GENE WILSON BLEVINS, 68, North Volusia Avenue,…

GENE WILSON BLEVINS, 68, North Volusia Avenue, Orange City, died Saturday, June 8. Mr. Blevins was a former employee of General Motors Corp. Born in Elkhorn, W.Va., he moved to Central Florida in 1987. He was an Army veteran of World War II and the Korean War. Survivors: wife, Virginia; sons, Gene Wilson Jr., Scott, both of Orange City; daughters, Patricia Gatlin, Sharon Folk, Cynthia Holland, all of Baltimore; sisters, Phyllis Lettau, Orange City, Margie Williams, DeBary, Madeline Bell, Bluefield, W.Va.; 10 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Deltona Memorial Funeral Home.

CLIFFORD C. CAIN, 60, Del Sol Drive, Davenport, died Saturday, June 8. Mr. Cain was retired from General Motors. Born in Eaton Rapids, Mich., he moved to Davenport in 1987. Survivors: wife, Sandra Jean; sons, David, Dover, Ohio, Douglas, Mount Dora; daughter, Tammy Pipet, Spring Lake, Mich.; brothers, Joe, Russell, Jim, all of Michigan; eight grandchildren. American Family Cremation Society, Lakeland.

CATHERINE EVELETH, 89, Seabreeze Boulevard, Daytona Beach, died Friday, June 7. Miss Eveleth was a retired self-employed rancher. Born in Schenectady, N.Y., she moved to Central Florida in 1956. Survivor: brother, Edmund L., Ozark, Ala. Baggett and Summers Funeral Home, Daytona Beach.

HENRY JORDAN FERGUSON, 88, Heron Drive, Tavares, died Sunday, June 9. Mr. Ferguson was a retired Army master sergeant. Born in Smith County, Va., he moved to Central Florida in 1969. He was a member of the American Legion. Survivors: brother, Donald E., Sunbury, N.C.; sisters, Virginia Olinger, Broadford, Va., Anne Gambill, Fries, Va., Thelma, Marion, Va. Baldwin-Fairchild Funeral Home, Apopka.

HERBERT GROSS, 57, 1702 University Lane, Cocoa, died Sunday, June 9. Mr. Gross worked for Johnson Control at Kennedy Space Center. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he moved to Central Florida in 1980. He was a member of Kol Mashiach Messianic Synagogue in Melbourne. Survivors: wife, Betty Jean; daughters, Nancy Sue Pollard, Titusville, Judy Voketaitis, Centerville, Va.; son, Steven, Jacksonville; stepsons, Christopher Marvin, Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nathan Marvin, Melbourne; two grandchildren. North Brevard Funeral Home, Titusville.

MYRA H. MAURER, 72, Circle Wood Court, Port Orange, died Saturday, June 8. Mrs. Maurer was a retired executive secretary for Racal-Milgo Co. Born in St. Louis, she moved to Central Florida in 1990. She was a member of the Florida Republican Women’s Club. Survivors: husband, Godfrey; sons, Thomas, Tallahassee, Geoffrey, Miami, Gregory, Orlando. Baggett and Summers Funeral Home, Daytona Beach.

LILLIAN RUTH MORAGNE, 83, North Road, Enterprise, died Wednesday, June 5. Mrs. Moragne was a retired house manager. Born in Kissimmee, she returned to Central Florida in 1994. Survivor: grandson, Leon L. Clements, Enterprise. Carpenter-Curry Funeral Home, DeLand.

LOUIS MUCCI, 91, Orange Blossom Lane, DeLand, died Saturday, June 8. Mr. Mucci was retired from the motion picture industry. Born in New York City, he moved to Central Florida in 1979. He was a member of St. Peter’s Catholic Church of DeLand. Survivors: sons, Louis, Thornwood, N.Y., Robert, Steve, both of Yonkers, N.Y., Tom, Carmel, N.Y.; daughters, Diane Lavelle, Hollywood, June Howard, Amsterdam, N.Y., Linda Johnson, Oceanside, Calif., Marie Kopf, Bayport, N.Y.; sister, Virginia Castagna, Charlotte, N.C.; 17 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren. Carpenter-Curry Funeral Home, DeLand.

MAX F. ROSENBERG, 81, Vermont Avenue, Daytona Beach, died Sunday, June 9. Mr. Rosenberg was a retired lithographer. Born in Berlin, Germany, he moved to Central Florida in 1974. Survivor: wife, Caecilie A. Haigh-Black Funeral Home, Daytona Beach.

WALTER JAMES SMITH, 78, 2283 Windham Drive, Melbourne, died Sunday, June 9. Mr. Smith was a former owner of Smith and Walker Furniture Store, Norfolk, Va. Born in Norfolk, he moved to Central Florida in 1994. A member of Ascension Catholic Church, he also belonged to the Brevard County Philatelic Society. He was the former president of the Hemerocallis Society, Iris Society and the Philatelic Society. He was an Army veteran of World War II. Survivors: wife, Barbara S.; daughters, Jacqueline Diane Malinowska, Melbourne, Cynthia Margaret Mrzyglocki, Clifton, N.J.; two brothers, three sisters, all in Virginia; four grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Brownlie & Maxwell Funeral Home, Melbourne.

VIRGIE MAE TESTER, 80, Covewood Avenue, Deltona, died Friday, June 7. Mrs. Tester was a homemaker. Born in Marion, Va., she moved to Central Florida in 1979. Survivors: husband, Andrew H.; son, John W., Maggie Valley, N.C.; daughters, Betty L. McKinney, Nancy C., both of Deltona, Erma J. Rich, Boca Raton, Joyce Eaby, Maggie Valley, Janet Nelson, Annapolis, Md.; sisters, Edith Firestone, Marion, Lucy Flinkingshelt, Greenville, S.C.; 19 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Deltona Memorial Funeral Home and Cemetery.

ROBERT JAMES THOMAS, 36, Willow Oak Drive, Edgewater, died Saturday, June 8. Mr. Thomas was a mason. Born in Ravenna, Ohio, he moved to Central Florida in 1983. Survivors: son, Michael Prouty, Boca Raton; daughter, Shannon Prouty, Boca Raton; mother and stepfather, Florence and Justin Carter, Edgewater; brother, Scott, New Smyrna Beach; sister, Donna Cunningham, Phoeniz, Ariz. Settle-Wilder Funeral Home, New Smyrna Beach.

JEAN O. THOMPSON, 67, North Riverside Drive, New Smyrna Beach, died Friday, June 7. Mr. Thompson was a retired personnel director for Volusia County. Born in Plymouth, Mich., he moved to Central Florida in 1977. Survivors: wife, Patsy; son, Jeffrey, Plymouth; daughter, Pamela A. Krentz, Cleveland; mother and stepfather, Ruth A. and Samuel Fisher, St. Petersburg; two grandchildren. Settle-Wilder Funeral Home, New Smyrna Beach.

EVELYN R. WILLIAMS, 78, Chestnut Lane, Lake Helen, died Friday, June 7. Mrs. Williams was a retired legal secretary. Born in Chicago, she moved to Central Florida in 1981. She was one of the founders of the Theater Center in DeLand. Survivors: daughter, Barbara, Lake Helen; son, Davis, Albuquerque, N.M.; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Lankford Funeral Home, DeLand.