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Funerals/Card Of Thanks/Memoriams
HARMON
MS. VALERIE DENISE LARK JONES
Home-going services for Va- lerie Denise Lark Jones who passed away on June 3, 2022 will be held Saturday, June 18, 2022 at 11 AM at Exciting Faith Alive Mt. Silla Church 5705 E. 32nd Ave., Tampa, FL 33619 Pastor Tony Hawkins pastor of- ficiating.
Valerie Denise Lark Jones was born in Tampa Florida she attended Hillsborough High School. Valerie was employed for many years at Honeywell.
Valerie was preceded in death by her husband Larry Jones; father Franklin Roo- sevelt Lark.
She is survived by: her mother, Willie Mae Grose; her children, Gabriel Belcher, Mar- cus Lark, Adrian (Tony) Lark, and Tyanna Perry; God sister, Jackie Bolds; siblings, Ronnie and Ruby Lark, Willie Murphy, Reginald Lark, Sylvia Lark, Steve and Sherida Lark, Otis McNish III, Carolyn Mack, Rob- bin Lark, and Lori and Kurt Batchler; a host of grandchil- dren Mariah, Micaiah, Destiny, Little Marcus Jr, Isaiah, Amir, Lakeishia Johnson; 1 great- granddaughter Princess Taylor; a host of nieces and nephews Ronnie Lark, Jr., Ricardo Lark, LaRhonda Lark, Rashina Lark, Jamaal Lark, Willie Murphy, Jr., LaShawnda and Herbert Brown, and Amondo Lark, Amanda Simmons, Markus Lark, Steven Lark, Theo McCall, Brittany Phillips, Keely Marie, Kizzie Peterson, Otis McNish, IV, Darius McNish, Laela Mc- Nish,; a host of friends, Kim- berly Smith, Dr. Rosemary Jones, Reginald Lark, Jr., and Courtney Lark; a family of many other relatives and sor- rowing friends.
Visitation for Valerie will be held this Friday, June 17, 2022 from 7 P.M. to 9 P.M. at Har- mon Funeral Home ,5002 N. 40th St., Tampa, FL 33610. Friends are asked to arrive for the home going service at Excit- ing Faith Alive Mt. Silla Church on Saturday at 10:45 a.m.
A Harmon Burial
FAMILY NOTICE
PATRICIA ANN WILSON
The sun rose on the morning of April 25, 1948, in Tampa, Florida as life began for Patricia Ann Wilson. She was born to Mr. Otis and Mrs. Marie Smith Wilson, who preceded her in death. She was the fifth of seven children. Four brothers (Otis Jr., James Curtis, Jeffery, and Woodrow) preceded her in death.
Patricia confessed her belief in Jesus Christ and joined the New Salem Missionary Baptist Church of Tampa. She actively served her church and commu- nity until her professional en- deavors took her away from Tampa.
She was educated in the pub- lic schools of Hillsborough County and graduated from Middleton High School. She ma- triculated at Bethune Cookman College of Daytona Beach, Florida where she earned her bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education. She fur- thered her studies at Tuskegee Institute, Tuskegee, Alabama, where she earned her master’s degree in Early Childhood Edu- cation.
She met the love of her life, Mr. William Richard, and after a brief courtship, they were joined together in Holy Matri- mony. They made their home in Albany, Georgia.
The sun set on the life of Pa- tricia Richard early on Tuesday morning at 1:46, June 7, 2022, at the Willison Hospice House.
She leaves a legacy of love and service to her: devoted and loving husband of 46 years, Mr. William Richard; one brother, Mr. Paul (Carol) Wilson, of Pon- tiac, Michigan; one sister, Mrs. Mary (Bennie) Washington, of Plant City, Florida; a mother-in- law, Mrs. Amanda Girtman, Cairo, Georgia; three sisters-in- law, Mrs. Ellen Wilson, Pontiac, Michigan; Mrs. Denise Wilson, Largo, Florida; and Mrs. Gloria Filmore, Cairo, Georgia; two God sons, Jaydon Wilson, Pon- tiac, Michigan; Nicholas Mal- lard, Albany, Georgia; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, extended family and friends who loved her dearly.
Funeral service will be held 11:00 a.m. Thursday, June 16, 2022 at Elliott Funeral Home, 512 S. Jefferson Street Albany, Georgia 31705, (229)436-3553.
Service with reverence since 1900.
FAMILY NOTICE
MRS. JANETTE MARION PATTERSON 10/29/1955 – MAY 27, 2022
Celebration of Life Services for Mrs. Janette Marion Patter- son will be held at 11 a.m. on June 18, 2022, at Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church, 12250 S.E. Lantana Avenue, Hobe Sound, FL 33455.
Mrs. Patterson was born in New Britain, Connecticut to James and Bessie Rolle. The family later moved to Hobe Sound, FL, where Jen grew up. She attended schools in Martin County then Barbizon School of Modeling. At the age of 18 while in Gainesville, FL she met and later married Alfred W. Patter- son of Tampa, FL.
Forty-eight years of marital bliss, brought about four chil- dren, Aisha, Alfred, Micheal and Gayle Patterson.
Jen was a devoted wife, homemaker, and friend. Serv- ing as Deaconess Patterson at Praise Outreach Bible Study Church was joyful to her. She now rests in the bosom of our Father.
FATHER’S HAPPY FATHER’S DAY DAD
BENNIE CHAPPELL
From your family. We Love You.
MISSING YOU
JOE LEGGETT
Missing you Pops, but never forgetting the impor- tance of your WISDOM and LOVE you showed and pro- vided for Momma & all of us.
IN LOVING MEMORY
ROBERT ALLEN BROWN
Bob, we love you for being the Father you were, from your children and family.
Wife, Eugenia. Rest in Peace.
CARD OF THANKS
JOHN W. HOLLEY, SR.
“COACH” “SHORTIE” “CHARLIE”
To the friends and family of John W. Holley Sr., “Coach”, “Shortie”, “Charlie,” we’re sending our deepest appreci- ation for all the prayers, and the many acts of loving kind- ness you so freely gave to us.
With all of our hearts, we thank you and pray God’s blessings be upon you. Prov. 11:31; Luke 14:14.
NEVER FORGOTTEN
DOUGLAS ARCHIE SR.
Remembering you on Father’s Day. Our heart will never for- get.
Love, Cora Archie and Family.
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