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a a a 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 www.TALLAHASSEE.com LOCAL Tallahassee Democrat Friday, October 28, 5B CRIME REPORT Vehicle Burglary Monroe Street, 3800 block: saw. Commercial Tennessee Street, 1900 block. SOUTHWEST Robbery Conradi Street, 300 block. TALLAHASSEE Damon Underwood Damon Underwood, 89, of Dothan, died Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2005, at Clarebridge Memory Care Residence in Tallahassee after several years of battling Alzheimer's disease.

Services will be at 10 a.m. CDT Saturday at the chapel of Byrd Funeral Home, 3 3409 W. Main St. in Dothan (334-793-3003). The Rev.

Travis Free of Rehobeth Baptist Church in Rehobeth, will officiate. Entombment will be at Memory Hill Cemetery on the Hartford Highway. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. CDT today at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Rose Hill Senior Adult Center, 401 S.

Appletree Dothan, AL 36301, or to a favorite hospice or Alzheimer's association. Damon was born May 4, 1916, near Underwood's Mill in Houston County, to William Thomas and Ethyl Cain Underwood, who preceded him in death. He graduated from Rehobeth High School in 1937 and served in the U.S. Army Medical Corps in the American and European theaters during World War II. He attained the rank of Tec 4.

On Nov. 19, 1945, he was united in marriage to Josephine Joann Stockus in Brockton, Mass. In 1951, Damon and Jo moved from Rehobeth to Dothan. Over the years, Damon worked at Coca-Cola, Orkin and Pest-X. He retired from the Alabama Highway Department in 1981 after 20 years of service.

In retirement, Damon enjoyed gardening, repairing lawn mowers and helping his neighbors. In later years, he was active with Rose Hill Senior Center, Rehobeth Baptist Church and Bethel Baptist Church. Damon is survived by his son, Dr. D.J. Underwood (and wife Gayle) of Tallahassee; a grandson, David Underwood (and wife Amanda) of Walnut Grove, two grandchildren, Dakota Denson and Mackenzie Underwood of Walnut Grove; nieces; nephews; other relatives; and friends.

The family would like to thank the staffs of Clarebridge Memory Care Residence in Tallahassee and the Big Bend Hospice for their help and support. Horace Carlton Lee Horace Carlton Lee, 59, of Nashville, died Friday, Oct. 21, 2005. The service will be at 11 a.m. EDT Saturday at Salem AME Church in Greensboro, with burial at Greensboro Community Cemetery.

Williams Funeral Home (850-875-4849) is handling arrangements. Survivors include two sons, Harvey Carlton Lee of Quincy and Jerome Gregory of Nashville; two daughters, Deon Michelle McCrimmon of Quincy and Jenifer Lee of Tampa; two sisters, Mildred Davis and Eva McMillian, both of Nashville; and three brothers, Milton Lee of Jacksonville, Wilbur Lee of Panama City and Jasper Lee of Trenton, N.J. 8141807 Helen P. Rochow Helen P. Rochow, 93, died Wednesday, Oct.

26, 2005, at Westminster Oaks. No services are planned. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Big Bend Hospice, 1723 Mahan Center Tallahassee, FL 32308. Bevis Funeral Home of Tallahassee (850-385-2193) is handling arrangements. BEVIS Funeral Home Crematory 8141459 8141455 8142008 Reported WednesdayCrimes reported in Leon County are listed by area in these categories: robbery, residential burglary, vehicle burglary, vehicle theft and commercial.

Only categories with crimes are included. NORTHEAST Larry David Bruce Larry David Bruce, 54, who was co-owner of Bruce Fire and Safety Equipment, died Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2005, at his residence. He is survived by his wife, Jeanie Ziegler Bruce. The service will be at 11 a.m.

EDT Saturday at Evangel Assembly of God, with burial at Tallahassee Memory Gardens. Family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. EDT today at Bevis Funeral Home of Tallahassee (850-385-2193). In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Big Bend Hospice, 1723 Mahan Center Tallahassee, FL 32308. A lifelong resident of Tallahassee, he was a 1969 graduate of Leon High School.

He as an avid outdoorsman and attended Evangel Assembly of God. Other survivors include three daughters, Tracey Bruce of Jacksonville, Murphy Bruce of Miami Beach and Kelly Bruce of Tallahassee; two brothers, Eddie Gillman (and wife Susan) of Havana and James C. Bruce (and wife Jewell) of Cairo, a sister, Debra S. Lolley (and husband Tim) of Tallahassee; and a granddaughter, Caitlyn Bruce. He was preceded in death by his parents, L.C.

and Barbara Ann Bruce, and two sisters, Linda Diane Sellers and Elizabeth Ann "Flossie" Leg- gett. BEVIS Funeral Home Crematory 8142014 Edward W. Costello Edward W. Costello, 60, who retired from the state of Florida, died Monday, Oct. 24, 2005.

