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Funerals/Memoriam
AIKENS
MR. DONLEY ANDREW HARRIS
Homegoing celebration for Mr. Donley Andrew Har- ris of Tampa, who passed away on Monday, December 21, 2015, will be on Saturday, January 2, 2016, at 11 a. m. at Aikens Funeral Home Chapel, 2708 E. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Rev. Matthew Redmon, officiat- ing. The interment will be in Rest Haven Memorial Park Cemetery.
Donley enjoyed fishing and listening to his albums of old school music and gospel.
He was preceded in death by: his parents, Tom Harris and Theresa Redmon-John- son; and cousin, Renee Davis.
He leaves to cherish his memories with: children, Donisha Andrea Harris, Vanessa Nicole Harris, An- drew Deandre Harris and Phillip Jerrod Smith- Harris; grandchildren, Dontavis Jer- rell Offutt, Aniyah LaNae Nelson, N’Seya Tanielle Bar- ton and Vijay Destin Golson; brother, Anthony Harris; sis- ters, Theresa Carol Shuler (Eugene), Tammy Gordon- Huggins (John) and Anissa McNeil (Eric); aunts, Ivelita S. Woods, Yvonne Suber- Williams, Helen Davis and Paulette S. De’Boise; uncles, Jessie and John Redmon, Henry Suber, Jr., Rev. Matthew Redmon (Andrea), Dr. James Redmon, Felix Redmon, and Samuel Red- mon (Tina); nieces, Anissa, Sade, Erissa and Eriqa Mc- Neil; nieces, Toyka and Erika Shuler, Asia Harris, Kia Har- ris-Johnson and Latoya Bell; nephews, Tyrell and Rashard Gordon, Alexander “Al” Jenkins and Anthony Mc- Neil; special friend, Lonnie “Stone”; and a host of other relatives and friends.
The visitation will be held at Aikens Funeral Home on Thursday, December 31st from 4-7 p. m. The family will receive friends from 5-6 p. m.
The family and friends are asked to meet at the chapel on Saturday for the service.
AIKENS FUNERAL HOME
MRS. NAOMI JONES CUSHION
Homegoing services for Mrs. Naomi Jones Cushion of Tampa, who passed away on Saturday, December 19, 2015, will be held on Satur- day, January 2, 2016, at New Smyrna Full Gospel Cathe- dral, 5015 N. 17th Street, Bishop W. L. Lee, officiating. The interment will be held in Orange Hill Cemetery.
Naomi was born October 14, 1939, in Walterboro, South Carolina. She enjoyed providing help to all she could and she loved to cook.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Earl Dukes and Mary Inez Jamison.
She leaves to cherish her memories with: her husband, Otis Cushion; children, Joe Dukes, Peggy Ackah and De- brah Jones; grandchildren, Ebony Dukes, Amber Dukes, Charity Williams, Benjamin Williams, Ashley Curry and La’Quitta Curry; great grand- children, Ah’Johntia Williams, Bruce Brown, Lanaisa Russan and Ah’Ke- lah Dupree; brother, Johnny Dukes; sisters, Gloria Dukes and Annalee Jamison; nieces, Renee Dukes, Vera Foster, Tammy Foster and Evette Dukes; nephew, Timo- thy Dukes; cousin, Roshanda Dukes and family; friends, Ivory Marshall, Shelia Press- ley, Al’Freda McClary, Al- berta Caoch, Freddie Simmon and Florance Green; and a host of other relatives and special friends.
The visitation will be held at Aikens Funeral Home on Thursday, December 31st, from 4-7 p. m. The family will receive friends from 4-5 p. m.
The family and friends are asked to meet at the church on Saturday for the service.
AIKENS FUNERAL HOME
MRS. BEVERLY JEAN COACHMAN TURNER
Homegoing service for Mrs. Beverly Jean Coachman Turner of Tampa, who passed away on Saturday, December 19, 2015, will be held on Thursday, December 31st at 11 a. m. at Aikens Fu- neral Home Chapel, 2708 E. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Rev. Michael Hopkins, officiating. The interment will be held in Garden of Memories Cemetery.
Mrs. Beverly Jean Coach- man Turner was born Janu- ary 15, 1956, to the late Mancy and Myra Coachman in Donalsonville, Georgia.
She moved to Tampa, with her parents at a young age, where she attended the pub- lic schools of Hillsborough County, including Middleton High School and graduated from Leto High School in 1973.
She met and married the late MacArthur Turner and to this union one child was born, Katrina Michelle Turner.
She was employed at St. Peter Claver Daycare until her health began to fail. After a long lengthy illness, she was called home to be with the Lord.
She was preceded in death by: her husband; parents; and grandparents, Willis Coachman, Lula Akins, Lu- cille Graham and David Curry; sisters, Linda Gilyard and Sharon Frazier; brother- in-law, Andrew Frazier; and nephew, Reginall Gilyard.
