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Funeral/Memoriams
RAY WILLIAMS
Local
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY QUEEN AND ANGEL
My Princess and Angel, there are no words that can express just how much you are being deeply missed every second of the day. The void in our hearts is still there, but just knowing you are in heaven – my angel – keeps us going each day.
Love you so much. Your family: Leona, Mrs. Russell, June, Juhoe, Tolu and Bebop.
And, happy birthday, Martavis, Tommie and friends.
TYEKIA DEVON RUSSELL December 9, 1985
Closing Arguments Underway In Teen’s Murder Trial
ELDER HERBERT ANTONIO ‘TONY’ STRICKLAND, SR.
Elder Herbert Antonio “Tony” Strickland, Sr., (CMSGT, USAF/ Ret.), beloved husband and father, passed away on Friday, De- cember 4, 2015, surrounded by family and friends.
Funeral services will be held Friday, December 11 at 11 a. m. at Ambassadors Of Christ Church, Inc., 704 East Humphrey Street, Tampa, with Reverend Dr. Barbara D. Richardson, Senior Pastor, with Pastor Renwick W. Richardson (Lt. Col. USAF/Ret.), officiating. Interment will be held at the Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, FL, with full mili- tary honors provided.
Tony was born August 13, 1937, in Newport News, VA. Following graduation
from Huntington High School, he enlisted in the Air Force where, after nu- merous certificates, creden- tials, commendations and awards, he honorably re- tired in 1984.
Tony then pursued a de- gree at Saint Leo University; a second career with the cities of St. Petersburg and Tampa; and he accepted his calling into the ministry as an Elder and Pastor.
He was preceded in death by: his parents, Ernest and Mary Strickland; a brother, Clifford Strickland; and a sister, Clarissa Jones, all of Newport News, Virginia.
Tony is survived by: his wife of 60 years, Shirley Strickland; his children, Helyn V. Strickland, Ange- lyn P. Duckett (Jeff), Shi- rolyn L. Strickland, Herbert A. Strickland, Jr. (Jitka), and Jermyn K. Strickland; and his grandchildren, Mau- rice Wren, Demi Strickland, Michaela Strickland and Olivia Strickland.
Tony additionally leaves: his sisters, Barbara Jean Strickland and Patricia Johnson; brothers, Lee Strickland, Major Strick- land (Carla) in VA, and Michael Strickland (Jerol) of Missouri; along with a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other sorrowing relatives and friends to cherish his memory.
The remains will repose from 4-7 p. m., Thursday, December 10 at Ray Williams Funeral Home, 301 N. Howard Avenue.
Arrangements entrusted to RAY WILLIAMS FUNERAL HOME, Rhodes & Northern, Owners.
LARRY BROWN
... On trial for murder
On Monday, closing argu- ments began in the first-de- gree murder trial of a Tampa teenager. He is accused of fa- tally shooting a security guard three years ago.
A spokesperson for the Hillsborough County State Attorney’s Office said the case could be given to the jury as early as Monday af- ternoon.
Jurors will decide if they were convinced by State Prosecutors that Larry Donell Brown shot and killed Michael Valentin. The shooting took place in an East Tampa apartment com- plex.
Prosecutors contend that Brown, then 16, shot the se- curity guard with a gun he had taken from his mother’s home without her knowledge or permission. Prosecutors said that when Valentin, 38, was discovered by police, his service weapon was still in its holster. He had report- edly been shot in the back of
MICHAEL VALENTIN ... Killed on Thanksgiving Eve in 2012
the head.
Brown was arrested on
December 14, 2012, after being indicted by the Grand Jury. He was also charged with 3 counts of robbery, grand theft of a firearm, and 3 counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm. He is being tried as an adult.
The murder took place at the Grande Oaks Apart- ments, 2402 E. Hanna Avenue, in East Tampa, on November 21st. Valentin was working an extra shift at the complex when the shoot- ing took place.
Police said Brown was tied to the murder because of his DNA left on a bicycle lo- cated at the scene.
Brown has been held without bond at the Hillsbor- ough County Jail since his arrest.
Officials said the case was not tried as a death penalty case because Brown was 16- years-old at the time of the murder.
SHE IS FREE
MRS. DORETHIA ANDREWS
Mother has left us now, she’s asleep in God’s arms. Find- ing no cure for the pain that’s left in our hearts.
God help us to live and walk the path that led her into Your arms so we can see her again one day.
Twenty-eighty (28) years ago on November 9, 1987, 30 days before your birthday, God set you free.
Our love for you remains the same. Happy birthday, Mom (12-9-32), you are free, but still live inside of me. Love you forever.
Happy birthday, Mom. From, your son, Isaac and all your children.
DEATH LIST
AIKENS FUNERAL HOME
Master Ayden Benzow, Tampa. Ms. Gwenda Carson, Tampa. Mrs. Brenda Harris, Tampa.
Ms. Lynndale Royal, Tampa.
Ms. Marilyn Watkins, Tampa. Ms. Angelique Woodson, Tampa.
GUDES FUNERAL HOME Mr. Willie Flanning, Sr., Tampa.
RAY WILLIAMS FUNERAL HOME
Ms. Mildred Iverson, Tampa.
Ms. Sharon Jackson, Tampa.
Ms. Dulce Lavandeira, Tampa.
Ms. Mary Louise Lewis, Tampa.
Ms. Emma Josephine Moore, Lithia, FL. Mr. Herbert A. Strickland, Tampa.
Ms. Ramona Gass Wilson, Tampa.
WILSON FUNERAL HOME
Ms. Charlene D. Daniels, Tampa.
Mr. Eugene D. Carter, Wesley Chapel, FL. Mrs. Durscilda E. Salmon, Tampa.
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