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TODAY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2005 5B DEATH NOTICES CARPENTER Dorothy, 75, of Jacksonville, FL, died Thursday, September 22, 2005. Arrangements by Quinn-Shalz, A Family Funeral Home in Jacksonville Beach. FITZ John 76, of Palm Bay, died Tuesday, September 20, 2005. Arrangements by Fountainhead Memorial Funeral Home in Palm Bay. HALE Shirley 68, of Mims, died Friday, September 23, 2005.

Arrangements by North Brevard Funeral Home in Titusville. HARRIS Nelson 74, of Melbourne, died Saturday, September 24, 2005. Arrangements by Florida Memorial Funeral Home in Rockledge. HILTEN Joseph 82, of Melbourne Beach, died Thursday, September 22, 2005. Arrangements by Brownlie-Maxwell Funeral Home in Melbourne.

HUET Edwin 83, of Melbourne, died Wednesday, September 21, 2005. Arrangements by Palm Bay Funeral Home in Palm Bay. JOHN Fitz 76, of Palm Bay, died Tuesday, September 20, 2005. Arrangements by Fountainhead Memorial Funeral Home in Palm Bay. KANIA Jane 79, of Rockledge, died Wednesday, September 21, 2005.

Arrangements by East Coast Cremation in Rockledge. McCLELLAN Carolyn, 61, died Thursday, September 22, 2005. Arrangements by Davis Funeral Home in Melbourne. McCRACKEN Cynthia 58, of Cocoa, died Wednesday, September 21, 2005. Arrangements by Florida Memorial Funeral Home in Rockledge.

McKAY Grace 92, of Gaithersburg, MD, died Sunday, September 4, 2005. Arrangements by Cremation Society of Maryland, Baltimore, MD. MILICI John, 78, of Melbourne, died Friday, September 23, 2005. Arrangements by Brownlie-Maxwell Funeral Home in Melbourne. MOXEY Shelia, 36, of Merritt Island, died Friday, September 23, 2005.

Arrangements by WylieBaxley Merritt Island Funeral Home. PARLIER Regina 44, of Palm Bay, died Wednesday, September 21, 2005. Arrangements by Palm Bay Funeral Home in Palm Bay. SCHULTZ Starr, 72, of Palm Bay, died Thursday, September 22, 2005. Arrangements by BrownlieMaxwell Funeral Home in Melbourne.

SOUTHERS James, 46, of Palm Bay, died Friday, September 23, 2005. Arrangements by Davis Seawinds Funeral Home in Melbourne. STILLE Elizabeth 78, of Palm Bay, died Thursday, September 22, 2005. Arrangements by Fountainhad Memorial Funeral Home. WATTS Geneva 74, of Melbourne, died Friday, September 23, 2005.

Arrangements by Brownlie-Maxwell Funeral Home in Melbourne. YOUNG Virginia, 78, of Port St. John, died Friday, September 23, 2005. Arrangements by Funeral Solutions in Cocoa. REGINA PARLIER PALM BAY Regina Sue Parlier, 44, died Wednesday, September 21, 2005.

She was born in Norfolk, Virginia. Regina is survived by her husband, Greg Parlier; sons, Christopher, Matthew and Daniel Parlier; mother, Carolyn Pinkham; and three sisters, Christina Bell, Carolyn Bell and Anjinette Pinkham. Calling hours are 6 8 p.m. Monday, September 26th and services are Tuesday, September 27th at 10 a.m. at Palm Bay Funeral Home, 950 Malabar SE.

Burial will be at Fountainhead Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Katrina Relief. Arrangements entrusted to Palm Bay Funeral Home. 724-2224 SHIRLEY HALE MIMS Shirley J. Hale, 68, a homemaker, passed away Friday, September 23, 2005, at Parrish Medical Center.

Mrs. Hale was born in Wrightsville, GA. She is survived by her sons, Ben H. Hale, Jeff A. Hale and Doug E.

Hale; grandchildren, Jason, Rebecca, Jeffrey Jr. and Felecia; sisters, Patsy A. Mullins and Mary Jo Padilla; and a brother, James E. Johnson. Calling hours will be held from 5 to 7 p.m., Monday, September 26th, at North Brevard Funeral Home, with services following at 7 p.m., in the funeral home chapel.

