All Obituaries

Mrs. Minnie Pearl Glover Napper of Temple Terrace, FL, passed away on Saturday, March 7, 2026.  Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, March 14, 2026, at Ray Williams Memorial Chapel at 11:00 a.m. with Clarey Walker, III, Officiating.  Interment will follow in Rest Haven Memorial Park Cemetery, 4615 E. Hanna Avenue, Tampa, FL 33610. Mrs. Minnie P. Glover Napper was a native of Fitzgerald, GA and a resident of Tampa for 83 years.  She attended the Hillsborough County ...

Deacon George E. Shaw of Tampa, Florida, passed away on Friday, March 6, 2026.  Funeral Services will be held on Friday, March 13, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. at Shekinah Glory Cathedral, 402 W. English Street, Plant City, Florida 33563, with Bishop Designate A. D. Shaw, Officiating.  Interment will be held on March 16, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. at Florida National Cemetery, 6502 SW 102nd Avenue, Bushnell, FL 33513. A native of Tampa, Florida, Deacon Shaw was a proud graduate of Middleton High ...

Mrs. Christine Sails of Tampa, FL, passed away on Tuesday, March 3, 2026.  Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, March 14, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. at Mt. Olive AME Church, 1902 W. LaSalle Street, Tampa, FL 33607, with Bishop Dominic Watkins, Officiating and Pastor Robert Benn, Eulogist.  Interment will follow at Rest Haven Memorial Park Cemetery, 4615 E. Hanna Avenue, Tampa, FL 33610. Mrs. Christine Sails was a native of Screven, GA and a resident of Tampa for over 60 ...

Mrs. Lillian Holmes departed this life on Tuesday, March 3, 2026. Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, March 12, 2026, at Ray Williams Memorial Chapel, 301 N. Howard Avenue, Tampa, Florida 33606 at 1:00 p.m. with Pastor Prentiss Davis, Officiating. Interment will follow in Rest Haven Memorial Park Cemetery, 4615 E. Hanna Avenue, Tampa, FL 33610. Lillian was born on September 20, 1949, in Thomasville, Georgia, to the late Beatrice Maynard and J. C. Holmes. She attended Hillsborough ...

Mr. Leon P. Haynes of Tampa, FL, passed away on Monday, March 2, 2026.  Visitation will be held on Saturday, March 14, 2026, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Ray Williams Memorial Chapel, 301 N. Howard Avenue, Tampa, FL 33606. Mr. Leon P. Haynes was a native of Tampa, FL and a resident for 66 years.  He attended Jefferson High School.  He was employed as a Line Cook for many years.  He was preceded in death by:  his parents, Patricia and Perry Haynes and his brother, ...

With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Mr. Willie Lee Rogers, Jr. who departed this life on Saturday, February 28, 2026.  A Celebration of Life Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, March 7, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. at Rivers of Life Church Ministries, 301 Lakewood Drive, Brandon, FL 33510 with Pastor Curtis A. Swafford, Officiating.  Family and friends are invited to attend and honor his memory.   Willie was born on July 3, 1961.  He was a devoted father, ...

Mrs. Dixie Lee Ford Holton of Tampa, FL, passed away on Friday, February 27, 2026, in Fredericksburg, VA. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, March 14, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. at 34thStreet Church of God, 3000 N. 34th Street, Tampa, FL 33605, with Bishop Thomas Scott Officiating. Interment will be at Florida National Cemetery, 6502 SW 102nd Avenue, Bushnell, FL 33513, on March 16, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. Noah and Flossie Ford welcomed their beautiful baby girl, Dixie Lee, on December 1, 1946, ...

Homegoing Services for Mr. Clarence Gaines of Tampa, FL, who passed away on Friday, February 27, 2026, will be held on Saturday, March 14, 2026, at 11:00 a.m., at Faith Temple Missionary Baptist Church, 2916 Orient Rd., Tampa, FL 33619, with Pastor Ricky Pierce, Officiating. Interment will follow at Rest Haven Memorial Park Cemetery, 4615 E. Hanna Avenue, Tampa, FL 33610. Mr. Clarence Gaines was born on July 1, 1931, in Tallahassee, FL, to the union of Sarah Thompson and Theodore Gaines. He ...

Mrs. Mary Evelyn James Taylor transitioned to her Heavenly Home on Friday, February 27, 2026. She was surrounded by her loving family. Homegoing services will be held on Saturday, March 7, 2026, 1:00 PM at the Mt. Tabor Missionary Baptist Church, 2606 W. Grace Street, Tampa, Florida 33607. Minister Wiiliam Cade will be the eulogist; Reverend Keaton J. Brown is the presider and pastor. Burial Services will be held on Monday, March 9, 2026, at the Garden of Memories Cemetery, East Lake Ave, ...

Mr. Charlie William Johnson, Jr. of Tampa, FL, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 25, 2026.  Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, March 12, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. at Greater Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, 1207 N. Jefferson Street, Tampa, FL 33601, with Reverend Arthur L. Green, Jr., Officiating. A private interment will take place at Florida National Cemetery in Bushnell, FL. He graduated from Howard W. Blake High School Class of 1965 and is a graduate of Florida ...