Page 2 - Homegoing Service for Mercedes Hawkins Lemon

M e r c e d e s H a w k i n s L e m o n
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Mercedes Hawkins Lemon, 74, was born April 25, 1947, in Sanford, Florida. She was born to Elbert
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of Crooms Academy, Class of 1964. She was made an honorary member of the 1964 Class of Oakland
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High School in Haines City, Florida.
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and Christopher Detreville; three sisters; Kathy Hawkins,
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grandparents, Elijah and Mary J. Vickers.
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Four sons: Ronald Fleming, Larry Lemon, Jr. (Tavi), Tony Lemon, Sr., and Christopher Lemon, Sr.
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( (Deneice); two daughters: Tisha M. Lemon and Sheirce S. Wesley; five god-children: Reverend

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Randall, MacKenzie Lemon, Yasmin Harris, Desmond Harris, Shanaria Lemon, Samuel Mitchell,
R a n d a l l , M a c K e n z i e L e m o n , Y a s m i n H a r r i s , D e s m o n d H a r r i s , S h a n a r i a L e m o n , S a m u e l M i t c h e l l ,
Titiona Brown, Malita Sheppard (Kenny), Natasha Sanders, Stetone Hayes, Shirod Hayes, Ashara
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Robert Ford III, Jada-Samone Sutton, Jamarah Sutton, Nirvana Lemon, Autumn Mitchell, Sidney
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Mitchell, Payton Mitchell, Xylona Mitchell, Audrey Steele, Tavareo Lemon II, Emmia Lemon, Kennadi
S h e p p a r d , A ' K h i r a M o r a n , a n d J a ' N y l a K e y ; f o u r b r o t h e r s : P r i n c e M y e r s , E v z e l l L y n c h ( Y v o n n e ) , H a l
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Nadine Quinn, Sandra Frazier, and Rebecca Hawkins; a special daughter, Deneice Lemon; bonus
daughters: Shenell Randall, Zarina Mona Robinson (Floyd), Mildred Liz Gilbert (Ronney), and Cortina
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