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Funerals/Memoriam
AIKENS
REV. WILLIE FRANK SHEPPARD, SR.
A Homegoing Celebration for Rev. Willie Frank Sheppard, Sr. of Tampa, Florida, who passed away on Thursday, No- vember 14, 2019, will be held Saturday, November 23rd, 11 a. m. at Spring Hill Missionary Baptist Church, 8119 E. Dr. Mar- tin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Pas- tor Eugene Garnett, officiating. The interment will be held in Rest Haven Memorial Park Cemetery.
Willie was born August 25, 1941 to the late Rev. C. H., Jr. and Sarah Sheppard. He at- tended Spring Hill Missionary Baptist Church, where he was the assistant pastor.
He was preceded in death by: his parents and son, Joseph Sheppard.
He leaves to cherish his pre- cious memories with: his loving wife, Delois Lowrence Shep- pard; children, 1 daughter, Angel Oaks, 2 sons, Willie Frank Sheppard, Jr. and Kenneth Sheppard; a host of grandchil- dren; aunt, Gloria Davis, of Boston, MA; special niece, Sarah Delvalle Jordan; nephews, James Roberts Shep- pard, Jr., Anthony Sheppard, Equa Sheppard, Chris Sheppard and Henry Sheppard; special cousin, Rev. Clarence Shep- pard; cousin, Ron Coleman; special friends, Deacon and Sis. Dwight Brown (Angela) and Sis. Vickie Brown; friends, Bro. and Sis. Melvin Wright (Brenda), Marilyn Streeter, Pastor Eugene Garnett (Katie) and Deacon Eric Watkins (Tycie); a host of other relatives and friends that will miss him.
The visitation will be held Friday, November 22nd from 6 to 8 p. m. at Spring Hill Missionary Baptist Church, the family will receive friends during the visi- tation.
The family and friends are asked to meet at the church on Saturday for the service.
“Aikens Funeral Home”
HARMON
MISS SHIRLEY LAVETT DAVIS
Homegoing Services for Miss Shirley Lavett Davis, who passed away on November 6, 2019, will be held Saturday, No- vember 23, 2019, 1 p. m., at Apostolic Church of Jesus, 2708 East Osborne Avenue, Tampa, with Elder Samuel Hunt, officiating. The commit- tal will be made at the church.
Shirley Lavett Davis was born to parents Damon Davis, Sr. and Princella Powell, on De- cember 21, 1963 in Cleveland, Mississippi. She lived in Gary, Indiana until she was 7 years old in which she relocated to Tampa, FL. She attended Hills- borough County schools until graduation from Brandon High School. She went on to be em- ployed in customer service, but was most known and loved for daycare and hair braiding serv- ices. Shirley put up a strenuous fight until her final call from her loving father.
Shirley Davis was preceded in death by: her parents, Damon Davis, Sr. and Princella Powell; her sister, Sandra Davis; nephews, Jarmal Davis and Anthony Davis; and great niece, Amelia Johnson.
She leaves to cherish loving memories of her with: daugh- ter, Toccara Davis; sons, Tavares Washington and Tokavin Davis; godson, Zachery Beauvais, sisters, Jackie Davis, Kathryn Davis and Wanda Houston; brothers, Damon Davis, Jr. (Ellen,) and Timothy Davis; and host of nieces nephews aunts and uncles and other sorrowing relatives and friends.
Visitation for Miss Shirley Lavett Davis will be held this Friday evening from 6 p. m. until 8 p. m., at Northside M. B. Church, 5706 North 40th Street, Tampa, Florida 33610.
Friends are asked to assem- ble at the church on Saturday at 12:45 p. m.
A Harmon Burial
MR. WALEED FARUQ DAVIS, JR.
Homegoing Services for Mr. Waleed Faruq Davis, Jr., who passed away on November 12, 2019, will be held Saturday, No- vember 23, 2019, at 2 p. m. at New Mt. Zion M. B. Church, 2511 East Columbus Drive, Tampa, Florida 33610, with the Pastor, Reverend Larry Roundtree, II, officiating. Inter- ment will be made in Rest Haven Memorial Park.
