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Sonji Coney Williams
Owner & C.E.O.
Licensed Funeral Director In Charge
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Celebrations
Barbara Arnita Moore
1962 - 2024
Ms. Moore of Lakeland transitioned Monday, November 11, 2024. A visitation will be held Saturday, November 23, 2024 from 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. with the Celebration of Life to follow. All services will be held at Coney Funeral Home - 647 W. Memorial Boulevard, Lakeland, Florida 33815.
Levone "Doc" Thomas
1924 - 2024
Mr. Thomas of Lakeland transitioned Tuesday, November 12, 2024. A visitation will be held Saturday, November 23, 2024 from 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 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.
Bessie Mae Melton
1929 - 2024
Mrs. Melton of Lakeland transitioned Sunday, October 27, 2024. A visitation will be held Friday, November 8, 2024 at Pilgrim Rest Free Will Baptist Church - 1047 N. Ohio Avenue, Lakeland, Florida 33815 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 33812.
Calisha Roshell Roberson
1978 - 2024
Ms. Roberson of Plant City transitioned Thursday, October 24, 2024. A Time of Reflections will be held Friday, November 8, 2024 from 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. including the Omega Omega Ceremony for Delta Sigma Theta Inc. from 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. The Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, November 9, 2024 - 11:00 a.m. All services will be held at Greater New Hope Anointed Ministries - 2104 Mud Lake Road, Plant City, Florida 33566. Interment will be held following the Celebration of Life at the Garden of Peace Cemetery - 102 Spencer Street, Plant City, Florida 33563.
United States Veteran
Deacon Gerald R. Rawls
1942 - 2024
A visitation will be held at Greater St. Paul Missionary Baptist Institutional Church - 1130 N. Webster Avenue, Lakeland, Florida 33805 on Saturday, November 2, 2024 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.
Joseph Cazeau
1940 - 2024
Mr. Cazeau of Lakeland transitioned Monday, September 30, 2024. A visitation will be held, Saturday, October 26, 2024 at Rhema Word of Faith - 3330 Skyview Drive, Lakeland, Florida 33801 from 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 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.
Mariette Françios Dieujuste
1969 - 2024
Ms. Dieujuste of Lakeland transitioned September 30, 2024. A visitation will be held Friday, October 18, 2024 from 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. The Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, October 19, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. All service will be held 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.
Ana Altagracia Toribio
1928 - 2024
Ms. Toribio of Lakeland transitioned September 27, 2024. A visitation will be held Thursday, October 3, 2024 from 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. with the Celebration Mass to following. All services will be held at Resurrection Catholic - 333 Terrace Way, Lakeland, Florida 33813
Salvador Martinez
1973 - 2024
Mr. Martinez of Lakeland transitioned September 26, 2024. A Celebration of Life will be held on Tuesday, October 1, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. 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
Annette Preston
1939 - 2024
Ms. Preston of Lakeland transitioned Wednesday, September 25, 2024. A visitation will be held Thursday, October 3, 2024 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. with the Celebration of Life to follow 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.
Maurice Knight, Sr.
1974 - 2024
Mr. Knight of Lakeland transitioned Monday, September 23, 2024. A visitation will be held Friday, October 4, 2024 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, October 5, 2024 - 11:00 a.m. at Greater New Jerusalem Baptist Church - 1125 N. New York Avenue, Lakeland, Florida 33805. Interment will following the Celebration of Life at Oak Hill Burial Park - 4620 US Highway 98 South, Lakeland, Florida 33812.
Frederick "Coolbye" Davis
1953 - 2024
Mr. Davis of Lakeland transitioned Monday, September 23, 2024. A visitation will be held Friday, October 4, 2024 from 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. The Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, October 5, 2024 - 1:00 p.m. All services will be held at New Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church, 1321 N. Webster Avenue, Lakeland, Florida 33805. Interment will following the Celebration of Life at Serenity Gardens - 3350 Mall Hill Drive, Lakeland, Florida 33815.
Jerek Evans
1985 - 2024
Mr. Evans of Auburndale transitioned Saturday, September 7, 2024. A visitation will be held Friday, September 20, 2024 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 take place Saturday, September 21, 2024 - 11:00 a.m. at City of Refuge Church of God in Christ, 1105 N. Ruth Ave., Lakeland, Florida 33805
Annett B. Phillip
1940 - 2024
Ms. Phillip of Lakeland transitioned Wednesday, September 4, 2024. A visitation will be held Saturday, September 21, 2024 from 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. with the Celebration of Life to follow. All services will be held at South Florida Avenue Church of Christ - 1807 Florida Ave S, Lakeland, Florida 33803.
