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INTEGRITY
MOTHER EFFIE MAE SIMS ‘MADEA’
A Celebration of Life for Mother Effie Mae Sims, known to many as “Madea,” will be held on Saturday, August 13, 2016, 11 a. m. at Revelation Community M. B. Church, 7225 E. Chelsea Street, Tampa, 33610, with Rev. Dr. G. B. Robinson, Pastor, offi- ciating. Interment will follow at Rest Haven Memorial Park, Tampa.
Born on December 23, 1932, Mother Effie Mae Sims was raised in Enterprise, Alabama where she also attended public school. She accepted Christ at an early age. Seeking a new start for herself, she moved to Tampa in 1962.
Mother Effie Mae Sims was employed with Oak Park Clean- ers in Ybor City for over 20 years and was well known for her pressing skills. Later, she worked at Al Capote Cleaners on Kennedy Blvd. for 10 years until she retired.
She married her husband, Mr. Lenzy Sims, Jr. on June 14th 1985. Mr. Sims, Jr. passed away on August 11, 1988, leaving Mother Sims widowed. Mother Sims was a member of Faith Temple Missionary Baptist Church and later joined the Rev- elation Community Missionary Baptist Church serving faithfully under the leadership of Rev. Dr. G. B. Robinson until she recently became ill.
Monday, August 1, 2016 a sweet whisper from heaven called out, “Mother Effie Mae Sims Thy good and faithful ser- vant, come and take thy rest.”
She was preceded in death by: her parents, Clifford and Flora Williams; great grandson, Coryell Parker; son-in-law, Mar- vin Parker, Sr.; and most re- cently, her brother-in-law, Wendell Sims.
Sweet memories will forever be cherished in the hearts of: her daughter, Annie Mae Parker of Tampa; 6 grandchildren, Debo- rah Parker (Frankie), Marvin Parker, Jr., Anthony Parker, Sr. (Cucinda), Jackie Wilson (Dea- con Albert), Lashon Richards (Charles), all of Tampa, and Yolanda Hart (Solomon) of Mic- cosukee, FL; mother-in-law, Cal- lie Sims of Greenwood, FL; 3 sisters-in-law, Pearl Moultrie and Barbara Sims, both of Greenwood, FL, and Gwendolyn Ward (James) of Panama City, FL; 6 brothers-in-law, Emanuel Sims (Donna) of Clearwater, FL, Robert Sims (Mary), Wesley Sims (Rosalind), Charles Sims (Joyce), James Sims, and Roy Chester Sims, all of Greenwood, FL; a devoted friend, Sister Georgia; and a host of other sor- rowing relatives and friends, in- cluding great grands, nieces, nephews and neighbors who in- clude, Ron Anderson, Mary Teem, Mary Helms, Alma Bow- ers and Rosa Douglas.
A wake service will be held Fri- day, August 12, 2016 at Revela- tion Community MBC, 7225 E.
AIKENS
MR. WAYMON D. POPE
A homegoing celebration for Mr. Waymon D. Pope of Los An- geles, CA, formerly of Tampa, who departed this life on August 4, 2016 will be held Saturday, August 13, 2016, 11 a. m. at Thirty-Fourth Street Church of God with Bishop Thomas Scott, senior pastor, with Rev. Dr. Maxine Woodside, officiating. The interment will be in Garden of Memories Cemetery.
Waymon D. Pope was born on November 11, 1963 in Tampa, and attended McDonald Train- ing Center. Regardless of being diagnosed as intellectually chal- lenged, he never let that bother him and never wanted to be for- gotten. In case someone might have forgotten or tried to ignore him he would remind them with his famous saying, “Ya’ll know me.”
He was preceded in death by: parents, Richard and Rosa Lee Pope; brothers, his twin, War- ren Pope, Alfonso and Richard Pope and Howard Johnson; sis- ters, Patricia, Yvonne, and Diane Pope.
