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Funerals/Memoriams JACKSON
NEW SERENITY
RAY WILLIAMS
MS. MARY MINUS
A homegoing celebration for Mrs. Mary Minus who crossed over to be with the Lord on Au- gust 6, 2016 will be held Satur- day, August 13, 2016 at Greater New Salem Primitive Baptist Church, 1605 N. Nebraska Ave., Tampa, 33602 at 1 p. m. Inter- ment will follow in Rest Haven Memorial Cemetery, Tampa.
Born March 15, 1919 in Sylva- nia, Georgia (Screven County), Mary was the daughter of the late Elizabeth Jackson and Mr. Jack- son. She attended public schools of Screven County. At an early age she decided to give her life to Christ. She joined the Dalton Missionary Baptist Church, where she served faithfully, until moving to Tampa, in 2004, where she became a member of North Bay Missionary Baptist Church.
Mary is preceded in death by: mother, Elizabeth Jackson; fa- ther, Mr. Jackson; 3 sisters, Jenny, Edna, and Helen; 4 broth- ers, Marcellous, George, Daw- son, and Edmond.
She leaves to cherish her memories: 5 generations of nieces and nephews, including her niece and longtime care- giver, Georgia Covington, who remained at her side until the end; and a host of other sorrow- ing cousins and friends.
Visitation will be Friday, Au- gust 12, 2016, at Jackson Funeral Home, 4605 N. 34th Street, from 5p.m.to8p.m.Thefamilywill receive friends from 6 p. m. to 7 p. m.
Family and friends are asked to assemble at the church on Sat- urday at 1605 N. Nebraska Ave., Tampa, 33602, beginning at 12:45 p. m. for the service.
Arrangements entrusted to Jackson Funeral Home.
BIRTHDAY MEMORIAM
MR. DEWAYNE
KELLY, SR. August 9, 1963 – May 30, 2002
It has been 14 years since you were called home. The love and memo- ries remain strong.
God called, and you promptly went away; but we celebrate you on this your 53rd birthday.
R.I.P., son, brother, fa- ther, uncle, and friend.
The Kelly family.
MRS. JOHNNIE MAE BROWN AUSTIN
Mrs. Johnnie Mae Brown Austin was born on June 9, 1938 in Thonotosassa, FL, to the late Deacon Johnnie and Mother Mary B. Brown. At an early age, Johnnie Mae was converted and baptized in Loving Hill PB Church, Thonotosassa, FL. She lived in Dade City, FL, for a while, subsequently moving to Zephyrhills, FL, where she lived until her death on August 4, 2016.
She was united in Holy Matri- mony to the late Edward C. Austin. To this union was born six daughters and one son.
Johnnie Mae was preceded in death by: parents, Deacon John- nie Brown and Mother Mary B. Brown; daughters, Doris Austin and Brenda Austin; and grand- son, Johnathan Austin.
She leaves to celebrate her life and cherish her precious memories: a devoted, longtime companion, Bobbie Lee Pickens; sisters, Mary Young (Jerry), Al- freda Brown, Genevieve Brown- Johnson (Walter); brother, Lawrence Brown (Lillie); daugh- ters, Gwendolyn Redfield- Thomas (Lavelle), Joyce Austin, Mary Evans, Patricia Gray; son, Edward C. Austin, Jr.; devoted granddaughter, Sumico Austin; aunt, Lorene Johnson; a host of grandchildren, great grandchil- dren, nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends.
The wake will be on Friday, August12,2016from7-8p.m.at Loving Hill Primitive Baptist Church, 10040 Joe Ebert RD, Seffner, FL. The funeral service will be held at the church on Sat- urday, August 13, 2016 at 11 a. m. Elder Leroy Turner, Jr., will be giving the eulogy.
Professional services are en- trusted to New Serenity Memo- rial Funeral Home & Cremation, Svcs., Inc., Crystal River.
MR. ERROL A. HUNTER, SR.
Mr. Errol A. Hunter, Sr. of Tampa, passed away, Thursday, August 4, 2016. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, Au- gust 13, at 11 a. m. at Wellspring U. M. Church, 10701 Sheldon Road, Tampa, 33626, with Rev- erend Michael Freeman, officiat- ing. The interment will be held Monday, August 15, at 2 p. m. at Sarasota National Cemetery, Sarasota, FL.
Mr. Hunter, Sr. was a native of Bradenton, Florida and a resi- dent of Tampa for 32 years. He was a graduate of Lincoln Memo- rial High School, Palmetto, FL and earned his college degree from Northwestern State Univer- sity, LA.
Mr. Hunter enlisted in the United States Army and retired as a Chief Warrant Officer (CW2) after 20 years of honorable serv- ice. As his second career, Mr. Hunter, Sr. retired as a Sergeant from the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office.
He leaves to cherish his mem- ory: his wife, Yong Hunter; three children, George Hunter and wife Teresa of Riverview, FL, Pamela Barrett (Hunter) and husband, Reginald of Tampa, and Errol Hunter, Jr. of Tampa; six grand- children, Jaaron Barrett, Devan Barrett and Trevor Barrett, all of Tampa, George Duncan Hunter, Gavin Hunter and Kevin Hunter, all of Riverview, FL; brother, Wal- ton Hunter and wife, JoAnn of Ft. Lauderdale, FL; sister, Rose Williams and husband, Thomas of Bradenton; and a host of cousins, nephews, nieces, ex- tended family, friends and neigh- bors.