Lunsford T. Rogers
1960 - 2024
Mr. Lunsford of Lakeland, Florida transitioned Sunday, September 1, 2024. A visitation will be held Friday, September 6, 2024 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. The Celebration of Life will be held 10:00 a.m. - Saturday, September 7, 2024. All services will be held at Coney MLK Chapel - 1404 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, Lakeland, Florida 33805. The interment will follow the Celebration of Life at Oak Hill Burial Park - 4620 US Highway 98 South, Lakeland, Florida 33812.
Jesse Woods, III
1973 - 2024
Mr. Woods transitioned Wednesday, August 28, 2024. A visitation will be held Friday, September 6, 2024 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 11:00 am, Saturday, September 7, 2024 at St. James Primitive Baptist Church - 904 SE 4th Street, Mulberry, Florida 33860.
Saumnig Hardee
1970 - 2024
Mr. Hardee transitioned Thursday, August 29, 2024. A visitation will be held on Friday, September 6, 2024 from 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. The Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, September 7, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. 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 Oak Hill Burial Park - 4620 US Highway 98 South, Lakeland, Florida 33815.
United States Veteran
John B. Jenkins, Jr.
1961 - 2024
Ms. Jenkins of Lakeland transitioned of Friday, August 23, 2024. A visitation will be held at True Holiness Tabernacle - 900 Avenue O NE, Winter Haven, Florida 33881 on Saturday, September 14, 2024 from 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. with the Celebration of Life to follow. Interment will be held Monday, September 16, 2024 - 10:30 a.m. at the Florida National Cemetery - 6502 102nd Avenue, Bushnell, Florida 33513 with full Military Honors.
Willie Hood Crenshaw
1940 - 2024
Mr. Crenshaw of Lakeland transitioned Friday, August 16, 2024. A visitation will be held Saturday, August 24, 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 follow the Celebration of Life at Serenity Gardens - 3350 Mall Hill Drive, Lakeland, Florida 33810.
Mother Vela Mae Nelson
1945 - 2024
Mother Nelson of Houston, Texas transitioned Friday, August 16, 2024. A visitation will be Friday, September 6, 2024 at New Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church - 1321 N. Webster Avenue, Lakeland, Florida 33805 from 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. with the Celebration of Life to follow. The interment will follow the Celebration of Life at Oak Hill Burial Park - 4620 US Highway 98 South, Lakeland, Florida 33812.
Connie La'Faye Roberts
"Connie Faye"
1960 - 2024
Mrs. Roberts of Plant City transitioned Wednesday, August 14, 2024. A visitation will be held Friday, August 23, 2024 from 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. The Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. All services will be held at Greater St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church - 108 S. Warnell Street, Plant City, Florida 33563. Interment will follow the Celebration of Life at Shiloh Cemetery - 378 E. Terrace Drive, Plant City, Florida 33563
Kehlani Rynelle Artis
2024
Princess Kehlani entered the arms of the Master on Sunday, August 11, 2024. The Celebration of Life will be held Friday, August 23, 2024 - 9:00 a.m. 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.
Dr. Lawrence James Ingram
1954 - 2024
Dr. Ingram transitioned Saturday, August 10, 2024. A visitation will be held Friday, August 23, 2024 at Greater New Hope Anointed Ministries - 2104 Mud Lake Road, Plant City, Florida 33566 from 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. with the Celebration of Life to follow. Interment will follow the Celebration of Life at Antioch Cemetery - 5301 Joe King Road, Plant City, Florida 33566. (Live streaming available at www.coneyfuneralhome.com)
A Memorial Musical and Celebration will be held Friday, August 30, 2024 - 7:00 p.m. at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church - 3920 W. Cardinal Drive, Beaumont, Texas 77705.
Audley Livingston Sterling
1954 - 2024
Mr. Sterling of Lakeland transitioned Thursday, August 8, 2024. A visitation will be held on Friday, August 30, 2024 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Coney Funeral Home - 647 W. Memorial Boulevard, Lakeland, Florida 33815 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.
United States Veteran
John Hulbert Teaff
1936 - 2024
Mr. Teaff of Lakeland transitioned on Monday, July 29, 2024. A visitation will be held Thursday, August 1, 2024 from 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.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 o Life at Oak Hill Burial Park - 4620 US Highway 98 South, Lakeland, Florida 33812 with will Military Honors.
United States Veteran
James Willie Johnson, Jr.
