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Sonji Coney Williams
Owner & C.E.O.
Licensed Funeral Director In Charge
Certified Funeral Service Practitioner
Certified Crematory Operator

Celebrations

Helen Austin
1950 - 2025
Ms. Austin of Lakeland transitioned May 19, 2025. A visitation will be held on Friday, May 23, 2025 from 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. at Coney Funeral Home - 647 W. Memorial Boulevard, Lakeland, Florida 33815. The Celebration of Life will held on Saturday, May 24, 2025 - 11:00 a.m. at Rhema Word of Faith International Church - 3330 Skyview Drive, Lakeland, Florida 33801. Interment will follow the Celebration of Life at Oak Hill Burial Park - 4620 US Highway 98 South, Lakeland, Florida 33810.

Geraldine Brackins
1946 - 2025
Ms. Brackins of Lakeland transitioned on May 17, 2025. The Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, May 31, 2025 - 5:00 p.m. at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses - 2100 Providence Road, Lakeland, Florida 33805. Interment will be held Monday, June 2, 2025 - 11:00 a.m. at Oak Hill Burial Park - 4620 US Highway 98 South, Lakeland, Florida 33810.

Dana Denise Teems
1971 - 2025
Ms. Teems of Lakeland transitioned May 15, 2025. A visitation will be held Friday, May 30, 2025 from 9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. with the Celebration of Life to follow. All services will be held at Coney Funeral Home - 647 W. Memorial Boulevard, Lakeland, Florida 33815. Interment will follow the Celebration of Life at Oak Hill Burial Park - 4620 U.S. Highway 98 South, Lakeland, Florida 33810.

United States Veteran
Elder Charlie Joyce
"Sunny Boy"
1945 - 2025
Elder Joyce of Lakeland transitioned April 29, 2025. A visitation will be held Friday, May 9, 2025 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Coney Funeral Home - 647 W. Memorial Boulevard, Lakeland, Florida 33815. The Celebration of Life will be held 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 10, 2025 at Mt. Olive - Eaton Park - 3313 S. Combee Road, Eaton Park, Florida 33840. Interment with full Military Honors will following the Celebration of Life at Auburndale Memorial Park - 1889 Derby Avenue, Auburndale, Florida 33823.

Antonio Rivera
1935 - 2025
Mr. Rivera of Lakeland transitioned April 28, 2025. A visitation will be held Thursday, May 1, 2025 from 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. The Celebration of Life will be held Friday, May 2, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. All services will be held at Coney Funeral Home - 647 W. Memorial Boulevard, Lakeland, Florida 33815. Interment will follow the Celebration of Life at Oak Hill Burial Park - 4620 US Highway 98 South, Lakeland, Florida 33812.

Johnathan Flores
1986 - 2025
Mr. Flores transitioned April 20, 2025. A visitation will be held Wednesday, April 30, 2025 from 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. The Celebration of Life will be held May 1, 2025 - 10:00 a.m. All services will be held at Word of God Church - 1733 Mercy Drive, Orlando, Florida 32808. Interment will follow the Celebration of Life at Rose Hill Cemetery - 1615 Old Boggy Creek Road, Kissimmee, Florida 32744.

Minnie Lue Green
1948 - 2025
Ms. Green of Lakeland transitioned April 21, 2025. A visitation will be held Friday April 25, 2025 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Blessed Hope Missionary Baptist Church - 1038 N. Walnut Street, Lakeland, Florida 33801. The Celebration of life will be held Saturday, April 26, 2025 - 10:00 a.m. at Lakeland Memorial Gardens - 2125 Bartow Road, Lakeland, Florida 33815.

Laura Mae McKinnon
1945 - 2025
Mrs. McKinnon of Lakeland transitioned Friday, April 11, 2025. A visitation will be held Friday, May 2, 2025 from 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. at Coney Funeral Home - 647 W. Memorial Boulevard, Lakeland, Florida 33815. The Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, May 3, 2025 - 11:00 a.m. at Harmony Missionary Baptist Church - 1645 N Webster Avenue, Lakeland, Florida 33805. Interment will follow the Celebration of Life at Lakeland Memorial Gardens - 2125 Bartow Road, Lakeland, Florida 33801.

Moses Stevens
1931 - 2025
Mr. Stevens of Lakeland transitioned April 1, 2025. A visitation will be held Wednesday, April 9, 2025 from 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. at Coney Funeral Home - 647 W. Memorial Boulevard, Lakeland, Florida 33815. The Celebration of Life will be held Thursday, April 10, 2025 - 11:00 a.m. at Lakeland Hills Church of Christ - 2510 Lakeland Hills Boulevard, Lakeland, Florida 33805.

