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8-A THE TAMPA TRIBUNE, Sunday, February 14, 1960 Funeral Notices Gunman Nabbed in Fast Chase After Robbery Deaths in Tampa Area" MISS KATBINA IIERTZER jber of the Centro Asturiano. Survivors include his widow. BROWJT, SARAH T. Tuner! servkea for Mrs. Sarah T.

Brown 86, resident of 1905 31st St. who passed away Saturday will held Monday afternoon at 1 o'clock from the Wilson Sammon Company Funeral Home: with the Rev. George M. Doyle of the Tenth Ave. Baptist Church to officiate.

Interment will be in Orange Kill Cemetery. CROSS. MR. ARTHFR H. Funeral services for Jklr.

Arthur H. Cross, age 79, resident of 816 South Poinsettia Dr. will be held Monday morning at 10:30 o'clock at the J. L. Reed Bon Chapel Bayshore Blvd.

and Plant Ave. with Rev. M. G. Perry associate pastor of the First Baptist Church to officiate, with interment in Myrtle Hill Memorial Park.

COMELLAS JORGE Jorge Cornelias, 63. of 818 21st Ave. passed away Saturday In a local hospital. Survivors include his wife, Clara; one daughter, Mrs. Dean D.

Bartlett of Tallahassee; three sisters, Mrs. Peter Sarkan, V( r-w 1T.n.,sn.. Duet. knl k. mj T.mn, i and Mrs.

Minerva Villalovos, of Newiuho earlier in the day had tec-i i NABBED Handcuffed Perry Smith Gaye, 36, of Jacksonville, swabs blood from his head as he waits for police to take him under arrest to headquarters. I He was foiled in his armed robbery attempt. Florida Deaths i Mrs. Georgreanne Simmons Stevens, 77, of St. Cloud, at Sebring.

Daniel V. Merchant, 89, at Lake-' land. John T. Foster, 47, at Winter." Haven. Mrs.

Hattie Wood, 61, at Arcadia. Lawrence A. Bliss, 73, at Lake- land. I iff MADEIRA BEACH, Feb. 13 (Speclal Miss Katrina Elisabeth Hertzer, 86, World War I veteran, died last night at Bay Pines Veterans Hospital here.

A native of Tiffin, Ohio, Miss Hertzer came to Veterans Administrators Center in July 1953 from St. Augustine. She was a retired nurse. HAULEY CONRAD MADEIRA BEACH, Feb. 13 (Special) Hauley Bartow Conrad, 51, World War II veteran, died this morning at Bay Pines Veterans Hospital here.

A native of Granger, Conrad moved to Winter Garden 10 years ago from Malone. He was a mechanic in a machine shop. He was a member of the Church of Christ, Winter Garden. Survivors Include his widow, Mrs. Juanita L.

Conrad, Winter Garden: a daughter, Mrs. Faith Sanders, Colorado Springs, two grandchildren: his mother, Mrs. Mattie Conrad, Winter Garden; two brothers, Leo Conrad, Ocee; Coy Conrad, Orla Vista; and two sisters, Mrs. Clio Dean and Mrs. Alma Hudson, both of Apopka.

JOHN LEAMAN MADEIRA BEACH, Feb. 13 (Special) John Leaman, 66, World War I veteran, died this morning at Bay Pines Veterans Hospital here. A native of Bos ton, Mr. jueaman movea to this area four years ago from Akron. Ohio.

He was an air bag builder for Firestone Tire and Rubber Akron, retired after 32 years. He was a mem ber of the Catholic Church and American Legion Post No. 14, St. Petersburg. Survivors in clude his widow, Mrs.

Julia Leaman, Madeira Beach; a brother, Frank Leaman, Chicago, a sister, Mrs. Rose Cordek, South Ford, Pa. HORACE A. BONSTEEL SR. MADEIRA BEACH, Feb.

13 (Special) Horace Austin Bon-steel 62, World War II veteran, died last night at Bay Pines Veterans Hospital here. A native of Oswego, N.Y., Mr. Bonsteel moved to Largo 14 years ago from Toledo, Ohio, lie was a retired salesmanager for electric appliances. He was a member of the Methodist Church. Survivors include a son, Horace Austin Bonsteel Larchmont, N.Y., and a grandson.