She leaves precious and loving memories with: her daughter, Katrina Michelle Turner; grandson, A’Monte L. Thomas; brothers, Ronald B. Coachman and Gregory A. Coachman (Devita); nieces, Yolanda Brock, Sharvettye Blackwell (Marquel) Grene- cia, and Gerbreta and Gher- rica Coachman; nephews, Eric Gilyard, Anddrikka Fra- zier (Rena), and Aleo Frazier (Tiffany); aunts, Yvoncile Clinch, Yvonne Freeman (Willie Fred), Hazel Ram- bean, Amma Graham, and Dorothy Dix Mosley (Albert); uncles, Howard Coachman, Willie “Bubba” Coachman, and Wayne Coachman (Jackie); special cousins, Eddie Ray (Mary), Michael Graham and Ricky Smith; brothers-in-law, Andrew Turner and Joe Turner (Pa- tricia); sisters-in-law, John- nie Mae Calloway, Mavene Shields, and Mary Freeman (William); special friends, Sabrina Christie, Darlene Hopkins (Rev. Michael), Vi- vian Matthews (Nathaniel), Harriet Davis (Eddie), and Kitty Jones (Gerald); a host of other nieces, nephews, cousins, friends and ex-
tended family; the Tolberts; and godmother, Everlena Smith.
The visitation will be held at Aikens Funeral Home on Wednesday, December 30th from 4-7 p. m. The family will receive friends from 6-7 p. m.
The family and friends are asked to meet at the chapel on Thursday for the service.
AIKENS FUNERAL HOME
MRS. JOHNNIE MAE JACKSON
Homegoing celebration for Mrs. Johnnie Mae Jack- son of Tampa, who passed away on Sunday, December 20, 2015, will be held Wednesday, December 30th, at 2 p. m. at Aikens Funeral Home Chapel, 2708 E. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Minister Jacqueline Coffie-Leeks, officiating. The interment will be in Rest Haven Memorial Park Ceme- tery.
Johnnie Mae Jackson was born to the late Susie Mae Gibbons and the late John Jackson on May 4, 1936 in Louisville, Georgia.
She was primarily raised in Tampa, FL, and attended both Middleton High School and Don Thompson High School.
She was affectionately known to her family and closest friends as “Jack.”
At an early age, Johnnie Mae confessed Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior.
In 1954, she married her first husband, Ronald Mitchell who preceded her in death. To this union, six chil- dren were born, one child preceded her in death (Rhonda Vonceil).
In 1977, she married her second husband, Timothy Charles Yates.
Johnnie Mae could easily be called a jack of all trades; she was licensed as a master barber and in 1966, she be- came the first Black female barber to open her own bar- ber shop, “Soul Sisters Bar- ber Shop”; she was also a certified nurse’s assistant, a teacher’s assistant, and a cafeteria cook.
She enjoyed being in- volved in the lives of her chil- dren and took great pleasure
at seeing her family grow and blossom before her very eyes. As a result, of her nur- turing spirit, she became mother to many of her nieces, nephews, friends, co- workers, and more. She sac- rificially provided advice, love, and endless support to her family and loved ones.
Johnnie Mae knew how to both survive and thrive. She had a green thumb and the ability to make anything grow out of nothing. She could easily make a meal from a sack of rice, 1 egg and a piece of meat.
Although she often ap- peared quiet and somewhat aloof, she was always quick minded and ready for her next move.
Family and friends, we cel- ebrate the life and legacy of a strong, passionate woman who was adored by so many and touched lives across the globe.
The legacy she leaves will live on through her loved ones who will continue to cel- ebrate her life, including: de- voted daughters, Caroline E. Hollingsworth, Valarie P. Mitchell and Kimberly S. Walker (Stacy); devoted sons, Ronald Mitchell (Frauke), and Reginald Mitchell (Diane); devoted grandchildren, granddaugh- ters, Zena D. Mitchell, Fredricka M. Brown, Ashley Hollingsworth, Brittnie Hollingsworth, Natasha N. Clinton (Vanreese), Candace Mitchell Echols, Stacie L. Ab- dallah (Joseph), and Annika Mitchell, and grandsons, Reginald Jerome Mitchell, Sedrick Brown, and Korey Walker; devoted great grands, great granddaugh- ters, Sedraneki Mitchell, Fre- dre'Anna Hunt, Tayanna R. Davis, Dynasty (Juicy) Brown, Sedriyonna (Yaya) Brown, Sedrineque (Cookie) Brown, Sedrianna Brown, Kamryn Clinton and Aiyanna Mitchell, and great grand- sons, Isaiah R. Higgin- botham, Sedrick Brown, Jr., Christopher Lloyd Echols, Izaiah Conley, Nehemiah Ab- dallah and Noah Abdallah; brother, David Jackson; nieces, Diane Clark and Lei Jackson McMade (Michael); nephews, Michael Hill (Ella), David Hill, David Jackson, Jr., Charles Clark and Edwin Clark (Diane); and a host of other relatives and friends.
The visitation will be held at Aikens Funeral Home on Tuesday, December 29th from 4-7 p. m. The family will receive friends from 4-5 p. m.
The family and friends are asked to meet at the chapel on Wednesday for the ser- vice.
AIKENS FUNERAL HOME
BIRTHDAY MEMORIAM
MRS. MABLE T. SHEPHARD January 2, 1926
Thinking of you on your birthday and thanking God for such a wonderful Mother.
Your daughter, Dorothy; and grandsons, Mike and Zeke.
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