Mary Pugh Canty
1932 - 2025
Ms. Canty of Lakeland transitioned March 31, 2025. A visitation will be held Friday, April 11, 2025 from 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. at Coney Funeral Home - 647 W. Memorial Boulevard, Lakeland, Florida 33815. The Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, April 12, 2025 - 11:00 a.m. at Upper Room Church of God - 1430 Lotela Avenue, Lakeland, Florida 33805. Interment will follow the Celebration of Life at Oak Hill Burial Park - 4620 US Highway 98 South, Lakeland, Florida 33812.

Lula Payne
1934 - 2025
Ms. Payne of Lakeland transitioned March 25, 2025. A visitation will be held Friday, April 4, 2025 from 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. at Coney MLK Chapel - 1404 Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, Lakeland, Florida 33805. The Celebration of Life will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 5, 2025 at Greater New Jerusalem Baptist Church - 1125 N. New York Avenue, Lakeland, Florida 33805. Interment will follow the Celebration of Life at Oak Hill Burial Park - 4620 US Highway 98 South, Lakeland, Florida 33812.

Cynthia Pouncey
1950 - 2025
Ms. Pouncey of Lakeland transitioned Monday, March 31, 2025. A visitation will be held Saturday, April 12, 2025 from 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. with the Celebration of Life to follow. All services will be held at Coney MLK Chapel - 1404 Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, Lakeland, Florida 33805.

Wanda Barber-Griffin
1958 - 2025
Ms. Griffin transitioned March 22, 2025. A visitation will be held Friday, April 4, 2025 from 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. at Coney Funeral Home - 647 W. Memorial Boulevard, Lakeland, Florida 33815. The Celebration of Life will be on Saturday, April 5, 2025 - 11:00 a.m. at Prayer Tower Church of God in Christ - 1137 37th Street South, St. Petersburg, Florida 33711.

Marthe Jean-Louis
1937 - 2025
Ms. Jean-Louis of Lakeland transitioned March 16, 2025. A visitation will be held Friday, April 4, 2025 from 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. The Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, April 5, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. All services will be held at the First Haitian Church of the Nazarene - 744 N Combee Road, Lakeland, Florida 33801. Interment will follow the Celebration of Life at Oak Hill Burial Park - 4620 US Highway 98 South, Lakeland, Florida 33812.

Chamarrion "Marrio" Wilson
1985 - 2025
Mr. Wilson of Lakeland transitioned March 7, 2025. A visitation will be held Friday, March 21, 2025 from 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. The Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, March 22, 2025 - 1:00 p.m. All services will be held at Coney Funeral Home - 647 W. Memorial Boulevard, Lakeland, Florida 33815. Interment will follow the Celebration of Life at Oakland Cemetery - 1250 Oakland Cemetery Road Haines City, Florida 33844.

Vancilla Williams
1930 - 2025
Ms. Williams of Lakeland transitioned March 6, 2025. A visitation will be held at Coney Funeral Home - 647 W. Memorial Boulevard, Lakeland, Florida 33815 on Friday, March 14, 2025 from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. with the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority's Ivy Beyond the Wall Ceremony beginning at 6:30 p.m. The Celebration of Life will be held 11:00 am on Saturday, March 15, 2025 at New Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church - 2122 Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, Lakeland, Florida 33805. Interment will follow the Celebration of Life at Oak Hill Burial Park - 4620 US Highway 98 South, Lakeland, Florida 33812.

United States Veteran
James Houser, Jr.
1952 - 2025
Mr. Houser of Lakeland transitioned March 7, 2025. A visitation will be held Saturday, March 22, 2025 from 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. with the Celebration of Life to follow. Military Honors will be rendered at the conclusion of the Celebration of Life. All services will be held at Greater New Jerusalem Baptist Church - 1125 N. New York Avenue, Lakeland, Florida 33805.

Caiomeé Lauryn Scott
2025
Princess Caiomeé Scott transitioned Monday, March 3, 2025. A visitation will be held Tuesday, March 11, 2025 from 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. with the Celebration of Life to follow. All services will be held at Coney Funeral Home - 647 W. Memorial Boulevard, Lakeland, Florida 33815.

