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Funerals
JACKSON
MRS. FANNIE SHEARD HANNAH
A Celebration of Life Service for Mrs. Fannie Sheard Hannah, who transitioned November 23, 2021, will be held Saturday, De- cember 4, 2021, at 11:00 a.m., Greater New Salem Primitive Baptist Church, 1605 N. Nebraska Avenue Tampa, Florida, 33602. Rev. Dr. Benjamin Curry; Pastor, Rev. Richard Woodbury, Officiat- ing. Interment Rest Haven Ceme- tery 4615 E. Hanna Ave Tampa, Florida 33610.
Fannie Sheard Hannah was born January 25, 1951, in Tampa, Florida, to the late Calvin Sheard and the late Lonnie Mack. She was a lifelong resident and was educated in the public schools in Hillsborough County. Fannie en- joyed her career as a Homemaker and occasionally worked odd and end jobs to support her family.
Fannie enjoyed several hob- bies such as cooking delicious meals, entertaining family, friends, and listening to music as well as dancing. Fannie took pride in her dress and grooming and was well known as a stylish dresser. She was well known in the community as a loving and caring person. Even though she had limited funds herself, she was willing to help others. She was a soft-spoken individual with a con- tagious laughter. She always had a great sense of humor.
Fannie was preceded in death by: her parents, Calvin Sheard, fa- ther; and Lonnie Mack, mother; husband, Thomas Hannah; 7 sib- lings, Annie Ruth Mack, Janie Mack Amaro, Phillip Mack, Jr., Lonnie Earl Mack, Louis Mack, William Mack, Calvin Mack; niece, Barbara Williams-Wynn.
Fannie fell asleep in death on Tuesday, November 23, 2021, with her family by her side. She leaves to cherish her memory: 5 loving children, 3 sons; Anthony Sheard (Latonia), Charles Brown (Margaret), Lawrence Sheard; 2 daughters, Kimberly Brown, Samantha Bryant; 2 brothers, John Sheard (Irma), James Jones, 2 sisters-in-law, Barbara Mack, Margaret White-Mack, 25 grandchildren, a Special Friend; Frankie Brown, and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and lov- ing friends.
Visitation Saturday, Decem- ber 4, 2021, at Greater New Salem Primitive Baptist, 1605 N. Ne- braska Ave. Tampa, Florida, 33602, From 9:00 a.m. to Funeral Time. Family and Friends are asked to assemble at the Church 10:45 a.m. for the Service.
Please Follow CDC Guide- lines. Masks are Required.
Funeral Arrangements En- trusted to Jackson Funeral Home.
RAY WILLIAMS
ELDER DONALD COCHRAN
Elder Donald Cochran of Tampa, FL, passed away on Friday, November 19, 2021. Funeral Serv- ices will be held on Saturday, De- cember 4, 2021, 12 Noon at Brown Memorial Church of God in Christ, 2313 E. 27th Avenue, Tampa, FL 33605 with Bishop Anthony Gilyard, Officiating. (MASK REC- OMMENDED)
Interment will follow in Garden of Memories Cemetery.
Elder Cochran was a native of Tampa, FL and a resident of Tampa for 51 years. He attended Armwood High School and graduated with the “Class of 1990.” He was a member of Brown Memorial COGIC where he served as an Elder and devoted Sanctuary Choir Member. He was employed as a Bus Driver for 33 years with the Hillsborough County Public Schools System.
Donald enjoyed spending time with family and friends, especially during the holidays and watching wrestling with his son.
He was preceded in death of by: his father, Elder Judge Cochran, Sr., and sister, Janice Diane Cochran.
He leaves to cherish his mem- ory: a loving son, Gabriel Cochran; a loving and devoted mother, Odessa Cochran; 4 devoted broth- ers, Judge Cochran, Jr., Willie Charles (Renee) Cochran, Elder Mark Cochran; his twin brother, Elder Ronald (Sandra) Cochran; grandmother, Nellie Hicks; uncle, Bishop James W. (Aurella) Cochran; aunt, Olennie Cochran; four nephews, Charles Andy Cochran, Maurice (Ja’Vita) Cochran, Emmanuel Cochran and Zuriel Cochran; four nieces, Denise (Sedric) Floyd, Ashley Hunt, Trenise Pedroso, Kimberly (Amos) Lewis; devoted big sister, Linda Williams and a host of great nephews, nieces and cousins.
Visitation will be held on Fri- day, December 3, 2021, 4-7 p. m. at Ray Williams Funeral Home, 301 N. Howard Avenue, Tampa, FL 33606. (MASK RECOMMENDED)
Arrangements entrusted to RAY WILLIAMS FUNERAL HOME, Rhodes & Northern, Owners.
MRS. MARY ALICE (Mae-I) YOUNGBLOOD MYLES
Mrs. Mary Alice Youngblood Myles of Tampa, FL passed away on Thursday, November 18, 2021. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, December 4, 2021, 11 a. m. at Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church, 4008 E. Cayuga Street, Tampa, FL 33610 with Rev. Michael White, officiating. (MASK RECOMMENDED) Interment will be in Rest Haven Memorial Park Cemetery.
Mrs. Mary Alice Youngblood Myles was born on April 23, 1933, to the late Alice Hobbs Young- blood (Cain) and Frank Young- blood in Bainbridge, GA. As an infant, she moved to Bean City, FL, where she was raised by her maternal grandmother, the late Mary Hobbs Brinson. Educated in the Palm Beach County Public School System, she married the late Griffin Myles, Sr. on May 11, 1951. Mrs. Myles moved to Tampa, FL in 1953 with husband and in- fant child, Lois, when he took a job with the International Longshore- men Association - Local 1402.
