Page 29 - Florida Sentinel 6-23-17

Funeral/Memoriams
WASHINGTON
MR. JOHNNIE FRANCIS COOPER
Funeral Services for Mr. Johnnie Francis Cooper will be conducted Saturday, June 24, 2017 at 11 a. m. at New Berean Baptist Church, 740 Lithia Pinecrest Road, Brandon, FL 33511. Interment will follow in Sunset Memory Gardens Cemetery, Thonotosassa, FL.
Johnnie Francis Cooper, born July 30, 1950 in Seffner, FL, passed away on June 16, 2017. Johnnie was a native of Seffner, FL and was a resident most of his life. He attended Hillsborough County Schools and graduated from Brandon High School.
Mr. Cooper worked as a truck driver for over 20 years. His fa- vorite activities were shooting pool, fishing and watching NFL Football and NBA Basketball. Before his health began to fail he would take an occasional trip to Philadelphia and New Jersey to spend time with his children.
He was preceded in death by: father, Eugene Cooper; two brothers, Anthony Cooper and LaMarcus Jackson; two nephews, Martin Cooper and James Reed; and two nieces,
IN MEMORIAM
DINA E. WILLIAMS
You’ve been gone now for 8 years on June 21, 2017 and we are missing you and love you dearly. Continue to watch over us like you do.
From your family: Pre- ston Judkins, (Kesha), Tanesia Judkins, a.k.a. Aggie, Florence L. Williams, Earl Williams, Lawrence Copeland; and a host of nieces, nephews and cousins. Also: Daytona Crew Labor Day Weekend. Curtis Jackson.
By the way Happy Birth- day! Flo...
Tiffone Knight and Antonette Davis.
He leaves in loving memory: his adoring, devoted and loving wife, Mae Lissa Johnson- Cooper; one daughter, Jasmine Cooper; one son, Daniel Cooper; mother, Evelyn Cooper; 5 sis- ters, Jeanette Reed, Varna Sher- rod, Eathel Jackson-Hart (Denny), Lola Simmons, Mal- isha Shields (Reginald), 3 broth- ers, Kelvin Jackson (Kizzie), Mark Jackson and Mike Moore of Melbourne, FL; 11 aunts, Edna Mae Johnson, Beulah Morrow, Laura Smalley, Mary Miller (Tom), Ernestine Jones (Bernard), Virmell Standly, Bob- bie Johnson, Elizabeth (Joe) and Rose Galbreath, Evelyn Cowart (Ruben) and Beatrice Beal; 8 un- cles, Carlton Cooper (Shirley), Eddie Lee Cooper (Annie Pearl), Marshall Smalley, Aaron Smal- ley, Willie Jackson, James Jack- son (Jeanette), Samuel Jackson and Forster Jackson; special family, mother-in-law, Erma Wylie; 3 brothers-in-law, Tommy Kenner, Alton (Leon) Kenner and Jeff Wylie (Esmirna); 4 sisters-in-law, Yvonne Johnson, Erma Jean Johnson, Debra Ervin (Andre) and Gail Cooper; special friends, Arthur Jackson, Eddie Huff (Pat), Macon Larry (Shellie), Kenneth Hankerson, and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and many sorrowing relatives and friends.
The remains will repose from 5 p.m.to7p.m.atFaithTemple Primitive Baptist Church, 808 W. Washington St., Plant City, FL on Friday, June 23, 2017. The processional will assemble at 11712 Davis Pool Road, Seffner, FL, 33584 at 10:15 a. m. Saturday morning.
“A Professional Service of Comfort by Washington Funeral Home,” 909 W. Madison St., Plant City, Florida (813) 752- 9540.
IN MEMORIAM
NATHANIEL R. O’NEAL, III
B. K. A., MR. YOGI
3-22-1971 to 4-2-2003
Well Yogi, here we are again another sad Father’s Day, one that should al- ways be happy.
Here we are 14 years later since your life has been stolen from us sense- lessly and haven’t been ac- counted for, cowardly and it’s a damn shame!!! And it’s pathetic that we haven’t gotten any HELP, any COMFORT, any JUSTICE, and any PEACE!!! But I’m gonna keep fighting until God grants me a convic- tion!!!
Our mother, father and immediate family keeps gathering around at family meetings to discuss you and your murder case and
our conclusions are always still the same. Why hasn’t anyone been caught and charged with our family member’s murder? I mean, what is the hold up?!!
Our mother just keeps crying saying, “Why hasn’t my child’s murder been solved, and is my child’s death ever gonna get solved and will it get solved before God calls me home,” in tears. She cries year after year and especially on holi- days.
“This is my child, he’s very important to me; I car- ried him for 7 months, he was an early, pre-mature baby and the only pre-ma- ture baby I had out of all my kids, he was left-handed and very special!!!”
So with that being said, what a Father’s Day!!!
And we cry out loud for help and a conviction or con- victions. The piper must pay the price!!! The piper is the murderer! I love my Brutha and I miss my Brutha very deeply!!
We went from tricycles to bicycles and now we ain’t even making it to wheel- chairs together. This breaks my heart so bad because me and Yogi grew up like twins. We were a pack and still are!!! My other half is gone
from me, half of me has been killed!!
We love you soooo much, Yogi, and we miss you deeply, dearly. So fly high with the angels and stay with us forever. You’re never forgotten and always you are thought about!!! You are forever in our hearts, Boo!! R.I.P. AND S.I.P. my dear sweet, handsome Brutha. Shine bright Babe’s.
Your nephews always ask about you and your son misses you dearly and he really needs you in his life!!! He loves you so much. Stay with him al- ways!
What a Father’s Day. Sadness!!! But we tend to have happy thoughts. Love you and miss you dearly, your Big Susta, T. O., and your Brutha, A. C.
Forever O’Neal Baby! We need Justice!!!
I thank God for always granting me the opportu- nity to represent you, my Yogi. Amen.
A Father’s Day tribute to my Brutha, Mr. Yogi, and also Happy Father’s Day to my Daddy, Mr. Nathaniel R. O’Neal, Jr.,
B.K.A., Mr. Juke. We love you Dad.
BIRTHDAY MEMORIAM
BETTY J. JOHNSON Sunrise: June 22, 1946 Sunset: June 29, 2007
Betty, it’s been 10 years since you’ve gone, but it seems like it was yesterday when the Lord called you home. We miss you and we love you but, God loves you best. You will always be in our hearts.
Love, your husband, Leon; sons, Timothy and Dolphus; and brother, George. God bless you.
FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 2017 FLORIDA SENTINEL BULLETIN PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY PAGE 21-A