The service will be at 10 a.m. EDT today at AbbeyRiposta Funeral Home (850- 562-1518), with burial at Tallahassee Memory Gardens. Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth Costello; a son, Edward Costello III of Tallahassee; his mother, Irene Costello of Riverside, N.J.; a sister, Nancy Zirpoli of Riverside; a brother, the Rev. Robert E. Costello of Somers Point, N.J.; and a grandchild, Kain William Costello.

Abbey-Riposta Funeral Home 562-1518 "LOCALLY OWNED FAMILY OPERATED" 8141861 Jack Foster Jack Foster, 87, died Saturday, Oct. 8, 2005, in Fort Walton Beach. A memorial service will be at t2 p.m. EDT Saturday at the Shalimar Presbyterian Church in Shalimar, with the Rev. Paul Mixon officiating and Jack's nephew, Leslie Eugene Bogan III, assisting.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Crestview High School Football Fund, Principal Andy Johnson, 1250 N. Ferdon Crestview, FL 32536. Emerald Coast Funeral Home in Fort Walton Beach (850-864-3361) is handling arrangements. Jack was born Hubert Eugene Foster on April 5, 1912, the 11th child of George Aaron Foster and Nora Ophelia Snyder. Jack was the last surviving sibling.

They were, in order of birth, Gladys Irene, Dulcie Lucile, Regina, William Otis, Cecil Snyder, Louis Harold, Clarice Louise, George Adair, Charles Milner, James Walton and Robert Tisdale. Four of Jack's siblings died before reaching adulthood: Cecil was struck by lightning in 1914; Louis died in the influenza pandemic of 1918; Clarice died from measles and pneumonia in 1907; and Robert died from cholera in 1916. 8141459 Residential Burglary Roberts Road, 7100 block: comic books, cash. NORTHWEST Robbery Georgia Street, 600 block. Residential Burglary Delta Lane, 2200 block.

Jack's parents were married in Andalusia, in 1890, and both descended from the earliest pioneer settlers to South Alabama. Nora's people came down Three Notch Trail in the 1820s to settle in Little Oak, Ala. Jack's great-greatgrandfather, Matthias Snyder, had received a land grant in the Alabama Territory for service in the War of 1812. Jack was a direct descendant of one of three Revolutionary War veterans buried in Florida. Aaron Snowden, Jack's paternal great-greatgrandfather, received a land grant near Milton for service in the war in South Carolina.

As a teen, Jack worked in the lumber business with his father as an off-loader at a sawmill. He graduated from Walton County High School in 1930 and was captain of the football team. Jack worked as a gasstation and wholesale manager. In wholesale trade, he worked for Bogan Supply Company for more than 40 years. His other jobs included wholesale sales, railroadclerk during World War II and warehouse worker in a brewery in Pensacola.

Jack was well-known to hundreds of people along Florida's Panhandle and in South Alabama, his plumbing-supply sales route in the 1940s. The pinnacle of Jack's professional life was his service to Okaloosa County as a school board member from 1964 to 1976. His judgment and dedication to the students, teachers and people of Okaloosa County helped guide the school system through some very difficult years. What emerged was the best school district in Florida, a legacy that lives on today. Jack Foster Stadium in Crestview was named i in his honor.

He is survived by three sons and a daughter, Donald Allen Crosby (and wife Pam) of Tallahassee, Bob Crosby (and wife Jane) of Shalimar, Susan Foster Davis (and husband John) of Marianna and George Phillip Foster (and wife Sue) of Tallahassee; seven grandchildren, Colleen Davis, Kathy Carnahan, William Crosby, Rob Crosby, Jackie Crosby, Heather Pylant Williams and Walton Foster; and eight greatgrandchildren. In addition to his parents and siblings, Jack was preceded in death in 2003 by his wife of 61 years, Mary Lou. 8141459 Roy E. Pierson Roy E. Pierson, 34, the owner of Affordable Handyman Service, died Thursday, Oct.

27, 2005. A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. EDT Saturday at East Hill Baptist Church, with burial at Roselawn Cemetery. Culley's Meadow Wood Funeral Home, Riggins Road Chapel (850-877-8191) is handling arrangements. Roy was born in Tallahassee on June 29, 1971, and a lifelong resident.