Charles "Gip" Gibson
1947 - 2025
Mr. Gibson of Lakeland transitioned March 3, 2025. A visitation will be held Friday, March 14, 2025 from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. with the Celebration of Life to follow. All services will be held at Zion Hill Primitive Baptist Church - 1348 Sidney Avenue, Lakeland, Florida 33805. Interment will take place following the Celebration of Life at Oak Hill Burial Park - 4620 US Highway 98 South, Lakeland, Florida 33812.

Billy Davis
1980 - 2025
Mr. Davis of Lakeland transitioned March 3, 2025. A visitation will be held Monday, March 10, 2025 from 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. with the Celebration of Life to follow. All services will be held at New Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church - 1321 N. Webster Avenue, Lakeland, Florida 33805. Interment will follow the Celebration of Life at Oak Hill Burial Park - 4620 US Highway 98 South, Lakeland, Florida 33812.

Jacqueline Denson-Powell
1960 - 2025
Ms. Powell of Lakeland transitioned March 2, 2025. A visitation will be held Friday, March 14, 2025 from 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. The Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, March 15, 2025 at 12:00 p.m. All services will be held at Sixth Street Church of Christ - 320 W 6th Street, Lakeland, Florida 33805.

A. Bernice Cross
1936 - 2025
Ms. Cross of Lakeland transitioned March 1, 2025. A visitation will be held Friday, March 7, 2025 from 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. The Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, March 8, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. All services will be held at Sixth Street Church of Christ - 320 W. 6th Street, Lakeland, Florida 33805. Interment will follow the Celebration of Life at Oak Hill Burial Park - 4620 US Highway 98 South, Lakeland, Florida 33812.

Lemour Lazard
1936 - 2025
Mr. Lazard of Lakeland transitioned February 27, 2025. A visitation will be held Friday, March 7, 2025 from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. at Coney MLK Chapel - 1404 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, Lakeland, Florida 33805. The Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, March 8, 2025 - 9:00 a.m. at First Haitian Church of the Nazarene - 744 N. Combee Road, Lakeland, Florida 33801. Interment will follow the Celebration of Life at Oak Hill Burial Park - 4620 US Highway 98 South, Lakeland, Florida 33812.

Juan "P.J." German-Garo, Jr.
2002 - 2025
Mr. Garo of Eagle Lake transitioned February 23, 2025. A visitation will be held Friday, March 7, 2025 from 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. at Coney Funeral Home - 647 W. Memorial Boulevard, Lakeland, Florida 33815. The Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, March 8, 2025 - 1:30 p.m. at Church of God the Bible Way - 3707 Ave M NW, Winter Haven, Florida 33881. Interment will follow the Celebration of Life at Auburndale Memorial Gardens - 1889 W. Derby Avenue, Auburndale, Florida 33823.

Dorothy Ricks Brooks
1922 - 2025
Ms. Brooks of Oviedo transitioned February 27, 2025. A visitation will be held Thursday, March 6, 2025 from 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. with the Celebration of Life to follow. All services will be held at Coney Funeral Home 647 W. Memorial Boulevard, Lakeland, Florida 33815. Interment will follow the Celebration of Life at Oak Hill Burial Park - 4620 US Highway 98 South, Lakeland, Florida 33812.

Linda Rogers
1948 - 2025
Ms. Rogers of Lakeland transitioned February 24, 2025. A visitation will be held Friday, February 28, 2025 from 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. at Coney Funeral Home - 647 W. Memorial Boulevard, Lakeland, Florida 33815. The Celebration of Life will be held Monday, March 3, 2025 from 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. at Horis A. Ward - Fairview Chapel - 376 Fairview Road, Stockbridge, Georgia 30281. Interment will follow the Celebration of Life.

Mae Joyce McCormick
1936 - 2025
Ms. McCormick of Lakeland transitioned February 24, 2025. A visitation will be held Saturday, March 8, 2025 from 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. with the Celebration of Life to follow. All services will be held at Pilgrim Rest Free Will Baptist Church - 1047 N. Ohio Avenue, Lakeland, Florida 33805. Interment will follow the Celebration of Life at Oak Hill Burial Park - 4620 US Highway 98 South, Lakeland, Florida 33812.

Porter Woodrow Wilson
1943 - 2025
Mr. Wilson of Lakeland transitioned February 23, 2025. A visitation will be held Saturday, March 15, 2025 from 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. with the Celebration of Life to follow. All services will be held at Zion Hill Primitive Baptist Church - 1348 Sidney Avenue, Lakeland, Florida 33805. Interment will follow the Celebration of Life at Medulla Cemetery - 245 Fitzgerald Road, Lakeland, Florida 33813.

