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Funeral/Memoriam
WILSON
MR. GEORGE ARTHUR ‘JUICE’ MOORE, JR.
A graveside service for Mr. George Arthur Moore, Jr., will be held on Friday, November 20th, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. at Florida Na- tional Cemetery, Bushnell, Florida, with Elder Terry Parker Roe, Officiating. Military Honors will be conducted by the United States Army Honor Guards.
Mr. George A. Moore, Jr., passed away peacefully at Bay Pines V.A. Medical Center.
Mr. Moore was born on Febru- ary 10, 1961, in St. Louis, Missouri, to the parentage of Betty Jean Clark and George Arthur Moore, Sr. He was a Veteran of the United States Army. Mr. Moore was hon- orable discharged from the serv- ice.
George was preceded in death by: his mother, Betty Jean Clark and loving brother, Ray Moore.
He leaves to cherish precious memories with: his sons, Maurice Moore and Devonte Moore; 6 grandchildren; father, George Arthur Moore, Sr; sisters, Myra Tolliver, Renee McGruder (Shenandoa) and Sonia Gatling; brother, Rodney McCallister; a host of nieces and nephews; other close and dear cousins, Anthony McGee (Artina McGee) and other sorrowing relatives, friends and neighbors.
There will be a viewing on Thursday November 19th, 2020 at Wilson Funeral Home, 3000 N. 29th Street, Tampa, Florida, from 3:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Due to the current CDC re- strictions, we are asking that you use the visitation as an opportu- nity to pay your final respect. The funeral service will be private.
For your convenience and safety, we have extended our visi- tation hours.
“A Wilson Service” www.wilson-funeralhome.com
Oliver Fields; great aunt, Fannie Holloway.
Ms. Doshae Zamara McCloud leaves to cherish memories of her with: parents, Pamela Bumpers and Dola McCloud, III; sisters, An- toinette Kirnes (Brite), Rickeria Capers (Keria), Dolicia McCloud, Doniqua
McCloud, Derricka McCloud and Kennedy McCloud; extended sisters, Rosheena Mosley (Aaron Mosley), Danielle Engram, Mil- dred Engram, Sade Engram, Ash- ley Engram and Monica Engram; brothers, Dola McCloud, IV, Do- Quan McCloud, Jawuan McCloud and Dowuan McCloud; grandpar- ents, Carolyn Bumpers-Young (Homer Young) , Ronald Gaines and Ethel Mather Jones; aunts, Oreneatha Saunders, Zola Mc- Cloud, Donna Shellman , Tasha Mather and Michelle Granville (Ralph); uncle, Andre Bumpers; great aunts, Patricia Walker, Deb- orah (Charles) Sherry, Denise Shellman, Mary (Willie) Mosley; great uncles, Rev. David Walker, Dr. Eddie Shellman, Frank (Rose) Shellman, George Steward, Joseph Shellman and Vaughn Shellman; nieces, Kamari Lashawn Amiker; nephews, Octavius Oliver, Jr. and Amir Woods; cousins, Raymond (Lisa) McCloud, Ray Ray McCloud, III, Jordan McCloud, Kode Mc- Cloud and Jayde McCloud; god- mother, Rosland Engram; special friends, Ladaysha Wiggins, Sarene Tate and Auden Tate and family; a host of other sorrowing relatives and friends.
There will be a viewing on Fri- day, November 20th, 2020 at Wil- son Funeral Home, 3000 N. 29th Street, Tampa, Florida, from 3 t0 8 p. m. Due to the current CDC re- strictions, we are asking that you use the visitation as an opportu- nity to pay your final respects. The funeral service will be private.
For your convenience and safety, we have extended our visi- tation hours.
“A Wilson Service” www.wilson-funeralhome.com
MR. BRUCE WRIGHT
A home going celebration for Mr. Bruce Wright who passed on October 28, 2020 will be held on Saturday November 21st, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. at First Missionary Bap- tist Church of Highland Pines, 4711 E. 21st Avenue, Tampa, Florida, Rev. Cleveland Lane, Pastor, with Rev. Dr. J. C. Wright, Officiating - Eulogist, Associate Pastor of Her- itage Christian Community Baptist Church. Interment will follow in Rest Haven Memorial Park Ceme- tery.
Mr. Bruce Wright was born to the late Alfonzie and Ruby McKen- zie Wright on April 4, 1958, in Tampa, Florida.
He attended Dillard Elemen- tary School, Sulphur Springs Ele- mentary School, Van Buren Junior High School, and King High School, where he played the saxo- phone in the marching band. He was also a member of the choir. After earning his high school diploma, Bruce attended Bethune Cookman College and Florida The- ological Seminary College. He later went on to earn his Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science at the University of South Florida.
Bruce accepted Jesus Christ at a young age and was a member of St. Matthews Missionary Baptist Church under the leadership of Rev. G.E. Edwards for many years.
