Homegoing celebration for Ms. Charlotte Emma Thompson of Tampa who passed away on Sunday, April 8, 2012, will be held on Saturday, April 21st, 2:00p.m. at Aikens Funeral Home Chapel, 2708 E. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, with pastor Quantai Washington, officiating. Charlotte Emma Thompson was born on May 13, 1961 in New York City. She was the youngest daughter of her loving parents, Mrs. Dorothy Thompson-Brown and the late Mr. Charles Thompson. Charlotte was educated in the public schools of New York City; completing her primary education at Martin Luther King, Jr. High School. During her early adulthood, Charlotte spent time in New York forging her way in the world. A catastrophic illness brought her to Tampa, Florida in 1989, where she made her home with her sister, the late Yolanda Thompson-Bradley and her nephews, Tyrone and Duane Ball. During her early years in Tampa, Charlotte concentrated on helping her sister raise her nephews. Once they entered high school, Charlotte pursued a new career in Customer Service. She completed Leary Technical Center's Customer Service Academy in 1999 and worked almost 10 years for a few Fortune 500 companies here in Tampa; she spent six years with Capital One. During her time there, Charlotte made quite an impact on her peers and employers by her positive and cheerful attitude and her willingness to tackle and overcome obstacles she encountered. Everyone who knew her would comment on how happy she always seemed to be and how she always had a smile for everyone. From 1995 until she relocated to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida in 2008, Charlotte was a loyal and faithful member of First Baptist Church of College Hill. Charlotte was preceded in death by her father, Charles Thompson; her sister, Yolanda Thompson-Bradley; and her great-nephew, Master Tyler Gregory Ball. She leaves the following to cherish the memories of her sweet spirit: loving and devoted companion, Carl Morency; Honorary sons, Tyrone and Duane Ball; godchildren Sean Jackson and Nicole Williams: mother, Mrs. Dorothy Thompson-Brown of New York City; grandmother, Mrs. Terlena Daniels of Jackson, MS; sister, Deborah Tolbert and husband, Vincent; aunts, Irma Williams of San Francisco, CA, Bettie Daniels of New York City and Jennifer Merrick; uncles, Spencer Daniels and wife, Sandy of Oakland, CA, and H. Paul Daniels and wife, Donna of Irving, TX; nephews, Andrew, Antoine, D'Andre', and Kembrick, Jr.; nieces, Serina, Shanquetta, Shameka, Emmanuel, Ciara and Brittany; great-nephew, Lathan; great-nieces, Melissa, Kembrisha, Kayla, Charde', Kaylen, Shanez and Tookie; and cousins, Eric, Vincent, Angela, David, Jason, Jamal, Sharon, Susan, Aaron, Larry, Tina, Anita, Yanika, and Paula; two lifelong friends, Christina Barrett and Diane Maillard; and best friend Fiona Bratwaite along with a multitude of mourning extended family members and friends. The viewing will be held at Aikens Funeral home on Friday, April 20 from 5 to 8 p.m. The family will receive friends from 6 to 7 p.m. The family and friends are asked to meet at the chapel for the service on Saturday.