MRS. CORA DRAUGIION Mrs. Cora Draughon, 73, of 720 N. A St, died at a local hospital Friday night. A native of Meridian, she was a resident of Tampa for 40 years.

She is survived by a brother, W. D. Retherford, Salt Lake City, and two JORGE COMELLAS Jorge Cornelias, 63, of 9181 21st died yesterday in a local hospital. A native Tampan, was an employe of the Hillsborough County school system for nine years. He was a mem- OPEN TODAY VALENTINE'S DAY LARSON-WILLIAMS Florist 2801 Florida Ave.

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SINCE 100 Flowers i 1 STOPPED ROBBER Hero of the hour, William Warren Spear, 32, recounts how he tackled robber to the pavement as the armed man escorted hostage from the downtown and Supermarket. With him is his sister, wife of store manager J. A. Jones, both who faced the robber's gun. one L.uy; ana on grandson.

Kosary services will be held tonight at 8 o'clock. Funeral services will be conducted Monday afternoon at 4 clock from the chapel of the C. E. Prevatt Funeral Home with Fr. John Gunter C.S.s.R.

of OLPH Catholic Church officiating. Active pallbearers will be. Peter Sarkan. W. P.

Blocker. Joe R. Diez, Robert Diez, Fernando Die Jr. and Frank Gonzalez. Hon orary pallbearers will be Sara Favata Myses Lopez, William A.

Gonzales K. E. Nichols, Charlie Diez, Tony Diez, Earl Diez and Ralph Diez. The zamuy will be at 4bUY 31st street. DRATJGHO.V, MRS.

CORA Funeral services for Mrs. Cora Drauehon age 73, 720 North A Street, who passed away at a local hospital Friday night, will held Monday at 10 o'clock at the chapel of Walters-How ard funeral service, opposite the Uni versity of Tampa. Interment in Aiyrua Hiu Memorial Park. KANE, LEE Mr. Lee Kane, age 61 years passed away yesterday afternoon at a local hospital.

The remains will be sent this afternoon to the Weinstein Funeral Home, Chicago, 111. for funeral Services and Interment. Arrangements are in charge of the JJuvai uneral Home. LEWIS. HENRY CALVIN JR.

Mr. Henry Calvin Lewis 42, of 1805 N. Himes Avenue, passed awav in Bay Pines Hospital. Funeral services will oe neid Monday morning at 10 o'clock at the chapel of F. T.

Blount Company Funeral Home with Rev. Mark McLoughlin of Christ the King Church in charge. Interment will De in Bay fines cemetery. Hon. orary bearers will be R.

E. Mygrant: Carl F. Mygrant, John K. Mygrant, Howard Mann. F.

T. Collingsworth, Yates W. Taylor, Lawrence Bolesta, ryskio. MIRABAL, MRS. LORETO Funeral services for Mrs.

Loreto Mirabel, 73, of 3004 18th St. will be held Monday at 4 P.M. at the A. P. Boza West Tampa chapel with Interment in Wood I awn.

Pallbearers: Francisco Lopez, Mario Carrasco, Henry Gonzales, Luciano Hernandez, Joe Garcia, and Arturo Lopez. MOLINA. MANUEL The remains of Mr. Manuel Molina, 70, of 1810Vfc Nebraska will be sent this morning to the John D. Martenson Funeral Home, Detroit, for services and interment in Woodmere Cemetery.

Lord Fernandez Funeral Home in charge of local arrangements. PARK, JAMES PEARCE Funeral services for Mr. James Pearce Park, see 73. a resident of 1202 N. Parks Road and of Plant City for the last 70 years, who passed away In a local hospital Wednesday afternoon, will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the First Methodist Church with the pastor.

Reverend R. E. Acken-husen officiating, assisted by the Reverend C. R. Garland, and the Reverend H.

G. Roberson. The remains will lie in state at the church from 1 P.M until service time at which time the casket will be closed. Interment will follow In Oaklawn Cemetery with the Hopkins Funeral Home directing arrangements. SCOTT, MILES B.

Funeral services for Mr. Miles B. Scott, of Panasoffkee who died Saturday will be held at Pine Level Cemetery, Oxford, Monday afternoon at 3:30 P.M. with the Revs. Townsend, Fleury, and Hurst officiating.

