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Orlando Sentinel: PRODUCT: OS DESK: LOC DATE: 10-06-2006 EDITION: FLA ZONE: VL PAGE: B6.0 DEADLINE: 21.30 OP: wmeltzer COMPOSETIME: 21.10 CMYK B6 Orlando Sentinel Volusia FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2006 Obituaries, Services, Memorials DEATHS Marilyn Leveque's unique approach to teaching brought out best in kids MORTON, CONOVER age 88 of Sanford, passed away Oct. 4, 2006. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Frances; son, Michael; daughter, Michele Ashton; and grandson, Jayson Pinder. Visitation Oct. 6th at followed by 10AM service, both at Baldwin-Fairchild Oaklawn Chapel, 5000 County Rd.

46A, Sanford. I v. Wilson, a teacher at Seville Public School, taught with Leveque at Orange City Elementary for many years. Ewing said Placing An Obituary Notice Obituary notices are taken daily between 8:30 a.m. 3:30 p.m.

for the next day's publication. Photo notices must be submitted by 2:30 p.m. To place your notice, call 407-420-6006. In Lake County, call 352-742-5953. Orlando Sentinel LEVEQUE MCLELLAND, HERMAN T.0.

89, of Leesburg died on Sept 12, 2006. Born in Falco, AL to the late Y.E. and Cleo Geary McLelland, he was predeceased by his sister, Ada McLelland Voorhees of Orlando. An Air Force veteran of World War II he served during the 1944 Asiatic-Pacific campaign attached to the China Wing of ATC and was awarded the Bronze Star Metal. He returned to Orlando in 1953 after 12 years of service.

He worked as a manager for Suddath Moving and Storage until retiring in 1979 and moving to Astor. He was a member of VFW Post 9986 in Astor. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Bettye Beerbower McLelland of Orlando and their five children, Linda McLelland Bucy of PA, Phil McLelland of CA, Rick McLelland of Cassel-berry, Gary McLelland of Fort McCoy, Howard McLelland of Apopka, 13 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren. Private burial will be held Oct. 7, 2006.

DAWSON, LORETTA Funeral Services for Loretta Y. Dawson, age 55, of Orlando, who passed away on Sunday October 1, 2006 will be held at 11AM, Sunday, October 08, 2006 at the Mt. Sinai Seventh Day Adventist Church, 2600 Orange Center Blvd. Orlando. Interment will follow in the Oak Grove Cemetery, Lisbon, FL.

Public Visitation will be held Saturday, October 07, 2006, at Mt. Sinai S.D.A. Church, Orlando. Marvin C. Zanders Funeral Home, Apopka.

407-886-3388 LYONS, ALEX CAITLIN, Vis-tation hours are scheduled for Alex on Saturday October 7, 2006 from 11AM-2PM at Carey Hand Cox Parker Funeral Home. Alex who passed away Tuesday, October 3, 2006 is survived by her father, Dennis Lyons; uncle, David Lyons; aunt, Maria "Ma" Lyons; mother, Lu Lyons; grandmother, Josephine Freeman; and many of cousins, aunts and uncles. She was a student at International School of Design and Fashion. She will be buried in Norwood, MA by Gillooly Funeral Home 781-762-0174. Arrangements are by CAREY HAND COX-PARKER, 1350 W.

Fairbanks Avenue, Winter Park, FL. 407-647-1942 HURST, GRACIE LEE, of Riddleton, TN, passed away Tuesday, October 3, 2006. She was 78. Grade is preceded in death by her husband, Emory Hurst, and daughter Sharon Stanford. She is survived by her daughter, Alice McClain, son, Karrie Hurst, son, William Hurst, eight grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.

She was loved by and will be greatly missed by her family. Family will receive friends at the Baldwin Fairchild Apopka Chapel from 5-7PM Sunday, October 8th. Funeral services will be held at the funeral home on Monday, October 9th at 1PM. Interment will follow at Highland Memory Gardens. Arrangements in the care of Baldwin Fairchild Funeral Home, Apopka Chapel, 601 N.

Park Apopka. Please view and sign the family guest book at: www.baldwinfairchild.com CDIETKHIES t-L'MiHAl. HOMES CREMATORY public-school system, teachers had to go by the textbooks but my mom wasn't like that," said son Jim Belden of Middleburg, Conn. He said she founded her own early learning center in Connecticut, called Creation Plus, and developed her own curriculum. Leveque earned a bachelor's degree in elementary education and a master's degree in research from teachers colleges in Connecticut.

