Carla was born on January 22, 1960, to Marion Gaines and Freddie Ashley, in Tampa, FL. She was a member of Transforming Lives Christian Center. Carla loved being with her family, dancing, traveling, eating good food, and helping others. She was preceded in death by her father, Freddie Ashley; grandmother, Emma Moore Gaines; grandfather, McKinley Gaines; sisters, Marian Anderson and Likita White; aunt, Betty Williams; uncle, Herbert Williams. She leaves precious memories with: her husband, Jerome Parham Sr, her children, Karnesia Jones (Roe, Jr.), Carlos Brock, and Carlette Brock; bonus daughters, Reca Grayes and Samantha Jones; grandchildren, Romell Jones and Jazmyn Jones; mother, Marion Jones; brothers, Dr. Jerry Franklin III, Robert Anderson, Jr. (Awilda), and Bobby Anderson III; aunts, Sally Ann Russell (Ret Chief Master Sgt. Wilbert E. Russell), Carolyn Conyers; nieces, Alisha Anderson, Denise Anderson, Asia Anderson, Tiffany Anderson, Lauren Anderson, Jenna Watson, and Keisha Watson; nephew, Antonio Lee; cousins, Mildred Phillips, Herbert Williams, Jr., Lasharne Conyers, La Tonia V. Russell, Wilma R. Leath, and Felicia R. Davis (Gerald); friends, the Moore family in Donaldsonville, GA, the Gaines and Harris families in Tampa, Sisters in Spirit in Tampa, and Mercy House in Tampa.

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Visitation
Aikens Funeral Home
Friday, October 22, 2021
4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
2708 E Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd
Tampa, Florida 33610

Funeral Service
Aikens Funeral Home
Saturday, October 23, 2021
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
2708 E Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd
Tampa, Florida 33610