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Funerals/Memoriams
FAMILY NOTICE
MS. BRENDA MERVIN
Memorial Service for Ms. Brenda Mervin will be held on Sunday, November 15, 2020, 3- 5 p. m. at Cremations of Greater Tampa Bay, 110 N. MacDill Ave., Tampa, FL 33609.
Ms. Mervin was born on Oc- tober 11, 1956, in Ridgeland, South Carolina.
She worked in the health- care field for 20 years, then vol- unteered with Seniors in Services at Sheehy Elementary School.
Brenda was a member of The River at Tampa Bay Church. She was faithfully com- mitterd to the Lord and was de- voted to her family until she answered His call on Saturday, October 31, 2020.
She leaves to mourn: three children, five grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, seven sisters, three brothers; a host of nieces and nephews, great-grand nieces and nephews and friends.
Crime
A HEAVENLY BIRTHDAY NOVEMBER 7TH
CLARENCE (BOODIE) MADDOX Son
We are singing Happy Birthday to our big brother, missing his big smile and funny ways. But we shall see him again one of these old days.
Love always, the Maddox Family.
A HEAVENLY BIRTHDAY MISSING OUR DARLING DAD NOVEMBER 13, 2002
MR. CHARLIE MADDOX Father
It’s been years daddy since you left us, yet it seems like yester- day. No one knows just how it felt when you quietly closed your eyes. We thought that all hope was gone, but God gave us the as- surance that you were safely home.
Forever in our hearts, the Maddox Family.
‘A RENOWNED PASTOR, MINISTER, TEACHER, LEADER LAID TO REST’ ON OCTOBER 24, 2020
“Some glad morning when this life is over, I’ll fly away, to a home on God’s celestial shore, I’ll fly away.”
The family of the Late Reverend Dr. C. P. Epps expresses our pro- found gratitude to all of you for your loving support, kind words, sweet smelling flowers, encourag- ing telephone calls, fervent prayers, strong shoulders, other sympathetic gestures and heartfelt expressions, and all you did during our time of bereavement.
We extend a very special “thank you” to Reverend Eugene Garnett and the Springhill Church family for kindly hosting all of our Serv- ices.
Then, special thanks to Rev-
erend Dr. Bartholomew Banks (Eu-
logist), Reverend Dr. Victor W. Ball (Officiant), Reverend Larry Roundtree, II, (Special Soloist), all
other Ministers and other program participants in the valuable roles you played.
REVEREND DR. C. P. EPPS
Now, we give a huge “thank you” to Mr. Wayne Bright and the Wilson Funeral Home staff for such wonderful, caring and professional service. Because of you, from all over the State of Florida, our bur- dens were made lighter and our sunshine a little brighter.
“Servant of God well done, rest from your loved employ, the battle fought the victory won, enter your Master’s joy.”
From: Brother Curtis Bascom, Sister Cynthia Epps Lester, Sister Gloria Epps Miller, Sister Mar- ian Epps, and the entire Epps Family.
Armed Robbery
Suspect Gets
24 Years In
Prison
A 30-
year-old man
was sen-
tenced to
more than 2
decades in
federal prison
last week. He
was charged
with bran-
dishing and
discharging a firearm during the course of several rob- beries.
According to court records, Judge Mary Scriven sentenced Terrian J. Knight to 24 years in prison. The court also ordered Knight to forfeit the firearm used in the crimes.
From January 14, 2019 to July 26, 2019, Knight al- legedly committed four armed robberies at stores in St. Pe- tersburg. He attempted to rob the assistant manager of a Family Dollar, Knight re- portedly shot the man before fleeing the scene.
He was arrested 7 hours later after hiding in a reten- tion pond on July 30, 2019. The firearm used in the crime was recovered.
TERRIAN J. KNIGHT
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