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Funerals/Card Of Thanks/Memoriam
N. Howard Avenue, and the fam- ily will receive friends from 6 to 7 p. m. at the Chapel.
Arrangements entrusted to RAY WILLIAMS FUNERAL HOME, Rhodes & Northern, Owners.
MRS. MILDRED B. HAYES
Mrs. Mildred B. Hayes of Tampa passed away Sunday, April 30, 2017. Funeral services will be conducted Monday, May 8 at 11 a. m. at Ray Williams Me- morial Chapel, 301 N. Howard Avenue, with Reverend John Larry, Jr., officiating. Interment will follow in Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, Florida.
Mrs. Mildred B. Hayes was a native of Columbus, Georgia and a resident of Tampa for 10 years. She was a member of For His Glory Church. Mrs. Hayes retired as a Supervisor from the Fort Dix Air Force Base Commissary.
She leaves to cherish her memory: her son, Walter Hayes and wife, Betty; granddaughters, Tiffany, Lisa and Arriana Hayes; grandson, Christopher Hayes; sister, Mrs. Ola Larry; nieces, Greta Pearson and husband, William, Julie Lundy and hus- band, Tony Lundy, Mildred Jones; nephew, John Larry, Jr. and wife, Annette; along with a host of other nieces, nephews, other sorrowing relatives and friends.
The visitation will be held Fri- day,May5th,from5-8p.m.at Ray Williams Funeral Home, 301 N. Howard Avenue.
Arrangements entrusted to RAY WILLIAMS FUNERAL HOME, Rhodes & Northern, Owners.
Costa, Desiree DeCosta, Brit- tany Williams, Brandi Williams, Baranda Williams, Jountrell Miller and Aryuana Miller; godchildren, Tonya Lee, Renee Lee, Nikki Gilmore, Erica Cato and Charlie Ross, III; uncle, Robert (Shirley) Miller; aunts, Evelyn Miller and Sandra Miller; a host of cousins including, Sam (Margaret) Dent, Gurnee, IL, Rev. Jimmie Lee Hall, McArthur Hall, and Betty Cameron, Deirdre (Brian) Williams, all of Colum- bus, GA, Mary Hall, Carey Hall, both of Atlanta, GA, Glenda Gregg, Washington, DC, and Glenn Hinton, Corona, CA; very dear friends, Mary Pirant, Lisa Merritt, Vernita Brown, Mary Daniels, Ronald Franklin, Beverly Terrell and family, Jerome Johnson, Debra John- son, Pastor Melvin Merritt, Gerald (Patricia) Wright, Ray Collins, Deborah Barr, Eastside Church of Christ, Nassau Street Church of Christ, Highland Ave. Church of Christ, and a host of other sorrowing rela- tives and friends.
The Visitation will be held and the family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p. m., Fri- day, May 5th, at Highland Av- enue Church of Christ, 2800 N. Highland Avenue.
Arrangements entrusted to RAY WILLIAMS FUNERAL HOME, Rhodes & Northern,
Owners.
RAY WILLIAMS
MR. DARIUS JA’QUAN HARRIS
Mr. Darius Ja’Quan Harris of Tampa passed away Sunday, April 23, 2017. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, May 6, at 11 a. m. at Mount Tabor Mis- sionary Baptist Church, 2606 W. Grace Street, with Pastor T. D. Leonard, officiating.
Mr. Darius J. Harris was a na- tive and lifelong resident of Tampa, Florida. He was edu- cated in the public schools of Hillsborough County. Darius was well loved and known by many. He was a good and loving person, who was always willing to help someone out.
He was preceded in death by: his grandparents, Nathaniel Bolden, Nadine Harris and Harry Jordan.
He leaves to cherish his mem- ory and will be missed by: his loving mother, Angela Spivey McCray; his loving father, Anto- nio Harris, Sr.; grandmother, Rosemary S. Green; 1 sister, Kenisha Baines of Tampa, FL; 5 brothers, Kenneth Baines, Jr. (Shameka) of Atlanta, GA, Keionne Baines (Ashleigh) of Tampa, Antonio Harris, III of Tampa, Antonio Harris, Jr. of Tampa, and Antwan Harris of Tampa, FL; girlfriend, LaKisha Williams; 3 nephews, K’Vaughn Baines, Tyler Edge, Sr., and Phaero Jette; niece, Kynzie Baines; and a host of aunts, un- cles, cousins, other sorrowing relatives and friends.
The visitation will be held Fri- day,May5,from5-8p.m.at Ray Williams Funeral Home, 301
MS. DANIELLE LASHAE LONG
Ms. Danielle LaShae Long of Tampa passed away Wednesday, April 26, 2017. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, May 6, at 11 a. m. at Pilgrims Rest M. B. Church, 4202 W. Nassau St., Rev- erend Dr. Linda C. Reese, Senior Pastor, with Reverend Willie Mae Peterson, officiating. Interment will follow in Rest Haven Memo- rial Park Cemetery.
Ms. Danielle LaShae Long was a native and lifelong resident of Tampa. She was educated by the public schools of Hillsborough County and completed her educa- tion at Caminiti Exceptional Cen- ter. Danielle enjoyed watching WW Wrestling, dancing, singing and serving God. She was a mem- ber of the Usher #1, Liturgical dance team and Pastor’s Aide Ministries.
