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Funerals/Memoriam/Card Of Thanks
JACKSON
MR. ROBERT (RODRIGUEZ) PERRY, SR.
A Private Celebration Of Life Service for Mr. Robert (Ro- driguez) Perry, Sr., will be held Saturday, December 19, 2020, at 11 a.m., at Rest Haven Memorial Cemetery, 4615 E. Hanna Av- enue, Reverend Jacquelyn Bogan, officiating. Family is asked to assemble at the ceme- tery at 10:45 a.m., for the Serv- ice.
A beloved and lifelong resi- dent of the Tampa Park/Central Park Community passed away gently in his sleep on Sunday, December 13, 2020.
Mr. Perry, Sr., affectionately known as “The Mayor,” by his so- cial friends, “Perry” by many of his professional friends and “Death,” by his childhood friends, attended St. Peter Claver’s Catholic School and Don Thompson High School here in Tampa. Employed as a custo- dian, he valued the opportunity to serve the community in which he lived. He served at Meacham Elementary and Booker T. Wash- ington the majority of his em- ployment with Hillsborough County Schools. Before retiring
in 2000, he also served at Van Buren and McKinley Middle Schools.
RAY WILLIAMS
MR. ERIK CURRY
Mr. Erik Curry, of Tampa, passed away Friday, December 11, 2020. A Graveside Funeral Serv- ice will be conducted Saturday, December 19, at 10 a.m. at Rest Haven Memorial Park Cemetery, 4615 E. Hanna Avenue, with Rev- erend Brett Snowden, officiating. Interment will follow.
Please follow the CDC guide- lines. Masks are required.
Mr. Erik Curry was a native and lifelong resident of Tampa, Florida. He was a graduate of Tampa Catholic High School. Mr. Curry furthered his education and earned a Bachelor’s Degree from Bethune Cookman College and a Master’s Degree from the University of Phoenix.
He was a member of Greater Bethel Missionary Baptist Church and was employed by the Depart- ment of Homeland Security.
He leaves to cherish his mem- ory: his wife, DeShaun; two chil- dren, Caitlyn and Evan; his mother, Elmira; sister, Erika; four nephews and two nieces; and a host of other loving relatives and friends.
Visitation will be held Friday, December 18, from 3 - 7 p.m. at Ray Williams Funeral Home, 301 N. Howard Avenue, Tampa, FL 33606.
We are asking family and friends to follow the CDC guide- lines. Masks are required. Arrangements entrusted to RAY WILLIAMS FUNERAL HOME, Rhodes & Northern Owners.
Perry was preceded in death by: his mother, Annie Mae Ro- driguez and father, Donnell Perry; sister, Yolanda Perry Canty; grandmothers, Ruth Rodriguez Cook and Nora Adams McCall; and aunts, Lucille Edwards and Cora Perry Chaney.
His fond memories are left to cherish by: his daughters, Yolanda Doster and Angela Perry- Warmack (Ron); sons, Robert Perry, Jr., Donnell Perry and Tavares Billups; step-children, Otto Johnson (Kathy) and Varonte’ Bradley; grandchildren, Amber Williams, Raphael Concep- tion, Ronald Warmack, Jr., Michael Perry, Robert A. Perry, Celeste Perry, Jessica Lynn Perry, Kenya Perry, Azaria Perry, Devin Perry and Shaniya Perry and 6 great grandchildren; nieces, Persephone Canty, Rotunda Canty, Perschelle Williams, and Yolanda Thomas; nephews, Alphonso Thomas, Jr., (Brenda) and Albert Thomas, and a host of great nieces and nephews, all of Tampa, FL; cousins, Kerry Ed- wards (Angie) of Tampa, FL, Bet- tye LaGree and Ruth LaGree of Jamaica Queens, NY; Denise L. Williams (Errol) of Staten Island, NY; “Sims” of Tampa, FL; and goddaughter, Donna (Rey) Robin- son of Tampa, FL.
A few longtime and lifelong friends include: Ms. Rudine C. Harrell, Mr. Claude McDuffie, John Anderson, Rico Carnegie and Robert Lee Whitehead; care- givers: Avelina Merced, Shedrick Hunter, Stephanie Driver and niece, Barbra Martin, LifePath Hospice Burgundy Team and Bamboo Villas ALF.