1947 - 2024
Mr. Johnson of Bartow transitioned Monday, July 29, 2024. A visitation will be held Saturday, August 3, 2024 from 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. with the Celebration of Life to follow at Praise Temple Deliverance - 1010 Britts Lane, Bartow, Florida 33830. Interment will be held Monday, August 5, 2024 - 12:00 p.m. at Florida National Cemetery - 6502 SW 102nd Avenue, Bushnell, Florida 33513 with full Military honors.
Ramona Rodriquez
1928 - 2024
Ms. Rodriquez of Lakeland transitioned Monday, July 29, 2024. A visitation will be held Friday August 2, 2024 from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. The Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, August 3, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. All services will be held at Coney Funeral Home - 647 W. Memorial Boulevard, Lakeland, Florida 33815. Interment will take place following the Celebration of Life at Oak Hill Burial Park - 4620 US Highway 98 South, Lakeland, Florida 33812.
Latoya Neloms
1976 - 2024
Ms. Neloms of Mobile, Alabama transitioned Sunday, July 28, 2024. A visitation will be held Friday, August 2, 2024 from 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. at Coney Funeral Home - 647 W. Memorial Boulevard, Lakeland, Florida 33815 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.
Dr. Jeanette Louise McDougal
1941 - 2024
Dr. McDougal of Lakeland transitioned Thursday, July 25, 2024. A visitation will be held Thursday, August 1, 2024 from 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. at Coney Funeral Home - 647 W. Memorial Boulevard, Lakeland, Florida 33815. A Celebration of Life will be held Friday, August 2, 2024 - 11:00 a.m. at New Bethel A.M.E. 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 33810.
Harold Butt
1951 - 2024
Mr. Butts of Lakeland transitioned July 22, 2024. The family will hold a private Memorial Service.
Hubert Edward McCaster
1940 - 2024
Mr. McCaster of Lackawanna, New York transitioned Monday, July 15, 2024. A visitation will be held Monday, July 22, 2024 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. The Celebration of Life will be held Tuesday, July 23, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. All services will be held at Coney Funeral Home - 647 W. Memorial Boulevard, Lakeland, Florida 33815.
Wayne Bender
1965 - 2024
A Visitation will be held Friday, July 19, 2024 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, July 20, 2024 - 11:00 a.m. at St. James Primitive Baptist Church - 4th Street S.E., Mulberry, Florida 33860. The interment will follow the Celebration of Life at Wildwood Cemetery - 800 S. Woodlawn Avenue, Bartow, Florida 33830
Ray Waring
1959 - 2024
Mr. Waring of Lakeland transitioned Saturday, July 13, 2024. A visitation will be held Saturday, July 27, 2024 at Coney Funeral Home - 647 W. Memorial Boulevard, Lakeland, Florida 33815 from 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. with the Celebration of Life to follow.
Antonio Hazel
1950 - 2024
Mr. Hazel of Celebration transitioned Monday, July 8, 2024. A visitation will be held Friday, July 12, 2024 from 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. The Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, July 13, 2024 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.
Sam Corgelas
1954 - 2024
Mr. Corgelas of Pensacola transitioned June 30, 2024. A visitation will be held Saturday, July 13, 2024 at First Baptist Institutional Church - 932 Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, Lakeland, Florida 33815 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. with the Celebration of Life to follow. Interment will follow the Celebration of Life at Oak Hill Cemetery - 4620 US Highway 98 South, Lakeland, Florida 33810.
Mother Letha Phillips
1928 - 2024
Mother Phillips of Plant City transitioned June 27, 2024. A visitation will be held Friday, July 5, 2024 from 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. at By Faith Ministries - 514 Warnell Street, Plant City, Florida 33563. The Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, July 6, 2024 - 11:30 a.m. at St. Mary's Community Church - 907 E. Laura Street, Plant City, Florida 33563. Interment will follow the Celebration of Life at Garden of Peace Cemetery - 302 Spencer Street, Plant City, Florida 33563.
Cody N. Sanchez
1989 - 2024
Mr. Sanchez of Lakeland transitioned June 27, 2024. A Memorial Service will be held Friday, July 5, 2024 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Coney Funeral Home - 647 W. Memorial Boulevard, Lakeland, Florida 33815.
Bernice Love
1957 - 2024
Ms. Love of Lakeland transitioned June 20, 2024. A visitation will be held Friday, June 28, 2024 from 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.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
Idlefonso Figueroa
1927 - 2024
United States Veteran Figueroa transitioned Tuesday, June 11, 2024. A visitation will be held Thursday, June 20, 2024 from 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. at Coney Funeral Home - 647 W. Memorial Boulevard, Lakeland, Florida 33815 with the Celebration of Life. Interment will be held following the Celebration of Life at Florida National Cemetery - 6502 SW 102nd Ave, Bushnell, FL 33513 with full military honors.
