JUNIOR ISHMAEL

JUNIOR ISHMAEL AKA "DEWEY" WAS BORN ON APRIL 23, 1948, IN NORTH, SOUTH CAROLINA. HE WAS THE SON OF OTIS AND ANNIE JONES ISHMAEL. DEWEY PASSED AWAY ON JANUARY 16, 2023, IN SEBRING, FLORIDA.

DEWEY GREW UP IN AVON PARK, FLORIDA AND BEGAN WORKING AS A SEASONAL WORKER TRAVELING UP AND DOWN THE EAST COAST FOR WORK. HIS FAMILY SAID THAT HE LOVED PLAYING DOMINOS, A GOOD CARD GAME AND EATING FISH. HE ENJOYED WATCHING HIS FAVORITE FOOTBALL TEAM, THE TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS.

HE WAS MARRIED TO SUSAN BROWN FOR 9 YEARS, AND THEY HAD 6 CHILDREN TOGETHER: SHEIRA, KENNETH, KEVIN, TIA, LAMONT AND SOCHA. HE LATER MARRIED SHARON WOODEN FOR 14 YEARS.

DEWEY WAS PRODEEDED IN DEATH BY HIS PARENTS, OTIS AND ANNIE ISHMAEL; AND TWO SIBLINGS, JEANETTE AND OLEN ISHMAEL. 

HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS CHILDREN, SHEIRA ISHMAEL, KENNETH (CASSIE) ISHMAEL, KEVIN ISHMAEL, TWAN SPURLOCK, TIA (ARTHUR, JR.) HILTON, LAMONT ISHMAEL, AND SOCHA LEWIS; SIBLINGS, PEARL GORDON, PATRICIA POUGH, ERNESTINE ISHMAEL, GLORIA WELLS, CHARLES (LYN) ISHMAEL, AND JEROME (ERNESTINE) ISHMAEL, GRANDCHILDREN AND GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN AND A HOST MANY OTHER SORROWING FAMILY AND FRIENDS.

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