All Obituaries

Ms. Mary Lee Robinson of Tampa, FL, passed away on Monday, September 14, 2026.  Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, September 19, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. at Ray Williams Memorial Chapel, 301 N. Howard Avenue, Tampa, FL 33606, with Reverend Alfred Martin, Officiating.  Interment will follow in Rest Haven Memorial Park Cemetery, 4615 E. Hanna Avenue, Tampa, FL 33610. Ms. Mary Lee Robinson was a native of Marianna, FL and a resident of Tampa for several years.  She attended ...

Deacon Earnest Brown, Jr. of Tampa, FL, passed away on Saturday, September 5, 2026. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, September 12, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. at Brown Memorial Church of God in Christ, 2313 E. 27th Avenue, Tampa, FL 33605 with Superintendent Antonio R. Hawkins, Officiating; Bishop Anthony W. Gilyard, Eulogist.  Interment will follow in Rest Haven Memorial Park, 4615 E. Hanna Avenue, Tampa, FL 33610. Deacon Earnest Brown, Jr. was born January 17, 1944, in Brunswick, ...

Ms. Adrianna R. Flowers of Seffner, FL, passed away on Friday, September 4, 2026.  Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, September 19, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. at Ray Williams Memorial Chapel, 301 N. Howard Avenue, Tampa, FL 33606, with Pastor Major C. Jones, II, Officiating. Ms. Flowers was a native of Hillsborough County and a resident of Tampa for 32 years.  She attended Blanche Armwood High School and was a member of the Armwood Hawks Flag Football Team as Team Manager.  ...

It is with sadness and loving remembrance that we announce the passing of Roberto L. Raphael, Sr., who departed this life on September 3, 2026,  at the age of 85.  Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. at Ray Williams Memorial Chapel, 301 N. Howard Avenue, Tampa, FL 33606, with Reverend Eugenio Raphael, Officiating.  Born in Colón, Panama, Roberto began his life’s journey surrounded by the culture, warmth and spirit of his ...

With love and gratitude for a life well lived, we celebrate the life and memory of Marjorie Whyte, who peacefully departed this life on September 2, 2026, at the age of 92. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, September 12, 2026, at St. Chad’s Episcopal Church, 5609 N. Albany Ave. Tampa, FL 33603. Interment will follow in Rest Haven Memorial Park, 4615 E. Hanna Avenue, Tampa, FL 33610. Marjorie was born on October 16, 1933, in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, to Irvin and Iola ...

Master Sergeant Leon Cornell McDowell Sr., 74, of Gibsonton, FL, passed away on Sunday, August 30, 2026. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, September 19, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. at Love First Christian Center, 12847 Balm Riverview Road, Riverview, FL 33579, with Pastor Dr. Jomo Cousins, Officiating.  Interment will follow in Sunset Memory Gardens, 11005 US Highway 301 N, Thonotosassa, FL 33592. Leon was born and raised in Cleveland, OH.  Leon served 26 years in the U.S. ...

  Mr. Herman Lee Marr of Tampa Bay passed away Friday, August 21, 2026. Funeral Services will be held on Friday, September 4, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. at Ray Williams Memorial Chapel, 301 N. Howard Avenue, Tampa, FL 33606, with Pastor Donald Lott, Officiating. Interment will follow in Garden of Memories Cemetery, 4207 E. Lake Avenue, Tampa, FL 33610. Herman was born on August 14, 1957, in Columbus, Ohio, to the late Beatrice Jackson Atwaters and the late Henry “Hank” Marr, Sr. ...

Mr. Leroy Henry Billups passed away on Friday, August 21, 2026.  Graveside Service will be held on Thursday, September 3, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. at Myrtle Hill Memorial Park, 4202 E. Lake Avenue, Tampa, FL 33610, with Pastor Prentiss Davis, Officiating.  Roy, born on April 12, 1953, was raised by his caring and loving parents, Leroy and Pearline, in West Tampa (Carver City), Florida. Roy graduated from Plant High School in 1971.  Shortly after graduation, he joined the United ...

Mr. Kivaughn Polite of Tampa, FL, passed away on Wednesday, August 19, 2026.  Funeral Services will be private. Kivaughn was a native of Tampa and a resident for 44 years.  He attended Chamberlain High School and Erwin Technical College.  He was employed as a Forklift Driver at GA Foods in St. Petersburg, FL. He was preceded in death by:  his grandmothers, Priscilla Anthony and Annie Mae Wimbush; grandfather, Jimmy Lee Beasley; and son, Brandon “BJ”. He ...

Mr. Jimmie L. Marshall of Tampa, FL, passed away on Wednesday, August 19, 2026. Graveside Service will be held on Sunday,  August 30, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. at Orange Hill Cemetery, 4900 E. Chelsea Street, Tampa, FL 33610, with Barbara J. Hawkins, Officiating. Mr. Jimmie L. Marshall, a native of Tampa, Florida, spent a chapter of his life in Georgia before eventually returning to his beloved hometown of Tampa. He attended Howard W. Blake Senior High School, where he joined "The ROTC ...