January 5, 2006
Published: Thursday, January 5, 2006 at 6:01 a.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, January 4, 2006 at 10:25 p.m.
Margaret Parks Aaron
Mrs. Aaron was a lifelong resident of Starke.
She was a retired surgical technician, working for 20 years at Bradford County Hospital and 13 years at Bradford County Clinic.
She was educated in Bradford County schools, and also received a state of Florida operating room technician degree.
She was a member of Mount Pisgah A.M.E. Church in Starke and she served as stewardess protem.
Survivors include sons Arthur Frank Parks, Isom Parks and Louis Parks, all of Starke, and Edward L. Parks of Fort Lauderdale; daughters Lucretia Robinson and Berlin Ellerson, both of Fort Lauderdale, and Naomi Riley of Starke; a foster son, Jimmy Green of Fort Lauderdale; 23 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren and 11 great-great-grandchildren.
Arrangements by Haile Funeral Home in Starke.
Joyce Evelyn Poindexter Anderson
Mrs. Anderson was born in Chincoteague, Va., but lived most of her life in Gainesville after moving from Starke.
She worked as a house painter.
She was a Baptist, and was an avid bowler and card player.
Survivors include her fiancé, Danny L. Berry of Starke; sons Joseph Holder Jr. of Fort White, George Moore of Sugar Hill, Ga., and Patrick Moore of Knoxville, Tenn.; a daughter, Kay Derocher of Gainesville; brothers Charles Poindexter of Gainesville, Richard Poindexter of Jacksonville and James Smith of Knoxville; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Arrangements by Forest Meadows Funeral Home in Gainesville.
Benjamin Warren Fair Jr.
Mr. Fair was born in Atlanta and moved to Gainesville 30 years ago from Jacksonville.
He was an insurance agent.
He graduated from the University of Florida, where he played football from 1955-1959. He was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity and the Gator Exchange Club.
Survivors include his wife, Gay E. Fair of Gainesville; a son, Frederic W. Fair of Westminster, Mass.; a daughter, Jennifer Bryan of Fort White; and two grandchildren.
Arrangements by Milam Funeral and Cremation Services in Gainesville.
Carroll Benjamin Foster
Mr. Foster was born in Duxbury, Mass., and moved to Belleview 30 years ago from Colorado. He had been staying in Hawthorne for the past six weeks.
He was an astronautical engineer for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
He was a past president of the Lions Club and a former city commissioner in Belleview for six years.
He was Episcopalian.
Survivors include a daughter, Judith Foster of Belleview; two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Arrangements by Moring Funeral Home in Melrose.
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Jane Travers Fraser
Mrs. Fraser was born in New York City and moved to Gainesville four years ago from Atlanta and Pembroke Pines.
She was a member of Holy Faith Catholic Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, George Fraser.
Survivors include daughters Nancy Williams of Gainesville and Jane Duello of Atlanta; a son, Richard Fraser of Atlanta; and six grandchildren.
Arrangements by Williams-Thomas Funeral Home Westarea in Gainesville.
Renee Sue Robinett Langford
Mrs. Langford was born in Tracy, Minn., and moved to Trenton 16 years ago from Gainesville.
She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Marion G. Langford of Trenton; her parents, Lee and Helen Robinett of Windsor; a son, Fabian Waters of Windsor; a stepdaughter, Missy Langford of Bonifay; a stepson, Clint Langford of Bonifay; a sister, Terese Atkinson of Gainesville; a brother, Alan Robinett of Windsor; and seven grandchildren.
Arrangements by Watson Funeral Home in Trenton.
Walter H. Morrison
Mr. Morrison was a lifelong resident of Supply Mahaica.
He was a farmer and president of the Farmer's Cooperative Society in Supply Mahaica.
Survivors include his wife, Valdrina Valentine Morrison of Supply Mahaica; sons the Rev. Eustace Morrison of Gainesville, James Morrison of Supply Mahaica, Alfred Morrison of Kuru-Kuru, Guyana, and Stephen Valentine of Toronto, Canada; daughters Norma Morrison of Providence, Guyana, and Pamela Grant of Berbice, Guyana; and 22 grandchildren.