Mary Lee McNeil
1944 - 2025
Ms. McNeil of Lakeland transition Thursday, February 20, 2025. A visitation will be held Saturday, March 1, 2025 from 9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. with the Celebration of Life to follow. All services will be held at Coney MLK Chapel - 1404 Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, Lakeland, Florida 33805

Jaheim Blair
2001 - 2025
Mr. Blair of Lakeland transitioned Tuesday, February 11, 2025. A visitation will be held Saturday, March 1, 2025 from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. with the Celebration of Life to follow at Greater New Jerusalem Baptist Church - 1125 N. New York Avenue, Lakeland, Florida 33805. Interment will follow the Celebration of Lift at Oak Hill Burial Park - 4620 US Highway 98 South, Lakeland, Florida 33812.

John S. Baker, Jr.
1971 - 2025
Mr. Baker transitioned Saturday, February 8, 2025. A visitation will be held Saturday, February 22, 2025 from 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. with the Celebration of Life to follow. All services will be held at Coney Funeral Home - 647 W. Memorial Boulevard, Lakeland, Florida 33815. Interment will follow the Celebration of Life at Fitzgerald Cemetery - 542 Fitzgerald Road, Lakeland, Florida.

Howard Lee Zachery
1946 - 2025
Mr. Zachery of Lakeland transitioned Thursday, February 6, 2025. A visitation will be held Saturday, February 22, 2025 from 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. with the Celebration of Life to follow at Coney MLK Chapel - 1404 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, Lakeland, Florida 33805. Interment will follow the Celebration of Life at Oak Hill Burial Park - 4620 US Highway 98 South, Lakeland, Florida 33812.

Claudette Chatman
1941 - 2025
Ms. Chatman of Lakeland transitioned Saturday, February 1, 2025. A visitation will be held Friday, February 14, 2025 from 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. at Coney MLK Chapel - 1404 Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, Lakeland, Florida 33805. The Celebration of Life will be held at Zion Hill Primitive Baptist Church - 1348 Sidney Avenue, Lakeland, Florida 33805. Interment will follow the Celebration of Life at Oak Hill Burial Park - 4620 U.S. Highway 98 South, Lakeland, Florida 33810.

Marie "Nicole" Dornelus
1947 - 2025
Ms. Dornelus of Lakeland transitioned Saturday, February 1, 2025. A visitation will be held Friday, February 14, 2024 from 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. at Coney Funeral Home - 647 W. Memorial Boulevard, Lakeland, Florida 33815. The Celebration of Life will be held 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 15, 2025 at Greater New Jerusalem Baptist Church - 1125 N. New York Avenue, Lakeland, Florida 33805. Interment will follow the Celebration of Life at Oak Hill Burial Park - 4620 U.S. Highway 98 South, Lakeland, Florida 33812.

Betty Bennett
1947 - 2025
Ms. Bennett transitioned Wednesday, January 29, 2025. A visitation will be held Saturday, February 8, 2025 from 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. with the Celebration of Life to follow. All services will be held at Greater Refuge Temple Church of our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith - 1258 Martin L. King, Jr. Avenue, Lakeland, Florida 33805. Interment will follow the Celebration of Life at Oak Hill Burial Park - 4620 US Highway 98 South, Lakeland, Florida 33812.

Godwin S. Fisher
1942 - 2025
Mr. Fisher of Lakeland transitioned Monday, January 27, 2025. A visitation will be held Saturday, March 1, 2025 from 10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. with the Celebration of Life to follow. All services will be held at Coney Funeral Home - 647 W. Memorial Boulevard, Lakeland, Florida 33815.

United States Veteran
Timothy Canady
1950 - 2025
United Sates Veteran Canady transitioned Wednesday, January 22, 2025. A visitation will be held Friday, February 7, 2025 from 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. with the Celebration of Life to follow. Following the Celebration of Life a repass will be held from 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. All services will take place at Pilgrim Rest Free Will Baptist Church - 1047 N. Ohio Avenue, Lakeland, Florida 33815. Internment will take place following the repass at Florida National Cemetery - 6502 SW 102nd Avenue, Bushnell, Florida at 1:30 p.m.

Ebonye Mitchell
1982 - 2025
Ms. Mitchell of Lakeland transitioned Saturday, January 25, 2025. A visitation will be held Friday, January 31, 2025 from 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. at Coney Funeral Home - 647 W. Memorial Boulevard, Lakeland, Florida 33815. The Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, February 1, 2025 - 11:00 a.m. at Blessed Hope Missionary Baptist Church - 1038 Walnut Street, Lakeland, Florida 33805.

