A homegoing celebration for Mr. Howard Cecil Fleming, Sr. known to all as 'Cecil,' who passed away on Tuesday, February 14, 2017 will be held Saturday, February 25th, 11:00 a.m. at Aikens Funeral Home Chapel, 2708 E. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Rev. Michael Neely, officiating. Cecil was born on May 17, 1954 in Seffner, Florida. He was preceded in death by his father, James Blakely and mother, Essie Mae Fleming Johnson; brothers: Robert, Ernest and Allen Fleming; sisters: Clara Patricia Spann and Andria Denese Williams. Cecil was educated in the local schools of Hillsborough County and through hard work became a Master Mechanic. He began working on the vehicles of family and friends at an early age and continued to do so until his health began to decline. Cecil leaves to cherish his memory: son, Howard Fleming, Jr.; grandchildren, Kamal, Kamarya and Kayron Fleming; a devoted companion of 28 years, Vanessa Boston; sisters, Laura Watman of Tampa, FL, Lilla Cambridge and Ruth Harvis of Jacksonville, FL; step-brother, Eugene Blakely of Tampa, FL; nieces, LaTanya Jackson (William) of Olympia, WA and Jalana Braddy of Jacksonville, FL; nephews, Heath Whitehead of Greenville, SC, Josiah Williams of Tampa, FL, and Devodrick Harvis of Jacksonville, FL and a host of other family members and friends too numerous to name but including longtime friends, Bishop Leroy Byrd and Mr. Eddie; Cecil will be missed by all who knew and loved him. The visitation will be held at Aikens Funeral Home on Friday, February 24th from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The family will receive friends from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. The family and friends are asked to meet at the chapel for the service.

Visitation
Aikens Funeral Home
Friday, February 24, 2017
05:00 PM - 08:00 PM
2708 E. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Tampa, FL 33610

Funeral Service
Aikens Funeral Home
Saturday, February 25, 2017
11:00 AM
2708 E. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Tampa, FL 33610