Son Mike Belden, also of Middleburg, recalled his mother's willingness to open their home to those in need. "We would have young children stay at our house over the weekends while the young parents tried to reconcile their relationship," he wrote in a tribute. "We had teenagers staying with us when they were having troubles with their parents." Leveque also is survived by another son, Robert Belden Jr. of Woodbury, a twin brother, Bruce Randall of Beaver, Utah; nine grandchildren; and three step-grandchildren. Services are Saturday at 3:30 p.m.

at Baldauff Family Funeral Home, 1233 Saxon Blvd. in Orange City. Amy Limbert can be reached at alimbertorlandosentinel.com or 386-851-7927. By AMY LIMBERT SENTINEL STAFF WRITER Whether Marilyn Belden Leveque's students were learning about the ocean or practicing multiplication tables, it usually wasn't just from a textbook. Leveque's children and former colleagues said her unique approach to teaching, often through music, brought out the best in her students.

Leveque, a former Orange City Elementary School teacher, died Tuesday after a battle with cancer. The Deltona resident was 71 A native of Water-bury, Leveque moved to Deltona in 1979 and taught at Orange City Elementary from 1980 through 1997. Daughter Elissa Ewing of Deltona said her mother preferred to approach the curriculum with "multi-sensory" teaching. Leveque's children said she dedicated her life to education. For example, if the class was learning about trees, Leveque would bring in a live tree, Ewing said.

"She taught how kids should learn," teacher Susie Wilson said. "She taught through music so much of the time. It was fun. They planted gardens. She made learning live for the kids." that in one of her mother's last evaluations from Orange City Elementary, the teacher was praised for tailoring the programs around the students' needs, such as assigning individual homework at each student's level.

It commended Leveque for her creative-writing ability and her ability to set the students up for success. Lynda Connell, a teacher at Orange City Elementary, said Leveque had a gift for seeing talents in children and drawing them out. Connell said her friend and former co-worker was the kind of teacher others aspired to be like. "Educationally, she was at the top," Connell said. "She was tremendous.

She made us all feel very special." Son Tom Belden of Deltona said he remembers his mother's teaching style as very enthusiastic. Leveque cultivated her unique teaching style from the beginning. "In the early 1970s, in the POLING, HELEN 101, of Orange City died at Florida Fish Memorial In Orange City on October 5, 2006. Born January 29, 1905 in Middleport, Ohio, she moved to Lake County, Florida seven years ago. She was a retired Elementary school teacher.

Member of First Presbyterian Church of DeBary and the Order of the Eastern Star. She graduated from Central Michigan University and enjoyed reading, travel and teaching. Survived by her daughter, Lois Pettit, Orange City; her stepdaughter, Ann Schuneman; five grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren; two great great grandchildren. MOON, MARY ELLEN, 89, of Eustis, passed away on Wednesday October 4, 2006. Mary was born on March 4, 1917 in York County, SC to the late Fred Benfield and Martha Dowdle Benfield and moved to the Central Florida area from Hickory Grove, SC in 1935.

She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Mount Dora and a member of the Pythian Sisters. Mary is survived by two sons, William Moon of Tavares; John Moon of Thomasville, GA; daughter, Joyce Wilson of Eustis; three brothers, Irwin Benfield of Hickory Grove, SC; Ray Benfield and Robert Benfield both of Rock Hill, SC; sister, Ola Reid of Ninty-Six, SC; six grandchildren; 13 great grandchildren; one great great granddaughter. A memorial service for Mary Ellen Moon will be held at 4PM on Saturday, October 7, 2006 at Allen J. Harden Funeral Home Chapel, Mount Dora, FL, with Reverend Robert 0. Walker, officiating.

The Moon family gratefully declines flowers and requests donations be made in Mary Ellen Moon's memory to the charity of your choice. Arrangements are by ALLEN J. HARDEN FUNERAL HOME, 1800 N. Donnelly Street, Mount Dora, FL 32757. 352-383-8178.

(www.allenjharden.com) Deaths I Central Florida VOLUSIA MEMORY OF OSCEOLA THEA BYRNE, 56, Kissimmee, died Wednesday. Osceola Memory Gardens Cemetery, Funeral Home Crematory, Kissimmee. FAY CAROLINE McNEIL, 86, TavareS, died Tuesday. Hamlin Hilbish Funeral Directors, Eustis. MARY ELLEN MOON, 89, Eustis, died Wednesday.

