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Funerals/Card Of Thanks
WILSON
MR. HENRY LEE COLLETON
Funeral service for Mr. Henry Lee Colleton who de- parted this life on May 31, 2016, will be held on Satur- day, June 11, 2016, at 11:00 a.m., at Rivers of Life Church Ministries, 310 Lakewood Drive, Brandon, with Pastor Curtis A. Swaf- ford, officiating. Rev. Michael McDaniel, Eulogist.
Interment will follow at Rest Haven Memorial Park Cemetery with Military Hon- ors provided by the U. S. Army.
Mr. Colleton leaves to cherish precious memories of him with: his wife, Juanita Colleton their chil- dren, Joshua and Kristina Colleton; other children, Michael Colleton, Sr. (Anika), Ricky Colleton, Michelle Colleton (Alan) and Sharrell Colleton; grandchil- dren, Lakithia George, An- thoniqua Payne, Michelle Colleton, Sharrell Colleton, Dante Colleton, Michael Col- leton, Jr. (Shana), Jimmy Terry, Tevin Colleton, Michael Colleton, Jordan Colleton, Jaylen Colleton and Pharrell Wade; great grandchildren, My’Yauni Davenport, Miyon Daven- port, Kai Brown and Rae’K- won Dalton; stepfather, Walter Paschall and other relatives and friends.
A native of Walterboro, South Carolina, Mr. Colleton was a Tampa resident since August 1964. He was a Counselor for Hillsborough BOCC and a member of Rivers of Life Church Min- istries, where he served as an Usher. Mr. Colleton was honorably discharged from the U. S. Army.
There will be a viewing from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. at Wilson Funeral Home, 3000 N. 29th Street Tampa, on Fri- day, June 10, 2016.
Friends are asked to as- semble at the church on Sat- urday at approximately 10:45 a.m.
“A Wilson Service” www.wilsonfuneralhome.com
RAY WILLIAMS
MR. EARL THURSTON
Mr. Earl Thurston, of Tampa, passed away Satur- day, June 4, 2016. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, June 11 at 11 a.m., at Mount Tabor Missionary Baptist Church, 2606 W. Grace Street, with Pastor T. D. Leonard, Pastor, officiat- ing.
Mr. Thurston was a na- tive and lifelong resident of Tampa. He was educated in the public schools of Hills- borough County and was an active member of Mt. Tabor M. B. Church.
He retired as a Postal Worker with the United States Postal Service.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Earl C. Thurston, Sr., and Inez Jackson Thurston; grand- parents, Samuel Thurston and Viola Thurston and sis- ter, Mary Ellen Thurston.
He leaves to cherish his memory: his loving and de- voted wife of 70 years, Ola Thurston; 4 daughters, Phyliss R. Thurston, of Tampa, Lydia Watts, of Grand Island, NY, Rosalind P. Crenshaw, of Lithonia, GA and friend, Terry, and Dr. Kim Wilson and husband, Roosevelt, of Pearl, MS; 1 son, Minister Steven E. Thurston, and wife, Sharon; 10 grandsons, Dwayne Jones, Leroy Jones, II, Kevin Jones and wife, Chanda, Christopher Jones, all of
Tampa, Eric Crenshaw, of Cleveland, OH, Nate Wilson, of OH, Marcus E. Wilson, and wife, Amanda, of Indi- anapolis, IN, Jamaal Wilson, of Cairo, GA, Edward Watts, Jr., and wife, Amy, of Buf- falo, NY, Johnathan Watts, and wife, Andrea of Buffalo, NY; 2 granddaughters, Sherita Bolden and Deneen Jones, of Tampa; 15 great grandchildren, Chantelle and L’Anthony Thomas, Brittney and Brandon John- son, Keiaria, Daijah, Audrey, Maya, Xavier, Austin, Paris, Christopher, Jr., Zuriel, De- metrice, TaRiyah, Indiyah, Tiffani, Christopher and Ar- mani; 2 great, great grand- children, Arion and Ah’Kila; cousins, Charles, Michelle, Michael, Desmond Combs, of Jacksonville, Delores Hardy (Lensy), Verneine Monroe (Willie), Marlon Monroe and fiancé, Ileana, Marley Monroe, Natalie, Leroy Williams, Carrie Nero, of St. Petersburg, Rose Davis and family, Ralph Davis and fiancé Michelle, Hakeem Davis, LaToya Horan, Latre- cia Davis, Celia Brocken- brough and friend, Bill, of Corona Hills, CA, Orlando Sanchez, Jr. and family of Texas, Inez Patterson and family, Jackie, Michelle Ron Vanderhorst, Phyllis Lee (Clarence), Lois Shumate, Hazel Randolph of Hastings, MN and a host of sorrowing relatives and friends. Spe- cial thanks to Pastor T. D. Leonard and Mt. Tabor Church family, St. Joseph Cancer Center, LifePath Hospice, Melech Hospice House and James A. Haley VA Hospital. No public view- ing on Friday. There will be one hour viewing prior to service on Saturday.
