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Passed 5/10/2025
Wiley Phillips, 72, of Sarasota, FL, passed away on May 10, 2025. Visitation will be held from 6:00pm-8:00pm on Fri. , 23, 2025 at Jones Funeral Home. Services will be held 11:00am on Sun. , May 25, 2025 at Mount…
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Passed 5/8/2025
Bettye Lou Bryant Watson was the third oldest child of the late Mr. Abraham Davis, Sr. and Lizzie Thompson Davis. Mrs. Watson was born in Llody, Florida on July 15, 1943. She attended school in Monticello, Florida…
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Passed 5/7/2025
Bernadette Darabseh McDaniels, 66, of Sarasota, FL, passed away on May 7, 2025. Visitation will be held from 6:00pm-8:00pm on Fri. , May 16, 2025 at Jones Funeral Home. Services will be held 2:00pm on Sat. , May 17,…
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Passed 5/5/2025
Hazel Lee Jackson, 96, of Sarasota, FL, passed on May 5, 2025. Visitation will be held from 6:00pm-8:00pm on Thurs. , May 23, 2025 at Jones Funeral Home. Services will be held 11:00am on Fri. , May 24, 2025 at Jones…
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Passed 5/5/2025
With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Jerry Brown, affectionately known as “JB” and “Jet. ” He was a beloved father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, uncle, nephew, and friend, whose presence will be…
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Passed 5/3/2025
James Cameron Haynes was born December 7, 1977, in Sarasota, FL. He attended Booker High School and was a member of Grace Life Sarasota, where he was a very active member. James spent his time giving back to the…
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Passed 4/22/2025
Clifford “Tip” Mann, 67, of Sarasota, Florida, peacefully passed away on April 22, 2025. Born on September 9, 1957, at St. Vincent Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama, Clifford moved to Sarasota with his family as a…
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Passed 4/17/2025
Brenda Brown, 61, of Sarasota, FL, passed away on April 17, 2025. Visitation will be held from 6:00pm-8:00pm on Friday, May 2, 2025 at Jones Funeral Home. Services will be held 11:00am on Saturday, May 3, 2025 at…
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Passed 4/7/2025
Nancy A. Calloway, 85, of Sarasota, FL, passed away on April 7, 2025. Visitation will be held from 6:00pm-8:00pm on Friday, April 25, 2025 at Bethel C. M. E. Church. Services will be held 11:00am on Saturday, April…
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Passed 4/6/2025
Hubert Barnes Jr. , 68, of Sarasota, FL, passed away on April 6, 2025. Visitation will be held from 6:00pm-8:00pm on Friday April 25, 2025 at Jones Funeral Home. Services will be held 2:00pm on Saturday, April 26,…
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Passed 4/5/2025
Louis Chilsom Jr. , 68, passed away on April 5, 2025. Visitation will be held from 6:00pm-8:00pm on Wed. , April 23, 2025 at Jones Funeral Home. Services will be held 10:00am on Thurs. , April 24, 2025 at Sarasota…
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Passed 4/5/2025
BERNICE POMPEY WAS BORN ON JANUARY 1, 1949 IN SARASOTA, FLORIDA TO THE LATE EULA MAE BACON. BERNICE ATTENDED SARASOTA COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. SHE WAS A MEMBER OF TRUE WORSHIP OUTREACH/KOINONIA MISSIONARY BAPTIST…
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Passed 4/2/2025
Mrs. Annie Bell Scott, affectionately known as "AB, Bam, Mama, Mother, Granny and GG" was born on December 29, 1938, in Loachapoka, Alabama. She was the second eldest of eight children born to the union of Walter Sr.…
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Passed 3/30/2025
Mary Young, 94, of Sarasota, FL, passed away on March 30, 2025. Visitation will be held from 3:00pm-5:00pm on Fri. , April 11, 2025 at Greater Hurst Chapel AME Church. Services will be held 2:00pm on Sat. , April 12,…
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Passed 3/25/2025
Lavar Antonio Gillespie was born in Sarasota, FL on July 23, 1987. He attended school at Booker elementary, middle and high school. As a young child he was very involved with the Sarasota Redskins and he loved boxing.…
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Passed 3/24/2025
Henry (Pop) Blake was born on December 2, 1946 in Sarasota, FL to the late Lucille and Will Blake. He was a 1965 graduate of Booker High School. Shortly after graduation, he joined the United States Army. After an…
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Passed 3/15/2025
Terrence DeShawn Hall was born in Sarasota, Florida on October 7, 1974. Terrence lived with his Grandmother, Rosa B. Butler during his early years. Later, joining his parents Jon F. Hall and Sharon L. Hall living in…
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Passed 3/13/2025
Mother Mary L. Rivers was born June 13, 1936 in Dothan, Alabama. She was preceded in death by her father, mother, one sister, one brother, and her husband Elder R. T. Rivers. She answered the calling of her name to…
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Passed 3/9/2025
Jackie Jonathan Richardson McCloud was born Saturday, December 31, 1949 in Sarasota, FL to Genetha Alveeda Richardson. His educational journey began in Sarasota Public Schools. He graduated from Evander Childs High…
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Passed 3/4/2025
Mary Hester Barnes, 88, of Sarasota, FL, passed away on March 5, 2025. Visitation will be held from 6:00pm-8:00pm on Fri. , Mar. 14, 2025 at Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist Church. Services will be held 11:00am on Sat.…
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Passed 2/25/2025
Tabrina Nicole Thomas was born on January 14, 1994. She attended Gocio Elementary School, McIntosh Middle School, and Riverview High School. She graduated from Suncoast Technical College. She was a Certified Nursing…
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Passed 2/19/2025
Alphonse Eugene Burch, Sr. , affectionately known as “Fonz” or “Pop”, passed away on February 19, 2025, at Bradenton River Rehabilitation Center in Manatee County, Florida. He was 71 years old. Born on June 20, 1953,…
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Passed 2/16/2025
Cecilia Spikes Pompey was born February 29, 1944 to the late Jethro Spikes and Ozella Singleton Spikes. She went on to be with the Lord on February 16, 2025. Cecilia accepted Jesus Christ as her Savior at an early…
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Passed 2/15/2025
Mary Oliver was born in Troy, Alabama, on July 3, 1947, to the late Annie Glen McMillian and Nathan Bar. She received her education within the Pike County, Alabama, public school system and attended Pike County High…
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Passed 2/8/2025
Il Timothy 4:7-8: I have fought a good fight, I have finished my courses, and I have kept faith. Henceforth, as laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord the righteous judge shall give me at the day and…
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Passed 2/3/2025
Deirdre Hill, 63, of Sarasota, FL, passed away on Feb. 3, 2025. Services will be held will 11:00am on Sat. , March 1, 2025 at Rogers United Methodist Church, Bradenton, FL. She leaves to cherish her memories:…