Visitation will be held Friday, December 18, 2020, at Greater New Salem Primitive Baptist Church, 1605 N. Nebraska Av- enue, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Arrangements entrusted to Jack- son Funeral Home.
MR. JAMES HARRELL
Mr. James Harrell, of Tampa passed away Saturday, December 12, 2020. A Graveside Funeral Service will be conducted Saturday, Decem- ber 19, at 11:00 a.m. at Sunset Mem- ory Gardens Cemetery, 11005 N. U. S. Highway 301, Thonotosassa, FL with Reverend Willie Charles Shaw, officiating. Interment will follow.
Please follow the CDC guide- lines. Masks are required.
Mr. James Harrell was a native and lifelong resident of Tampa, Florida, born to John Otis Harrell and Mayola Latson. He was educated in the public schools of Hillsborough County and was a graduate of Mid- dleton High School.
He was employed as a Long- shoreman with the International Longshoreman’s Association, Local 1402, Leon Chandler, President, Andre Davis, Vice President and Howard Roundtree, Vice President.
He leaves to cherish his mem- ory: his loving wife, Linda Harrell; children, James Harrell, Jr. (Maria), Evalio Harrell, Sr., Clinton Harrell (Dawn), Gayle Copeland (Greg), and Krystal Harrell; a host of loving grandchildren; sisters, Mary Robert- son (Edward), Martha Whyte, and Catherine Campbell (Benny); broth- ers, Otis Harrell (Betty) and Charles Harrell (Clara); and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other loving rela- tives and friends.
Visitation will be held Friday, December 18, from 4 - 7 p.m. at the International Longshoreman’s Hall, 707 E. Harrison Street, Tampa, FL 33602.
We are asking family and friends to follow the CDC guidelines. Masks are required. Arrangements entrusted to RAY WILLIAMS FU- NERAL HOME, Rhodes & Northern Owners.
MRS. CALLIE WEAVER MASON
Mrs. Callie Weaver Mason, of Tampa, passed away Friday, No- vember 27, 2020. A Memorial Service will be conducted Satur- day, December 19, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. at Ray Williams Memorial Chapel, 301 N. Howard Avenue with Reverend Dr. Brett Snowden, officiating. Interment will follow in Hillsboro Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Please follow the CDC Guidelines. Masks are required.
Mrs. Callie Weaver Mason was a native of Spartanburg, South Carolina, later found homestead in Columbus, Ohio, and eventually settled in Tampa, FL in 1982.
She was a member of Greater Bethel Missionary Baptist Church. She was employed as a Supervisor of Student Services with the Hillsborough County Public Schools.
She was preceded in death by: her parents; and three siblings.
Mrs. Mason leaves to cherish her memory: husband, Larry Dwight Mason; brothers, Herbert Walker and Robert-Lee Walker of Spartanburg, South Carolina; children, Carmen Sims and Wali Shabazz, Alonzo and Faye Sims, and Retha and Ernest Duncan; eleven grandchildren; twelve great grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Arrangements en- trusted to RAY WILLIAMS FU- NERAL HOME, Rhodes & Northern, Owners.
IN MEMORIAM
PAULINE VIVIAN LEE SETTLES
Words can never express what you are to us, Mama. But, your love remains supreme no matter what.
From the entire Lee and Settles Families.
CARD OF THANKS
With a heart of gratitude, the Johnson, Hawkins, and St. Ger- main families would like to sin- cerely thank everyone for your kind words of expression, prayers, visits, calls, texts, social media posts, messages, food, drinks, cards, flowers, and every act of kindness and support shown to our families during the transition of our beloved Antwan Lamar Hawkins, Sr.
From our hearts, we thank each of you for the outpouring of love that was shown to us.
We so graciously thank Ybor City Center for Rehabilitation And Healing, the Florida Sentinel Bul- letin, Success Beyond Boundaries, Folsom, Oak Park and Seffner Ele- mentary Schools, Jennings Middle School, Wilson Funeral Home, St. Joseph’s Hospital, Ray Williams Funeral Home, Banks Funeral Home, Ambri’ance Design, Excit- ing Faith Alive Church, and the abundance of individuals and fam- ilies who showered us with their support and love.
May God bless each of you. The Johnson, Hawkins and St. Ger- main Families.
MR. ANTWAN LAMAR HAWKINS, SR.
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