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AIKENS
MS. LOLA DAVIS
Homegoing celebration for Ms. Lola Ann Davis of Tampa, who passed away Tuesday, February 3, 2015, will be held Saturday, Febru- ary14,2015,at2p.m.at Aikens Funeral Home Chapel, 2708 E. Dr. MLK, Jr. Blvd., Tampa, 33610, Rev. Ronnie Murray, Sr., officiat- ing. The interment will be in Orange Hill Cemetery.
Lola Ann Davis was born on August 7, 1960, in Mari- anna, FL, to the union of Au- gustus Davis and Lillie Mae Godwin.
She enjoyed drawing and spending time with her grandchildren. Lola also loved having a good time with her family and friends.
She was preceded in death by: father, Gus Davis; and son, Job Warren.
She leaves to cherish her memories with: devoted chil- dren, Carolyn Flowers (Vender), David Williams, Jr., Khadeejah Williams and Sylvia Coleman; grandchil- dren, Justin Moore, Bryan Ross and Brandon Williams; loving mother, Lillie Davis; brothers, Anthony Morell, Lester Davis (Wanda Chaney), Robert Davis (An- toinette), and Willie Mitchell; sisters, Mary Louis and Jackie Bolds; aunts, Emma Black (Oliver), Mil- dred Godwin (Robert), and Bessie Wilson (Willie), Glo- ria Jean Sterrex and Margie Day; uncles, Ozie Godwin (Helen), Lardell Godwin (Louise), Thomas Godwin and Robert Godwin (Linda); nieces, Felicia Williams (Vaughn, Sr.), Le’Shauna Davis and Jada Davis; nephews, Akeem Davis, Christian Davis and Darrell Chaney; great nephews, Vaughn Williams, Jr., Dy- munte Williams, Freddrick Williams and Caleb Williams; and a host of other relatives and friends.
The visitation will be held at Aikens Funeral Home Fri- day, February 13, 2015, from 5-8 p. m.
The family and friends are asked to meet at the chapel on Saturday for the service.
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MRS. HELEN F. HART
Homegoing celebration for Mrs. Helen F. Hart of Tampa, who passed away Wednesday, February 4, 2015, will be held Saturday, February 14, 2015, at 11 a. m. at Holsey Temple CME Church, 3729 N. 15th Street, Pastor Anita Williams, offici- ating. The interment will be in Rest Haven Memorial Park Cemetery.
Helen was born Septem- ber 22, 1931, in Lacoochee, FL, to the late Rufus Hills and Vernell Grant.
Helen had amazing ac- complishments: in 1947, she was Miss Sweetheart and a Majorette at Middleton Sen- ior High School; in 1948, she graduated from Bethune- Cookman College as a busi- ness major; and she was an LPN. She worked throughout Hillsborough and Pasco Counties at various nursing facilities. She was also a member of the Eastern Star Organization.
She was united in holy matrimony for 54 years to the late James Hart and to that union they had 9 chil- dren.
She was preceded in death by: her parents, Rufus Hills and Vernell Grant-Petteway; and also by 2 children, Diane Hart (infant), and Anthony Hart.
She leaves to cherish her precious memories with: children, Carolyn Hart Hill (Charles, Jr.), Patricia Scott (Judge, Jr.), James Hart, Jr. (Devara), Janice Hart, Carl- ton Hart, Bridget Walker (Tony), and Tony Hart; grandchildren, Lashon, Sophia, Monique, Kimberly, Natasha, Nikki, Kayla, Rhonda, Jamesa, Equard, II, Talia, NyAsia, Trinetta, Taniya, Tony, Jr., James, III (JoJo), Brandy, Jason, Ticopia, Jeraine, Ra’Shal (Mike-Mike), Dominique, Sharaya and Carmietta; 30 great grandchildren and 5 great great grandchildren; sister-in-law, Dorothy Horne, Wrightsville, GA; godchildren, Kevin Frazier, Alexis Bridgeman, Sentra and Howard Sanders, Tonya Lewis and Sonyette Alford; special friends, Valreatha Williams, Mildred Richard- son, Mary Cason, Snookes Black, Jessica Santana and Jackie Snow; a host of nieces and nephews of Wrightsville, Sandersville, Macon, Perry and Warner Robins, Georgia, and Miami, Florida; a host of cousins and other relatives, the Canty’s of Tampa, Chap- man’s of Lakeland, the Doc- tor’s, Grants, Stewarts, O’Neils’s of Bushnell, La- coochee, Melbourne, Rose- wood and Gainesville, FL; Hills of Cocoa Beach, Miami, Lauderdale, FL; Bakers of
Redick, FL, Hart’s of Rochester, New York; Grants of North and South Carolina; Grants of Los Angeles, CA; and James “Mudcat” Grant of Los Angeles, CA.
The visitation will be held at Aikens Funeral Home on Friday, February 13, 2015, from 5-8 p. m. The family will receive friends from 6-7 p. m.
The family and friends are asked to meet at the church on Saturday for the service.
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MRS. MARY ELOUISE BEAL
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Elouise Beal of Tampa, who passed away Thursday, February 5, 2015, at a local hospital, will be held Satur- day, February 14, 2015, at 2 p. m. at New Bethel Progres- sive M. B. Church, 3101 E. North Bay St., Rev. Rev. Regi- nal T. Webb, pastor, officiat- ing. The interment will be in Rest Haven Memorial Park Cemetery.
