TESNEY, Mariflo Weiss, of Largo, FL, passed away Dec. 4th, 2010 at St. Petersburg General Hospital. She was born in Little Rock, Arkansas. She graduated from the University of Alabama, Bachelors’ in Education, where she married her college sweetheart Fred. Together they traveled the world where Fred was active with the U.S. army. They settled back down in Little Rock to raise their family. Mariflo taught in Arkansas and attended the University of Arkansas earn her Master’s in Education specializing in Reading. They moved to Florida in 1984 where she taught with the Pinellas County School as a reading specialist until she retired in 2007. Mariflo loved reading, fishing, camping, scuba diving and gardening. She will always be remembered by her students and family as a generous and loving person. She is survived by her devoted husband of 50 years, Fred; Sons, Todd, St. Petersburg; Brett (Teri), Seminole; grandchildren Shane, Trinity, Corbin and Devin and sister Diane of Little Rock, Arkansas. A graveside service will be held 2:15 pm Thursday, December 16th at Bay Pines National Cemetery.