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Leon Hawkins Leon Hawkins, 82, died May 22. There will be no ser- vice. Manasota Memorial Park Funeral Home is handling the arrange- ments. Survivors: Norma Haw- kins, Leon Hawkins, Mi- chael Hawkins, Terry Hawkins, Craig Hawkins, Charlene Alday, Suzanne Mosier, Charles P. Haw- kins, 14 Grandchildren, 25 Great Grandchildren, 1 Great Great- Grandchildren.

Isabel M. Whitehead Isabel M. Whitehead, 85, of Bradenton died May 27, 2009. Survivors include sons, Ed, Allen Bob Whitehead; eleven grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren. Memorial service will be Saturday, June 6, at Church of The Annunciation.

Memorial contribu- tions may go to Shriner's Hospital For Crippled Children. Arrangements by Grif- fith-Cline Funeral Home. Betty Hilburn Wright Betty Hilburn Wright, formerly of Plant City, Florida, passed away at her home in Bradenton, Florida, surrounded by her family, on June 1, 2009. Mrs. Wright was pre- deceased by her parents, Mr.

and Mrs. Frank Hil- burn of Plant City, Flor- ida, and nephew Alan Hilburn of Ft. Pierce, Fl. Visitation will be at Shannon Funeral Home town Chapel, at 9:00 A.m. Friday, Morning, June 5th; followed by a memorial service at Westminster Manor Chapel at 10:30 A.M.

Interment and a graveside service for the family and close friends will be at the West Oak Lawn Cemetery in Plant City, Florida, on Friday at 1:30 P.M. The Rev. Tho- mas Warnock, Associate Pastor of First Baptist Church of Plant City will officiate at both services. She is survived by her husband of 61 years, Ross Leland Wright; her sis- family Jewel Hil- burn and Bob Lovelace of Bradenton, Florida; her family Gwynn Alan and Patsy Hilburn of Greenville, North Caro- lina; two daughters, Sharyn Wright Salter of Wauchula, Florida, and Nancy Wright Diaz of Tampa, Florida; five grandchildren, four great- grandchildren, and four nieces and nephews who loved her very much. She is a graduate of the University of Alabama and has devoted her life to her family, and her church.

She loved her Lord and served Him well. The family request that in lieu of flowers that memorial donations be made to either TideWell Hospice of Sarasota, Flor- ida or Florida Baptist Home in Lake- land, Fl. Condolences may be made online at www.shannonfuneralhom es.com. Though her smile is gone forever and her hand we cannot touch, we have so many good memories of the one we loved so much. Her memory is our keepsake with which we will not part.

God has her in his keeping and we have her in our heart. William F. Jones William F. Jones, 86, Bradenton, died May 30, 2009. Service will be at 2:00 P.M.

Wednesday, June 3, 3009 (TODAY), at Shan- non Funeral Home West- view Chapel, 5610 Mana- tee Ave. Bradenton, with honors by the U.S. Air Force. Donations may be made to TideWell Hos- pice or American Cancer Society. Shirley M.

Elliott Shirley M. Elliott, 75, of Bradenton passed away June 1, 2009. Born in Life Oak, FL, Shirley grew up in Tampa, FL and moved to Bradenton in 1968 from Lakeland, FL. She was a member of Central Christian Church. She is preceded in death by her husband, Robert R.

Elliott son, Samuel G. Elliott. Survi- vors include her son, Robert M. ''Robb'' (Lee Elliott of Bradenton; daughter, Dr. Elizabeth ''Beth'' Elliott of Ft.

Myers, FL; sisters, Wilma Ruth Hawker of Fleet- wood, PA, Regina Coch- ran of Apopka, FL; grand- children, Capt. R. Mat- thew (Raye) Elliott USMC, G. Logan Elliott, Lauren E. Elliott all of Jacksonville, FL.

Visitation will be held Friday, June 5, 2-4pm with service following at at Griffith-Cline Funeral Home with Rev. William Hull officiating. Burial will be private at Mansion Memorial Park. Memorial contribu- tions may go to Central Christian Church, P.O. Box 849, Bradenton, FL 34206.

Fred L. Walther Fred L. Walther, 72, Bradenton, died unex- pectedly May 29 at Mana- tee Memorial Hospital. Visitation will be from 9:30 to 11:30, Wednesday, June 3rd, at Milward Fu- neral Directors, 159 South Broadway, Lexington, KY. Graveside service will be at 2:00 pm at Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville, KY.

