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Funerals/Memoriam/Card Of Thanks
HARMON
DEPUTY WILLIE MCMILLAN, JR.
A Homegoing Celebration for Deputy Willie McMillan, Jr., who passed away October 3, 2020, will be held 1 P. M., Saturday, October 10, 2020, at Harmon Funeral Home, 5002 N. 40th St., Tampa, FL 33610; with a local minister officiating. Interment will follow at Rest Haven Memorial Park, 4615 E. Hanna Ave., Tampa, FL 33610.
Deputy McMillan leaves to cherish his memories: 4 chil- dren: son, Bobby McMillan, daughter, Gwendolyn Cooper, daughter, Jaqueline Cam- bridge, son, Willie McMillan, III; granddaughter, Jessica Cambridge; cousins: John Doyle, Barbra Ann Franklin, Linda McMillan Abejumo, Naomi Jones, and Juspus Doyle.
There will be a visitation from 5 to 7 P. M. this Friday and the family will receive friends from6to7P.M.atHarmonFu- neral Home.
(Face masks must be worn at all times while attending services inside of the building. Thank you for your coopera- tion)
A Harmon Burial
BIRTHDAY MEMORIAM
CECIL E. NEDD, JR. 10/11/1956 — 1/1/2014
“Gone from our sight, but never our memories; gone from our touch, but never our hearts.”
Happy Birthday, Cecil! Love, your family.
INTEGRITY
MS. ANNIE LEE WALKER
A Graveside Service will be held for Ms. Annie Lee Walker on Saturday, October 10, 2020, at 11 a. m. at Orange Hill Ceme- tery with Rev. Dr. G. B. Robin- son, officiating.
Ms. Annie Walker (Ann) was born April 1, 1937 in Eufaula, Al- abama to John C. and Clara Henry. Shortly after birth, she was moved to Tampa, Florida and attended Hillsborough County Schools.
Ann was the family matri- arch who helped raise grandchil- dren, nieces, nephews and neighborhood children. Ms. Walker loved family, fishing, cooking, dressing up, get-togeth- ers and listening to music.
Ann worked for Jim Walters Corporation as the head cook, until they closed down. She then retired from Hillsborough County School Board as a Bus At- tendant.
Ann entered her eternal rest on Saturday, October 3, 2020.
Ms. Walker was preceded in death by: her parents, John C. and Clara Henry; long time com- panion, Fred Crenshaw; daugh- ter, Roberta Williams; sons, Robert Williams and Arthur Mc- Cray; brothers, Charlie and Matthew Henry; and sister, Frances Smith; two grandchil- dren, Big Girl and Muff.
Ms. Walker leaves to cherish precious memories of her with: daughters, Linda Brock (Al- fonso), April Walker, and Joyce Ward; sons, Frank Walker, Dwayne McCray, and Donald Walker (Michelle); sisters, Ruth Thomas, Mary Graham, Clara Paramore and Christine Jones; brother, Willie Henry (Hattie); special friend, Jack Dubose; 21 grandchildren and a host of great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, other family and friends.
Visitation will be held on Fri- day, October 9, 2020, 6-8 p. m. at Integrity Funeral Services, 3822 E. 7th Avenue, Tampa 33605. Mask are required to be worn for both services.
A SERVICE OF INTEGRITY
JACKSON
MR. RONALD TYRONE BROOKINS August 31,1955— October 1, 2020
Funeral Services for Ronald Tyrone Brookins, who passed away October 1, 2020, will be held on Friday, October 9, 2020, 11 a. m. at Rest Haven Memorial Park Cemetery, 4615 E. Hanna Ave., Tampa, FL 33610. The cer- emony will be a private grave- side service limited to the immediate family and invited guests, following CDC, COVID-19 guidelines.
Ronald was born August 31, 1955, in Tampa, Florida, to his mother, Mrs. Evelyn Thompson Brookins and the late Dr. James Odell Brookins, Sr. Ronald was educated in the Hillsborough County School System, attended Middleton Senior High School, and graduated from Chamber- lain Senior High School, in 1973. Ronald attended Hillsbor- ough Community College and later Florida State University.