Having left school early to get married, she completed her senior year and graduated from Don Thompson (now Blake) High School in 1958, while pregnant
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Though she had few hobbies, Mae- I was dedicated to her family. She loved to take cruises before her re- tirement and after retirement, she traveled the country when she could.
She was preceded in death by: her eldest son, Ray A. Myles (1953- 2017); maternal grandmother, Mrs. Brinson (1887-1986), and two grandchildren, R. Shaunti Myles (1975-1988) and Terrence Larry (1970-2021).
She leaves to mourn: her other five children, Mary D. (Lois) Myles, Griffin Myles, Jr., Janice O. Myles, Ronald Craig Myles, and Darryl S. Myles; two brothers, Dwight Cain of Detroit, MI, and Frank Youngblood (Emma) of Lake County, FL; her mourning grandchildren include: Torana Hunter Wright (James) of Dallas, TX, Angela Smith, Amber Myles Williams (Kobe) of Pensacola, FL, Ebony Myles-Klinger (Kevin) of Vancouver, WA, Miguel Myles, Rashema Myles, Janice Myles- Hinton (Ebony) of San Antonio, TX, Raynika Myles, Dominic Blaine Callaway (Tracy), Jenae Sampson Ursula Prescott of At- lanta, GA, Savannah Myles, Dexter Myles, Griffin Myles, III, Felicia Porter, R. Cedric Myles, Ronda Myles, Morgan Nelson, and Char- mane Vassor of Charlotte, NC; dear family friends, who were al- ways there during her illness, Pa- tricia Dubose, Evelyn White, Ree Timmons and Demetrius Jenkins.
She also leaves a host of great- grandchildren, great-great-grand- children, nieces, nephews, grandnieces/nephews as well as great, great grandnieces/nephews and cousins throughout Florida, South Carolina, Michigan, Nevada, Washington state and Arizona.
A special thanks to Seasons Hospice and Palliative at St. Joseph’s Hospital for their special before and during care of our mother’s transition. They were great.
Visitation will be held on Fri- day, December 3, 2021 from 4-7 p. m. at Ray Williams Funeral Home, 301 N. Howard Avenue, Tampa, FL 33606. (MASK ARE RECOM- MENDED)
Arrangements entrusted to RAY WILLIAMS FUNERAL HOME, Rhodes & Northern, Own- ers.
MR. JOHNNIE WILLIAM THOMAS
Mr. Johnnie William Thomas of Tampa, passed away on Tues- day, November 23, 2021. The Cele- bration of Life Service will be conducted on Saturday, December 4, 2021, 11 a. m. at The New Testa- ment Worship Center, 5107 E. 32nd Street, Tampa, FL 33619, with Pastor Deborah Comellas, of- ficiating. Interment will follow in Rest Haven Memorial Park Ceme- tery, 4615 E. Hanna Avenue, Tampa, FL 33610.
Mr. Thomas was born on April 6, 1934, in Tuskegee, Alabama to Ethel Thomas and Willie M. Baker (known as Doc). At an early age he moved to Tampa, FL and resided there for 79 years. He met his com- panion, Eldora Thomas, whom he loved and cherished. They were united in marriage in June of 1979. Unto them a son was born and lived only a few hours. Mr. Thomas was a faithful husband and a loving father to his children and grandchildren.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas accepted Christ in their lives and were faith- ful servants unto the Lord. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas loved their fam- ily, but most of all they loved the Lord!
He was a member of The New Testament Worship Center and served faithfully in the youth min- istry and on the Usher Board. He retired from MK Construction Company, performing various du- ties over the years.
Mr. Thomas was preceded in death by: his wife, Eldora Thomas, son, Jonathan; his parents, Ethel Thomas and Willie M. Baker; twin brother, Lonnie Thomas; broth- ers, Nathaniel Brown, Winston Baker, Willie M. Baker, Jr.; sis- ters, Leola Baker Thomas, Minnie Baker, Suzzie Brown, and Emma- line Thomas.
Mr. Thomas leaves to cherish his memory, one brother, Roo- sevelt Thomas and wife, Eva Mae Thomas of Tampa; three sisters, Helen McCormic and Jen Baker, both of Las Vegas, and Dorothy Holloway and husband, Eddie of Connecticut; two step-sons, Ron- nie Baker and Tommy Baker, Jr. of Tampa; granddaughters, Rolanda Baker of Tampa, Jodi Mock of Texas, and Cali Mahaffey; grand- sons, Tommy Baker, III, of Texas and Hunter Ray of Tampa; a host of great grands, nieces, nephews, and a loving church family. The Lord is my Shepherd; I shall not want. (Psalm 23 v. 1).
Visitation will be held on Fri- day, December 3, 2021, 4-7 p. m. at Ray Williams Funeral Home, 301 N. Howard Avenue, Tampa, FL 33606. (MASK RECOMMENDED). Due to safety reasons, the family will not be hosting a repast after the interment service.
Arrangements entrusted to RAY WILLIAMS FUNERAL HOME, Rhodes & Northern, Own- ers.
child. The couple bore five move children as she worked for numerous employers, landing employment at St. Joseph’s Hospi- tal in 1972, retiring from there in 1998. She was resolute member of Mt. Olive M. B. Church, where the Rev. Michael White currently serves as pastor, until her health issues precluded her attendance.
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