She was preceded in death by: her mother, Tanya Bembow and grandmother, Marie Long.
She leaves to cherish her mem- ory: her father, Grover Long, Sr.; 7 siblings, Grover Long Jr., Okeya Valentine (Corey), Sheree Long (Cedric), Jamar Long, Jasmine Long, Shana Colleten (Michael), and Tamika Long; great aunt, Catherine Walker; a host of aunts and uncles, Belinda Long (Otis), Linda Bembow, Nancy, Rose (Leroy), Shelia, Joyce, Ervin (Bev- erly), Henry (Mary), Kenneth, Reginald (Fern), Anthony, and Pete (Lisa); nieces and nephews, Tyjah, Ja’neysia, Nykeya, Grover, Jr., JC, Nickolas, Mari, Tristen, Cedajiah, Shaniya, Eric, Demetrius Jr., Jamar, Jr., Tamra, Keeda, and Mook; other relatives, the Bembow, Long, Clinch, An- derson, Walker, Pierce, Johnson, Neal, Wright, McGuire, Charles, and Woods families; cousins, Plook, VJ, Jasmine, Nessa, IV, Robert Earl and others; the resi- dents and staff of Reese Group Home and Reese ADT, Ariel, Bri- ana, Carmen, Karissa, Ciera, Shanelle, Ursula, Valarie and Pas- tor Reese, Pilgrims Rest Church family, and her team A1 since day one, Otishia, Nykeya and Kieonne.
The Visitation will be held Fri- day,May5th,from5 -8p.m.at Ray Williams Funeral Home, 301 N. Howard Avenue. Family and friends are asked to assemble at 10:45 a. m. Saturday morning at the church.
Arrangements entrusted to RAY WILLIAMS FUNERAL HOME, Rhodes & Northern, Own- ers.
PASTOR ROBERT LEE PIRANT
A Homegoing Celebration for Pastor Robert Lee Pirant of Tampa, FL, who entered eternal glory on Tuesday, April 25, 2017, will be held Saturday, 2 p. m. at The City of Restoration Church, 2802 E. State Road 60, Valrico, FL, with Minister Luis R. Lugo, Eulogist. The inter- ment will follow in Rest Haven Memorial Park Cemetery.
Pastor Robert Lee Pirant was a native of Columbus, GA, born to the late Eliga Pirant and Amanda Pirant-Jackson. He re- located to Tampa at the age of 12 and was educated in the pub- lic schools of Hillsborough County, graduating from Mid- dleton High School, Class of 1973.
Pastor Pirant earned his B. S. from Southern Christian Uni- versity in Human Development, and earned two Masters De- grees; one in Family Marriage Therapy from Southern Chris- tian University, and American Intercontinental University, majoring in Organizational Psy- chology and Development.
Pastor Pirant was a United States Navy Veteran and was the Pastor of the Eastside Church of Christ, which he help to establish in March 1994 with four other families in the Bran- don Community. Pastor Pirant was Co-Pastor at the Nassau Street Church of Christ in Tampa and at the time of his death he was an internet blog- ger on the topic of Blended Families and Family Marriage Therapy.
He was preceded in death by: his parents; brothers, James Wesley Hall and Clayton Jerome Hall; sister, Patricia Pi- rant-Grooms; and granddaugh- ter, Myla Presley.
He leaves to cherish his pre- cious memories with: his loving and devoted wife of 35 years, Carrol Pirant; 3 sons, Ben Pow- ell, Augusta, GA, Robert (Gene) Pirant, and Michael Presley; 5 grandchildren, Taylor N. Pow- ell, Lauren K. Powell, Makayla J. Presley, Michael J. Presley and Massiah J. Presley; 1 brother, Terry (Freda) Pirant; mother-in-law, Mrs. Tommy Lee Miller (aka, Momma House); brother-in-law, Choice J. (Lois) Miller, Jr.; sisters-in- law, Sharon (Paris) Nelson, Mary Presley, Wanda (Darren) DeCosta, LaVora Edwards and Sanita (Willie) Williams; nephews, Cornelius (Tony) Green, Kaneal (King) Green, Dontonio Green, Quan Green, DeMario Miller, Anthony (Vasthi) Nelson, Kito Felton, Jaharra (LeNita) DeCosta, Andre’ (Millie) Nelson, Jerome Ford, Da’Metrius Jones, Jordan Mullings-Miller, James Miller and Choice Joseph Miller, III; nieces, Alexis Pirant, Yolanda Presley, Ah’Mari Phillips, Shamiel Nelson, Eboney De-
BIRTHDAY MEMORIAM
MATTIE MCNEAL MAY 2
Lovely 91st Birthday! You are always in our hearts. We all love and miss you so much, but God loves you best.
Love always, your chil- dren and family.
CARD OF THANKS
DAMON LARRY SR.
The family would like to thank everyone for the love you showed at the time of Damon’s passing — cards, phone calls, food and other acknowledgements.
Special thanks to Pastor Ronnie and First Lady Sheila Murray, Mary Cason and Clara.
From the Larry and Taylor Family.
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