He leaves to cherish his memories: 5 sisters, Evangelist Eva Russell, Dinah Pope-Harris, Los Angeles, CA, Miriam Pope- O’Brien (Bobby), Cibolo, TX, Pauline Pope-Williams (Richard), Tampa, and Zelda Pope, Los Angeles, CA; 1 brother, Leroy Pope, Los Ange- les, CA; 2 aunts, Leona Hudson, Los Angeles, CA and Vivian Johnson, San Diego, CA; nieces, Monica Stenson-Brown, (Michael Brown), Los Angeles, CA, Tameka Williams, Charlotte, NC, Susan Clemmons, LeChell Pope-Zakoul (Gamel), Los Ange- les, CA, LeKeshia Williams, Le- Shai Williams, Tampa, Victoria Pope, Los Angeles, CA, and Nicole Johnsons, Bronx, New York; nephews, Alan Stenson, Minneapolis, MN, Michael Rus- sell, Tampa, Jeneral Russell (Vickie), Riverview, FL, Rashad Harris, Los Angeles, CA, Dorian Harris (Joyce), Tampa, Ishmeal Bryan (Starr), Fort Hood, TX, Maurice Bryan, Warren O’Brien (Sekenna), Cibolo, TX, Daymon Pope, (Temitope), Baltimore, MD, LeRoy Williams, IV, Tampa, Markese Smith, Marcel Philips, Donte Pope, Broderick Drew and Ronzae Drew, Marce- lyn Pope, all of Los Angeles, CA; great nephews and nieces, An- thony Boykin, Terrence Stenson, Torrance Stenson, Travis Boone, Los Angeles, CA, Kya’Rell Russell, Tyler Russell, Jayden Brister, Khalil Williams, Samir Zakoul, Aubreii Rozier, Tanesha and Tymira Stenson, Tatyan Riggs, Jazmyne and Jayla Williams, Elijah Lynch, Janyia, Jaden, Jerzie, Elijah Bryan, Jaymeon, Jamel O’Brien, Jasmyn and Jayla Harris, Ka- ceilea and Thearon Simpson, Jr., Kristian and Kristaney Robinson and Vanessa Clem- mons; cousins, Thelma Durham, Hudson, Johnson, Jackson,
Montana, Sledge, Dorsey, Lester, Taylor, Thomas, Bryant and Pope families of Marianna, FL; his favorite friend, Jackie Chaney Wilson and family; his loving and devoted caregiver, Clyde Anthony, of Los Angeles, CA.
The visitation will be held at Aikens Funeral Home on Friday, August 12th from 5-7 p. m. The family will receive friends from 6-7 p. m. All family and friends are asked to meet at the church on Saturday for the service.
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HARMON
MR. RAYMOND ‘RED’ LANG
Homegoing services cele- brating the life of Raymond “Red” Lang who passed away on August 6, 2016 will be held with Military honors on Saturday, Au- gust 13, 2016, 2 p. m. at Harmon Funeral Home, 5002 North 40th Street, Tampa, 33610, with Pas- tor Billy Chatman, Jr., officiat- ing.
Raymond was born on June 2, 1937 in Tampa, to the late Irvin and Gertrude Lang. He was educated in the public schools of Hillsborough County. He later went on to join the United States Army. He was a long distance truck driver for well over twenty years.
He was also an entrepreneur and very well known throughout the city of Tampa. He was the owner and operator of the “Eight Ball” pool hall of Ybor City.
He leave to cherish his mem- ory: his children, James Lang, Donte Lang, Charles Williams, Dwayne Ware, Raeisha Lang, and Mario Hughes-Bates; heart- warming memories to his sis- ters, Norman Jean (Charlie) Jones, Barbara Kelly, Vernell (Will) Talley, Sharon (Billy) Chatman; brother, Alfred Lang; also left to cherish in his memo- ries are his grandchildren, and a host of nieces, nephews, and friends.
Visitation for Raymond “Red” Lang will be held this Fri- day evening from 5 p. m. until 8 p. m.
On Saturday the remains may be viewed from 1 p. m. until 1:45 p. m. followed by the pro- cessional march to begin the cel- ebration. Interment of the remains will be made in The Florida National Cemetery at a later date.
