Home going celebration for Mr. Ronald Alfonso James, Sr. who went home to his Heavenly Father on Sunday, December 27, 2016 will be held on Saturday December 3, 2016 at 12:00 noon at the Beulah Baptist Institutional Church, 1006 W. Cypress Street, Tampa, Florida with Rev. Dr. W. James Favorite, officiating. Interment will follow at Rest Haven Memorial Park Cemetery, Tampa, FL. Mr. James is survived by his loving wife of 40 years Sadarria Ross-James; children, Hillard, Pete, Andrea, Josephine, Deanna, Monique, Ron, II (fiancée Michelle) and Adam (Valerie); grandchildren, Raymond, Robyn, Gio, Faith, Rose, Racheal, Ava, Tevin, Sr., Asia and 10 other grandchildren; 2 great grandchildren, Mona and Tevin, Jr.; nieces, Karen, Sierra, Tameka, Mary, Jazmine and Tiffany; nephews, Terry, Pierre, Charles, Jr. Theron, II and Brian; brother, Theron, Sr. and wife, Annette; sisters, Ann and Charles Bell and Belinda Houston; cousins, Bernice Harvey, Brenda McCall, the Brady families in Tampa and San Diego, Sandra and Willie Reams, Belin families in Tampa, NY, South Carolina, New Jersey, Charlotta and Glen Greene, Sharon Maynard and Sinclair Maynard, Jr., Larry and Tiny House, Dorothy Jacobs and Jacqueline Malcolm; god sisters, Johnnie Mae Williams, Brenda McAllister and Rosalee Brown; god brother, Dr. Maurice Horne; god sons, Deacon Ron Hanna and Carlton Brown; god daughters, Minister Jackie Johnson and family, Cynthia and Leroy Hunter, Jr., other sorrowing friends including the Beulah family, New Mt. Zion Church family and other relatives and friends. Ron was born to the union of Peter and Elizabeth Belin James in West Tampa on February 15, 1949 at 1719 Main Street. He received Christ into his life at Mt. Tabor M. B. Church under the leadership of Rev. T. J. James in May 1958. Ron was always curious about life. He attended the local schools of Hillsborough county including Ms. Finlayson Kindergarten,, Dunbar Elementary and Howard W. Blake High School, Class of 1967 graduate. He also was a graduate of FAMU where he received a BS Degree, USF where he received BS Degree and Nova Southern University where he received a Master’s Degree. Mr. James was a member of Beulah Baptist Institutional church where he served on the Male Choir, SS Brotherhood, Senior Prayer and Bible Studies Group and the Evangelism team. He was a Nurse at the VA hospital and for 20 years later a teacher in Pinellas County for 12 years prior to his retirement. Ron was also a member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity. There will be a viewing on Friday, December 2, 2016 at the Beulah Baptist Institutional Church, 1006 W. Cypress Street, Tampa, Florida from 5:00 – 7:00 pm. with the family receiving friends from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. The Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity final rites service will be held at 7:15 p.m.
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