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3D FLORIDA TODAY, Thursday, August 26, 1 999 OBITUARIES Ex-construction company owner Earl J. 'Buddy' Price dies at 60 Survivors include her sons, Hipolito Cruz of Virginia, Hermes Cruz of California, Andrew Anthony of Florida and Benjamin Cruz of the Virgin Islands; and daughters, Mirta Torres, Persida Cruz and Priscila Cruz, all of Florida. Calling hour will be at 6 p.m. Friday, with services following, at Seventh-Day Adventist Church in Titusville. Burial will be in the Virgin Islands.

North Brevard Funeral Home in Titusville is in charge of arrangements. 1 PHILLIP CUILLA MELBOURNE BEACH Phillip J. Cuilla, 59, a restaurateur, died Tuesday, Aug. 24, at Holmes Regional Medical Center in Melbourne. Mr.

Cuilla was born in New York City. He came to Brevard An 11-year owner of Gold Coast Forms Inc. on Merritt Island, he was involved in laying dugouts at Jim Hensley Park on Merritt Island and at Merritt Island High School. He also assisted in the construction of Canaveral Towers in Cape Canaveral. Price was a co-owner of PSJ Investments and the former owner of Wheels of Brevard, both in Cocoa.

He was a charter member of First Baptist Church on Merritt Island. Before the church was built, services were held at his home. Mr. Price was a member of Mosquito Beaters. Other survivors include his sons, Darrell Price and David Price, both of Merritt Island, and Joseph Price of Christmas; daughters, Deborah Sawyer of Port St.

John and Bonnie Ekey of Merritt Island; mother, Mary Price of Luray, brothers, Stuart Price and Franklin Price, both of Melbourne; sisters, Nancy Penyer of Merritt Island, Shirley Alger of Luray and Laua Lamar of Lynchburg, and 12 grandchildren. Calling hours will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Wylie-Baxley Funeral Home on Merritt Island. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church on Merritt Island.

Burial will be at Florida Memorial Gardens, north of Melbourne. Donations may be made to Wuesthoff Brevard Hospice, P.O. Box 565002, Rockledge, FL 32956-5002. CARD OF THANKS From The Family Of PAUL (Whizzy) wHISENHANT We wish to thank each and every one of you for your help, support, and kindness shown to us at the recent Joss of our Husband and Father. Thank you for your prayers, food, cards, words of caring, and love you all have shown.

A special thanks to Holy Name Of Jesus Catholic Church, Beach Funeral Home, and Hospice Of Health First, for the loving care they gave to him. Joann Whisenhant and Family Jeremy Shea of Mars Hill, N.C, Johnathon Shea of Rockledge, Christopher Frost of Palm Bay and Gregory Frost of Bombay, India; daughter, Jill Stern of Cocoa; brother, Robert Mortimer of Falmouth, Maine; sister, Laurel McKeen of Mechanic Falls; and five grandchildren. No calling hours are scheduled. Memorial services will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Faith Lutheran Church.

East Coast Cremation in Rockledge is in charge of arrangements. Donations may be to the Vietnam Veterans of Brevard, 1125 W. King Cocoa, FL 32922. ELLERY WILLETT SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. Ellery T.

Willett, 77, a retired building contractor, died Monday, Aug. 23, in Sevierville. Mr. Willett was born in Whitehall, N.Y. He came to Brevard County in 1963 from Arkansas.

He was an Air Force veteran of World War II and the Korean War. Survivors include his wife, Alice Willett of Sevierville, daughters, Theresa Hanley of Whitehall, Donna LaFleur of Indialantic; stepsons, Richard Morton of Sevierville and Ralph Morton of Melbourne; brother, E.F. Willett of Dover, N.H.; sisters, Jean Jones of Whitesboro, N.Y., Agnes Kelly of Cape Coral and Sally King of Whitehall; seven grandchildren; and seven greatgrandchildren. Calling hours will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Florida Memorial Funeral Home, north of Melbourne.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Florida Memorial Gardens. Compiled Aug. 25 by Corey Schubert DONALD BISHOP COCOA BEACH Donald Hartman Bishop, 83, a retired art teacher, died Monday, Aug.

23, at home. Mr. Bishop was born in Findlay, Ohio. He came to Brevard County in 1978 from Dayton, Ohio. He was a Protestant.