A native of Louisville, he was the son of the late Fred and Vera Walther. Survivors include his wife, Peggy Roney Walther; two sons, Jeff Walther of Lexington (Katherine Stone) and Chris Walther (Susan Stockton) of Geneva, Switzerland, and four grandchildren, Rollin, Emma, Hallie, and Henry Walther. A graduate of the Uni- versity of Kentucky School of Pharmacy, Mr. Walther worked at sev- eral pharmacies in Louis- ville and Bradenton. He served in the U.S.

Army. Donations can be made to American Heart Asso- ciation, American Cancer Society, and of Lions Eye Bank. www.milwardfuneral.com Robert Bradley Chandler Robert Bradley Chan- dler passed away peace- fully on May 28th at Blake Medical Center in his 45th Year. Survived by father, Robert; step-mother, Syl- via; sisters, Barbara (Barry) and Karen. Predeceased by his mother, Dorothy (1989) and faithful companion, Gypsy.

Brad was a well known and respected classic car restoration specialist along with his father at Chandler Classic Cars in Bradenton, FL. Brad was born in Lon- don, Ontario where burial will take place at a later date. Funeral service to be held Friday, June 5, 2009 at Brown Sons Funeral Homes Crematory 43rd Street Chapel, 604 43rd Street West, Bradenton, FL 34209. Visitation 2:00 P.M. Service at 3:00 P.M.

In lieu of flowers, re- membrances to the American Cancer Society or S.P.C.A. would be ap- preciated. Online condolences made to www.brownandsonsfuner al.com John Louis "Jack" Morey John Louis "Jack" Morey, 89, of Bradenton passed away peacefully on May 29th. He was a resident of Bradenton since 1979. Born in Jersey City, NJ, he grew up in Belleville, NJ, until he and his high school sweetheart, wife, Gertrude, bought their first home in Bloomfield, NJ.

They raised their fam- ily and lived there 27 years. From boyhood through adulthood, Jack tremen- dously enjoyed summers and weekends at the fam- ily farm in Stormville, NY. Immediately following his high school gradua- tion, Jack worked for the Prudential Insurance Co. and spent 40 years in the Actuarial Department. During World War II he was a navigator and flight instructor on B-17's, and stationed in Monroe, LA, he com- pleted his military ser- vice as a Major in the Re- tired Reserve of the U.S.

Air Force. He was an avid stamp and coin collector, a professional shuffle boardist, the family gene- alogist, and a highly suc- cessful self-taught stock market analyst. Jack embraced his civic duty and love of the City of Bradenton, and pas- sionately wrote thought- provoking research-based letters. He spoke fre- quently at the City Council meetings. He proudly was a member of the Mayor's Advisory Board under Bill Evers administration.

He was a very frequent patron and contributing supporter of the Bradenton Public Li- brary. Jack was on con- dominium association boards of the numerous retirement communities in which he lived. He was predeceased by his wife of 64 years, Gertrude (2007) and daughter Patricia (1973). Survivors include daugh- ter, Marilyn (Joe) Fiordal- iso of NJ; son, Jack (Terry) Morey of MD; sister, Jeanne of CA; four grandchildren; three great-granddaughters. Brown Sons Funeral Homes Crematory 43rd Street Chapel 604 43rd Street West Bradenton, FL 34209 in charge.

Online condolences made to www.brownandsonsfuner al.com. William John Mosher William John Mosher, 87, died June 1, 2009. Born in Harrison, New York, he moved to Bra- denton in 1983 from Buf- falo, New York. U.S. Navy Veteran during World War II and Korea and was a retired Lt.

Com- mander, a member of Christ Episcopal Church in Bradenton, former Claims Manager for Lib- erty Mutual Insurance Co. in Buffalo New York. Member of U. S. S.

Wilkes Association, A Fra- ternity, and a graduate of University of Massachu- setts, class of 42 at Am- herst, MA. Survived by wife, Louise of Bradenton; son William John, Jr. of Hunt- ington Beach, CA; daugh- ters, Elizabeth Preston of Signal Hill, CA, Ann MacGregor of Alpine, AZ, Margaret Rising of Hunt- ington Beach, CA; three grandchildren; five great grandchildren. Services will be held in New York. Brown Sons Funeral Homes Crema- tory 43rd Street Chapel 604 43rd Street West, Bradenton, FL 34209 in charge.

