Joan N Gomez's Obituary
Joan N. Gomez a long-time resident of Tampa, Florida, passed away Tuesday, May 1, 2018 in Suncoast Hospice, Ruskin, Florida. She was 79.
A native Floridian, Joan was born July 30, 1938 in St. Petersburg, Florida; the beautiful daughter of the late Ernest D. and Estelle Neil. She was a Pentecostal and an active member of Christian Growth Fellowship Church of Tampa. Joan was a devoted housewife, loving mother and grandmother who loved her church and family gatherings. She will be dearly missed.
Joan is survived by her four children; Suzette Liggett of Baxley, GA; Lerita Shokes of Tampa, FL; Bobby G. Hayes of Orlando, FL and Brenda Kennedy of Lutz, Fl. She is also the loving grandmother of six grandchildren; Brandon Liggett, Scott Shokes, Nicholas Shokes, Paul Hayes, Victoria Kennedy and Olivia Kennedy as well as one great grandson, Simon Shokes.
Memorial services will be 1:00 p.m., Saturday, May 12, 2018 at Christian Growth Fellowship, 149 April Lane, Tampa, Florida 33613. Online condolences and memories may be shared on Joan’s tribute page at www.memorialparkfuneralhome.com.
Memorial Park Funeral Home 5750 49th St. N, St. Petersburg, FL 33709 is serving the family.
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