Darryl Bell
1965 - 2024
Mr. Bell of Lakeland transitioned Tuesday, June 11, 2024. A visitation will be held Friday, June 28, 2024 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. The Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, June 29, 2024 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 33810.
Alvin "Pete" Brown
1949 - 2024
Mr. Brown of Lakeland transitioned Monday, June 10, 2024. A visitation will be held Saturday, June 22, 2024 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.
William Mitchell, Jr.
1951 - 2024
Mr. Mitchell of Winter Haven transitioned Saturday, June 8, 2024. A visitation will be held Saturday, June 15, 2024 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
Willie Lee Johnson
1947 - 2024
Mr. Johnson of Lakeland transitioned Friday, June 7, 2024. A visitation will be held Friday, June 21, 2024 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. The Celebration of Life will be held 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 22, 2024 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
Marva Moreland
"Babow"
1949 - 2024
Ms. Moreland of Mulberry transitioned Thursday, June 6, 2024. A visitation will be held Friday, June 14, 2024 at Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church 155 Church Avenue, Bradley, Florida from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. with the Celebration of Life. Interment will follow the Celebration of Life at Wildwood Cemetery - 800 S Woodlawn Avenue, Bartow, Florida 33830.
Betty Graham
1947 - 2024
Ms. Betty Graham of Bartow, Florida transitioned Sunday, June 2, 2024. A visitation will be held Friday, June 14, 2024 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. The Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 1:30 p.m. All services will be held at First Providence Missionary Baptist Church - 1030 W. King Street, Lakeland, Florida 33860. Interment will follow the Celebration of Life at Wildwood Cemetery - 800 S. Woodlawn Avenue Bartow, Florida 33830.
Dr. Claiborne Christian, III
1970 - 2024
Mr. Christian of Plant City, Florida transitioned Wednesday, May 29, 2024. A Memorial Celebration will be held Saturday, June 29, 2024 - 1:00 p.m. at Greater New Hope Anointed Ministries - 2104 Mud Lake Road, Plant City, Florida 33566. Flowers can be sent directly to the church.
Corey Tyrell Silas
1984 - 2024
Mr. Silas of Lakeland transitioned Sunday, May 26, 2024. A visitation will be held at Coney Funeral Home - 647 W. Memorial Boulevard, Lakeland, Florida 33815 on Friday, June 7, 2024 from 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. The Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, June 8, 2024 - 11:00 a.m. at Frist Baptist Institutional Church - 932 Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, Lakeland, Florida 33815. Interment will follow the Celebration of Life at Oak Hill Burial Park - 4620 US Highway 98 South, Lakeland, Florida 33810.
Jordan Michael Daughtry
2000 - 2024
Mr. Daughtry of Lakeland transitioned Saturday, May 25, 2024. A visitation will be held at First Baptist Church - 410 E. Church Street, Bartow, Florida 33830 on Friday, June 7, 2024 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 33810.
Jessie P. Percival
1935 - 2024
Ms. Percival of Lakeland transitioned Friday, May 24, 2024. A visitation will be held Saturday, June 8, 2024 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at Coney Funeral Home - 647 W. Memorial Boulevard, Lakeland, Florida 33815.
United States Veteran
Arthur Lee Edmond
1938 - 2024
Mr. Edmond of Lakeland transitioned Sunday, May 26, 2024. A visitation will be held Friday, June 14, 2024 - 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, June 15, 2024 - 11:00 a.m. at St. James African Methodist Episcopal Church - 1020 Magnolia Street, Bartow, Florida 33830. Full Military Honors will be given at the interment site - Oak Hill Burial Park - 4620 US Highway 98 South, Lakeland, Florida 33810.
United States Veteran
Willie J. Hogan
1934 - 2024
Mr. Hogan of Lakeland transitioned Saturday, May 25, 2024. A visitation will be held Saturday, June 8, 2024 from 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 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 with full Military Honors. Interment will be held Tuesday, June 18, 2024 - 11:00 a.m. at the Florida National Cemetery - 6502 SW 102nd Avenue, Bushnell, Florida 33513.
Samuel Castro
1940 - 2024
Mr. Castro of Lakeland transitioned Friday, May 24, 2024. A visitation will be held at Coney Funeral Home - 647 W. Memorial Boulevard, Lakeland, Florida 33815 on Friday, May 31, 2024 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. with the Celebration of Life to follow. Interment will fill follow the Celebration of Life at Oak Hill Burial Park - 4620 US Highway 98 South, Lakeland, Florida 33810.