Ronald worked for WMNF 88.5 Radio and hosted a Sunday morning program called Soul Perspectives, with his twin brother, Donald in 1984-86. He worked as a Business Agent and contract negotiator for the Pub-
lic Employees Union AFSCME Florida Council 1979.
In 1987 he began working for GTE-Verizon as a Traffic Opera- tor, as a Supervisor in the Cus- tomer Contact Billing Center and Special Liaison to GTE Training Department for Customer Serv- ice Contact Service Representa- tives, and also worked at Telecom Parkway for National Tables Billing Support.
Ronald was on the Executive Board of the Tampa Urban League, and volunteered with the Tampa NAACP Voter Regis- tration in Hillsborough County.
He also worked with the Florida State Medical Associa- tion and was Executive Director of the Community Health Advo- cacy Partnership (CHAP), which he co-founded with his older brother, Dr. James O. Brookins, Jr.
He was responsible for part- nering the Hillsborough County Health Department, USF Health, USF Nursing, and the Black Nurses Association, along with First Baptist Church of College Hill’s Health Ministry. Ronald worked diligently with the East Tampa Revitalization Partner- ship.
Ronald leaves to mourn: his beloved mother, Evelyn Thomp- son Brookins; sisters, Barbara Jean Hills and Carol Brookins Ash; brothers, Dr. James Odell Brookins, Jr., (Sandra), Donald J. Brookins (identical twin), and Aristotle LeDwight Brookins (Cherika); nephews, James O. Brookins, III, (Cindy), Darryl Wayne Hills (Sylvia), Marlon Odell Hills (Angela), Aristotle Brookins, II, (Rashida) and Arik Lane. grandnephews and nieces include, Jasmine Hills, Joshua Brookins, Aristotle Brookins, III, Marlon Odell Hills, II, and Trey Brookins.
Funeral arrangements en- trusted to Jackson Funeral Home, Ronald J. Derr, Sr. FDIC.
MRS. HETTY WOOLRIDGE
A Celebration of Life Service for Mrs. Hetty Woolridge, 76, of Tampa, who passed away peace- fully with her family at her side on Saturday, October 3, 2020, will be held at 1:00 p.m., Satur- day, October 10, 2020 with Dr. S. Evan Burrows, Pastor; First Baptist Church of College Hill, Officiating, at Jackson Funeral Home, 4605 N. 34th Tampa, Florida, 33610.
She was born on December 5, 1943, in Brazoria, Texas, to Lola and Hamp Bryant, Jr.
Hetty was a faithful member of First Baptist Church of Col- lege Hill, where she volunteered and served as a member of the choir. She was a wonderful mother, grandmother, and friend who will forever be re- member for her outspokenness and witty personality.
She is preceded in death by: her parents, Lola and Hamp Bryant, Jr.; two brothers: Hamp Bryant, III, and Hosea Bryant.
She is survived by: her three children, Christa Whaley, Diane Parr, Eugene Lewis, Jr.; her brother, Don Bryant, and five grandchildren, Kevin Young, Jessica Barnes, Amanda Parr, David Parr, and Marcus Lewis.
The family will receive visi- tors on Saturday, October 10, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Jackson Funeral Home, 4605 N. 34th St. Tampa, Florida.
Following the visitation, Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. with Dr. S. Evan Burrows, offici- ating at Jackson Funeral Home.
The family would like to ex- tend a special thanks to the staff at LifePath Hospice for their care and support. In lieu of flow- ers the family asks that you do- nate to your local food banks and pantries.
Final arrangements en- trusted to Jackson Funeral Home, Ronald J, Derr, Sr. FDIC of Tampa, Florida, and Dixon Funeral Home of Brazoria, Texas.
CARD OF THANKS
MRS. AUDREY LINDA BLACK
The family and friends of the late Mrs. Audrey Linda Black greatly appreciates the prayers, calls, texts, words of encourage- ment, and all acts of kindness shown to us, during the loss of our “loving and kind” Mother. We ALL sadly miss her.
From the Black, Tolbert, and Robinson families.
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