STANLEY EMERSON GRAY, 81, Zellwood, died Saturday, January 3. Mr. Gray was a pharmacist and owner/operator of Silver Star Pharmacy and Gray's Apothecary. Born in Westerly, Rhode Island, he moved to Central Florida in 1989. He was a charter member of the Rotary Club of West Orlando and a Paul Harris Fellow. He was a member of the Pharmaceutical Association and Central Florida Pharmacy Association. He was an Army veteran. Survivors: wife, Leota; son, William "Bill" Andrew, Apopka; daughters, Elizabeth Lee "Bettie" Jackson, Gainesville, Debra "Debbi" G. Walter, Orlando; seven grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Loomis Family Funeral Home, Apopka.
LUCY H. WHEELER, 95, Apopka, died Friday, January 2. Mrs. Wheeler was a homemaker. Born in Decatur County, Georgia, she moved to Central Florida in the 1940s. She was amember of Trinity Baptist Church, Apopka, where she was active in the Sunday School and Seniors Group. Survivors: daughter, Marsha Tisdale, Sorrento; sons, Fred, Wellington, Steve, Clermont; brother, Fred Hines, Douglasville, Ga.; seven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Baldwin-Fairchild Funeral Home, Apopka.
MELVILLE HULICK LINAWEAVER, 94, Apopka, died Monday, December 29. Mr. Linaweaver was a retired builder. Born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, he moved to Central Florida in 1957. He was a member of St. Michael's Episcopal Church, College Park. Survivors: wife, June; son, Brad, Los Angeles, Calif.
DORS M. NIXON, 82, Zellwood, died Thursday, January 1. Mrs. Nixon was a homemaker. Born in England, she moved to Central Florida in 1966. Survivors: husband, Nick; son, John H., Tallahassee; daughters, Barbara, Winter Springs, Dianne Wolfe, California; three grandchildren.
RAUL SALDANA, SR., 78, Apopka, died Thursday, January 1. Surivors: wife, Maria; sons, Juan, Corpus Christi, Texas, Raul, Jr., Apopka; daughters, Mary Helen, Linda Escobedo, Peggy, all of Apopka; brother, Sostenos, Brownsville, Texas; 13 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren.
DORA MAE COX, 87, Apopka, died Sunday, January 4. Mrs. Cox was a homemaker. She was born in Penns Grove, New Jersey. She was Lutheran. She was an Army veteran of World War II. Survivors: husband, Robert, Sr.; daughters, Donna Macurda, California, Judy West, Apopka; son, Robert F., Jr., Daytona Beach; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Baldwin-Fairchild Funeral Home, Oaklawn Chapel.
THOMAS ALLEN FINDLEY, 60, Apopka, died Saturday, January 3. Mr. Findley was the owner of Apopka Bottle and RV Gas Center. Born in Dayton, Ohio, he moved to Central Florida in 1961. He was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge #36. Survivors: wife, Ruby; son, Robert, Sorrento; daughter, Rosemary Ramirez, Jacksonville, N.C.; sister, Wilma Salem, Muncie, Ind. Loomis Family Funeral Home, Apopka.
RICHARD A. KELLY, 69, Sorrento, died Monday, January 5. Mr. Kelly was owner/operator of Sunshine Lofts (show pigeons). He was born in Nyack, New York. Survivors: daughter, Mary Gale Moff, Apopka; brother, Kenneth, Nyack; sisters, Ruthie Daniels, Nyack, Cathy; one grandson. Baldwin-Fairchild Funeral Home, Apopka.
WESLEY O'NEAL, 78, Plymouth, died Monday, January 5. Mr. O'Neal was a heavy equipment operator. He was born in Micanopoy. Survivors: wife, Dorothy; daughter, Helen Peters, Marietta, Ga.; sister, Mae Griffin, Pine Hills; two grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Baldwin-Fairchild Funeral Home, Apopka.
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