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FLORIDA SENTINEL
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2016
Tampa Woman Celebrates Her 106th Birthday With Family
BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor
Last Saturday, 6 genera- tions of one family came to- gether to help their matriarch celebrate her birthday. The family mem- bers of Mrs. Rosa Lee Marshall gathered at her East Tampa home to help her celebrate.
Mrs. Marshall turned 106, on Saturday, September 10th. And her family made sure Mrs. Marshall knew it was a special day for all of them.
Her niece, Mrs. Han- nah Johnson said Mrs. Marshall had one son who is now deceased and no grandchildren. But she has many nieces, nephews, and cousins who came out in full force to help her celebrate.
Of the celebrant, Mrs. Johnson said of her grand aunt, “She enjoyed herself and she was glad everyone
was there. She had fun.”
A native of Ocala, Mrs. Marshall moved to Tampa as a child. She worked as a housekeeper for several
years before retiring.
Mrs. Marshall never
owned a vehicle and always walked wherever she went and lived alone. However, a fall caused her to need a caretaker and she no longer walks.
Mrs. Johnson said Mrs. Marshall is doing well. “She has her lucid mo- ments. At the party, she may have asked the person his or her name, but she remem- bered the names.”
Mrs. Marshall is a member of Mount Calvary Seventh Day Adventist Church.
In past years, Mrs. Mar- shall’s family helped her celebrate on a Saturday. But this year, she actually cele- brated on the day of her birthday.
Last Saturday, 6 generations helped Mrs. Rosa Lee Marshall celebrate her 106th birthday. Mrs. Marshall is shown seated in the middle. Among those attending the birthday party were: Landdon McCloud, (4th generation nephew), friend, Detra Williams, (2nd generation niece), William Johnson, Hannah Johnson, (1st generation niece), Genieve Burns, Theodore Burns, and Ariel McCloud (3rd generation niece).
Blake High Class Of 1961 55th Class Reunion
The Howard W. Blake High School Class of 1961 held a reunion banquet to celebrate 55 years after graduating. The banquet was held on Saturday, August 6th, at the Downtown Barrymore Hotel. (Photos by Julia Jackson).
“Miss Blake High 1961,” Delores Hodgins McIntosh is presented with flowers by classmate Thomas Graham. Mistress of ceremonies, Doris Cannon is on the right.
Betty Reese Lewis presented an award to Byron Johnson, the DJ who provided ‘old school’ tunes for the evening.
Ron Crumbley and Doris Cannon.
Members of the Howard W. Blake High School Class of 1961 at their 55th Reunion Banquet were: seated, Betty Reese Lewis, Sylvia Grinan, Augustus Wimberly, Clara Russ Glen, Patricia Cherry Johnson, Jerlean Thomas Reaves, Lois Wesley Robinson, Delores Hodgins McIntosh. Second row: Reginald Dancil, Thomas Graham, John Billups, Doris Young Cannon, Rudolph Starling, Charles Spencer, Phyllis Richardson Walker. Third row: Elmer Singer, Henry Hill, Lawrence Griffin, Barbara Williams Edwards and Charles Tate. In the rear are: Ernest Boger and Julius Holmes.
Classmate Reginald Dancil from At- lanta, GA sang a solo for his classmates.
The Spiritual Expressions Praise Dance Ensemble of St. Mark M. B. Church, Port Tampa, performed for the Yellow Jackets at their 55th Class Reunion.
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