Allen J. Harden Funeral Home, Mount Dora Chapel. YVONNE STEGMULLER Happy Birthday to our loving Mom and Nana. Thinking of you on your birthday and always. Love Heidi, Tony, Keith, Brent, Kasey and Connor I ORANGE WILLIAM BEECHER DeLONG, 88, Port Orange, died Wednesday.

Alavon Direct Cremation Service, South Daytona. JOSEPHINE R. PETERSON, 87, Holly Hill, died Tuesday. Newlife Cremation Funeral Home, Ormond Beach. HELEN E.

POLING, 101, Orange City, died Thursday. Allen-Summerhill Funeral Home, Orange City. MARY REINHOLTZ, 75, DeLand, died Wednesday. Alavon Direct Cremation Service, South Daytona. POLK fir LANELLA JEANETTE COX, 66, Haines City, died Sept.

27. Holmes Funeral Directors, Haines City. EDITHA PHILLITA THOMAS, 64, Poinci-ana, died Sept. 23. Holmes Funeral Directors, Haines City.

mi IPE, MARY 85 of Atlas Drive, Holopaw, Florida, died Sunday night October 1 at St. Cloud Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Ipe was born August 3, 1921 in Youngstown, OH, daughter of Robert and Davina Harris Jardine. She lived in Youngstown until moving to Florida in 1999.

She was a 1940 graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School and 1949 graduate of Fort Wayne Bible College. She worked as a Nurse's aide for the former Southside Medical center and then for St. Elizabeth Hospital. She was a former member of the Evangel Baptist Church in Boardman, OH. She was a member of the Grace Community Church of St.

Cloud, FL. She was also a member of the Brownlee Woods Garden Club. Her husband David Ipe, whom she married March 29, 1958, died March 15, 2002. She leaves one daughter, Deborah Gettings of St. Cloud, three grandchildren and six great grandchildren, two nieces and two nephews.

Two sisters, Davina Barcus and Margaret Gosnell, and two brothers, Robert and John Jardine, preceded her in death. Funeral services will be Friday, 11AM at the Davidson-Becker Funeral in Ohio. Memorial Service will be held in Holopaw, FL on Tuesday October 10, 2006 at 7PM at the New Faith Community Church (formerly Holopaw Baptist Church). Instead of flowers the family is requesting donations be made to the building fund of Grace Community Church, 2415 Crane St. Cloud, FL 34771.

BREVARD VMILY OWNED SEMINOLE PALMER, GLADYS, 83, entered eternal life on October 2, 2006. Born in Massachusetts, she was a life long Central Florida resident. A graduate of Orlando High School, she worked at McCoy and Patrick Air Force Base for 25 years. She enjoyed swimming, sailing, the beach, and she had numerous hobbies. She especially enjoyed spending time with friends and family.

Member of Delaney Street Baptist Church. Survived by daughters, Vega and Kyla (Doug); four grandsons; sister, Natalie (Leo). A Memorial Service will be held Saturday, October 7th at 3PM at Newcomer Funeral Home, 895 S. Goldenrod Road, Orlando. 407-277-4227 JOHN R.

PRICE, 78, Viera, died Tuesday. East Coast Cremation, Rockledge. ELIZABETH MARIE SEIFERT, 80, Melbourne Beach, died Wednesday. Dobbs Funeral Home, Orlando. KIM MICHELE LEEK-BOND, 49, Long- wood, died Thursday.

Collison Family Funeral Home Crematory, South Seminole Chapel, Longwood. FRANCISCO TORRES, 84, Oviedo, died Thursday. Funeraria Crematorio Porta Coeli, Kissimmee. 3 MEMORY OF MARIANNE BOEHM, 78, Orlando, died Monday. Gail Wynn's Mortuary, Orlando.

DOROTHY JUNE CHAPMAN, 72, Orlando, died Tuesday. Collison Carey Hand Funeral Home, Winter Garden Chapel. QUEEN ESTHER FREEMAN, 76, Apop-ka, died Wednesday. Marvin C. Zanders Funeral Home, Apopka.

JOSE ANTONIO GARCIA, 65, Orlando, died Monday. All Faiths Funeral Alternatives and Cremation Service, Orlando. LEWIS K. HOILETT, 78, Orlando, died Thursday. Newcomer Family Funeral Home, East Orlando Chapel.

SAMUEL JOHNSON, 88, Orlando, died Wednesday. Gail Wynn's Mortuary, Orlando. ALICE ANN B. MYERS, 88, Mount Dora, died Wednesday. Allen J.

