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Funerals
FAMILY NOTICE
MRS. MARY EDITH CONEY SMITH
Mrs. Mary Edith Coney Smith was born November 30, 1934 in Dublin, Georgia, to Bennie Coney, Sr. and Alva Mae McLendon Coney Dupree. After a massive stroke, Mary departed this life on June 19, 2019, at Advent Hospital located in Tampa, Florida.
The services will be held at Zion Orthodox Primative Bap- tist Church located in Cocoa, Florida on Saturday, June 29th at 11 a.m.
Mrs. Smith accepted Christ as her Savior with Greater St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church of Cocoa, Florida. She served as a faithful member who truly loved the Lord.
Mrs. Smith graduated from Monroe High School in Cocoa, Florida. In 1956, Mary graduated from Florida A&M University in Tallahassee, re- ceiving her Bachelor’s Degree in Special Education. She re- turned to Brevard County and became a teacher at various el- ementary schools, including Poinsett, in Cocoa and Lewis Carroll and Gardendale on Merritt Island.
In 1975, Mary changed ca- reers and became a social worker with the Florida De- partment of Rehabilitative Service (now known as De- partment of Children and Families). Mrs. Smith relo- cated to Tampa and continued to work for HRS. At the time of Mary’s retirement, she worked in Child Protective Services.
Mrs. Smith, a Christian, believed in family values and had a great concern and pas- sion for children.
Mrs. Smith returned to Cocoa after retiring and be- came a substitute teacher at local schools including Cocoa High School, Saturn and Golfview Elementary. She then returned to Tampa where she died.
Mrs. Smith also was a gospel singer at one time with the Smith Gospel Singers.
Mrs. Smith is survived by: a devoted and loving step- mother, Helen Coney of La- fargeville, NY.
Mary is also survived by: five children, Charles James of Tampa, Angela James of Tampa, Albert James of Okee- chobee, FL, Margaret (Miki) Smith-Montgomery (Monty Lee) of Tampa, and Luke Smith of Tampa.
Mary is survived by ten grandchildren, Felicia Red-
MS. NARVELL MITCHELL
The family of Ms. Narvell Mitchell is inviting family and friends to join together to “Cele- brate Her Life.”
The gathering is June 30, 2019, 5 p.m., at 2717 N. 32nd Street, Tampa.
Narvell, who was known to have a bright and beautiful smile, recently passed after a long illness.
She was a life long resident of Tampa. The event is casual.
Tampa Electric customers can now choose to receive some – or all – of their electricity from the sun. Sun Select, the utility’s new shared solar pro- gram, began Wednesday.
It allows residential and small-business customers to subscribe to receive 25 percent, 50 percent or 100 percent of their power from solar energy. Larger commercial customers can subscribe in increments of 1,000 kilowatt-hours (kwh).
A 17.5-megawatt (MW) portion of Tampa Electric’s newly constructed Lake Han- cock Solar plant, near Bartow, was built especially for the Sun Select program.
Shared solar enables a group of customers to invest in – and benefit from – solar power. The Sun Select program is designed for customers who want renewable energy but are unable to, or don’t want to, in- stall solar panels on their home or business: maybe they live in multi-family housing, or their lot is too shady. Maybe they rent a home, or don’t want to worry about installing and maintaining special equipment.
On their bill, customers will see a new incremental Sun Se- lect charge based on usage, which will be mostly offset by fuel charges that are waived for the same portion of use.
For the average residential customer, who uses 1,000 kwh a month and subscribes to 50 percent solar power, the pro- gram will add about $17 a month.
Over time, it is about the same cost as installing solar panels on a roof.
Customers pay no upfront costs, don’t sign a contract, and can leave the program at any time. If a customer moves within Tampa Electric’s terri- tory, the program can transfer to their new address. Once all 17.5 MWs are reserved by cus- tomers, interested customers will be placed on a waiting list.
To enroll in Sun Select, visit tampaelectric.com/sunselect The Sun Select program is sep- arate from Tampa Electric’s sig- nificant solar expansion, which will benefit all customers. Tampa Electric has built seven of 10 solar projects that will provide electricity for 100,000 homes. When the expansion is complete in 2021, Tampa Elec- tric will have the highest per- centage of solar power of any utility in Florida.
ding, Sonya Steele, Tonya Myers, Rodale Mann, Tammy Mann, Tiffany Mann, Destiny Montgomery, Stephen and Justin James and Staci Shultz.
Mrs. Smith has 14 great- grandchildren, Patrick Red- ding, Jr., India and Asia Redding, Makayla and Marshall Anglin, Iyanna Dorfield, Kierra Steele, Bobby Moore, J’kobi and J’lin Monroe, Trevon Moore, Jordan Smith and Junelle Black.
Mary has three great, great grandchildren, Elliana Mont- gomery-Cheddar, Gj’Lexa Williams and Gj’Errion Irvin.
Mrs. Smith is also survived by five brothers, Mertyce Coney, (Georgia Ann) of Royal Palm Beach, Bennie Coney, Jr. of St. Augustine, FL, Gerald Coney, Watertown, NY, Ronald E. Frierson, Atlantic City, NJ and Kenneth J. Frierson, Indiana.
Mrs. Smith is survived by four sisters, Sharon Chambers, (Greg) Mountain Home, Idaho, Donna Coney Bolio, Campbell, CA, Rose Coney Barnes, San- ford, FL, and Tanya Coney Lewis, (Antonio) Burlington, NY.
Mary is also survived by a devoted and loving friend, Mrs. Ruth Collins of Cocoa, FL.
Local
WESTSIDE
COURTNEY
VAUGHN February 12, 1998 - June 24, 2019
Courtney Vaughn 21, of Tampa, FL, transitioned on June 24, 2019.
Visitation is 5-8PM Friday, June 28, 2019. Services are at 2 p.m., Saturday, June 29, 2019, both at New Beginning Min- istries of Tampa, 11323 N. Ne- braska Ave., Tampa, FL 33612.
Arrangements entrusted to Westside Funeral Home, (941) 722-4960.
Tampa Electric
FAMILY NOTICE
Local
Launches
Innovative
Shared Solar
After Brief Illness
A Tampa wife and mother has died following a brief ill- ness. Mrs. Sarah Johnson was 88-years-old.
A Tampa native, Mrs. Johnson attended the pub- lic schools of Hillsborough County. When she reached adulthood, she married Ed- ward Johnson.
Mrs. Johnson became a homemaker and the mother of 9 children.
The family lived in the inner city for several years and relocated to Palm River in 1974.
Mrs. Johnson was a longtime member and Mother of the Church Of God
daughter, Mrs. Stephens said.
Joyce
Program
Mother Of 9 Passes
MRS. SARAH JOHNSON 5/21/1931 — 6/18/2019
In Christ of Palm River. Re- cently, she became a member of Faith Life Church, her
Mrs. Johnson dedi- cated her life to her family and enjoyed cooking.
A widow, she became ill about two weeks before her death and was hospitalized at Advent Hospital. She passed away on June 18th.
Mrs. Johnson is sur- vived by her children, grand- children, other family members and friends.
Funeral services for Mrs. Johnson will be held on Saturday. Wilson’s Funeral Home is in charge of han- dling arrangements (SEE FUNERAL PAGE).
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