He was member of East Hill Baptist Church. Survivors include his mother, Vera Anne Watkins Pierson of Tallahassee; his father, Roger Lee Pierson (and wife Marilyn Tyre) of Lake City; a sister, Anne Pierson Gooch (and husband Eric); a niece, Ashlyn Macy Gooch of Tallahassee; his maternal grandmother, Elizabeth S. Watkins of Tallahassee; an aunt, Norma Anderson of Seminole; two godchildren, Alicia and Ashley Reagle; stepbrother, Rob Carpenter of Tallahassee; and a stepsister, Ann Carpenter of Tallahassee. He was preceded in death by his brother, Roger Lee Pierson II. Culley's Meadow Wood Funeral Home Dignity Vehicle Burglary Blountstown Highway, 18700 block: cell phone, phone bill.

Commercial Tennessee Street, 1900 block. SOUTHEAST Offie Brooks Grantham Offie Brooks Grantham, 82, died Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2005. The service will be at 11 a.m. EDT Saturday at Beggs Funeral Home Apalachee Parkway Chapel (850-942-2929), with burial at Beth Page Cemetery, in Wacissa.

Memorial contributions may be made to Big Bend Hospice, 1723 Mahan Center Tallahassee, FL 32308. She was born in Jefferson County and had resided in Woodville and Newport for many years. She was a survived by a sister, Louzetta Brooks Poppell of Wacissa and a niece, Shirle Connell of Tallahassee. She was preceded in death by her husband, Roy Grantham; her parents, Steve and Emma Brooks; a brother, Rubin Brooks; and a sister, Gladys Brooks Connell. SELECTED Funeral Homes FUNERAL A Independent 8142011 Daisy Belle Lister Conway, S.C., and formerly of Quincy, who retired from Niagara Lockport, died Tuesday, Oct.

25, 2005. The service will be at 2 p.m. EDT Saturday at Hillcrest Cemetery in Quincy. Charles McClellan Funeral Home in Quincy (850-627-7677) is handling arrangements. She was preceded in death by her husband, Andy Lister.

8141406 Purvis E. Ponder Purvis E. Ponder, 65, died Saturday, Oct. 22, 2005. He is survived by his wife, Barbara Ponder.

A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. EDT Saturday at Culley's Meadow Wood Funeral Home, Riggins Road Chapel (850-877-8191). Family will receive friends after the service Saturday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Francis Wildlife Association, P.O.

Box 38160, Tallahassee, FL 32315, or The Nature Conservancy, Treasury, Fairfax Drive, Suite 100, Arlington, VA 22203. Mr. Ponder was a native of Glenwood, and a longtime resident of Tallahassee. He retired from Florida State University, where he was an associate professor in the special-education department. He was the co-author of the first textbook in the field of orientation and mobility, which continues to be used by the majority of university orientation programs.

Mr. Ponder enjoyed writing short stories, many of which were based on his hometown of Glenwood and published in Glenwood's paper, The Wheeler County Eagle. He was a lover of the outdoors and an avid gardener, selling his produce along the roadside in the community of Chaires. Other survivors include three sons, Perry L. Ponder (and wife Virginia), Scott Ponder (and wife Leigh) and Robert M.

Ponder, all of Tallahassee; his mother, Nonene Newkirk of Vidalia, a brother, Butch Newkirk of Brunswick, an adopted brother, James Newkirk of Wedowee, and three grandchildren, Marisa, Peyton and Nicolas. Culley's Meadow Wood Funeral Home Dignity 8181461 DeMoses S. Williams DeMoses Stephen Williams, 70, of Norfolk, who retired from the U.S. Army after more than 25 years of service, died Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2005.

The service will be at 11 a.m. EDT Saturday at Jacob Freewill Baptist 8142153 Residential Burglary Apalachee Parkway, 8100 block: damage to ceiling. Vehicle Burglary Pasadena Drive, 6700 block: TV, CD player, CB radio, speaker and box, amp; damage to window. Commercial Apalachee Parkway, 3500 block. From Police Department and Sheriff's Office reports Church, with burial at Southside Cemetery.

Strong Jones Funeral Home (850- 224-2139) is handling arrangements. The son of the late Mary E. Callaway Williams and Wren Williams, he was born in Colquitt, on June 2, 1935. He graduated from Florida University High School, where he played football. He was a member of First Baptist Bolling Brook Church, where he served on the Trustee Board and was an usher.