Waleed Faruq Davis, Jr. was born in Tampa, FL, to Ma- hogany Watson and Waleed Faruq Davis, Sr. on June 19, 1994. He went to school at Gary Adult. He worked as a Cook at 7th & Grove Restaurant.
He was preceded in death by: his grandfather, Richard
Davis; uncle, Richard Davis, Jr.; and great- grandmother, Angela Mendoza Butler.
He leaves to cherish his memories: a loving and devoted mother, Mahogany Watson, and loving father Waleed F. Davis, Sr.; two sisters, Jahnnay Craw- ford and Nyla Davis (De’Qwan Collins); brother, Ja’Qwyn Wat- son (Demetria Carter); nieces, Charli Staples and De’Niya Collins; 2 nephews, Kevon Wat- son and De’Kota Collins; grand- mother, Jacqueline Williams (John Glover); grandfather, Richard Watson; grandmother, Dolores Davis; godmother, Vanessa Bethea; uncles, Ricardo Watson, Jr. (Ashton); Jayson Watson, Hakim Davis, Ali Davis, Karriem Davis and Raheem Davis; aunts, Kenyatta Watson, Sandrea Rodridgez, Yaasmin Reid (Vincent), Aiysha (Nathaniel) Levy, Waleeda (Zenja) Murrell-Davis; a host of cousins and other relatives and family friends.
Visitation for Mr. Waleed Faruq Davis, Jr. will be held this Friday evening from 6 p. m. to 8 p. m., at Harmon Funeral Home, 5002 N. 40th Street, Tampa, Florida 33610.
The family and friends will assemble at the church on Sat- urday at 1:45 p. m.
A Harmon Burial
RAY WILLIAMS
MS. DAWN CATO
Ms. Dawn Cato of Tampa, Florida, passed away Wednes- day, November 13, 2019. Fu- neral services will be conducted Saturday, Novem- ber 23rd at 12 Noon at Temple Terrace United Methodist Church, 5030 E. Busch Blvd., with Minister Maurice Harvey, officiating.
Ms. Dawn Cato was a native of Nassau, Bahamas and a resi- dent of Tampa for many years. She was a graduate of Atlantic High School. Ms. Cato was em- ployed as a Vice President, COB & Crisis Management, at Citi- group.
She leaves to cherish her memory: her children, son, Tyrus Cato (Kim) and daugh- ter, Cydney Dodson; grandchil- dren, Khaileigh Cato, Kennedy Cato and King Crutchfield; par- ents, Daniel Ray and Virginia Campbell; siblings, Daniel Ray (Juana), Tachaka Ray, Sr. and Nina Ray; pets, Bella, Guiness and Pupert; nieces and nephews, Jessica Andino-Lon- gley (Fabian), Mitchelle Ray- Williams (Ron), Christian Ray, Skyler Wallen, Gabriella Jen- nings, Tachaka Ray, Jr. and Jabral Ray; devoted step-chil- dren, Stephanie (Bobby), B’neika Cato, Amale Cato, Adi- aha Killikelly-Dodson, Sarafina Dodson, and Stephen Dodson, Jr.; devoted good friends, Rick Allwood, Rachel Cole-Morton (Merv), Cynthia and Earl Wing- field, Sr. and a host of relatives and friends from the Bahamas, South Carolina, Miami, FL and Del Ray, FL.
In lieu of flowers, please make donations in her honor to the Ryan Nece Foundation, 4401 W. Kennedy Boulevard, Tampa, FL 33609, (813) 676- 8492.
The remains will repose one hour prior to service time, Saturday morning, 11 a. m. at the Church.
Arrangements entrusted to RAY WILLIAMS FUNERAL HOME, Rhodes & Northern, Owners.
IN LOVING MEMORY
LOUISE HICKS REED “BIG MAMA”
Sunrise - December 22, 1918 Sunset - November 22, 2009
It has been 10 years since you left us to be with the Lord.
“It broke our hearts to lose you, but you did not go alone. A part of us went with you, the day God took you home.
“If tears could build a stairway, and heartaches a lane, we would walk our way to heaven and bring you back again.
“In life we love you dearly, in death we love you still, in our hearts you hold a place no one could ever fill.”
1 Thessalonians 4:13-14
“Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope. For we believe that Jesus died and rose again, and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him.”
Your loving children, Janie, Lena, Diane and Family.
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