Obituaries

Franklin Eugene Womack, 88, of Chiefland, died Oct. 23, 2009.

He was born Jan.12, 1921 in Avoca, Neb. to Luther and Lorraine Womack.

He was of the Baptist faith. He served in the United States Navy during World War II. He then went on to work for General Motors as a mechanic were he worked and retired after 30 plus years.

He moved to Chiefland in 1997 from Jacksonville.

He is survived by his son Roger E. Womack; daughter Pamela Ann Womack; caregivers and friends Preston Richburg and Tracy Richburg; along with many friends from Chiefland and Cedar Key.

Deborah Frost Reeves, 55, of Crystal River died Oct. 16, 2009.

She was born Jan. 5, 1954 in Fort Knox, Ky. to Noel and Dorothy Frost.

She was of the Methodist faith. She worked as an ad designer at the Citrus County Chronicle for many years. She had lived in Crystal River since 1975 moving there from Largo. She loved to bowl and enjoyed collecting lighthouse memorabilia. She also enjoyed traveling.

Ralph C. Craner Sr., 85, of Williston, died Oct. 11, 2009.

He was born Feb. 18, 1924 in Wildwood, N.J. to the late Carl and Alice Craner.

He was of the Baptist faith and a member of the First Baptist Church in Williston. He worked as a milkman for most of his life.

He served in the United States Army and Navy. He moved to Williston, seven years ago from Crystal River. He was a member of the VFW, DAV and Cooties. He loved to do paint by numbers; he enjoyed shooting pool and throwing darts.

Karen Ann Snyder, 56, of Chiefland died Oct. 5, 2009 at her home.

Born in Beckley, W.Va., she had been in Chiefland four years. She had worked for the city of Maitland as a receptionist and meter reader.

She is survived by her daughters Andrea Snyder of Chiefland, and Laurie Roberts of Casselberry; sister Sherry Vittozzi of Orlando; brother Keith Huffman of Atlanta, Ga. and her grandchildren Kali Morrill, Nathan McFann, Jacob Nelson, Peyton Nelson, all of Chiefland, and Christina Roberts, Jonathan Roberts, Thomas Roberts, and Nikki Saylor, all of Casselberry.