A Harmon Burial
EVANGELIST VANESSA OWENS
Homegoing services for Evan- gelist Vanessa Owens, who passed away on August 1, 2016, will be held on Saturday, August 13, 2016 at 11 a. m. at Highland Missionary Baptist Church, 3410 E. North St., Tampa, 33610 with Reverend Julius Wynn, pastor, officiating. Interment will be made in Rest Haven Memorial Park.
Evangelist Vanessa was pre- ceded in death by: daughter, Sherica Wilson; father, Albert Lummus; grandmother, Viola Jackson; grandfather, Richard Cotton; mother-in-law, Evangel- ist Emma Lee Carpenter; father- in-law, David Owens, Sr.; sister-in-law, Ruby Morris; and sister-in-law, Evelyn Wilson.
She will leave to cherish her memories: a devoted husband, Deacon David Owens, Jr.; step- daughter, Chiquita Williams; mother, Katie Cotton-Lummus; one sister, Jacquelyn Marshall (Clarence); two brothers, Larry Cotton (Jean), and Willie (Byrd) Gholston; grandchildren, Ke- quana (KeKe) Wilson, Jayda Metesil, Jaylin Williams, Rodney Winchester, Alcus Winchester, Romel Winchester, Rashad Win- chester, Ronnell Winchester; great-great grandchildren, Za- hana Brown and Cory Key, Jr.; sisters-in-law, Mary Young, Min- ister Gail Carpenter-Cason (James), Vickie Carpenter; brothers-in-law, Albert “Buci- fied” Owens and Timouth Car- penter (Trendella); nieces, Eva Murray, Sondia Jones (Vincent), Shemetia Harris (Joe), Kasla Cotton, Katie Yong (O’shaun), Arkeshia Cotton, Kayla Cotton, Bridget Young, Latasha Riley (Charles), Ayesha Kirk (Ivan), Victecia Hayes (Davin), Vickilee Mosley, Trelecia Carpenter, Tierra Carpenter, Chantel Ray; nephews, Larry Cotton, Jr. (Niema), Antonio Cotton, Eric Gholston, Richard Cotton (Sonja), Darrell Randall, Michael Boone, Jr., Myron Ray, Jerome Martin, Vonterio Dun- can, Jerry Thicklin; special brother, Tony T. Williams; god- children, Jaquana Harrison, Jessica Taylor, Tiyanna Moore, Bobo McCray, Shangria Mainer; and a host of great nieces, nephews, family, and friends, who all love her.
Visitation for Evangelist Vanessa Owens will be held this Friday evening at 5 p. m. at Har- mon Funeral Home, 5002 N. 40th St., Tampa 33610. The fam- ily will receive friends from 6 p. m. – 7 p. m. The processional will arrange at 10:45 a. m. at the church.
A HARMON BURIAL
Chelsea Street, Tampa 33610 from6p.m.–8p.m.Family and friends are asked to assem- ble Saturday at 10:45 a. m. at the church.
Integrity
“Where Our Name is Service”
MR. LAREDELL GODWIN
Mr. Laredell Godwin transi- tioned on August 9, 2016. A homegoing service will be held on Saturday, August 13, 2016, at First Baptist Church of Col- lege Hill, 3839 N. 29th Street at 11 a. m. with Rev. E. Burrows, officiating. The interment will follow at Orange Hill Cemetery.
The visitation will be held on Friday, August 12th, at First Baptist Church from 5 p. m. to 8 p. m. Family and friends are asked to assemble at the church at 10:45 a. m. for service.
Arrangements entrusted to Jackson Funeral home.
JACKSON
CARD OF THANKS
ALBERT RICHARD LEE BASS, JR. “Bobo”
The family of Mr. Al- bert Richard Lee Bass, Jr., aka “Bobo,” would like to thank each and every one of you for your visits, phone calls, cards, plants, prayers, and acts of kindness you showed during the loss of our loved one.
Special thanks to Holy Outreach For Christ Church, Rev. Dr. Ala-Faye Nelson Vickers, pastor, and Aikens Funeral Home.
May God bless you all. The family.
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