Henry S. Byron

Graveside funeral services for Rev. Henry S. Byron, who passed away in a local hospital on Saturday, April 10 th , will be held Saturday at 2 P.M. at Orange Hill Cemetery, 4900 E. Chelsea Street, Tampa, Florida, with Pastor Dr. Debra Comellas of New Testament Worship Center, Officiating.

Henry was born in Plant City, Florida in 1936. He was a graduate of Middleton High School and also an Army Veteran of the Korean War. Rev. Byron retired from Cargill Chemicals after 40 years of service.

Rev. Henry S. Byron was a member of New Testament Worship Center. Being a strong servant of the Lord, Rev Byron spent over 50 years in the volunteer service of prison ministries. He coordinated the Abe Brown Ministries’ local jail ministry at Orient and Falkenburg Road jails as well as the Juvenile Detention Center. Rev. Byron also held a weekly community bible study at the 29 th Avenue building.

Rev. Henry S. Byron was preceded in death by his wife of 60 years, Elouise Byron and his parents, Benjamin and Sallie Byron.

Henry leaves to mourn his passing with his daughters, Marcia Hair (Claudy), Sallye Pierre-Louis (Claude), Patricia Byron and Marlene Newton (Michael); grandchildren , Carey Byron (Persephanie), Erica Hill, Precely Davis III, Henry Davis (Teneka), Tiffany Sierra (Daniel), Patrick Pennington (Monique), Belaye Pennington (Horace), and Marcus Fuller (Bre); a host of great grandchildren; nieces, Dr. Gay
Byron and Carla Thomas; nephew , Dennard Thomas; sister- in l-aw, Ruby Thomas; brother- in -law, Willie Terrell and a host of other family and friends.

Visitation will be held from 3-8 p.m. on Friday April 16, 2021 at Wilson Funeral Home, 3000 N 29th St. Tampa, Florida 33605. Due to the current CDC restrictions, we are asking that you use the visitation as an opportunity to pay your final respect. For your convenience and safety, we have extended our visitation hours.