Online condolences made to www.brownandsonsfuner al.com. Henry Aulton Griggs Henry Aulton Griggs, 90, entered the presence of his Lord June 2, 2009. He passed away peace- fully at TideWell Hospice in Bradenton. Henry was born in Pineview, Georgia, June 6, 1918, and moved to Flor- ida with his family when he was 7 years old. As a youth, he grew up farm- ing and doing construc- tion work during the De- pression.

After graduat- ing from Manatee High School, he married Ida Louise Gates. He served in the Navy during World War II. After the war he began a career as a contractor and built many houses, a condo- minium complex and several commercial build- ings in Manatee County. He loved bowling and fishing, especially snook fishing, and making cast nets. One time he threw a net off of Longboat Pass Bridge and caught 187 mullet in one throw.

He used to joke that, if you had all the fish he caught during his lifetime at one place, there would be so many that put them all in one Henry was the Manatee oldest faith- ful fan. Almost every au- tumn Friday night since 1931 he walked the few blocks from his house to the stadium to watch his beloved Hurricanes play football. He accepted Jesus as his Savior when he was nineteen years old. His spiritual birthday was September 5, 1937. During his latter years, whenever family and friends would gather to celebrate his birthday, he would ask for a moment to speak and encourage them all by saying, want to urge everyone that they, too, will follow the Lord-the young ones, the old ones and the middle-aged ones.

the best life that you can His favorite hymn was cause He Lives, I can Face He was preceded in death by his wife, Ida Louise Griggs, his parents Dan Lee and Edna Ann Griggs, twin brother Chester Olin Griggs, and his older brother, James Elliot Griggs. He is sur- vived by his children, Henry Aulton Griggs, Jr. (Miriam) of Merritt Is- land, FL, William Edward Griggs of Lewisburg, TN, Bonnie Louise Clark (Wiley) of Keystone Heights, FL, Evelyn Ann Griggs of Palmetto, grandson Jason Alan Griggs (Amelia), step- grandson Chris Rudd, great-grandchildren Alexander Stephen Griggs and Byron James Griggs. He will be greatly missed by his family and friends. A service celebrating his life will be held at Shannon Funeral Home, Town Chapel, 1015 14th ST.

on Friday, June 5, at with a brief graveside service follow- ing at Fogartyville Ceme- tery. The Griggs family will receive relatives and friends at home after the service. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to TideWell Hospice Palliative Care, 5955 Rand Boule- vard, Sarasota, FL 34238. Online condolences may be expressed at www.shannonfuneralhom es.com Ronald J. Koett Ronald J.

Koett, 62 of Bradenton, died Friday, May 29, 2009 at his home. A memorial service to celebrate his life will be held at Friday, June 5, at the Stoneybrook Golf Club, 7515 Grand Harbour Parkway in Bradenton. Ron was born in Great Bend, KS and lived in the San Francisco Bay Area for 20 years before mov- ing to Bradenton in 2003. Survivors include his loving daughters, Nicole Blagden of PA and Suz- anne Koett of TX, son-in- law, Michael Blagden of PA and daughter-in-law, Monica Hatchett of TX, and grandchildren, Tyler and Karis Blagden of PA. He will be greatly missed.

Online condo- lences can be sent to www.griffithcline.com Pamela Salmond Pamela Salmond, 81, died June 2, 2009. Ms. Salmond was born in Hamilton, Ontario. A former resident of Colony Cove in Ellenton, she was predeceased by husband Alex. Surviving daughters, Elaine Barbera, East Am- herst, Linda Pring- tella, Phoenix, Arizona; brother, Kenneth Arnold, Burlington, Ontario, Can- ada; four grandchildren.

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Jones East Manatee editor, can be contacted at 708-7916. VANDALS FROM 1B natural life cycle, although they seem Every year, the birds leave Lakewood Ranch on between May 1 and May 3 and return within a 10-day period in late September, Neal said. are not tagged, so we do not know precisely where they go, but by the season, we think that they go reasonably far north, but not north of the U.S.-Can- ada Neal said. Neal has also installed a telescope and seating area about a quarter mile inside the Balmoral en- trance where residents can watch the eagles in their daily activity. The bald eagle was re- moved from the endan- gered species list by the U.S.

Fish Wildlife Ser- vice in 2007 and the Flori- da Fish and Wildlife Con- servation Commission in 2008, said Gary Morris, a spokesman with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conser- vation Commission. Richard Dymond, Herald re- porter, can be reached at 708-7917. HOMES FROM 1B Daily bringing you 2B THE HERALD bradenton.com/news WEDnEsDAy, JunE 3,.