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Funerals/Memoriams
JACOBS
MR. JAMES NICHOLAS, JR.
Funeral Services for Mr. James Nicholas, Jr., who passed away on September 12, 2017 will be held on September 23, 2017 at 11 a.m. at the St. James AME Church, 5202 S. 86th Street, Tampa, FL, 33619. Interment will be at Rest Haven Cemetery.
Remains will repose at St. James AME on September 22, 2017 from 5-8 p.m.
James Nicholas, Jr., was born in Tampa, FL on Septem- ber 25, 1993. He was raised and spent most of his life in the Progress Village area. James attended local schools of Hills- borough County.
James is survived by: mother, Amy Logan Holmes; stepfather, Tavaras Holmes; and father, Silvester Brown; one daughter, Rakaylah L. McGhee; 3 brothers, Talik Williams, DeMario Holmes, and Tavaras Holmes, Jr.; 2 sis- ters, Ramiya Franklin and Sil- niya Brown; grandmother, Cynthia Bryant; aunt, Ella Mae Bryant; first cousins, Steve Moddie, Marsha Albury, John- nie Wells, El’John Wells, Char- lie and Faith Archie; a countless number of great aunts, cousins, and friends.
Jacobs Funeral Home, LLC., 296 N. Broad St, Brooksville, FL 34601, 352- 593-4132. Joseph R. Jacobs LFD “where helping people is our business and no one’s turned away.”
RAY WILLIAMS
MR. JIMMY BRYANT
On Friday morning, Sep- tember 15, 2017, God called his faithful servant home, Mr. Jimmy Bryant. Funeral serv- ices will be conducted Satur- day, September 23, at 10 a.m. at Joy Tabernacle Cathedral Church, 2716 N. 34th St., with Archbishop Clarence E. Davis, Senior Pastor, officiating. In- terment will follow in Rest Haven Memorial Park Ceme- tery.
Mr. Jimmy Bryant, son of the late Silas Bryant and Cor- nelius Bryant Cooper, was born on January 23, 1943 in At- tapulgus, Georgia. He was the 3rd of eight children. Jimmy at- tended public school in De- catur County and he joined Moriah #2 Baptist Church at an early age. Jimmy relocated to Tampa, FL in 1965. In 1998, Jimmy married Shirley Gor- don and resided with her in Tampa, FL until his death.
Jimmy was preceded in death by: his father, Silas Bryant; loving mother, Cor- nelius Bryant Cooper; stepfa- ther, Leroy Cooper; sister, Cora Mae Holder; and son Stephan Bryant.
Left to cherish his memo- ries: is a faithful, loving and de- voted wife, Shirley Gordon Bryant of Tampa, FL; 3 daugh- ters, Winifred (Walker) Bryant-Sigler, of Tampa, FL, Andreana (Sam) Bryant-Lee, of Tampa, FL, and Quwanita (Farnorris) Morgan, of Tampa, FL; 8 grandchildren, Takeshia, Michael, Cortney, Canethia, Jasmine, Farnecia, Quwan’Nae, and Qwentin; 10 great grandchildren; 4 broth- ers, Ernest (Sherry) Bryant of Attapulgus, GA, Silas (Estella) Bryant Jr., of Bainbridge, GA, Willie J. (Brenda) Cooper of Al- bany, GA, and John L. (Geneva) Cooper of Albany, GA; 2 sisters, Louella Larkin of Detroit, MI, and Lillian (Earl) Williams of Bainbridge, GA; 2 brothers-in-law, Andrew (Brid- get) Gordon Sr., of Tampa, FL, and Rene (Lillian) Gordon Sr., of Tampa, FL; and 1 sister-in- law, Vanessa Gordon of Tampa, FL, and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, friends, and brothers and sis- ters in Christ.
Special thanks to Davita, St. Joseph’s Hospital and Kindred Hospitals Bay Area Tampa.
The remains will repose from 6-8 p.m. Friday Septem- ber 22, 2017 at Joy Tabernacle Cathedral Church, 2716 N. 34th St., and the family will receive friends from 6 to 7 p.m. Arrangements entrusted to RAY WILLIAMS FUNERAL HOME, Rhodes & Northern, Owners.
MS. ANGELA CALTON
Ms. Angela Calton of Tampa passed away, Tuesday, Septem- ber 12, 2017. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, September 23rd at 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church of West Tampa, 1302 N. Willow Avenue, Reverend Dr. Rayford Harper, Pastor with Pastor Donald Lott, officiating. Interment will fol- low in Rest Haven Memorial Park Cemetery.
Ms. Calton was a native of Cochran, Georgia and a resident of Tampa for 42 years. She was educated in the Public Schools of Hillsborough County and was a graduate of Howard W. Blake High School. She was a member of Faith Temple M. B. Church and was a former employee of Heritage Nursing Home as a Cook.
Ms. Calton was preceded in death by: her father, Willie Johnson and grandmother, Aricina Curtis.