Michael B. Dockins, Jr.
1997 - 2025
Mr. Dockins of Winter Haven transitioned on Monday January 13, 2025. The visitation for Mr. Dockins will be held Thursday, January 23, 2025 from 5:00 pm. - 7:00 p.m. at Coney Funeral Home - 647 W. Memorial Boulevard, Lakeland, Florida 33815. The Celebration of Life will be held on Friday, January 24, 2025 - 11:00 a.m. at Hurst Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church - 875 Ave O NE, Winter Haven, Florida 33881. Interment will follow the Celebration of Life at Oak Hill Burial Park - 4620 US Highway 98 South, Lakeland, Florida 33810.

Dr. Elbert Franklin Baldwin, Jr.
1963 - 2024
United States Veteran Baldwin transitioned Saturday, January 11, 2025. A visitation will be held at Pilgrim Rest Free Will Baptist Church - 1047 N. Ohio Avenue, Lakeland, Florida 33805 on Friday, January 17, 2025 from 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. with the Celebration of Life to follow. Interment will follow the Celebration of Life at Fitzgerald Cemetery - 5326 Jay Street, Lakeland, Florida 33813. Military Honors will he given at the gravesite.

Joyce Ann Johnson
1953 - 2025
Ms. Johnson of Lakeland transitioned Monday, January 6, 2024. A visitation will be held on Saturday, January 11, 2025 at Greater New Jerusalem Baptist Church - 1125 N. New York Avenue, Lakeland, Florida 33805 from 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. with the Celebration of Life to follow. Interment will take place on Monday, January 13, 2025.

Janice Ross McLachlan
1954 - 2025
Ms. McLachlan of Lakeland transitioned Monday, January 6, 2025. A visitation will be held on Friday, January 17, 2025 at Greater Refuge Temple Church of our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith - 1258 Martin L. King, Jr. Avenue, Lakeland, Florida 33805 from 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. with the Celebration of Life to follow. Interment will follow the Celebration of Life at Oak Hill Burial Park - 4620 US Highway 98 South, Lakeland, Florida 33812.

Alicia Tremble-Carte
1972 - 2024
Ms. Tremble Carte of Lakeland transitioned Sunday, December 29, 2024. A Visitation will be held Saturday, January 11, 2025 from 12:00 - 1:30 p.m. with the Celebration of Life to follow. All services will be held at Renew Church - 1225 N. Wabash Avenue, Lakeland, Florida 33805.

Erick Feiling
1949 - 2024
Mr. Feiling of Lakeland transitioned Saturday, December 28, 2024. Service information is forthcoming.

Johnnie B. Turner
1939 - 2024
Mr. Turner of Lakeland transitioned Thursday, December 26, 2024. A visitation will be held of Saturday, January 4, 2025 at Macedonia Primitive Baptist Church - 1240 N. Ohio Avenue, Lakeland, Florida 33805 from 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. with the Celebration of Life to follow. Interment will follow the Celebration of Life at Oak Hill Burial Park - 4620 US Highway 98 South, Lakeland, Florida 33812.

James McKinnon
1942 - 2024
Ms. McKinnon of Lakeland transitioned Thursday, December 26, 2024. A visitation will be held Saturday, January 11, 2025 from 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. with the Celebration of Life to follow. All services will be held at Harmony Missionary Baptist Church - 1645 N. Webster Avenue, Lakeland, Florida 33805. Interment will follow the Celebration of Life at Lakeland Memorial Gardens - 2125 Bartow Road, Lakeland, Florida 33801

Kaydee Lee Vicens
2014 - 2024
Miss Vicens of Lakeland transitioned Sunday, December 22, 2024. A visitation will be held Monday, December 30, 2024 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 pm. with the Celebration of Life to follow. All services will be held at Iglesia Misionera de Lakeland - 511 Montana Avenue, Lakeland, Florida 33815.

Cornelia Lynette Bettard
1960 - 2024
Ms. Bettard of Auburndale transitioned Saturday, December 21, 2024. A visitation will be held Friday, January 3, 2025 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. The Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, January 4, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. Interment will take place at Wildwood Cemetery - 985 Square Lake Drive, Bartow, Florida 33830. All services will be held at Burkett Chapel Primitive Baptist Church - 415 S 3rd Avenue, Bartow, Florida 33830.

