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NEWS-PRESS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1989 58 NATIONAL OBITUARIES Gladys Mary Smith, 98, captured Fla. in poetry Arthur E. Stevens, 73, beach home builder Builder of Pentagon, Kennedy Center, dies Name: Arthur E. Stevens Name: Gladys Mary Smith Date of birth: December 22, 1890 Date of death: September 19, 1989 Cause of death: Natural causes Occupation: Homemaker Came to Port Charlotte: In 1969 Previous residence: Lexington, Mass. Survivors include: Her daughter, Edna Lortie of Pompano Beach; one son, Paul Smith of Bracton, and two grandsons.

Funeral home: Paul Schelm, 3044 Caring Way, Port Charlotte. ing the original Philadelphia International Airport, the Naval Hospital, the Municipal Court House and the State Office Building. McShain was also a major property owner in Philadelphia, including the Barclay Hotel, where he lived. He served as head of the zoning commission there from 1936 to 1952. He entered thoroughbred racing in the 1950s and established stables in the United States and Ireland that produced several trophy winners.

He spent summers for the last three decades at his Irish estate. McShain is survived by his wife, Mary, and a daughter, a Roman Catholic nun living in Rome. By The Associated Press NEW YORK John McShain, a contractor and developer responsible for such buildings as the Pentagon and the Kennedy Center, died Sept. 9 of a stroke in Killarney, Ireland. He was 90 years old.

John McShain based in Philadelphia, was one of the largest construction companies in the country before and after World Warll. Other projects he was responsible for in Washington are the State Department and the Jefferson Memorial, as well as the 1951 renovation of the White House, The New York Times said. He erected several important buildings in Philadelphia, includ Doreau, French writer, dies Port Charlotte and the Women's Association of the First Presbyterian Church. Survivors include Lortie of Pompano Beach; a son, Paul Smith of Bracton, and two grandsons. Calling hours will be from 2 to 4 p.m.

Friday at the Paul Schelm Funeral Home on Caring Way in Port Charlotte. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in the funeral home chapel. Internment will follow at Rest-lawn Memorial Gardens. By MARY HAWK News-Press Staff Port Charlotte resident Gladys Mary Smith was a poet at heart and would write compassionate short ditties about nature and the Florida lifestyle.

Mrs. Smith, 98, died Tuesday after an extended illness at South Port Nursing Home in Charlotte Harbor. "She sure could write her poetry I will treasure some of her work," her daughter Edna Lortie said. Mrs. Smith was born on December 22, 1890, in Somerville, and came to the Port Charlotte area 30 years ago from Lexington, Mass.

Spending her life as a homemak-er, Mrs. Smith raised two children. "She was really sweet and just rather intelligent," her daughter said. Mrs. Smith enjoyed sewing and making dresses, but another favorite pastime of Smith's was to work in her garden with her various plants and flowers.

"She had a super green thumb, and she enjoyed growing things," said her daughter. She later became a member of the Garden Club of Port Charlotte. Mrs. Smith also was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Lee County ASHLEY, ALICE, 68, of Fort Myers, funeral services SepL 30, arrangements by Finley Carter Funeral Home. BELL, WARREN, 80, of North Fort Myers, funeral services Friday, arrangements by Harvey-Engel-hardt Funeral Home.

BRODHECKER, CATHARINE, ELLEN, 92, of Fort Myers, Memorial services at a later date, arrangements by Anderson Funeral Home. CANNON, CARL, 71, of Fort Myers, arrangements by Finley Carter Funeral Home. GOTTSCH, WILLIAM, 93 of Is To ByAMYSHEEHAN News-Press Staff Writer Longtime Fort Myers resident Arthur E. Stevens grew up working with his hands and went on to build many cottages and houses on Fort Myers Beach. "He loved to build," said his wife, Grace Stevens of Fort Myers.

"It was his life." Mr. Stevens died Monday of pneumonia. A Fort Myers resident since 1935, he was 73. Born in the small town of Brooksville, he went to work in a saw mill when he was 8 years old. Laboring for 25 cents a day, he soon distinguished himself as a math whiz who was especially good at measuring lumber accurately, his wife said.

In 1935, he moved to Fort Myers with his family and began working as a telegram delivery man. "He'd ride around on his bicycle and give them out. Sometimes, he delivered them to Thomas Edison and he used to say Edison would always give him a dime," his wife said. The couple was married in July of 1955 at the Tice Methodist Church and went to live in a cottage Mr. Stevens had built on Fort Myers Beach.

"He was the first person down there who used concrete pilings for the house. Everyone said we were crazy, but it turned out that's what lasts the longest," she said. Working as a construction con- ments by Harvey-Engelhardt Funeral Home Beach Chapel. SAVAGE, MARGARET 70, of Fort Myers Beach, memorial mass Friday, arrangements by National Cremation Society SHARKODY, MARY, 90, of Fort Myers, final interment in Brooklyn, Ohio, local arrangements by Phil Kiser Funeral Home Inc. STEVENS, WILLIAM C.

77, of South Fort Myers, funeral services Saturday in Dayton, Ohio, local arrangements by Phil Kiser Funeral Home. WEBSTER, CALVIN, 32, of Fort Myers, services Saturday, arrangements by Finley Carter Funeral Information In the Deaths and Funerals column is paid advertising. To place an obituary call 335-0324. Mrs. Charles B.

West, of Atlanta, tour grandchildren and one niece and four nephews. In lieu of flowers contributions "The du Ponts From Gunpowder To Nylon," which reviewer Virginia Kirkus described as "indispensable to the student of economic history." The son of an army general and nephew of a longtime mayor of Paris, Doreau came to the United States in 1949 as a correspondent for several French newspapers. He retired in France but returned to the United -States to live in Newport in 1982. He is survived by his wife, Dixie Reynolds, a son and two grandsons. By The Associated Press NEWPORT, R.I.

