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HARMON
SISTER JANICE ALLEN
Homegoing Services for Sister Janice Allen, who passed away De- cember 13, 2020, will be held Sun- day, December 19, 2020, at 10 a.m. at Harmon’s Funeral Home, 5002 N. 40th Street, Tampa, Florida, 33610, with Pastor Byron Wells, officiating. Interment will be made on Tuesday, December 22, 2020, at 11 A.M. at Rest Haven Memorial Park.
Janice Allen was born Novem- ber 29, 1951, to Columbus Norton, Sr., and Violet Norton. She grew up in the North Boulevard Homes in West Tampa. She attended Carver and Dunbar Elementary Schools. She attended Just Junior High. She graduated from Blake High School in 1969.
She married Lavon Allen, Sr., in 1970. They were married twenty-five years. They had four children.
Sister Janice Allen leaves to cherish her memory: children, La- Toya, Lavon, Jr., Lanza, Sr., and LaTreshia Allen; four grandchil- dren: Kiy ‘Ajiah, Khyla, Lanza, Jr., and Laquan Allen and a host of nephews, nieces, cousins, in-laws and a host of friends.
Visitation for Janice will be held on Saturday evening Decem- ber 19, 2020, from 5 p.m. until 6 p.m. Family and friends will as- semble at 12:45 pm on Sunday at the Church. Facial covering is re- quired to attend.
A Harmon Burial
FAMILY NOTICE
MR. SAMUEL BURKES, JR.
Mr. Samuel Burkes, Jr., of Seffner, passed away Thursday, December 8, 2020. Mr. Burkes was born in Philadelphia, PA, Sep- tember 16, 1950 to Samuel Burkes, Sr., and Ethel Herndon Burkes.
Sam was well-known while working at the Tampa Shipyard and while working 30+ years with United Cab and the Yellow Cab. He was a professional Mr. Fix-It, if it could be fixed he could do it.
He was preceded in death by: his parents, Samuel Burkes, Sr., and Ethel Herndon Burkes and Linnie Humphrey Burkes; sons, Harry Dumas and Marlo Burkes, sister, Ernestine Hicks, and nephew, Larry Lee.
Sam leaves to cherish his lov- ing memories: his devoted wife, Daria J. Burkes; daughter, Sukan- dra Burkes; son, Christopher Burkes; grandchildren, D’Asia Burkes, Malcolm Lamar, Malik Lamar, Mya Lamar, and Christo- pher Burkes, Jr.; sister, Elaine Gilmore; brother, Ronald Burkes (Carlita); brother-in-law, Darwin McNish; sisters-in-law, Katrina Billups, Rosa Manriquez (Ricky), Christina Williams, and Elaine Jackson; mother-in-law, Ruby Williams; nieces, Brenda Hicks, Sonja Murphy, and Delores Hicks; nephews, Tony Washington, Carl Washington, Jeffrey Hicks, Darryl Hicks, Kevin Burkes, Michael Hicks, Kenneth Burkes, Paul Gilmore, Devin McNish, Darwin McNish, Jr., and Mario McNish; longtime friends, Victor Hall, James (Dwight) Sheffield, Hiram Jones, Ricky Timmons, Bruce Simmons, and LeRoy Johnson, and a host of other family mem- bers and friends.
Memorial Services will be held at a later date.
Charley Pride, Trailblazing Black Country Music Star, Dies At 86 Of COVID
Charley Pride, the bar- rier-busting baritone who be- came the first Black musician inducted in the Country Music Hall of Fame, died Sat- urday in Dallas. He was 86.
He died in hospice care after a stay in the hospital, ac- cording to a spokesperson. The cause was complications of COVID-19.
A child of Mississippi sharecroppers who served in the Army and played baseball in the Negro leagues, Pride headed for the music busi- ness in 1960s and became the first Black country music star.
Over a half-century ca-
CHARLEY PRIDE
reer, he sold more than 25 million records, scored a trio of Grammy Awards and recorded dozens of Top 10 hits on the country charts. He is best known for his early
’70s hits “Kiss an Angel Good Mornin’” and “Is Anybody Goin’ to San Antone.”
Darius Rucker, another towering Black country star, once commented, “Charley went through a lot of stuff to do what he loved to do,” in- cluding having his face left off his records to obscure his racial identity. “He loved to sing country music.”
Steel Magnolias, Queen Sugar, And Lovecraft Country Actress Dies At 76
CAROL SUTTON
Actor Carol Sutton, who appeared in well more than 100 movies, plays and televi- sion shows, died Thursday in New Orleans of complications from the coronavirus. She was 76 years old.
“Carol Sutton was practi- cally the Queen of New Or- leans theater, having graced the stages across the city for decades,” shared the Mayor of New Orleans, LaToya Cantrell. “The world may rec- ognize her from her perform- ances in movies and on TV — whether it’s ‘Treme’ or ‘Claws,’ or ‘Runaway Jury’ or ‘Queen Sugar.'”
“But we will always remem- ber her commanding stage presence, her richly portrayed characters, and the warm heart she shared with her fellow cast and crew in productions such as ‘4000 Miles’ and ‘A Raisin in the Sun.’ May she rest in God’s perfect peace.”
In 1974, Sutton made her television debut in “The Auto- biography of Miss Jane Pittman,” then went on to fea- ture films, starring theatrical roles and more television work.
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Christmas Outreach
Heaven Destiny Church is teaming up the NFL Alumni As- sociation, Tampa chapter, along with their cheerleaders, Sim- ply Healthcare, the Sheffield Family Foundation, Renew Group and Women of Color Golf to present a ‘Toys for Tots Christmas’ event. The Toys for Tots Drive-Thru Christmas giveaway will provide a free gift to all children 12 and under.
This Outreach will be held in the parking lot of The Art In- stitute of Tampa located at 4401 N. Himes Ave., Tampa, FL 33614 on Saturday, December 19th, from 12-3 p. m.
Toy donations are being accepted at Heaven Destiny, 4104 E. Ellicott, or arrangements for pick up are available by calling Pastor Tom Jones at 813-240-9379.
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