She leaves to cherish her memories: her loving devoted mother, Martha Calton; six chil- dren, Romain Fletcher, Sr., (Victoria), April Carr (Nathaniel), Tyrone Calton Sr., (Calisia), Antonio Carr, Eliza- beth Carr, and Sharika Carr (Je- remy); 24 grandchildren; Romain Jr., Roland, Rolonda, Ro’Kobe, Clayon, Clayton, TeJa- won, Ronisha, Romiyah, Romelo, Ebony, Willyon, Will- niya, MiKela, Simmel, Julianna,
Julian Jr., Tyrone Jr., Tylin, Asya, Reenica, Terranton Jr., Daysha and JarShawn, Jr.; two great grandchildren, Jar’rian and Jamari Davis; four broth- ers, Charles Calton (Tamesha), Christopher Calton, Jermaine Dawes and Rodney Williams, Sr. (Veronica), all of Tampa, FL; one sister of Virginia; two nieces, Rod’nae Williams and Keviyonna Burns; three nephews, Rodney Williams Jr., Jeremiah Williams and Rodryck Williams; Godson, Timothy of GA; goddaughter, Tamara High- tower of Tampa, FL; godmother, Jackie Everette; god sisters, Shirley D., Martha R., Lessie C. LaTonya K., Reden D., Marsha S. and Sharon Everette; god brother, Herbert D; devoted sis- ter-in-law, Mary Bailey (Robert Sr.); aunts, Rosetta Calton, Shalonda Curtis and Patricia Carpenter and Fannie (Gene) of Ohio; uncle, Tommy Calton; cousins, Catherin Calton, Patri- cia Ann Calton, Mary Ann Jones, Nikia Johnson, Nezztta John- son, Ronisha Calton (Sylvester), Charles “Cheese”, Rodrick Carter and Aquintre Curtis; best friend, Yolanda Burgess (Leon) of Tampa, FL; a host of special relatives and sorrowing friends, Deka, Louis Carr, Coop, Reggie, Robert Lee Fletcher, Asya Berry, Alyson Riggins, Jarmar Jack- son, James Perry, Yvette Dar- nell, Tawanda Caldwell, Von Michelle Johnson, Linda John- son, Thomas Mention, Karen, Sharone Taylor, Diane Wingo, Calvin Mann, Joseph Burgess, Jr., Snoop, Sammeca and Deanna Alessandro.
The remains will repose after 5 p.m. Friday, September 22, 2017 at Ray Williams Fu- neral Home, 301 N. Howard Av- enue and the family will receive friends from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Chapel. Arrangements en- trusted to RAY WILLIAMS FU- NERAL HOME, Rhodes & Northern, Owners.
MS. DEBORAH D. DENNARD
A Celebration of Life will be held for Ms. Deborah D. Dennard on September 23, 2017 at 10 a.m. at St. John Pro- gressive M.B. Church, 2504 E. Chipco Street, Reverend Dr. Bartholomew Banks, Sr., offi- ciating. Interment will follow at Rest Haven Memorial Park Cemetery.
Ms. Dennard was preceded in death by: her mother, Bar- bara Jean Dennard Duncan; uncle, Melvin Dennard, Sr.; aunts, Wanda Dennard Gard- ner, Audrey Dennard Parker, and Lanara M. Dennard; and her loving pet of 15 years, Blackie.
Ms. Dennard attended Howard W. Blake High School and was a graduate of the Class of 1970. She retired as a Paraprofessional ESE, from Buchanan Middle School, for the Hillsborough County School District.
She leaves to cherish her fond memories: 2 sisters, Teryal R. Dennard, Tampa and Pamela Dennard Stone (Melvin) Tallahassee, FL; 3 nieces, Rhonesia L. Dennard, Melva M. Stone, Tampa and Kyrstin M. Stone, Los Angeles CA; 2 great-nieces, Rekayla “Alana” Nelson and DeKoda Hicks; 2 greatnephews, Lekai “Chris” Koonce and Derick Hicks, Jr.; 3 aunts, Shirley Dennard Watson, Palm Har- bor, FL, Gloria Dennard Collins of Los Angeles, CA and Brenda Dennard Thompson, of Riverview, FL; an uncle, Sheldon D. “Cornbread” Den- nard, Brandon, FL; dear cousins that were raised and loved as children, Corey Brad- ford, Dori Bradford and Quin- ton Bradford; special friends, Valerie Singletary-Walker and the Buchanan Middle School staff; a host of other cousins and sorrowing relatives and friends.
The remains will repose after 5 p.m. on Friday, Sep- tember 22, 2017 at Ray Williams Funeral Home, 301 N. Howard Avenue and the family will receive friends from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friends are asked to assemble at the church at approximately 9:45 a.m. Arrangements entrusted to Ray Williams Funeral Home, Rhodes & Northern, Owners.
BIRTHDAY MEMORIAM
MARGIE J. BAKER 9/20/59- 10/27/11
Hi Baby! We miss you very, very much and love you the same. We all want to say Happy Birthday!
The years keep flying by, but the love we have for you will never die. Again we want to say “Happy Birthday.”
`1Love always and forever, Mom and Family.
MISSING YOU
SIS. SUSIE J. PAIGE
Our lives go on without you, but noth- ing is the same.
Your daughter, Alice V. Wade & Fami- lies.
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