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Funerals
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DEACONESS MARY L. CHESTNUT
A Homegoing Celebration for Deaconess Mary L. Chest- nut of Tampa, Florida, who passed away on Wednesday, September 26, 2018, will be held on Saturday, October 6th, 11a.m.atSt.LukeAME Church, 2709 N. 25th Street, Tampa, FL 33605, Pastor Kirk Bogan, officiating. The inter- ment will be in Rest Haven Memorial Park Cemetery.
Deaconess Chestnut was born on October 18, 1923 in Donalsonville, GA to the late Abie and Effie Davis. She was a member of St. Luke African Methodist Episcopal Church. Mary enjoyed fishing, cooking and caring for everyone.
She was preceded in death by: her parents; brothers, Emory Davis, Watson Davis, Winston Davis, Charlie Davis, John Davis and Lester Davis; sister, Vella Davis-Worlds; son, Lenwood Chestnut and son-in-law, Earl Hobbs.
She leaves to cherish her memory: children, Cyrus Chestnut and Hollis Hobbs; grandchildren, Neotacha Clark, Charletha Waiters, Fe- licia Thompson (Walter), Chedmond Chestnut, Carletha Leggit, Shanan Hobbs and Cyretta Baker (Ted); sisters, Marion Macon and Frankie Dean; a host of great grand- children, nieces, nephews, cousins and extended family.
The visitation will be held at Aikens Funeral Home on Friday, October 5th from 5 to 7 p. m. and the family will be present during the visitation.
The family and friends are asked to meet at the church on Saturday for the service.
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MS. ALICIA DANNAY JAMES HICKS
A Homegoing Celebration for Ms. Alicia Dannay James Hicks of Tampa, Florida, who passed away on Thursday, Sep- tember 27, 2018, will be held on Friday, October 5th, 1 p. m. at Mt. Calvary SDA Church, 4902 N. 40th Street, Pastor Curtis B. Crider, officiating, with Pastor Wesley Bruce, eu- logist. The interment will be in Orange Hill Cemetery.
Ms. Alicia Hicks was born in Houston, Texas on Septem- ber 1, 1983 to the late Daniel Hicks and Cynthia James- Hicks. She was a member of Mt. Calvary SDA Church and First University SDA Church. She enjoyed crafting, singing, cooking and volunteering to help the elderly.
She was preceded in death by: her parents, Daniel and Cynthia Hicks and grandfa- ther, Alfonso James, Sr.
She leaves to cherish her testimonies and loving memo- ries with her brothers, Artist Hicks, Aldarrel Hicks and Al- jerral Hicks; sisters, Alrene Hicks and Arlencia Hicks; grandmother, Althea James; aunt, Dr. Lorraine Stiggers; uncle, Jerome James; niece, Savannah Washington; cousins, Vicki, Shane, Ivory, Alleta and Valencia; friends, Alexis Reeves, Sonya Vickers, Mario Haldey, Unith Mansour, Tamara Rose, Abigail Awoniyi, Kenyardo Green and Cynthia Yvonne; surrogate moms, Indee Daniels and Mary Lewis; and a host of other family members and friends.
The visitation will be held onFridayfrom12to1p.m.at Mt. Calvary SDA Church. The family and friends are asked to meet at the church on Friday for the visitation and funeral service.
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MIN. ANDREW FITZMAURICE MCKENZIE
A Homegoing Celebration for Min. Andrew FitzMaurice McKenzie of Tampa, Florida, who passed away on Sunday, September 30, 2018, will be held Saturday, October 6th, 2 p. m. at Springhill M. B. Church, 8119 E. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Rev. Eugene Garnett, pastor; Rev. Cleve- land Lane, pastor of First M. B. Church of Highland Pines, officiating. The interment will be in Florida National Ceme- tery, Bushnell, Florida.
Andrew was born April 2, 1966 in Kingston, Jamaica. After graduating from Leto High School, class of 1985, he went to the U. S. Air Force and was stationed at Ramstein Air Force Base in Germany.
Upon leaving the military he received his photography degree from Southeast School of Photographic Studies and also a degree from Interna- tional Academy of Design. He was a faithful member of First M. B. Church of Highland Pines where he served as a Sunday School teacher, dea- con and later became a minis- ter.
Andrew enjoyed studying and teaching the Word of God and spending time with fam- ily. He was a professional pho- tographer.