Page-Theus Funeral Home is in charge. SMOAK, MRS. MARY STRINGER Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Stringer Smoak, 55, of 2 Sandpiper Road, who passed away Friday night, will be held Monday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock at the First Baptist Church. Dr.

Preston B. Sellers, pastor. Rev. Frank T. Anderson, Baptist Church of Bradenton, and Rev.

Leo B. Roberts, of Lakeland, will officiate, with interment in the Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park Cemetery. Pallbearers are, C. Monroe Collins, Al Martino, Victor Grantham, Tampa; Irvin Lawhorn, Haines City; Clarence F. Grantham, and James Clark, of Clearwater.

Survivors include her husband, Mr. Henry E. Smoak Tampa; two sons. Dr. Henry E.

Smoak Clearwater, and Captain Robert V. Of-futt Air Force Base, Omaha, a brother, Mr. Jesse D. Stringer Tampa, and seven grandchildren. Arrangements are by the B.

Marion Reed Co. Funeral Home, Plant Ave. at Piatt St. WATSON, HORACE, A Funeral serr- ices for Horace A. Watson, 79, resident of 3309 Marlin, who passed away Saturday will be held Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock from Wilson Sammon Company Funeral Home; with Rev.

G. Ralph Madson of The Episcopal House of Prayer to officiate. Interment will be in Garden of Memories Cemetery. WOODWORTH, MRS. MARTHA W.

Funeral services for Mrs. Martha Watkins Woodworth, age 28, 3314 Cherokee Ave. will be held at 7:00 o'clock Monday evening at Curry's Funeral Home, 605 S. MacDill Ave. The Reverend Robert F.

Mayer, pastor of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, will officiate. The remains will be sent to the Stephenson Funeral Home, Sebring, for final services and interment at 3:00 clock Wednesday afternoon. Sur- vivors, husband, Lt. Richard D. woodworth, Tampa; her mother, Mrs Anna Watkins and her grandmother.

Mrs. Maude Elliott of sebring. WALEGORSKI, MRS. THERESA Mrs. Theresa C.

Walegorski, of 908 Annie street, passed away in a local hospitaL Rosary services will be held Sunday evening at 8:00 o'clock at the chapel of F. T. Blount Company Funeral Home. Requiem Mass will be celebrated Monday morning at 9:30 o'clock at the Most Holy Redeemer i nurcn wita nev. Anthony mcuowid in charge.

Interment will be in Myrtle Hill Memorial Park. the Hillsborough Hotel building but later this was largely discarded. Hero Spear recounted to the police his actions in the capture of the armed man. "I've Had It-He refused to answer reporter's questions and asked photographers to quit snapping his picture. "Please, I've had it," Spear said.

Of the four other armed robberies, two of them were in broad daylight and also in downtown Tampa. In addition to the robberies police were kept hopping with an attempted safe cracking and the theft of $1300 from a Canadian visitor. The two earlier downtown robberies occurred only minutes and blocks apart during the noon hour but apparently were not the work of the same person, police said. Manuel De La Torre told police a Negro man came into his store, the and Liquor Store at 601 Zack, and asked for one of the most expensive bottles of whisky. Pulled Out Gun As he turned to take it from the shelf, De La Torre said, the Negro slipped behind the coun ter with a gun in his hand and told him to get down on the floor.

The holdup man then stepped by him, scooped the money from the 1 till and dashed out of the store just as a customer came in, De La Torre told police. About $165 was taken by the armed robber, the storekeeper said. He described the man as about 34, five-foot, eight inches tall, husky and wearing a two-toned hat and coat. Another Gunman Shortly after the noontime robbery of the liquor store po lice received a call that the Trans World Airline office in the Hillsboro Hotel building, 313 Twiggs, had been held up at gunpoint. Miss Patricia Mason, 1402 Bay Villa Place, clerk for TWA, said a man had come in an asked her when the next flight for Mi ami was.

She said she told him and he fumbled in his pockets for a few moments then came up with a gun. "Give me all you've got," Miss Mason quoted the man as saying. She told him he wouldn't get much because not many tickets had been sold, she said. (It turned out there was only $34 in the cash register.) Obeyed Orders The thought momentarily crossed her mind to turn in the alarm, Miss Mason told police, but she remembered company instructions to obey the orders of any armed holdup men. "I could feel every nerve quiver with that gun pointed right at me," the clerk said.

