MICHEAL RYAN APPLE, 18, Myrtle Cove Court, Orlando, died Wednesday, May 15. Mr. Apple was a high school student. Born in Orlando, he was a lifelong resident. He was a member of BETA, the National Honor Society and CASP at Colonial High School. Survivors: mother, Debi Gillham, Orlando; father, Ronnie Gillham, Orlando; brother, Lee Gillham, Orlando; sister, Christine, Orlando; maternal grandmother, Vera Noll, Seattle; paternal grandmother, Linda Gillham, Indianapolis. Baldwin-Fairchild Funeral Home, Orlando.
JOSEFINA VIGILIA ALAGANO, 66, Grand Canyon Drive, Orlando, died Thursday, May 16. Mrs. Alagano was a retired public school teacher in the Philippines. Born in the Philippines, she moved to Central Florida in 1995. A member of St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, she also belonged to the Philippines Senior Citizens. Survivors: husband, Ignacio Sr.; sons, Rey, Orlando, Edwin, Lake Mary, Ignacio Jr., Chicago; daughters, Ruth, Catherine, both of the Philippines; three grandchildren. Baldwin-Fairchild Funeral Home, Goldenrod-Winter Park Chapel.
BENJAMIN VINSON BENNETT BARROW, 18, South Goldenrod Road, Orlando, died Wednesday, May 15. Mr. Barrow was a cook at Straub’s Restaurant. Born in Orlando, he was a lifelong resident. He was Protestant. Survivors: mother, Vicky, Orlando; father, Alan, Orlando; brothers, Douglas, Seth, Cameron Choplin, all of Orlando; sister, Alyssa, Orlando; maternal grandparents, James and Mildred Miller, Orlando; paternal grandfather, Myron, Melbourne; paternal grandmother, Deltha Schmoyer, DeLand. Baldwin-Fairchild Funeral Home, Conway Chapel, Orlando.
MILDRED CHRISTINE BAXTER, 74, Charleswood Avenue, Orlando, died Friday, May 17, of heart disease. Mrs. Baxter was a homemaker. Born in Georgia, she moved to Central Florida in 1956. She was a member of Good Shepherd Catholic Church. Survivors: sons, Robert Sanderlin, Gray, Ga., Joseph Sanderlin, Clermont, George Jr., Macon, Ga.; daughters, Jacqueline Aiken, Simi Valley, Calif., Christine Traughber, Orlando; brother, Robert McDermott, Fitzgerald, Ga.; 10 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Baldwin-Fairchild Funeral Home, Goldenrod-Winter Park Chapel.
WILLIAM B. BECKWITH, 84, Andover Court, Mount Dora, died Thursday, May 16. Mr. Beckwith was a systems analyst manager for Unisys Corp. of Huntsville, Ala. Born in East St. Louis, Ill., he moved to Central Florida in 1978. Survivors: wife, Verneeda; daughters, Janice B. Mohring, Sanford, Carolyn B. Cowart-Vivona, Sarasota; sister, Louise B. Mabry, Little Rock, Ark.; seven grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren. Carey Hand Cox-Parker Funeral Home, Winter Park.
JOHN T. BURNS, 65, 1775 Hollywood Ave., Winter Park, died Thursday, May 16. Mr. Burns was a salesman for Bell Fibre Products. Born in Kalamazoo, Mich., he moved to Central Florida in 1993. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War. Survivors: devoted friend,, Alice Davis Mackenzie, Winter Park; son, John, Kalamazoo; daughters, Jane Heibel, Sarah Dunnick, both of Ann Arbor, Mich., Ann Casey, Chicago; brother, Robert, La Habra, Calif.; sister, Jane Kimmel, Paw Paw, Mich.; five grandchildren. All Faiths Cremation Service, Casselberry.
LOUISE REDDICK CONNELL, 85, Dowling Park, died Thursday, May 16. Mrs. Connell was a grocery store merchant. Born in Moultrie, Ga., she moved to Dowling Park from Orlando in 1990. A member of First Baptist Church of Orlando, she also belonged to the Daughters of the American Revolution and Women’s Missionary Society. Survivors: daughter, Peggy Durden, Tallahassee; son, Fred, Indianapolis; sisters, Lena R. Suggs, Atlanta, Jewel R. Shepherd, Orlando; four grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Woodlawn Funeral Home and Memorial Park, Orlando.
DORIS M. DOWLER, 80, Mulbry Drive, Orlando, died Thursday, May 16. Mrs. Dowler was a retired statistician, accountant and treasurer and controller for a savings and loan. Born in Washington Courthouse, Ohio, she moved to Central Florida in 1944. She was Presbyterian. Survivors: sons, Allan M., Dallas, Ore., John M., Rockledge; sister, Marjorie Myers, Dayton, Ohio; four grandchildren. Beacon’s National Cremation Society, Winter Park Chapter.
SCOTT M. MELTON, 23, Beggs Road, Lockhart, died Thursday, May 16. Mr. Melton was a warehouse worker. Born in Hamilton, Ohio, he moved to Central Florida in 1989. Survivors: parents, Michael and Marlene, Orlando; sister, Carla Fromm, Orlando; brother, Craig, Air Force; grandparents, Ernie and Helen Thompson, Hamilton, Corwin and Ada Wysong, West Alexandria, Ohio. Woodlawn Funeral Home and Memorial Park, Orlando.