He was also a Mason and a member of the American Legion. He leaves to cherish his memory and celebrate his life a loving son, Moses S. Williams (and wife Anniece); a daughter, Patricia Lukas of Germany; two grandchildren, Monterrius of Tallahassee and Arthur of Portland, a stepgranddaughter, Jacquelyn Murphy of Tallahassee; two sisters, Joanne W. Taylor and Henriette W. Gardner (and husband Omega both of Tallahassee; two brothers, Felton Williams of Tampa and John Lewis Williams (and wife Berma) of Sarasota; a sister-in-law, Evelyn Williams of Washington, D.C.; two nieces, Arrhea S.

Williams and I Kimberly C. Hobbs (and husband Alvin); three nephews, Megan "MeMe" Derrick, Roderick and Michael Nelson, all of whom he helped to rear; a host of other nieces, nephews, great-nieces and -nephews; his former wife, Hattie Jones; a former sister-in-law, Lavern Williams; close friends; and an army of other relatives and friends. 8142153 Catherine Williams Catherine Williams, 96, died Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2005, of natural causes. A memorial service will be at 10 a.m.

EDT Saturday at the Parry Center at Westminster Oaks. Family will receive friends from to 8 p.m. EDT today at Culley's Meadow Wood Funeral Home, Riggins Road Chapel (850- 877-8191). In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Big Bend Hospice, 1723 Mahan Center 1 Tallahassee, FL 32308. A longtime resident of Tal-.

lahassee, Mrs. Williams had lived for the past two years at Westminster Oaks, enjoying the daily activities and friendships developed there. For 28 years, she owned Catherine's Beauty Shop on Thomasville Road, where she touched the lives of many Tallahasseeans. Because of the untimely ill health of her husband early in their married lives, she assumed the role as head of household. By determination, sacrifice and hard work, she raised three young children while caring for her invalid husband.

Through adversity, she always exhibited a cheerful spirit and Christian attitude toward those with whom she had contact. Catherine was a member of Trinity Methodist Church for more than 60 years. She was a true daughter of the Confederacy as her father fought for the 54th Georgia Infantry in the Civil War. Survivors include two sons, Kenneth Williams (and wife Janice) of Wakulla County and Johnny Williams (and wife Rita) of Tallahassee; a daughter, Ann Duket (and husband Joe) of Atlanta; four grandchildren; and two great-granddaughters. She was preceded in death in 1971 by her husband, J.

Clyde Williams; two brothers; and three sisters. Culley's Meadow Wood Funeral Home Dignity 8141864 SW Key NE East of north of NW North of Monroe SW South of Monroe SE South of Monroe NE NW SE Meridian St. Tennessee Dr. Tennessee west of Road Tennessee St. west of Highway Mahan Drive, east of Woodville Highway FLORIDA Georgia Engram BLOUNTSTOWN Georgia Engram, 85, a homemaker, died Tuesday, Oct.

25, 2005. The service will be at 11 a.m. CDT Saturday at St. Mary Missionary Baptist Church, with burial at Mag-' nolia Cemetery. Family will receive friends from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

CDT today at the church. Peavy Funeral Home (850-674-2266) is handling arrangements. Mrs. Engram was born Feb. 22, 1920, in Sneads and had lived in Blountstown since 1939.

Georgia worked in a veneer mill for several years. She was a member of St. Mary Missionary Baptist Church. Survivors include a son, Isaac Earl Patten (and wife Inez) of Tampa; a stepson, Marvis Engram (and wife Georgia) of Columbus, Ohio; four daughters, Zellean Hawkins (and husband James) of Blountstown, Evelyn Irene Eaves of Jacksonville, Carrissima Fain (and husband William) of Tallahassee and Patricia Stallworth (and husband Richard) of Tallahassee; nine grandchildren; and 13 greatgrandchildren. 8141403 Claudius McNeill QUINCY Claudius McNeill, 89, died Friday, Oct.

21, 2005. 8142017 Steve John Tucka MADISON Steve John Tucka, 85, died Monday, Oct. 17, 2005, in Waukegan, Ill. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. EDT Saturday at Ebenezer Cemetery.

Beggs Funeral Home Madison Chapel (850-973-2258) is handling arrangements. The service will be at noon EDT Saturday at St. James AME Church, with burial at McNeill Cemetery. Family will receive friends from 1 to 7 p.m. EDT today at Williams Funeral Home (850- 875-4849).

Survivors include a son, Harold Lloyd Sr. of Quincy; three daughters, Claudette Hughes and Martha Jackson, both of Quincy, and Jacquelyn Wright of Wichita Falls, Texas; a sister, Alzada R. Scott of Quincy; 19 grandchildren; 33 greatgrandchildren; and 15 greatgreat-grandchildren. GEORGIA Miles Edward Nelson CLIMAX Miles Edward "Butch" Nelson, 54, died Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2005.

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