Arrangements entrusted to RAY WILLIAMS FU- NERAL HOME, Rhodes & Northern, Owners. (813) 253-3419
MRS. HELEN LURLINE LUCAS GILLIN
A celebration of life serv- ice for Helen Lurline Lucas Gillin, who was granted her Angel wings on May 31, 2016, surrounded by her family, will be held on Saturday, June 11, 2016 at 2:00 p.m., at New Beginning Ministries of Tampa, 11323 N. Nebraska Avenue, Tampa, with Pastor Elmer Wilson, Officiating and Pastor Stephen Nunn, Eulogist.
Interment will follow in Rest Haven Memorial Park Cemetery.
She was preceded in death by her daughter, Terri Shavon Williams; parents, Ernest and Annie Cook Lucas; sister, Betty Lucas; brother, Steven Lucas; ma- ternal grandparents, Willie and Dorothy Cook; aunt, Dorothy Cook Dukes; 2 un- cles, William and Robert Cook; nephew, Rodrick Lucas; brothers-in-law, Halvert Gillin and Tyrone Gillin, Sr.
Mrs. Gillin leaves to cher- ish fond memories of her with: husband, Kerry B. Gillin; daughter, Kayla Gillin; grandson, Eli; through her union with her husband, Helen was also the mother to, Tasha, Bryan and Olivia Gillin; sisters, Donna Cason (Bobby), Terri Lucas Davis (Harvey), Annette Mina, Cheryl Lucas, Vivian Lucas and Barbara Gilmore of
Dothan AL; brothers, Robert Cook (Debra) of Cincinnati, OH, and Glen Lucas; nieces, Nichelle Lucas, Demetra Agee (Charles) Shenna Lucas, Lanita Lucas, Terraca Pear- son, Cheryl (Keisha) Lucas, Shayla Cason, Chanell Archie, Milena (CeCe) Robbie, Krista Johnson (Johnny); nephews, George Michael Lucas, Ja- marcus Lucas, Demetric Lucas, Steven Lucas, II, Jason Lucas, Cornelius Lucas, Levar Lucas, Brian Lucas, Glen Lucas, Jr., Akeem Williams, Robbie Cook and Alberto Mina; a host of great nieces and nephews who loved her dearly; cousins, Billy, Dwight, Mary Ann, Wanda, Sylvia Kenny, Keith Cook, Rhonda Carr (Charlie), Ulysses Brooks (Lee Lee), Shannon Brooks, Denise Crawley, Clarence Crawley, Jr., and Doretha (Buttons) Belnavis; a host of loving in-laws from New Orleans, LA; mother and father-in-law, Hubert Sr., and Gertrude Gillin; sisters-in- law, Evelyn Booker Brandon (Carl), Gwendolyn Gillin Thomas (Earl), and Lillian Gillin; brothers-in-law, Hu- bert Gillin, Jr., (Nina), Dar- rell Gillin (Wanda); godmother, Estella Daven- port; very special friends, Be- linda Harris Brown, Justina Cox, Carolyn Bush, Susan Young,JoyceMcCallop,Alma Cason and other relatives and friends.
Helen was born on June 21, 1962, in Tampa, to the late Ernest and Annie (Cook) Lucas. She was educated in the Hillsborough County School System and was em- ployed with the United States Government for over 18 years.
There will be a viewing on Friday, June 10, 2016 at Wil- son Funeral Home, 3000 N. 29th Street, Tampa, from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. Friends are asked to assemble at the church on Saturday at approximately 1:45 p.m.
“A Wilson Service” www.wilsonfuneralhome.com
Thank You
AMANDA WHITE ANTHONY
The family of the late Amanda White Anthony extends a heartfelt “THANK YOU” for your thoughtfulness and kindness that was demonstrated during her illness and demise.
Your outpouring of love and support brought much comfort to us. With much appreciation, Dolores Hodgins McIntosh and Family.
Happy Birthday
EDDIE THOMPSON, JR. 6-10-50
“The heart remembers all those precious mo- ments when a little love made all the difference. You are a gift of God.”
Love always, mother, Martha Thompson and family.
IN MEMORIAM
YOLANDA (BABY) MORROW 12-12-64 – 6-11-94
Heavenly Father, Thank you for Baby, and all that she means to our family.
The Morrow Family.
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