The visitation will be held from6p.m.to8p.m.Friday,Au- gust 12, at Wellspring U. M. Church and the family will receive friends.
Arrangements entrusted to RAY WILLIAMS FUNERAL HOME, Rhodes & Northern, own- ers.
MR. WILLIE JAMES ROYAL
Mr. Willie James Royal of Tampa, passed away Friday, Au- gust 5, 2016. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, Au- gust 13 at 11 a. m. at Center for Manifestation, 3102 E. Lake Av- enue, Reverend Anita D. Williams, officiating with Pastor Kevin Hobbs, eulogist. Inter- ment will follow in Rest Haven Memorial Park Cemetery.
Mr. Royal was a native and lifelong resident of Tampa. He was educated in the public schools of Hillsborough County and was a graduate of C. Leon King High School. Mr. Royal re- tired as a Truck Driver and was a member of Holsey Temple C. M. E. Church.
He leaves to cherish his memory: his loving mother, Mattie Royal of Tampa; 5 chil- dren, Davale Royal, Sr., Shan- non Royal-Davis, Shawntae Royal, Shayla Royal-Hobbs and Domenick Johnson, Sr., all of Tampa; 9 grandchildren, Davale, Jr., of Tampa, and Dajah, of Atlanta, GA, Jadyn, Kailah, Diamonique, Jahnyah, Domenick, Jr., Kadyn and Dil- lon, all of Tampa; sisters, De- loris Lovett of Upper Marlboro, MD, Grace Sheffield and Lisa Gadson, both of Tampa; broth- ers, Bobby Royal and Antonio Williams, both of Tampa; aunts, Jannie Ray, Annie Gadson and Emma Clark, all of Tampa, Fan- nie Davis of Ashburn, GA, Rubye Smith of Valdosta, GA and Easter Mercer of Cordele, GA; uncles, Willie Clark of Tampa, and Calvin Clark of Cordele, GA; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends.
The remains will repose and the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p. m. Friday, August 12, at Holsey Temple C. M. E. Church, 3729 N. 15th Street, Tampa.
Arrangements entrusted to RAY WILLIAMS FUNERAL HOME, Rhodes & Northern, owners.
MR. WAYMON ‘WM’ WILLIAMS
Homegoing service for Waymon “WM” Williams of Tampa, who went to his heav- enly home at 7:30 a. m., on Tuesday, August 2, 2016, will be held at 1 p. m., Saturday, Au- gust 13, 2016, at Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, 4301 W. Cypress Street, Tampa, with Reverend Frank Watson, pastor, officiating. The interment will follow at Rest Haven Memorial Park Ceme- tery.
Mr. Williams was a native of Bainbridge, Decatur County, GA and a resident of Tampa for 57 years. Mr. Williams was ed- ucated in the public school sys- tem of Bainbridge, GA. He confessed Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior at an early age and was later baptized.
Mr. Williams was employed many years with Weyerhaeuser Paper Company as a Heavy Equipment Operator and sev- eral years with Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office as a School Crossing Guard.
He was preceded in death by: his parents, LaRoyal Williams and Sally Mae Foun- tain; brothers and sisters, John Thomas Williams, I, Tampa, Rosetta Gadson, Holly Hill, FL, Mosetta Williams, Miami, FL, Annie Doris Miller, Tampa, Cutis Mae Butler, Bainbridge, GA, Senella Williams McNealy, Bainbridge, GA, Roscoe Williams, Bainbridge, GA, Ben Williams, Bainbridge, GA, Syd- ney Williams, CT, Blanche Lee Brooks, Colquitt, GA, Robert Perkins, Jr., Tampa, and Ella Mae Williams, Bainbridge, GA.
He leaves to cherish his memories: a loving wife of 64 years, Eller Gertrude Williams of Tampa; children, Thelma Williams Campbell, Orlando, FL, Dr. Leroy Williams (Anita), Oakhill, VA, Chester Waymond Williams, Jr. (Gretchen-Eliza- beth), Lithia, FL, John W. Williams (Sylvia), Tampa, and Arva Yolonda Williams, Tampa; sisters, Decora Howard, Ft. Myers, FL and Geraldine Anderson, Bain- bridge, GA; brother, Willie Joe Williams (Martha), Tampa; grandchildren, Al Jermaine Campbell, Maurice Williams Campbell, Anthony Dimetrius Campbell, Sydney Williams, Taylor Williams, Kevin Earl Williams, Kristina Marie Buhl (Jason), Kellie K. Newton, Sherika Bonner (Ken), Cory Coy, Shayla Addison (Rodney), Sharee Hester (Jermaine) and Sean Whitehead; 17 great grandchildren, and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and other relatives and friends.
The visitation will be held Friday, August 12, from 5 p. m. - 8:30 p. m. at Ray Williams Fu- neral Home, 301 N. Howard Av- enue, and the family will receive friends from 7:30 to 8:30 p. m.
Arrangements entrusted to RAY WILLIAMS FUNERAL HOME, Rhodes & Northern, owners.
BIRTHDAY MEMORIAM
OLETHA WILLIAMS CAINES August 11th
Sadly missed by your family, friends and a spe- cial friend, David.
I love you.
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