Story Tools • • Date of Issue: Apr. 30, 2008 Obituary Helen E. Davis Helen E. Davis, 72, of Holmes Beach, died April 20. Private services will be held at a later date. She is survived by husband Merle C. Jr.; daughters Pam Zuccarin and Brenda Sisca; son Merle C. III; sisters Agnes Verner and Sheila Oberhoffer; brother Richard Noble; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.   John M. Denton John M. Denton, 54, of Palmetto, died April 22. Mr. Denton, born in Orlando, Fla., has been a lifelong resident of Manatee County. He was a self-employed real estate investor. He attended Manatee High School and graduated from the Flint School aboard the sailing vessel Ta Vega. He was a Little League coach for many years and loved to fish and sail. Memorial services were Saturday at Shannon Funeral Home, Westview Chapel, Bradenton. Online condolences will be accepted. He is survived by sons Ryan of Bradenton, Christopher of Gainesville and Beau of Jacksonville; daughters, Caroline Foster of Bradenton Beach and Kathryn of Jacksonville; brothers, Dan and David, both of Sarasota; sister, Holly Forssell of Bradenton; and parents John and Mary of Bradenton.   Mary A. Hinds Mary A. Hinds, 88, of Bradenton, died April 24. Services and burial were planned to be in Hamilton, Ohio. Arrangements were by Brown & Sons Funeral Homes & Crematory. Mrs. Hinds is survived by daughter, Judith Reckman of Westchester, Ohio; sons, Robert of Holmes Beach and James of Live Oak, Fla.; 13 grandchildren; and 17 great grandchildren.