Mr. Bishop was an Air Force veteran. He enjoyed swimming, playing golf and tennis. Survivors include his wife, Grace Bishop of Cocoa Beach; daughter, Judy McCarley of Chapel Hill, N.C.; son, Jeff Bishop of Dayton, Ohio; brothers, Harold Bishop of Greenbrae, Calif, and Ted Bishop of Virginia; four grandchildren; and one greatgrandchild. No calling hours are scheduled.

Memorial services will be later. Wylie-Baxley Funeral Home on Merritt Island is in charge of arrangements. Donations may be made to Hospice of Health First, 1900 Dairy Road, West Melbourne, FL 32904. JOSEPH CARDILLO pALM BAY Joseph J. Cardillo, 80, a retired salesman, died Tuesday, Aug.

24, at Palm Bay Community Hospital. Mr. Cardillo was born in the Bronx, N.Y. He came to Brevard County in 1980 from Long Island, N.Y. He was a 48-year employee of Gold Metal Farms in the Bronx.

Mr. Cardillo was an Army veteran of World War n. Survivors include his wife, Catherine Cardillo of Palm Bay, son, Michael Cardillo of Port Jefferson, N.Y.; daughter, Patricia Roberts of Palm Bay; brother, Lawrence Cardillo of the Bronx; sister, Anne Youngstein of the Bronx; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Calling hours are from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m.

today, and also from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Fountainhead Memorial Funeral Home in Palm Bay. Services will be at noon Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be at Fountainhead Memorial Park. MaLINDA CONNELLY COCOA MaLinda G.

McKee Connelly, 35, a factory worker for H.D. Reed in Palm Coast, died Tuesday, Aug. 24, at Wuesthoff Hospital in Rockledge. Mrs. Connelly was born in Hamilton, Ohio.

She came to Brevard County in 1989 from New Carlisle, Ohio. She was a member of Elks Lodge. Survivors include her husband, David Connelly of Palm Coast; sons, Michael Connelly of Camp Lejeune, N.C., and David Connelly of Palm Coast; daughter, Theresa Connelly of Palm Coast: narents. Connelly Donald and Mary McKee of Port St. John; brothers, Don McKee of New Carlisle and Robert McKee of Titusville; grandparents, Roy and Dora McKee of Dayton, Ohio; and grandfather, Cletis King of Muncie, Ind.

No calling hours are scheduled. Memorial services will be at 6 p.m. Friday at Brevard Memorial Funeral Home in Frontenac. OBDULIA CRUZ TITUSVILLE Obdulia Gonzalez de Cruz, 80, a retired nurse's aid, died Monday, Aug. 23, at Parrish Medical Center.

Mrs. Cruz was born in Puerto Rico. She came to Brevard County in 1996 from the Virgin Islands. death notice DAISY MAE TUCKER Daisy Mae Tucker, 61, a retired central service technician, died Sunday August 22, 1999 at Holmes Regional Medical Center. Daisy was born in Cairo, Georgia and came to Brevard County in 11 from there.

She was employed by Holmes Regional Medical Center for 25 years. She was a member of St. John Missionary Baptist Church in North Melbourne. She leaves to love and cherish her memory a devoted husband, Green Tucker, two daughters, Vanessa (Keith) Harris of Stockton, California and' Stephanie Tucker of Melbourne, Florida; one son, Kwambe Tucker of Melbourne; one sister, Mittie Mae Hayes of Cairo; two brothers-in-law, John Tucker, Sr. of Phoenix, Arizona and Rudolph Tucker of Rockledge, Florida; four sisters-in-law, Betty Croskey of Melbourne, Inell Tucker of Titusville, Florida, Robbie Tucker of Phoenix and Evelyn Tucker of Rockledge; four grandchildren, Javan Royster, Courtney Tucker, Kiyani Harris and Keiah Harris; a host of nieces, nephews, family and sorrowing friends.

Calling hours are Friday, August 27, 68pm at St. John Baptist Church, N. Melbourne. Services are Saturday, August 28, 12:00 pm at Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church.

Burial is at Shady Oak Cemetery, N. Melbourne. Stone Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. YEARS essssSSk County in 1989 from New i Brunswick, N.J. tt He was a former commercial artist.