He leaves to cherish his precious memories with: his wife, DeCarlo McKenzie; chil- dren, Brandon A., Xzavier A., Jordan V., Jazmyn V. and Zane J. McKenzie; parents, Edward and Joyce McKenzie; sister, Andrea Caldwell (Kenny); aunt, Merle Logan; niece, Taylor Caldwell; nephews, Everett and Mal- colm Caldwell; mother-in-law, Beatrice Pittman Walker; a host of other relatives and friends who will miss him.
The visitation will be held at Aikens Funeral Home on Friday, October 5th from 5 to 7 p. m. The family will receive friends from 6 to 7 p .m.
The family and friends are asked to meet at the church on Saturday for the service. In lieu, of flowers please make a donation to First M. B. Church of Highland Pines in honor of Min. Andrew McKenzie.
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MR. SAMUEL E. MILLER
A Homegoing Service for Mr. Samuel E. Miller of Tampa, Florida, who passed away Monday, September 24, 2018, will be held on Saturday, October 6th, 2 p. m. at Aikens Funeral Home Chapel, 2708 E. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Rev. Michael Neely, of- ficiating. The interment will be in Rest Haven Memorial Park Cemetery.
Samuel was born April 13, 1933 in Hanover, Jamaica, to the late Jabez Miller and Urse- line Alcock. He was of the Bap- tist faith. He loved to go fishing on Sundays and watch- ing the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Tampa Bay Rays. He also enjoyed spending time with his friends playing domi- noes.
He was preceded in death by: his wife, Ernestine Miller. He leaves precious memo-
ries with: his children, Lloyd Miller and Donna Miller; 10 grandchildren; brother, Clive Miller; sisters, Enid Miller, Phyllis Miller of London, Eng- land and Ivy Miller of Georgia; 8 nieces; 7 nephews; 2 cousins; and a host of dear friends who will dearly miss him.
The visitation will be held at Aikens Funeral Home on Friday, October 5th from 5-7 p. m.
The family and friends are asked to meet at the chapel on Saturday for the service.
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MRS. KATRINA L. BATCHELOR- WASHINGTON
In loving memory of Mrs. Katrina Batchelor-Washing- ton, who passed away Septem- ber 25, 2018, will be held Saturday, October 6, 2018; 11 a. m. at the Greater Mt. Mo- riah P. B. Church, 1225 N. Ne- braska Ave., Dr. B. R. Fulton, Jr., pastor, officiating. The in- terment will be held in Rest Haven Memorial Park Ceme- tery.
Mrs. Washington was born in Tampa, Florida. She was educated by Hillsborough County Public Schools and was an alumna graduate of Bethune-Cookman College. She was a lively and creative educator with a fun-loving spirit.
She was preceded in death by: her father, JC Taylor, Jr.; brothers, Keith R. Batchelor, Sr. and JC Taylor, III (Mick); grandparents, John and Al- berta Batchelor and JC Tay- lor, Sr. and Corine Taylor.
She leaves to cherish her precious memories with: her husband, Ronnie (Chris) Washington; daughter, Jesyca L. Giles (special friend James McDonald, Jr.); stepchildren, Jasmine Brown-Times (Rev. Sheldon, Alexis and Jordan Times) and Jerrica Conley (Amariah and Maleeq Con- ley); mother, Barbara B. Johnson; sister, Bridget Tay- lor; aunts, Bettye Brown (Clif- ford), Shigeko Louise Batcheor; nephew, Keith R. Batchelor, Jr. (Raven), and other beloved nieces and nephews; cousins, Linda B. Aldrich (Sam Aldrich), Gail Green and Veronica Borders (Charles Borders); and a host of treasured cousins and rela- tives; god-sister, Valerie Buchanan; god-children, Lakeshia Williams (Perry Williams, Sr., Perry Williams, Jr., and Jordyn Williams) and Cedric Prince; extended fam- ily friends, Willie Mae Bur- ney, Martha Thompson, Eldis Mitchell, Ethel (Pat) Davis, Linda Grant, Terry Griffin, Rebecca Andrews, Jennifer Ellington and their families. Lastly, our sincerest gratitude goes to, Mrs. Washington’s home church, The Greater Mt. Moriah P. B. Church.
The visitation will be held at Aikens Funeral Home on Friday, October 5th from 5 to 7 p. m.
The family will receive friends from 5 to 6 p. m. The family and friends are asked to meet at the church on Sat- urday for the service.
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