Za'Myrikal Copeland
2020 - 2024
Princess Copeland entered eternal rest on Tuesday, December 17, 2024. A visitation will be held Friday, December 27, 2024 at Coney Funeral Home - 647 W. Memorial Boulevard, Lakeland, Florida 33815 from 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. with the Celebration of Life to follow. Interment will take place following the Celebration of Life at Oak Hill Burial Park - 4620 US Highway 98 South, Lakeland, Florida 33812.

Providencia Y. Preston
1965 - 2024
Ms. Preston of Lakeland transitioned December 16, 2024. A visitation will be held at Coney Funeral Home - 647 W. Memorial Boulevard, Lakeland, Florida 33815 on Monday, December 23, 2024 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. with the Celebration of Life to follow. Interment will follow the Celebration of Life at Oak Hill Burial Park - 4620 US Highway 98 South, Lakeland, Florida 33810.

Peggy Ann Bernard
1945 - 2024
Ms. Bernard of Auburndale transitioned Sunday, December 15, 2024. A visitation will be held Friday, December 27, 2024 from 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. The Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. Interment will follow the Celebration of Life at Lincoln Park Cemetery - 314 Preston Street, Auburndale, Florida 33823. All services will be held at St. James African Methodist Episcopal Church - 309 Preston Street, Auburndale, Florida 33823.

Essie Mae McKenzie
1943 - 2024
Ms. McKenzie of Bartow transitioned Sunday, December 15, 2024. A visitation will be held Thursday, December 19, 2024 from 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 pm. The Celebration of Life will be held Friday, December 20, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. Interment will follow the Celebration of Life at Rolling Hills Cemetery - 4810 Tilden Road, Winter Haven, Florida 33881 All services will be held at Coney Funeral Home - 647 W. Memorial Boulevard, Lakeland, Florida 33815.

Lonnie W. Broadnax, Jr.
1959 - 2024
Mr. Broadnax of Lakeland transitioned Thursday, December 12, 2024. A visitation will be held Saturday, December 21, 2024 from 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. with the Celebration of Life to follow at Renew Church - 1225 N Wabash Avenue, Lakeland, Florida 33805. Interment will follow the Celebration of Life at Antioch Cemetery - 5809 Joe King Road, Plant City, Florida 33567.

Mr. Joseph D. Gerestant
1950 - 2024
Mr. Gerestant of Lakeland transitioned Tuesday, December 10, 2024. A Memorial Celebration will be held Friday, December 20, 2024 from 7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. at L'Eglise Haitienne de la Sanctification - 850 1st Lake Ida Street, Winter Haven, Florida 33881. A public visitation will be held Saturday, December 21, 2024 from 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. with the Celebration of Life to follow. The Celebration of Life will be held at Together Church - 6725 N. Socrum Loop Road, Lakeland, Florida 33809. Interment will follow the Celebration of Life at Oak Hill Burial Park - 4620 US Highway 98 South, Lakeland, Florida 33812. A repast will be held following the interment at the Together Church.

Dorothy Rivera
1960 - 2024
Ms. Rivera of Plant City transitioned Sunday, December 1, 2024. A visitation will be held Friday, December 20, 2024 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Coney Funeral Home - 647 W. Memorial Boulevard, Lakeland, Florida 33815. The Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, December 21, 2024 - 1:00 p.m. at Greater New Jerusalem Baptist Church - 1125 N. New York Avenue, Lakeland, Florida 33805. Interment will follow the Celebration of Life at Serenity Gardens Cemetery - 3350 Mall Hill Drive, Lakeland, Florida 33812.

Mercedia S. McArthur
1937 - 2024
Ms. McArthur of Lakeland transitioned Monday, December 2, 2024. A visitation will be held Wednesday, December 18, 2024 at Greater Refuge Temple Church of our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith - 1258 Martin L. King, Jr. Avenue, Lakeland, Florida 33805 from 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. with the Celebration of Life to follow. Interment will follow the Celebration of Life at Serenity Gardens Cemetery - 3350 Mall Hill Drive, Lakeland, Florida 33815.

Carolyn Daniels Holloway
1950 - 2024
Ms. Holloway of Lakeland transitioned Monday, December 2, 2024. A visitation will be held Friday, December 13, 2024 at Coney Funeral Home - 647 W. Memorial Boulevard, Lakeland, Florida from 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. The Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, December 14, 2024 - 11:00 a.m. at Greater Refuge Temple Church of our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith - 1258 Martin L. King, Jr. Avenue, Lakeland, Florida 33805. Interment will follow the Celebration of Life at Oak Hill Burial Park - 4620 US Highway 98 South, Lakeland, Florida 33812.