Mr. Cuilla was a Catholic. Survivors include his wife, Mary Ann Cuilla of Melbourne Beach; son, Phillip Cuilla of Milltown, N.J.; daughters, Apryl Cuilla-Otis and Jennifer Cuilla-Lieberman, both of South Brunswick, N.J.; brother, Thomas Cuilla of Cranbury, N.J.; and one granddaughter. No calling hours are scheduled. Memorial services are at 6:30 tonight at Brownlie and Maxwell Funeral Home in Melbourne.

PAUL GRAVES COCOA Paul L. Graves, 67, a dishwasher, died Monday, Aug. 23, at Tandem Healthcare in Vero Beach. Mr. Graves was born in Faceville, Ga.

He came to Brevard County in 1956 from Tallahassee. He was a Baptist. Survivors include his brother, William Graves of Vero Beach and Royce Graves of Gainesville, and sister, Iris Allen of Charleston, S.C. No calling hours or services are scheduled. Wylie-Baxley Funeral Home in Titusville is in charge of arrangements.

SIDNEY LEVIN COCOA BEACH Sidney Levin, 99, a former retail merchant in the footwear business, died Tuesday, Aug. 24, at home. Mr; Levin was born in Utahville, S.C. He came to Brevard County in 1969 from Charlotte, N.C. Mayor Joe Morgan of Cocoa Beach proclaimed Nov.

30 "Sidney Levin Day" in 1998. Levin was a founding member of the Jewish Federation of Chantes. A lifetime member of the Optimists Club in Cocoa Beach, he founded the Optimists Childrens Fishing Tournament. Mr. Levin was on the board of directord of Temple of Israel in Charlotte and a former president of the Charlotte Jewish Federation.

He was a member of Temple Beth Shalom in Melbourne. Mr. Levin enjoyed fishing. Survivors include his son, Jerome Levin of Charlotte; daughter, Doris Zippel of Easton, sisters, Mary Levin of Charleston, S.C, Eleanor Cohen of South Carolina and Esther Kantor of Savannah, six grandchildren; and 15 greatgrandchildren. No local calling hours are scheduled.

Services and burial will be in Charlotte. Beckman-Williamson Funeral Home in Simple, dignified. Affordable. mm NATIONAL fe' tf CREMATION JM, SOCIETY Florida's Oldest largest Cremation Specialists By Corey Schubert FLORIDA TODAY MERRITT ISLAND Although Earl Price had children of his own, many others found him easy to talk to and considered him a "dad" in their lives, according to his wife of 41 years, Mable Price of Merritt Island. "He did a lot to help the young people that worked for him and were his friends," his wife said.

"They came to him when they felt they couldn't talk to their own par-' ents." Earl J. "Buddy" Price, 60, a for-' mer construction company owner, died Tuesday, Aug. 24, at home. Mr. Price came to Brevard County in 1943 from Washington, D.C., where he was born.

Cocoa Beach is in charge of arrangements. FRANK ROMA PALM BAY Frank Roma, 88, a retired machinist for Brooklyn Navy Yard, died Tuesday, Aug. 24, at Palm Bay Community Hospital. Mr. Roma was born in Pueblo, Colo.

He came to Brevard County in 1978 from Maywood, N.J. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Italian-American Club of South Brevard and the American Legion in Maywood. Survivors include his wife of 57 years, Ann Roma of Palm Bay; sons, Robert Roma Sr. of Palm Bay and Gene Roma of Cohasset, brothers, Nicholas Roma of Toms River, N.J., and Ernest Roma Jr.

of Ridgefield Park, N.J.; sisters, Helen Colella of Maplewood, N.J., and Ann Pompilio of Mount Holly, N.J.; four grandchildren; and one great-grandson. Calling hours are from 5 to 7 p.m. today, with services at 5 p.m., at Brownlie and Maxwell Funeral Home in Melbourne. Funeral Mass services will be at 9:30 a.m. Friday at St.

Joseph Catholic Church. Burial will be at St. Joseph Cemetery. WILLIAM SCOTT TITUSVILLE William R. Scott, 75, a retired painters' supervisor for Pan Am, died Tuesday, Aug.

24, at home. Mr. Scott was born in Sperry, Okla. He came to Brevard County in 1959 from Winter Park. He was a member of St.

Andrew United Methodist Church in Titusville. Survivors include his wife, Phyllis Scott of Titusville; daughter, Danelda Akin of Orlando; sister, Pat Roberts of Austin, Texas; two grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. No calling hours are scheduled. Services are at 10 a.m. today at North Brevard Funeral Home in Titusville.

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