Mary Beal attended the schools of Hillsborough County. She was a member of New Bethel Progressive M. B. Church.
Mrs. Beal leaves to cherish her memories: 2 daughters, Cynthia Riley and husband, Larry, Jacksonville, FL, and Mary Phipps, Bronx, NY; son, Eric Beal, Sr., Tampa; step-daughter, Joyce John- son and husband, Joe, Tampa; 4 grandsons, Walter Williams, Jr. and wife, Eu- lyssa, James Hosey and wife, Dafney, Yashia Hosey and Eric Beal, Jr.; 6 granddaugh- ters, Yolanda Guthrie and husband, David, Anissa Youngblood, Shamikka Williams, Larue Beal, Erika Beal and Cherish Beal; a host of great grandchildren and 1 great great grandchild; 2 un- cles, Booker T. Felder, Tuskegee, AL, and Robert “Bobby” Felder, Washington, DC; sister-in-law, Janice London, Tampa; special friends, Ruth Vicks, Viola Wallace and Louise Jones; and a host of nieces, nephews, godchildren and other relatives and friends, who will miss her dearly.
The visitation will be held at New Bethel Progressive M. B. Church and the family will receive friends from 5-7 p. m.
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MRS. CORA LEE BRANTON MCNEAL
Homegoing service for Mrs. Cora Lee Branton Mc- Neal of Tampa, who passed away on Thursday, February 5, 2015, will be held on Satur- day, February 14, 2015, at 2:30 p. m. at Souls Harbor Church of God, 5308 E. Columbus Drive, with Rev. Wayne Coleman, pastor, offi- ciating. The interment will be in Rest Haven Memorial Park Cemetery.
Cora was born February 15, 1931. She was of the Bap- tist faith. She owned a restaurant and enjoyed cook- ing, singing, dancing and comedy. Cora performed at a variety of events where she would sing folks right out of their seats. Her favorite singer was Mahalia Jackson.
She was preceded in death by: her husband, Charlie Mc- Neal; parents, Cora and John Branton; children, Robert, Lizzie and Vivian; 8 brothers and 2 sisters; and grandson, Christopher Thomas.
She leaves to cherish her memories with: her children, Cora Butler, Eleanor Turner, Charlie Thomas and Carol, Eartha Thomas, Charles and Linda Thomas, Laura and Leon Willis and Carmen Thomas and Martel Nealey; grandchildren, Marquis Thomas, Tanesha Maxwell, Shantiara Maxwell, Martel Nealey, Charles Thomas, Chris Thomas, Twanna Thomas, Passion Thomas, Charlie Thomas, III, Steven Freeman, Antonio Davis, Tiffanie Thomas, Shannon Thomas, Deron Thomas, Barbara Butler O’Neal and Michael, Cashara Butler, Kayla Butler Bell and Joe, Twila Turner, Harlem Turner, II, Jr., Harlem, III, Christy Turner, Kiwana Turner, Sandra Green, Nicole Inman, Shaterica Marks and Markeishia Cole- man; great grandson, Markell Thomas (Pooh); 49 great grandchildren and great-great granddaughter, Ke’yonni Lewis (Jellybean); a host of great great grandchil- dren; niece, Catherine Gor- don; nephew, Claude Branton; sister-in-law, Ed- wina Branton; and a host of other nieces and nephews, other relatives and special friends.
The family and friends are asked to meet at the church on Saturday for the service.
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MRS. RUBY DEAN LUNDY STILLINGS
Homegoing service for Mrs. Ruby Dean Lundy Still- ings of Tampa, who passed away on Tuesday, February 3, 2015, will be held on Satur- day, February 14, 2015, at 11:30 a. m. at Emmanuel Cathedral Church of God In Christ, 6450 State Road 579, Seffner, FL, Rev. Jesse H. Smalley, II, pastor, officiat- ing. The interment will be in Mayberry Cemetery, Seffner, FL.
Ruby was born July 6, 1934, in Americus, Georgia, to the late Jerry Dean Lundy and Ola Mae Walls.
She was joined in holy matrimony to the late William R. Stillings and this union was blessed with 13 children.
She accepted Christ at an early age. She continued in her faith and received her Missionary License on June 15, 1998, from Bishop Alton Fain, Jr. She received her En- dowment Certificate from the International Eastern Star Organization.
Ruby attended the local school of Hillsborough County and was employed with Ocean Products, Single- ton Shrimp Company, Hills- borough County School Board as a bus driver at Mango Elementary School.
She was preceded in death by: her mother, Ola Mae Walls Roberts; husband, William R. Stillings; and son, Charlie F. Styles.
She leaves to cherish her precious memories: 5 sons, William H. Stillings, Jr., Roo- sevelt Stillings (Diane), Clarence Stillings (Joann), Eddie Stillings and Lamarcus Stillings (Margaret); 2 daughters, Ruby Stillings (Stan), and Edna Stillings (Curtis); sister, Fannie Cobb Dale (Richard); 2 grandchil- dren she raised, Karen and Kanisha; 26 grandchildren, 25 great grandchildren, 27 great great grandchildren and 1 great great great grand- child; goddaughter, Cheryl Garrett; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and dear friends.
The visitation will be held at Aikens Funeral Home on Friday, February 13, 2015, from 5-8 p. m.
The family and friends are asked to meet at the church on Saturday for the service.
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