North Brevard Funeral Home in Titusville is in charge of arrangements. VIRGINIA YOUNG PORT SAINT JOHN Virginia Young, 78, passed away Friday, September 23, 2005. Originally from Lugoff, SC, Mrs. Young and her husband, Marion, relocated to Port St. John two years ago to be closer to family.

Mrs. Young is survived by her beloved husband of 56 years, Marion Young; daughters, Linda Young and Janet McDowell; sons, David Young and Keith (Alice) Young; grandchildren, Barry Munn, Angie Morris, Michael Young, Nicholas Young, Katie Dixon and Elizabeth Young; great grandchildren, Joshua Munn, Scott and Connor Morris, Emily Young, Gracyn Young, and William Trevatham; one surviving sister, Melba Barrett of Camden, SC, multiple nieces and nephews and many extended family members. A memorial service to celebrate Virginia's life will be held at 6 p.m., Monday, September 26th at the Port St. John First Baptist Church on Fay Blvd. Independently Owned Operated Funeral SOLUTIONS Cocoa (321) 638 1373 www.funeralsolutions.net ELIZABETH BISHOP-STILLE PALM BAY Elizabeth Jean Bishop-Stille, 78, of Palm Bay, died Thursday, September 22, 2005 at her home.

She is survived by her loving husband Charles Stille; two sons, William G. Bishop of Santa Barbara, CA and Kenneth Bishop of Rockledge, CT; two daughters, Desiree S. Steele of Palm Bay and Sherry Bishop of Baltimore, MD; a brother, James Hoy of Hernando, FL; two sisters, Lillian Fonner of Waterford, CT and Maude Nichols of Killingworth, CT; nine grandchildren; and her dog, "Tinker." Elizabeth worked as a certified nursing assistant for Lawrence Memorial Hospital in New London, CT and was a member of Our Lady of Grace. She also loved birds. A rosary service will be held at 5 p.m.

Monday, September 26th, at Fountainhead Memorial Funeral Home with visitation to follow until 7 p.m. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, also at Fountainhead. Entombment will take place in Fountainhead Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be sent to VITAS Hospice Care, 100 S.

Biscayne Blvd. Ste. 1500, Miami, FL 33131. EDWIN HUET MELBOURNE Edwin "Ed" Huet, 83, died Wednesday, September 21, 2005 at home. Born in Tarentum, Pennsylvania, he moved to Brevard County in 1978 from Cleveland, Ohio.

A retired tool and die maker, Ed was a U.S. Marine Corps World War II veteran. After his retirement to Florida, he was an active member of Covenant Presbyterian Church, enjoyed golf, wood-working, and his part time job at Publix in West Melbourne. His family includes his wife, Eleanore Huet; children, Timothy Huet, Susan Coffman and Diane Huet; step-children, Cheryl Meyer and Greg Meyer; grandchildren, Ryan and Amy and great-granddaughter, Alexis. He was preceded in death by his son, Robert Huet.

Services will be 11 a.m., Saturday, October 1, 2005 at Covenant Presbyterian Church, Palm Bay. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Hospice of Health First, 1900 Dairy West Melbourne, 32904. Arrangements entrusted to Palm Bay Funeral Home, 724-2224. CYNTHIA McCRACKEN COCOA Cynthia L. McCracken, 58, died Wednesday, September 21, 2005 at home.

She was born in Indiana. Survivors include her sons, Jamie Daniels, Robert Daniels and Jeff Daniels; sister, Pat Salazar and grandchildren, Britney, Bryce, Alecia and Gabrielle. Memorial services are Wednesday, September 28th at 2 p.m. at Florida Memorial Funeral Home in Rockledge. CAROLYN McCLELLAN WEST MELBOURNE Carolyn McClellan, 61, peacefully departed this life to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Thursday, September 22, 2005.