"I did as he asked and un-. locked my cash draw, pulled out the money and acted like I was counting it so I could get a better description of him," Miss Mason calmly related to the police. "He asked me to go next door (the National Airlines ticket office), I told him I wasn't going anywhere with him and he left," the blond clerk said. Police theorized the man may have intended to use Miss Ma son as a screen in robberies in other business places. Parking Lot Robbery Earlier in the day police received the report John R.

Stof er III and his father-in-law, J. W. Self, both of 3916 W. Broad, had been robbed at gun point in the parking lot of the Duck Inn, 10924 Nebraska Ave. Stofer told police a man he thought to be about.

20 to 25- years-old, wearing a light col ored sport coat, held a pistol on them and took $22 from their wallets. The robbery occurred about 2:28 a.m. Stofer told investigating officers. A robbery with a slightly differed pattern to the above three was reported by John C. Ragan, 47, 2707 33rd St.

Ragan told police he had Just finished breakfast at the Carolina Grill on Broadway near 22nd St. and was walking West on Broadway. A man came up to him and STORE MANAGER I I I J. Clara; a daughter, Mrs. Dean Bartlett, Tallahassee; three sisters, Mrs.

Peter Sarkan, Mrs. Esperanza Busto, Tampa, and Mrs. Minerva Villalovos, New York City, and cne grandson. HORACE A. WATSON Horace A.

Watson, 79, of 3309 Marlin, died Saturday in a local hospital Mr. Watson was a native of Indiana and has been in Tampa for about two months. He is survived by his wife. Mrs. Florence Watson, of And-over, Ohio; two Robert Watson of New York and Howard Watson, of Missouri, one daughter, Mrs.

Howard Wolfe of Tampa; five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. MRS. DOLLY ROBERTSON LAKELAND, Feb. 13 (By Staff Writer) Mrs. Dolly Robertson, 59, Lakeland, died yesterday at a Bartow hospital.

She came here 35 years ago from Hills borough county. he was a member of Turkey Creek Baptist Church. Survivors include her widower, Oliver Robertson. Lakeland; a daughter, Mrs. Flor ence M.

Branch, Lakeland; a brother, Reuben Lee Register, Turkey Creek. ROBERT B. BRYANT DADE CITY, Feb. 13 (Special) Robert Banner Bryant, 59, died today at his home following a six-month ill ness. He was born in Folkston, and had lived most of his life in Lacoochee where he had been employed by Cummers Sons Cypress Co.

For over 25 years. He had also resided in Plant City and Zephyrhills, before moving to Lacoochee. Sur vivors include his widow, Mrs Fannie Bryant, Lacoochee; three sons, Courtland Bryant, Jackson ville; Eugene Bryant, Lacoo chee; and Alfred Bryant, Lacoochee; four daughters, Mrs. Gloria Hutto, Webster; Mrs. Barabara Aughtman, Lacoochee; Mrs.

Patsy Bryant, Miss Brenda Bryant, Lacoochee; three sisters, Mrs. Ethel Smith, Lake Wales; Mrs. Orlie Zitch, Tampa; Mrs. Bernice 1 1, Tampa and seven grandchildren. MRS.

SARAH T. BROWN Mrs. Sarah T. Brown, 66, of 1905 31st died yesterday in a. local hospital Mrs.

Brown was a native of Georgia and was a resident of Tampa for 41 years. She is survived by three daughters, Miss Nellie Brown, Mrs. T. C. Mingo, and Mrs.

Lil- lie Mick, all of Tampa; two sons, Willie C. Brown and Roy Brown, both of Tampa; three brothers; Elonzo McElveen, Adel B. Mc-Elveen, and Cleveland McElveen, all of Georgia; a sister, Mrs. L. E.

Knight of Georgia; six grandchildren and 10 greatgrandchildren. ARTHUR H. CROSS Arthur H. Cross 79, of 816 Poinsettia died at his home in Clayton, Ala. Friday.

He was in the cigar business for 20 years before his retirement. Mr. Cross was a resident of Tampa for the past 50 years and was a member of the First Baptist Church and a member of the Lodge of Masons at Chester, S.C. his birthplace. He also was a former member of Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla.