Harden Funeral Home, Mount Dora Chapel. ALLEAN OWENS, 95, Orlando, died Wednesday. Postell's Mortuary, Orlando. RUKMANI SHARMA, 68, Orlando, died Wednesday. All Faiths Funeral Alternatives and Cremation Service, Orlando.

ESTELITA TORTAL, 94, Orlando, died Thursday. Baldwin-Fairchild Funeral Home, West Altamonte Chapel, Alta-monte Springs. LAKE ANDERSON, CHRISTINA, 96, died October 2, 2006. Survived by daughter, Dolores Koerbel, three grandchildren, seven great grandchildren and nine great great grandchildren. JOHN PUSKARICH Dad A great father and fisherman.

We miss and love you. Mom and the kids SUMTER DONALD G. SWAIN, 83, The Villages, died Wednesday. Beyers Funeral Home, Lady Lake. BRIAN JARAY CHAMBERS infant, Clermont, died Sept.

27. Michael A. Floyd Funeral Home, Clermont. RICHARD FOSTER, 58, Astor, died Tuesday. Beyers Funeral Home, Astor.

THOMAS W. ILTIS, 67, Tavares, died Wednesday. HardenPauli Funeral Home, Eustis. ALFRED JOHN MAJOR, 78, Leesburg, died Saturday. Marvin C.

Zanders Funeral Home, Apopka. OUT OF AREA GLADYS RUTH HILL, 73, CrOSSville, died Wednesday. Crossville Memorial Funeral Home and Crematory. MICHAEL T. WAGNER, 55, Oxford, Maine, died Wednesday.

Loomis Family Funeral Home, Apopka. IN LOVING MEMORY OF II I JAMIL VARELA 21, 1970 October 6, 1998 Shaw, Klein use debate to attack Jamilito, as time goes by, it becomes harder to express such a mixture of feelings. After eight years there is an array of them with one prevailing: longing. Longing for another time, for your love, and for your presence. You are the force that keeps us moving forward.

Your light is bright within us. We love you Papi. Mami, Papi, Tata, Papa and all your friends and family BERRY, MELVILLE KIRK, 31, Orlando, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2006. He is survived by his loving mother, Lyllett "Cynthia" Berry; his brothers, Gary, Neil, Kelvin, and Otis and sisters, Marcia and Annett.

Funeral service will be held Saturday, October 7, 2006 at 11AM at Grace Bible Church, 801 Dorscher Road, Orlando with Pastor Gene Pritchard, Officiating. Interment will follow at Woodlawn Memorial Park. Visitation on Friday, October 6, 2006, 4-8PM, at the Mortuary. Arrangements Entrusted to POSTELL'S MORTUARY Pine Hills Chapel. SNOW, FRANK 78, passed away Saturday, September 30, 2006.

A Funeral will be held on Saturday, October 7, 2006 at 11AM at Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church, 6225 Clarcona-Ocoee Road, Orlando. Public Viewing is scheduled for Friday, October 6, 2006, 4-8PM, at Mitchell's Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers family is requesting donations be made to the Cancer Society. Mitchell's Funeral Home, Director's in Charge, 501 Fairvilla Road, Orlando, FL 32808. or MEMORY OF EDWARD DOHERTY ODEM, JENNIE, Born in Orlando, on September 25, 1919, went home to be with God, Wednesday, October 4, 2006.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Clyde, her son John and grandson, John Jr. Survived by her daughter Rosemary (John) Lane, grandchildren Jeanine (Jeff) Williamson, Randy (Misun) Lane, Michele (Dave) Rathbun, Michael (Brenda) Lane, Darlene Perry of NC, Lori, Tina and Katie of GA, 13 greatgrandchildren and many nieces and nephews. She was a beautician. She spent many hours at Beardall Senior Center, dancing, playing bingo, cooking, sewing and serving coffee at the dances. Visitation will be held Friday, October 6, 2006 from 7-9PM at CAREY HAND COLONIAL FUNERAL HOME, 2811 Curry Ford Road, Orlando, FL, 407 898-2561.

A Funeral Mass will be held on October 7, 2006 at at Blessed Trinity Catholic Church with a viewing from 1-1 Interment will follow at Mt. Peace Cemetery in St. Cloud. By ANTHONY MAN SOUTH FLORIDA SUN-SENTINEL FORT LAUDERDALE Shedding his usual grandfa-therly demeanor, U.S. Rep.