Carolyn was the beloved wife of 36 years to Jimmy; mother of Jim, Dorothy, Howard and Ann; "Grommie" to Beaudi, Christopher, Jacob, Shylah, Trinady, Sebastian, Julie, Carrie and Jordon, little sister to Doris, Miriam, Ferrell and Shannon and dear daughter-in-law to Howard and Shirley McClellan. Carolyn will be sorely missed by her church and community, where she served Genesis House, Pregnancy Resources and as an advocate for many children in the courts, using her Masters Degree in Counseling to minister at no cost. She was an instrument of healing for those suffering abuse and troubled marriages; many owe their emotional health to Jesus ministering His compassion through her. Her listening ear and humor will be sorely missed by those who knew and loved her. that you will not be sad, as are those who have no hope.

We believe that Jesus died and rose again, and so we believe that God will take back with Jesus those who have died believing in him." (GNB Thess. for this reason we look forward to our joyful reunion with our beloved wife, mother, sister and dear friend. Her family extends their deepest appreciation to Trinity Towers, Berman Hopkins CPA, and Tab Community Ministries who have steadfastly stood by them in prayer and support. A memorial service will be held at Tab Community Ministries, 1619 Ferndale Melbourne, 259-2024, at 2 p.m., Saturday, October 1st. In order to continue the giving Carolyn evidenced in her life, the family asks in lieu of flowers, donations please be made to "Memorial Gardens fund" at Tab Community Ministries.

We consider ourselves honored to have had the joy and privilege to have known and been in a relationship with such a beautifully unique person. JOSEPH HILTEN MELBOURNE BEACH Joseph C. Hilten, 82, peacefully passed away Thursday, September 22, 2005. Mr. Hilten was born in Wythe County, VA.

He came to Brevard County in 1979 from Gaithersburg, MD. He was a former controlman for Washington Gas Light Company in Rockville, MD. Mr. Hilten was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of World War and a member of St.

Mark's United Methodist Church. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Frances L. Hilten; daughter, Alice Hilten Pavlock and son-in-law, Joe Pavlock; grandchild, Jason Reemsnyder; brother, James V. Hilten; and a sister, Virginia B. Favreault.

He was preceded in death by his daughter, Dolores Hilten Bandur and brothers, Kenneth and Wade Hilten. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, September 26th, in the Brownlie Maxwell Chapel, with visitation one half hour prior to the service. Anyone planning expressions of sympathy is asked to consider donations to the American Cancer Society. Brownie Maxwell Funeral Home in Melbourne is serving the family, (321) 723-2345. JANE KANIA ROCKLEDGE Jane W.

Kania, 79, died Wednesday, September 21, 2005 at Wuesthoff Progressive Care Center in Viera. She was born in Jacksonville, FL and was a licensed CNA. Jane's father, Roy, moved here in 1916 and her mother, Harriette, taught school for many years in Brevard County. Jane was a member of St. Mark's Episcopal Church.

She is survived by her sons, Paul Roy (Debbie) Gentry Ill and Donald (Gail) Gentry; daughter, Juliana (Tim) Pash; sister, Harriette Fraser; grandson, Calvin Pash and granddaughter, Hannah Pash. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Bob Kania and Paul Roy Gentry, Jr. Services are 4 p.m. Monday, September 26th at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Cocoa.

Donations may be made to Salvation Army, 1080 S. Hickory Melbourne, FL 32901 or American Red Cross, 1150 S. Hickory Melbourne, Fl 32901 for hurricane relief. Arrangements entrusted to East Coast Cremation, Rockledge, Florida, 632-1350. Rescuers shocked by scenes of destruction in New Orleans AIRBOATERS, from 1B Sam Manson, manager of Panther Airboat Corp.

in Cocoa, said some airboat operators were turned back by FEMA officials because they were not licensed captains, others returned home because they were not used, and others such as Roseman and his two nephews idled in Baton Rouge for a day before authorities realized airboats are tailor-made for rescuing stranded residents. Two kinds of pain Roseman said he and others paid an unforeseen physical and emotional toll for their altruism. "My brain just isn't right," Roseman said, struggling to put his feelings into words. "It's really hard for me to get rid of what I've seen. The stench overrode everything.