Survivors Include his wife, Mrs. Mary G. Cross, of Clayton, a son, Clayton V. Cross, Tampa, a daughter, Mrs. Edward C.

Ventress, Clayton, a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Cross, Tampa, and four grandchildren. MRS. MARTHA WOODWORTH Mrs. Martha Watkins Wood- 28, of 3314 Cherokee died Friday night at Mac-Dill Air Force Base hospital.

She was a native of Sebring and had lived in Tampa for the past 2M years. Mrs. Woods-worth was graduated from Florida State University at Tallahassee where she was a member of the Gamma Phi Beta Sorority. She was a social worker for the public school system, a member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, the National As sociation of Social Workers and the Hillsborough County Edu cational Association. She is sur vived by her husband, Lt.

Richard Woodworth, Tampa; her mother, Mrs. Anna F. Watkins and grandmother, Mrs. Maude Elliott of Sebring. MISS MARY ANN SARVER WINTER HAVEN, Feb.

13 (Special) Miss Mary Ann Sarver, 99, died today at her home. A native of Greensburg, Miss Sarver lived in Cali fornia and Canton, Ohio, before moving here in 1929. She was the oldest and last surviving member of the family of six children, and she died in the house which she had built herself. Miss Sarver owned prop erty here and in Tampa and Nobleton. She was a member of St.

Pauls United Lutheran Church in Tampa, where the formerly taught a Sunday School class. 0 0 3 ALL LOW or (Continued from Page 1) cuffed the robber as they hustled him into a squad car. Jones said the robbery hap pened to the best of his knowledge shortly before 6 p.m. "Things have been moving so fast -my head is spinning," the harried manager said. After he took a check of the sack full of money brought back by Mrs.

Yeo and answered police and reporter's questions he tried tc get the store back on a business-as-usual basis. Police at first thought Gaye fitted the description of a man robbed the TWA ticket office in HOSTAGE Mrs. Peggy Yeo, 30, was helping manager and his wife count day's receipts when the gunman entered the store, took the money and forced Mrs. Yeo to accompany him. Mrs.

Mary Smoak, Wife of Budget Director, Dies Mrs. Mary Stringer Smoak, 55, of 2 Sandpiper wife of Hillsborough County Budget Director and Civil Service Com- mission Secretary SWpnrv V. Smnak I died Friday iiuapiiai after an illness of several months. Mrs. Smoak, a native of Thom-asville, was 'a former resident of Delray Beach and Haines City, Smoak where she lived for, 28 years.

She came to Tampa 12 years ago. She was a member of the Beach Park Garden Circle, Tam pa Woman's Club, Tampa Lions Club Auxiliary, United Daugh ters of the Confederacy, and First Baptist Church, where she was a Sunday school teacher and pianist. Survivors, In addition to her widower, are two sons, Dr. Henry E. Smoak Clearwater, and Capt.

Robert V. Smoak, Of- futt Air Force Base, Omaha; a brother, Jessie D. Stringer Tampa; and seven grandchil dren. Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock at First Baptist Church with Dr. Preston B.

Sellers, pastor, officiating. Brandon Club Meet The Brandon Civic Club will meet tomorrow night at 8 p.m. in the Civic Club building. Topic of discussion will be the possible enlargements of the structure. Deaths Elsewhere ARTHUR C.

BOWMAN DETROIT, Feb. 13 (JP) Ar thur C. Bowman, 68, assistant city editor of the Detroit News until his retirement three and a half years ago, died Friday night of a stroke suffered Monday. LEON O. MURDOCH CHICAGO, Feb.

13 (JP) Leon O. Murdock, a retired railroad executive who was associated with the Chicago, Burlington Quincy Railroad for 50 years be fore he retired in 1947, died Thursday. He was 80. Funeral Notices CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank each and every one for the kindness shows during the illness and passing of our loved father. We appreciate the many floral offerings, food and other expressions of sympathy.

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The Canadian visitor who claimed to police he lost $1300 has been in Tampa only two weeks from Ontario, he said. L. R. Gilmore, 72, who said he planned to retire here, told police the money was taken from a suitcase he kept in his locked room at 409 Cleveland. Discovers Loss He discovered the loss when he went to get the money to take it to the bank for deposit.

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