Bernard Rene Doreau, a French author and journalist best known in this country for a history of the du Pont family, has died at age 88. Doreau, who died Sunday, wrote several books on French history and international family fortunes under the pen name Max Dorian. The only one to be translated into English was Information in the Deaths column printed free of charge. place a listing call 335-0324. Ind.

circuit judge dies at 76 attorney from 1980 to 1988. He was circuit judge from 1966 to 1978. Prior '-to serving on the bench, Young had been county attorney and county prosecutor. A Republican, Young was state, campaign manager in 1964 for Sen. hi Barry Gold water's presidential bid.

By The Associated Press FRANKLIN, Ind. Robert W. Young, a former Johnson Circuit Court judge, county prosecutor and city attorney, died Tuesday at age 76. Young served as Franklin city Date of birth: July 25, 1916 Date of death: Sept. 18, 1989 Cause of death: Pneumonia Occupation: Builder Moved to Fort Myers 1935 Previous residence: Brooksville Survivors include: His wife, Grace Stevens of Fort Myers; a son, Omar Stevens; a daughter, Tammy Fleishman, both of West Palm Beach; six brothers; a sister; four grandchildren and one greatgrandchild Funeral home: Memorial Gardens Funeral Home, 1589 Colonial Fort Myers tractor, Mr.

Stevens built the office and many of the cottages for the Pink Shell before going to work with his brother in a cabinetry shop. In his spare time, Mr. Stevens enjoyed hunting and fishing. "He could really catch the snook," she said. "And he enjoyed our home." Services for Mr.

Stevens will be at 11 a.m. today in the chapel of Memorial Gardens Funeral Home, 1589 Colonial Fort Myers, with the Rev. Carl Swanberg of the Southside Baptist church officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Home.

Collier County CHAPMAN, HELEN, 73, of Naples, services at Niagara Falls, N.Y., arrangements by David K. Johnson Funeral Home. DAVANCE, LORRAINE, 38 of Immokalee, funeral Sept. 30, Arrangements by Finley Carter Funeral Home. FADOUL, LOUIS, 33, of Naples, funeral Saturday, arrangements by Finley Carter Funeral Home.

MARKSBERRY, WILLIAM 82, of Naples, service Saturday, arrangements by Earl G. Hodges Funeral Home. may be made to Athens unit for cording of the blind, 120 Florida Athens, Ga. 30605. Yellingtonlcademy PECTUS, FMMERAILS QUALITY CHILD CARE 6 weeks to 12 years 549-8818 I Lehigh Acres, services were held, Sept.

19 in Nebraska, arrangements by Anderson Funeral Home, Lehigh Acres. KEARNS, ETHLYN, 75, of Sanibel, memorial service Friday, arrangements by National Cremation Society. LICHTCSIEN, BETTY, 76, of South Fort Myers, graveside services today, arrangements by Phil Kiser Funeral Home, Inc. LINK, RALPH, 75, of Cape Coral, arrangements by Cape Coral Guardian Funeral Home. RECKLEIN, CHARLOTTE ANN, 75, of Fort Myers, Funeral and Interment in St Louis, arrange- tha Stewart, Linda Adams and her husband, Kenneth, his brother, Walter and wife Thelma of Fort Myers, his sisters Alma Sego and Lee Brown and husband Mickey, and his brother Claude and wife Eunice, all of Montgomery, Ala.

He has four grandchildren. Services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church, First and Royal Palm, with Rev. David Leiningor officiating. Internment at Fort Myers Cemetary will be private.

ARTHUR E.STEVENS Services for Arthur E. Stevens will be today at 11 a.m. In the Chapel of Memorial Gardens Funeral Home, with Rev. Carl Swanberg, of the Southside Baptist Church officiating. Arrangments by Memorial Gar-' dens Funeral Home 1589 Colonial Blvd.

DOROTHY E. WESTERVELT Dorothy E. Westervelt, 77 of 105 Greenwood Drive, Athens, passed away on Sept. 19, 1989, In Athens, Ga. Services at the First United Methodist Church, Friday at 11 a.m., with burial at Oconee Hill Cementary, Athens, Ga.

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Lee County G. WARREN BELL G. Warren Bell, 80 of North Fort Myers, died Tuesday evening in Fort Myers. A New York native moving to North Fort Myers, 11 years ago, after retiring with the Long Island, New York, school system as Industiral Arts teacher. Mr.

Bell was a veteran of WW II, Army; a member of the D.A.V. of Fort Myers, a member of the Caloosa Chapter N.A.W.C.C. and the National Chapter of the N.A.W.C.C. Mr. Bell attended Covenant Presbyterian Church of Fort Myers.

Surviving are his wife, Ethel L. Bell; a son and daughter-in-law, James W. and Diane Bell of Chicago, III. two brothers W. Randal Bell of Peterborough, N.H., and Raymond K.

Bell of East Wllliston, N.Y., a sister Edith Mc Crea, of Florence, S.C.; two grandchildern and several nieces and nephewsalso survive. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 2 p.m. at Harvey-Engelhardt Funeral Home, North Chapel, 3453 Hancock Bridge Parkway, with Dr. David G. Berry of Covenant Presbyterian Church officiating.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home one hour prior to services. Entombment to follow at Lee Memorial Park. GERALD D.MOODY Gerald D. Moody, died at his home In North Fort Myers on Wednesday, Sept. 20.

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