I pulled up next to dead bodies, but all day the stench was the same whether you were next to a dead body or not." Roseman, a flooring subcontractor who normally uses his airboat to hunt frogs or alligators in the St. Johns River, says he may seek counseling to deal with his trauma. As for physical symptoms, Roseman rattles them off: "Severe sore throat, earache, sinus draining, my mouth is dry like burnt meat, I have sores on the side of my tongue. "I've got a bad cough and I keep hacking up things, because the mist that was airborne from that water had gas, sewer and dead bodies combined. I've got a bit of a rash on my arms, but some of the other guys, you wouldn't believe their arms." Virginia Roseman said antibiotics have helped her husband.

"He was running on adrenaline back there, and he's just now coming down. Seeing the bodies was traumatic for him, but he's glad he didn't see any children." Ready to roll Phil Walters, chairman of the rules committee of the Tampabased Florida Airboat Association, could not say, how many Florida airboaters aided the Katrina rescue effort because although there are about 12,000 airboat enthusiasts in the state, many are unaffiliated. "Our advice to them was 'Don't go unless you have deployment papers because it is really hazardous Walters said, referring to reports of shootings and looting. "But many of them couldn't stand to watch what they were seeing on TV. One group with 10 to 15 airboats drove 12 hours, then were turned back because nobody knew who was in charge.

Airboaters are a hotblooded group, and they were ready to rock and roll. "But when others through, the EMTs said, 'Where the hell have you guys Roseman said he was prompted to get in his truck and go after a newscast showed a girl, about 6, standing on a wall surrounded by rising waters and pleading for help. "That little girl touched my heart," Roseman said. "I called my two nephews and said, 'Let's Joining forces Jimmy and Jesse Roseman of West Melbourne joined their uncle, making it to Baton Rouge Airport, where they eventually hooked up with the Louisiana Fish Wildlife Department, the Albuquerque, N.M., Sheriff's Department, and an U.S. Army unit.

"When we got into New Orleans, it was like a different world," Steve Roseman said. "It looked like the city dump, just 500 times worse. I couldn't believe I was in America." The Brevard airboaters slept on cots in a Catholic school in Baton Rouge. Their airboats proved ideal because they skim land and water, while some motorized watercraft crashed into submerged cars, fire hydrants or picket fences. Harry Pritchett, 46, who works for an auto auction in West Melbourne, went to New Orleans with his brother, Rick Pritchett.

"The water was real nasty, it made it hard for me to breathe in the mornings," Pritchett said. He added that people who fell into the water later were detoxified with clean water and bleach. Saying he felt uncomfortable talking about the ordeal, Pritchett said, "I'm just fine and dandy now." Jimmy Roseman, a taxidermist and lawn-care specialist, didn't know what to expect, so he was shocked by "trash everywhere, every building in the city looted, every room in the Hilton destroyed" and bodies strewn inside buildings. "It looked like Baghdad," Roseman said. "I'm pretty resilient, but when I'm sleeping, 1 keep recalling the actual scenes in my dreams." A light in the dark Steve Roseman said he would return to another disaster just because of one rescue he pulled off.

On a hunch, Roseman rechecked a nearly submerged home and spotted some movement through the screen door which led him to an 80-year-old woman lying on the floor, near her diabetic, bedridden son, whose medicine had run out five days earlier. "She said, I've heard people out there all day long, I didn't think anybody would Roseman said. "We weren't planning to go back, so they would have died. "That rescue made it all worthwhile." Contact Garcia at 242-3693 or Emotions run high on both sides SPEAK OUT, from 1B Republicans, some carried American, POW-MIA and Disabled American Veteran flags. In one case, a war supporter carried a bullhorn, used to heckle the other side's speakers.

One of the organizers said she was pleased with turnout after only a week's worth of notice. "I'm tired of us being the silent JAMES SOUTHERS PALM BAY James "JD" Southers passed away on Friday, September 23, 2005. He was 46. He is survived by his son, Jimmy Southers of Palm Bay. Contributions may be made to the Jimmy Southers Donation Fund at any Space Coast Credit Union.