Clay Shaw, R-Fort Lauderdale, aggressively went after state Sen. Ron Klein, D-Boca Raton, on Thursday, ridiculing his challenger's ideas and ethics before a friendly audience in Shaw's home territory. Klein was less direct in his criticisms. Without using Shaw's name, he suggested the 26-year incumbent is part of an old, out-of -touch mechanism. "There's a problem in Washington.

The integrity and the leadership is missing the ball. They've lost their focus. It's more about re-electing people and just keeping them in power than it is about protecting us and solving our problems," he said. "It's time for a change. It's time for new direction, new ideas and new ener- gy-" Shaw said afterward his approach was deliberate.

"I want to get him out so he will give us the idea of where he is going with some of this stuff, not talk in generalities and not sidestep issues," he said. "So yes, I was aggressive." Until now, the fiercely contested race for the Broward-Palm Beach County congres Klein said he was indignant about a Shaw attack on him for working as a lobbyist while serving as a state senator. He said he did nothing improper because he never lobbied in Tallahassee. "I am a lawyer. My law firm does some work from time to time on land use and a couple of other things.

I've never, ever lobbied the Florida Legislature. Never would." Shaw said he had never accused Klein of lobbying in the capital. "You are a lobbyist, there's no doubt about it When you're in politics, you have to be careful of who you represent." The overwhelmingly Republican audience of 170, filled with party leaders and business movers and shakers at the Tower Club in downtown Fort Lauderdale, was the friendliest possible territory for Shaw. When the group's president, Ann Meacham, asked at the end if any minds had been changed, the audience burst into laughter. One of the few Democrats in the audience, Michelle Tug-gle, said she was impressed with Klein.

"I thought he did excellent," she said, adding she probably would vote for him. The South Florida Sun-Sentinel is a Tribune Publishing newspaper. sional district has been waged mostly through 30-second TV ads. After campaigning against each other for almost two years, both candidates used their first face-to-face debate to amplify their messages. Klein, who has spent much of the campaign depicting Shaw as a toady for the Bush administration, emphasized the need for change after years of the Republican-controlled regime in Washington.

Shaw, who has been attempting to distance himself from President Bush during the campaign, depicted himself as both an insider who can get things done and someone who is willing to say no to Bush and other party leaders. "When President Bush wanted to privatize Social Security I looked the president in the eye and I said no. No deal on privatization. When the sugar barons came in and told me they wanted to continue to pollute the Everglades, I told them no," Shaw said. The candidates ripped into each other about the television-ad campaign.

Shaw said a Klein spot suggesting Shaw had said the war in Iraq was over was misleading because it relied only on part of a quotation. Klein said it was fair because Shaw uttered the words in question. Second Anniversary The angels sang amazing grace, the Lord came down and touched your face. He held your hand and whispered low, come with me, it's time to go. Will those who think of Eddie today, a little prayer to Jesus say.

Love and miss you so much Eddie. Mom, Mary, Lana, Barbara, Sheila, Eireann, and Siobhan JOHNSON, JR, GEORGE M. 53 of Longwood, passed away Sept. 16, 2006. Born Dec.

1, 1952 in Waukegan, IL. Owner-Pres. of Magic Signs Ent. Survived by his parents, Arlene and George Johnson Longwood; his wife, Pamela Johnson, Longwood; sons, George M. Johnson III of IL and Anton L.

Johnson, Winter Springs; daughters, Tammy L. Atwell, Chilicothe, OH, Cynthia K. Beckman, Deltona, Kimberly A. Johnson, Winter Springs, Stephanie M. Johnson, Jackson, MS, Krystal D.

Johnson, Winter Springs; and 12 BROOKINS, JOHN PHILIP, Funeral services for Mr. John Philip Brookins of Winter Park will be held at 11AM Saturday, October 7, 2006 at Ward Chapel A.M.E. Church, 160 S. Pennsylvania Avenue, Winter Park, Rev. David L.

Connelly officiating. His memory will live on in the hearts of his children, Robert Gadson, Tucson, AZ; Leon Brookins, Altamonte Springs; Marva Carter, Windermere; and Lisa Woodard, Tampa; his constant companion, Cassandra "Kay" Woodard; five grandchildren, five great grandchildren; and a host of devoted relatives and friends. A COMMUNITY FUNERAL HOME SUNSET CREMATIONS Discount FuneralsCremations $695 cremations. On-site crematory. $795 Metal Caskets.

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