He was preceded in death by:
his parents, Alfonzie and Ruby McKenzie Wright; paternal grand- parents, Henry and Louise Wilson Wright; maternal grandparents, Oliver and Ida Mae McKenzie; ma- ternal aunts and uncles, Darnell Lane, Lugene Stubbs, Estelle Nel- son, Ida Bell Mitchell, Oliver McKenzie, Jr., James McKenzie, JC McKenzie, Wesley McKenzie, and Mary Ann McKenzie; paternal aunts and uncles, Robert Wright (Susie Mae), James Henry Wright (Corlis), Emma Lucille Smith (Robert), Otis Wright, Edmond Rhone (Corene); cousins, Harold Smith, Annie Lois Durden; broth- ers-in-law, Nathan Henry and Arthur Gray; nephew, Raymond (Chat) Wright; niece, Sheila M. Riley; grandnieces, Destiny Riley- Welch and Journee Wright.
He leaves to cherish loving memories of him with: adopted children, Jacquez Anderson and Jasmine Anderson of Tampa, FL; 4 brothers, Ronald Wright, Al- fonso Wright, Jr., Edmond Wright, all of Tampa, FL, and Lynn Wright (Tameka) of Pine Bluff, AR.; 6 sisters, Barbara Gray and Peggy A. Wright of Atlanta, GA, JoAnne Smith (James) of Warner Robins, GA, Elaine Lee of Tampa, FL, Laura Wright of Dal- las, TX, and Pauline Henry of Brandon, FL; aunt, Annie Laura Jordan and uncle, David McKen- zie of Warner Robbins, GA.; 65 nieces, 45 nephews, a host of cousins, devoted friends, and church members.
There will be a viewing on Fri- day November 20, 2020 at Wilson Funeral Home from 3:00 – 8:00 p.m. Due to the current CDC re- strictions, we are asking that you use the visitation as an opportu- nity to pay your final respect.
The funeral service will be pri- vate.
For your convenience and safety, we have extended our visi- tation hours.
“A Wilson Service” www.wilson-funeralhome.com
MS. DOSHAE ZAMARA MCCLOUD
A Homegoing Celebration in loving memory of Ms. Doshae Za- mara McCloud, who passed on No- vember 16, 2020 will be held on Saturday, November 21, 2020 at 10 a. m. at Center For Manifesta- tion, 3102 E. Lake Avenue, Tampa, Florida, Dr. Mark T. Jones, Sr. Pastor, with Pastor Rosaline Judge, officiating. Interment will follow at Rest Haven Memorial Park Cemetery.
Ms. Doshae Zamara McCloud was born on August 10, 1995 in Tampa, Florida, to the parentage of Dola McCloud, III, and Pamela Bumpers. Doshae was a beauti- ful soul loved by many. She loved to sing and she was an aspiring makeup artist.
Doshae was studying to be- come an Esthetician. She loved to spend time with her nephews and nieces. Ms. McCloud loved to lis- ten to music and make YouTube videos showing off her makeup skills. Doshae will be truly missed and she will always be with us in our hearts.
Doshae was preceded in death by: her great grandparents, Mattie Lee Bumpers, Samuel Bumpers, Mattie Gaines and Willie Gaines; great uncles, Henry Bennett, Alex Holloway and Ralph Mack; great aunts, Ethel Mae Bennett, Ora Lee Mack and Fannie Holloway; uncle,
DADDY TAUGHT US ‘YOUR WORD IS YOUR BOND’
As reported, “Numerous promises made this election period by di- verse individuals running for political positions across this nation al- ready proved not to be true. Unfortunately, we no longer live in a world where “our words are our bond.”
Michelle Obama spoke in 2008: “And Barack and I were raised with so many of the same values: that you work hard for what you want in life; that your word is your bond, that you do what you say you’re going to do.”
In the Black Oral Tradition, our Daddy not only ‘told us,’ but ‘showed us’ this powerful truth about being honest and having moral worth. Your word is your bond!
For example, if we asked Daddy to loan you some money, he would say sternly, “Just remember, your word ought to be your bond.”
In other words, he expected you to keep the promise to pay him back and on time. Likewise, if you ran into a problem and possibly becoming past due, you could ask him for an extension of time to repay the debt.
Even so, we learned a life-changing lesson about agreeing to some- thing verbally or promising to do something for someone and keeping the promise. Your word is your bond!
From the beginning of time, God has always stood true to His Word. Someone estimated that there are 8,000 promises in the Bible. Many remember this ole hymn, Standing on the Promises and a testimony to tell: “Standing on the promises I cannot fall, Listening every morning to the Spirit’s call, Resting in my Savior, As my, all in all, Standing on the promises of God.”
Assuredly, you can be confident that God will fulfill all His promises to you and to all those faithful to Him who may live after you. Your word is your bond!
Surely, we thank God for our Daddy and a Mama, who taught and showed us how to trust, believe, and keep the faith in Him.
The questions posed to all, is YOUR word YOUR bond? Can God de- pend on you?
Good night Daddy (and Mama), we will see you in the morning!
Your living legacies, Leatricia, Earliest, Valretha, Maggie, Norma, Michele, and Juanita (Tampa); Thelma and Annette (QA Lesson Learned Quincy).
EARLIEST “MR. WILL” WILLIAMS Transitioned November 21, 1971
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