Gunnery Sergeant Willie J. Stembridge, Jr. transitioned Sunday, June 22, 2025. Public viewing will be Friday, July 11, 2025 from 5PM - 7PM at Coney Funeral Chapel 647 W. Memorial Blvd. Lakeland, FL 33815. His celebration of life will be Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 10AM at First Baptist Institutional Church 932 Martin L. King, Jr. Ave. Lakeland, FL 33815. Interment at Lakeland Memorial Gardens 2125 Bartow Rd, Lakeland, FL 33801.