Arrangements by Duncan Brothers' Funeral Home in Gainesville.
Arnita Postell
Mrs. Postell was lifelong resident of High Springs.
She retired after 32 years as a correctional officer.
She graduated from A.L. Mebane High School.
She was preceded in death by a son, Chris Washington.
Survivors include a son, Stuart Terry of High Springs; a daughter, Yaniris Postell of High Springs; her mother, Marie Postell of High Springs; her sisters, Betty Decoursey of Gainesville and Lillie Lee of Jacksonville; brothers Jake Postell of Baldwin, George Postell of High Springs, Jack Postell of Tampa, Virgil Postell of Orlando and Douglas Postell of Houston; and five grandchildren.
Arrangements by A. Jerome Brown Funeral Home in High Springs.
Garnett G. Pular
Mrs. Pular was born in Logan, W.Va., and lived in Williston and Palatka before moving to DeLand more than a year ago.
She was a longtime employee of Richard's Department Store in Miami, and was the first woman manager for the store chain.
She enjoyed crocheting, arts and crafts.
She was a Christian.
Survivors include daughters Kathy Brooks of DeLand and Helen Picone of Fort Lauderdale; and two grandchildren.
Arrangements by Knauff Funeral Home in Williston.
Mary Mae Butler Slocum
Mrs. Slocum was born in Dixie County and moved to Gainesville 55 years ago from Jacksonville.
She was a retired cottage parent at what is now Tacachale.
She was a Baptist.
Survivors include a son, Harlan D. Pope of Gainesville; a brother, Blaine Butler of Jacksonville; a sister, Dora Valentine of Horseshoe Beach; three grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Arrangements by Moring Funeral Home in Melrose.
Leon Percy Taylor
Mr. Taylor was born in Micanopy and moved to Riviera Beach in 1993 from Jamaica, N.Y.
He was an instructor and driver.
He was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church in West Palm Beach.
Survivors include his wife of 26 years, Naomi Taylor of Riviera Beach; sisters Delorise Taylor Jackson of Micanopy and Carolyn Lundy of Gainesville; and brothers Herbert Taylor and Maurice Taylor of Sacramento, Calif.
Arrangements by Duncan Brothers' Funeral Home in Gainesville.
Inez Delois Wallace
Mrs. Wallace was born in Gainesville and was a lifelong resident of Williston.
She was a laborer for Franklin Crate Mill in Micanopy.
She graduated from Williston High School
She was a member of Rockhill Missionary Baptist Church.
Survivors include a son, Demetrius Wallace of Gainesville; daughters Tiffany Duncan and Ashley Wallace, both of Williston; her father and stepmother, Johnnie and Joanne Wallace of Williston; sisters Norma Scott, Linda P. Williams, Sandra D. Wallace and Zipora Smothers, all of Williston, Viola Wiggins and Maryland McCormick, both of Gainesville; and three grandchildren.
Arrangements by Carnegie Funeral Home in Chiefland.
Paul John Joseph Wolf Sr.
Mr. Wolf was born in Stacyville, Iowa.
He retired after 20 years of employment with the Florida Department of Corrections and worked part-time as a substitute teacher for the Alachua County School District.
He served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War, and also served with the Florida National Guard.
He was preceded in death by his infant son, John Paul Wolf.
Survivors include his wife of 32 years, Mary Louise Wolf of Gainesville; a son, Paul Joseph Wolf Jr. of Mountain Home, Idaho; a daughter, Lily Joplin of Beaufort, S.C.; his mother, Albina Wolf of Mason City, Iowa; sisters Mary Christofferson of Gainesville and Judith Ann Ramker of Leesburg; and brothers Tom Wolf of Sheffield, Iowa, Ralph Wolf Jr. of Mason City, Richard Wolf of Rockford, Ill., and Joseph Wolf of Hiawatha, Iowa.
Arrangements by Williams-Thomas Funeral Home Westarea in Gainesville.
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