URSULA OWENS, 65, Carriage Lane, Orlando, died Thursday, May 16. Mrs. Owens was a homemaker. Born in Germany, she moved to Central Florida in 1976. She was Lutheran and a member of the Workman’s Benefit Fund. Survivor: husband, William A. Woodlawn Funeral Home and Memorial Park, Orlando.
JONATHAN REID WILLIAM PALMER, 14, 119 Azalea Lane, Sanford, died Thursday, May 16. Jonathan was a student at Lakeview Middle School. Born in Sanford, he was a lifelong resident. Survivors: mother, Barbara Scott, Sanford; father, William, Bushnell; sisters, Bonnie Sweat, Geneva, Tammi Pettis, Osteen, Nancy, Lake County; brothers, David Scott, Geneva, John Dennis Scott, Sanford, Aaron, DeBary, Rick Pettis, Osteen; maternal grandmother, Barbara Luce, Bon Ami, Texas; paternal grandparents, John and Bernadine, Warsaw, N.Y.; maternal great-grandmother, Ruby Parsons, Bon Ami. Gramkow Funeral Home, Sanford.
CECIL BOYD ROGERS, 75, Montfichet Lane, Winter Park, died Thursday, May 16. Mr. Rogers was a former chief gunners mate for the Navy. Born in Copperhill, Tenn., he moved to Central Florida in 1961. He was a member of St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church. He was a Navy veteran of World War II and the Korean War. Survivors: wife, Theresa; sons, Robert W., Silverdale, Wash., Steven B., Tokyo; daughters, Susan Bissett, Trophy Club, Texas, Patty R. Kimbrough, Winter Park; mother, Laura; brothers, R. Joseph, Robert A., Percy; sisters, Peggy Lillard, Gail Hancock, Sherry Milsap; five grandchildren. Carey Hand Cox-Parker Funeral Home, Winter Park.
LYDIA ROSADO, 50, Shelby Circle, Kissimmee, died Wednesday, May 15. Mrs. Rosado was a homemaker. She was born in Puerto Rico. She was a member of Iglesia Cristiana Discipulos de Cristo, Kissimmee. Survivors: husband, Martin; son, Raymoundo, Orlando; daughters, Brenda, Puerto Rico, Rachel, Kissimmee; seven grandchildren. Morales and Starks Funeral Home, Kissimmee.
ASHER FOLEY SEAL SR., 77, Gazelle Trail, Winter Springs, died Friday, May 17. Mr. Seal was a retired administrative assistant for the Postal Service in Washington, D.C. Born in Bell County, Ky., he moved to Central Florida in 1976. He was Baptist. He was a member of the Disabled American Veterans, the Masons and the Shriners. He was an Army Medical Corps veteran of World War II. Survivors: wife, Henrietta D.; sons, Asher Jr., Manassas, Va., Charles E., Tampa; nine grandchildren. Baldwin-Fairchild Funeral Home, Goldenrod-Winter Park Chapel.
ROBERT LOWELL STURGEON SR., 71, Lake Helen-Osteen Road, Deltona, died Thursday, May 16, of cancer. Mr. Sturgeon was a retired field engineer for Martin-Marietta of Orlando. Born in Charleston, W. Va., he moved to Central Florida in 1985. He was Baptist, a member of Disabled American Veterans, and was a Navy veteran of World War II. Survivors: wife, Kunchaleekorn S.; daughters, Judy Lux, Los Angeles, Cathy Lynn Harrison, Boston, Jackie Chalee Sturgeon, Deltona, Sandy Kay Weiso, Maryville, Ind.; sons, Robert Lowell Jr., Deltona, Roy Allen, Pittsburgh, William Edward, Eustis, Thomas Allen, Sorrento, Timothy Abner, Deltona; sister, Mona Mae Huffman, Daytona Beach; 11 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Stephen R. Baldauff Funeral Home, Deltona.
LUCY B. THOMAS, 84, Lake Underhill Drive, Orlando, died Thursday, May 16. Mrs. Thomas was a homemaker. She was born in Ocala. A member of College Park Baptist Church, she also belonged to the Orlando Rebecca Lodge 12 and the Cherokee Council of the Degree of Pocahontas 12. Survivors: son, Louis, Riverside, Calif.; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Carey Hand Cox-Parker Funeral Home, Winter Park.
ROBERT ETHERIDGE TUCKER, 79, 1924 Cranberry Isles Way, Apopka, died Wednesday, May 15. Mr. Tucker was a car salesman. Born in Sparks, Ga., he moved to Central Florida in 1976. He was Protestant and a Navy veteran of World War II. Survivors: wife, Erby; son, Wayne, Apopka; daughters, Barbara Martin, Leesburg, Linda Hamilton, West Palm Beach; sisters, Blanche Clark, Virginia, Helen Milkin, Okeechobee; 17 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren. Loomis Funeral Home, Apopka.