Arrangements are under the care of Davis Seawinds Funeral Home Melbourne. DOROTHY CARPENTER JACKSONVILLE, FL Dorothy Ida Carpenter, 75, passed away Thursday, September 22, 2005 at Baptist Medical Center- Beaches. Born October 11, 1929 in Manchester, NH, she moved to Jacksonville from Merritt Island in 1995 where she lived since 1956 and worked as a medical lab tech at Wuesthoff Medical Center. She was a member of Grace United Methodist Church. Family members include her son, Steven Carpenter of Merritt Island, FL; daughters, Susan (Daniel) Young and Sandra (Daryl) Grier of Jacksonville, FL; brother, William (Thelma) Fisk of Orlando, FL; sisters, Mary Thickstun of Gaithersburg, MD, and Jane Monroe of NH and grandchildren, Carrie Greer and Amanda Grier, Jacksonville, FL.

Visitation will be held Sunday (today), September 25th from 4-6 p.m. in the Chapel of QuinnShalz, A Family Funeral Home. Graveside services will be held at 12 noon, Monday, September 26th in the Beaches Memorial Park Cemetery of Atlantic Beach. A Memorial Service will follow at 1 p.m. in the Beaches Chapel Church, 610 Florida Neptune Beach with Pastor Howard McMinn officiating.

In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to The American Cancer Society, 2850 Isabella Jacksonville Beach, FL, 32250. 1-800-227-2345 Arrangements are under the direction and care of QuinnShalz, A Family'Funeral Home, Jacksonville Beach, FL (904) 249-1100 majority," said Meghan Temple, vice president of the Brevard County Young Republicans. "We just want the troops to know we're out here you cannot support the troops and not support their mission." Retired Air Force Col. Robert Bowman, who spoke to the antiwar group before the march from City Hall to the park, disagrees with that concept. "This, to me, is the essence of supporting our troops," he said.

"I don't see how someone can say they support our troops and let them stay over there in that quagmire." Throughout the evening, sentiments heightened, from personal exchanges during speeches to whistling and shouting. "I think it's a disgrace. I'm disappointed that they're shouting so loud you can't hear the names of the dead being read," said Rafael Brito, 16, a Redlands resident visiting the family of one of the speakers. GENEVA Z. WATTS MELBOURNE Geneva Z.

Watts, 74, retired, died Friday, September 23, 2005. She was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She was the founder of the Space Coast Chapter of the Eastern Airlines Retirees Association in 1991. Geneva leaves behind her husband George Watts; sister, Katherine Runyan of Melbourne brother Nick Zain of Miami and her step-daughters, Elizabeth Dailey and Paula Macaulay of Massachusetts. A memorial will be held on Tuesday, September 27th at 3 p.m.

at the Brownlie-Maxwell Funeral Chapel. Donations may be made to your local Alzheimer's Association. Brownlie-Maxwell Funeral Home in Melbourne is serving the family. 723-2345 DIRECTORY Need An Attorney? Turn to FLORIDA TODAY'S Classified section Every day for the NEW Legal Directory BIKE 1 BLESS AND 13 bops Christina Stuart, FLORIDA TODAY Speaking their minds. Supporters of President Bush and the war in Iraq yell across a patch of grass separating them from protesters on Saturday at Front Street Park in Melbourne.

A group of about 70 President Bush supporters gathered at the park. But Wade Lovings, a retired Army lieutenant colonel who did four tours in Vietnam, said those who came out to oppose the war are traitors. "When I came back to San Francisco, people spit in my face and called me baby-killer," the Indialantic resident said. "I associate these people with those who spit in my face they have a right to their opinion, but nobody serving today was drafted. They volunteered." In some cases, parents of military members currently serving in Iraq were firm in their support for their children but shared no other common ground.

Carlyle Rogers, mother of three soldiers one currently in Iraq, one at Fort Benning, and one in the Florida National Guard said the possibility of peace in Iraq makes the war on terror worthwhile. "I support our troops," she said. "From reports my sons have given me, we've made progress getting schools and businesses reopened in Iraq; they had an election and women got to vote. I think we have to remember if we don't fight that war there, we will have to fight it here." But tears ran down the cheeks of Vietnam veteran Harry Behret as dead soldiers were remembered. He faced the other side holding a poster bearing a large black-and-white photo of his son, Jason, a Georgia National Guard member.

In the photo, Jason cradles his own son, Conner, 1. Thirty-year-old Jason, a father of four, has been in Iraq for five months now, Behret said. He worries about him constantly. "I think this war is a mistake and I know the impact war has," Behret said. Contact Kennerly at 360-1016 or.