Wendell "Wilt" Wilson
1959 - 2024
Mr. Wilson of Lakeland transitioned Friday, May 17, 2024. A visitation will be held as Coney Funeral Home - 647 W. Memorial Boulevard, Lakeland, Florida 33815 on Saturday, May 25, 2024 from 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. with the Celebration of Life to follow. Interment will be held at Oak Hill Burial Park - 4620 US Highway 98 South, Lakeland, Florida 33810.
Venita Wilcox
1940 - 2024
Ms. Wilcox of Lakeland transitioned Tuesday, May 14, 2024. The Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, May 25, 2024 - 11:00 a.m. at Christ Community Christian Center Church - 704 Brunnell Parkway, Lakeland, Florida 33815. Interment will follow the Celebration of Life at Oak Hill Burial Park - 4620 US Highway 98 South, Lakeland, Florida 33810.
Karen Jarrett
1954 - 2024
Ms. Jarrett of Lakeland transitioned Thursday, May 9, 2024. A visitation will be held Friday, May 17, 2024 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.
Cynthia Denise Byrd
1957 - 2024
Ms. Byrd of Lakeland transitioned Friday, May 10, 2024. A visitation will be held on Saturday, June 1, 2024 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. at Coney Funeral Home - 647 W. Memorial Boulevard, Lakeland, Florida 33815 with the Celebration of Life to follow. Interment will be held following the Celebration of Life at Oak Hill Burial Park - 4620 US Highway 98 S., Lakeland, Florida 33810.
Norman McCowin, Jr.
1978 - 2024
Mr. McCowin of Tampa transitioned May 11, 2024. The Celebration of Life will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 8, 2024, at Vertical Tampa, 4414 N. Grady Ave., Tampa, FL 33614.
The family asks that you make contributions to The Norman Jayden McCowin Scholarship Fund in lieu of flowers. Please make checks payable to Norman Jayden McCowin and mail to 2909 Ridgegate Place,
Glen Allen, VA 23059. Send electronic payments via Zelle to nmccowin78@yahoo.com.
Dorothy Moore
1928 - 2024
Ms. Moore of Wesley Chapel transitioned Thursday, May 9, 2024. The Celebration of Life will be held Friday, May 24, 2024 - 1:00 P.M. at Coney Funeral Home - 647 W. Memorial Boulevard, Lakeland, Florida 33815.
Marie Maude Louis Elan
1948 - 2024
Ms. Louis-Elan of Lakeland transitioned May 7, 2024. A visitation will be held on Friday, May 31, 2024 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at First Haitian Church of Nazarene - 744 N. Combee Road, Lakeland, Florida 33801. The Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, June 1, 2024 - 9:00 a.m. at New Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church 1321 N. Webster Avenue, Lakeland, Florida 33805. Interment will follow the Celebration of Life at Serenity Gardens Cemetery - 3350 Mall Hill Drive, Lakeland, Florida 33810.
Ishmael Powell
1945 - 2024
Mr. Powell of Lakeland transitioned Monday, April 29, 2024. A visitation will be held Friday, May 17, 2024 at Coney MLK Chapel - 1404 Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, Lakeland, Florida 33805 from 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. The Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, May 18, 2024, 10:00 a.m. 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 S, Lakeland, Florida 33810.
Eunice Denson-Taylor
"Sweet"
1937 - 2024
Ms. Taylor of Lakeland transitioned Thursday, April 25, 2024. A visitation will be held Saturday, May 11, 2024 at New Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church - 1231 N. Webster Avenue, Lakeland, Florida 33805 from 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. with the Celebration of Life to follow. Interment will be held following Celebration of Life at Oak Hill Burial Park - 4620 US Highway 98 South, Lakeland, Florida 33810.
Doward McNeil
1950 - 2024
Mr. McNeil of Lakeland transitioned Wednesday, April 24, 2024. A visitation will be held Friday, May 3, 2024 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.
Chasio Gaines
1980 - 2024
Mr. Gaines of Lakeland transitioned Monday, April 22, 2024. A visitation will be held at Greater New Jerusalem Baptist Church - 1125 N. New York Avenue, Lakeland, Florida 33805 Saturday, May 4, 2024 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. with the Celebration of Life to follow. Interment will the Celebration of Life at Oak Hill Burial Park - 4620 US Highway 98 South, Lakeland, Florida 33815.