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Funerals / Death Notices
AIKENS
RAY WILLIAMS
WILSON
MR. FARRIS COLEMAN ‘MAX’
A Homegoing Celebra- tion for Mr. Farris Coleman (“Max”) of Jonesboro, Geor- gia, who passed away on Sunday, July 28, 2019, will be held on Tuesday, August 6th, 12 p. m., at Bible-Based Fellowship Church, 4811 Ehrlich Road, Pastor Rev. Anthony C. White, officiat- ing. The interment will be in Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, Florida.
Farris "Max" Coleman was born July 28, 1952, in Swainsboro, Georgia. He moved to Tampa, Florida with this mother, Ella B. Coleman, where Farris spent his childhood and was educated. He graduated from Hillsborough High School and received an As- sociate’s in Science Degree from United Electronics In- stitute.
Farris enlisted in the United States Air Force, achieving the rank of Ser- geant. He recently gradu- ated from Clayton State University in Morrow, Geor- gia with a Bachelor's Degree in Mass Communications. He always strived to be the best version of himself. Edu- cation was important and personal growth was mandatory! His career was based in technology, but he had a great love for music and entertainment. Farris never met a stranger and once you met him, you would never forget him!
Farris met and married his first wife, Mildred Walker, in Tampa, Florida. After moving to Atlanta, Georgia, he met and mar- ried his wife of 36 years, Pa- tricia Clay Coleman.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Mil- dred Walker; his father, Eu- gene Carswell; one sister, Lisa Carswell Thomas and one brother, Excell Hollow- ings.
Farris is survived by: his devoted wife, Patricia Clay
MR. WILLIE ‘GREG’ DAVIS
Mr. Willie "Greg" Davis, of Ruskin, FL passed away Monday, July 29, 2019. The family will receive friends from 5 to 8 p. m. Thursday, August 8th, at Ray Williams
Funeral Home, Howard Avenue.
301 N.
A graveside service will be held Friday, August 9, at 11 a. m. at Rest Haven Memorial Park Cemetery, 4615 E. Hanna Avenue, Tampa, FL 33610.
Mr. Willie "Greg" Davis was a native of Tampa, FL and a resident of Ruskin, FL for 8 years. He was educated in the public schools of Hills- borough County and fur- thered his education with OM Kelly Religious Institute in New York in the early 1970s. He retired as a Bus Operator from the New Jer- sey Transit.
He leaves to cherish his memory: his wife of 44 years, Eva Davis; his beloved mother, Thelma J. Davis; 4 sons, Kevin (Rachel), Willie, IV (Kimberely), Chaz and Stephen; mother-in-law, Gladys Blount; his grandchil- dren, Candace, Kevin, Wyn- ter, Deborah, Willow, Elias, Weslyn, and Harper-Wise; and a host of cousins, other relatives and friends.
Arrangements entrusted to RAY WILLIAMS FU- NERAL HOME, Rhodes & Northern, Owners.
Coleman; his loving mother, Ella B. Hollowings and step- father, Wesley Hollowings; brothers, Anthony Hollow- ings, Reginald Carswell (Charmaine) and Todd Car- swell; children, Eric D. Cole- man (Shamea), Chastity Nicole Mark (Augustine), Byron Jamal Coleman (Mechelle), Patrick W Clay, and Orisa I. Durggin; niece, Melissa Cobb; nephews, An- tonio Thomas and Travis Thomas; and a host of grand- children, great-grandchil- dren, nieces, nephews, cousins, in-laws and great friends.
The visitation will be held 1 hour prior to the service. The family and friends are asked to meet at the church on Tuesday for the service.
“Aikens Funeral Home”
ish memories of her with: husband of 18 years, Eddie Coger; daughters, Ruhtelia Godwin, Sonia Hagins, Ven- darei Singletary, Teresa Sin- gletary, Tasha Echoles, Pamela Stevens, Dana Lamar, Gloria Lamar, Kris- tiana Brown, Franchetta Jones and Lasandra Pe- drosa; sons, Angelo Pedrosa, Earl Taylor and Michael Mitchell; grandsons, Angelo Pedrosa, Jr., Carlos Davis, Amarri Pedrosa, Kenneth Young, Adrian Lark and Rudy Johnson; granddaugh- ters, Fredresa Bradley, Tacarmen Chisholm, Aziyah Pedrosa, Akailah Pedrosa, Alicia Pedrosa, Xandretha Mack; great- grandchildren, Carlos Davis, Jr., Reginae Davis, Jamyla McCauley, Naomi Davis, Au’Zariah Davis, Ta’Vannie Reyes and London Reyes; nephews, Dewan Tyson, Willie McBride and wife, Courtney; a host of other family and friends who loved her dearly and will miss her greatly.
There will be a viewing on Thursday August 8, 2019, at the funeral home from 4 – 6 p. m.
Friends are asked to as- semble at the funeral home on Friday at approximately 10:45 a. m. for the service. “A Wilson Service”
www.wilson-funeral
home.com
MRS. TERRYLYN DENISE COGER
Homegoing Celebration for Mrs. Terrylyn Denise Coger, who passed on Sun- day, July 28, 2019, will be held at Wilson Funeral Home, 3000 N. 29th Street, Tampa, Florida on Friday, August 9, 2019, at 11 a. m., with Pastor Michael Neely, officiating. Interment will follow in Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, Florida.
Mrs. Terrylyn Denise Coger was born on August 27, 1955 in Miami, Florida to the parentage of James Charles McBride and Mil- dred Gathers McBride. Mrs. Coger moved to Tampa, Florida at a very young age. She was educated in the Hillsborough County School System.
Mrs. Coger leaves to cher-
Death Notices
AIKENS
RAY WILLIAMS FUNERAL HOME
Mr. Willie Davis, Ruskin, Florida
Mr. Felix Gallmon, Tampa
Deaconess Hazel Hitch- man, Tampa
Mr. Otto Johnson, III, Tampa
Mr. Earl Moore, Tampa Ms. Aritha Scott, Tampa Ms. Dolly Smith, Tampa Mr. Michael A. Wilson,
Tampa
WILSON FUNERAL HOME
Mrs. Lucille Beck, Tampa Mr. Kamau Clark, Tampa Mrs. Terrylyn Coger,
Tampa
Mr. Antwain Diggs, Sr.,
Tampa
Mrs. Jacquelyn Johnson,
Tampa
Ms. Hortense Jones Ja-
cobs, Tampa
Mr. Isaac Powell, Tampa
FUNERAL HOME
Mrs. Denitra Brown, Tampa
Mr. Leroy Clark, Jr., Tampa
Mr. Farris Coleman, Jonesboro, Georgia
Mrs. Shirley Edwards, Tampa
Mrs. Yvonne Gates, Tampa
Mrs. Adi Turino, Tampa
Mr. Roger Wright, Tampa
HARMON FUNERAL HOME
Calvin Green, Tampa
Latangala M. Johnson, Tampa
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