Homegoing Celebration for Mr. Jerome McIntyre,Jr. of Tampa who passed away on Monday, March 9, 2015, will be held Saturday, March 14th, 4:00 p.m. at Aikens Funeral Home Chapel, 2708 E. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Min. Johnnie Lee Taylor, officiating. The interment will be in Sarasota National Cemetery, Sarasota, Florida. Jerome was born to the late Jerome McIntyre and Rosa Lee Nelson McIntyre Banks. Jerome was a veteran of the United States Army and was honorably discharged.He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Georgia Smith, Willie Nelson, Ollie Mae Madison and Robert Easter Perry. He leaves to cherish his memories with devoted and loving children, Ayanna McIntyre, Sharise Jackson, Jeremiah McIntyre and Jerome McIntyre III (Roman);grandchildren, J'Nyah, Kienan and Kierwyn McIntyre and Kienan McIntyre-Platt; sisters, Ann McIntyre, Wilson, NC, Carla Banks (Clarence), Valrico, FL., Judy Taylor, Waldo, FL., and Daisy Kendrick, Tampa, FL.; aunts, Willie Mae Benton, Margaret Smith, Daisy Stewart, Barbara Forbes, Tarpon Springs, FL., Shirley Valdez, Fayetteville, NC and Dorothy Modest (Derrick), St. Pete, FL.; uncles, Robert Lee King, Gainesville, FL., Willie Lee King, Washington, DC, and Charles Smith, Alachua, FL.; special nieces, Tarnecia Cleckley (Anthony) and Ayanna McIntyre and nieces, Beverly Taylor, Jennifer Eden (Roy), Ashley Windham and Kadeisha Crewe; special nephews, Johnnie Taylor, Jr. (Esascha) and Paul Leslie, Jr. and nephews, Roman McIntyre and Jeremiah McIntyre; 16 great nieces and nephews; special cousins, Rilla Bell and Patricia Powell; friends, the Taylor family; and a host of other relatives and friends. The visitation will be held at Aikens Funeral Home on Friday, March 13th, from 5 to 8 p.m. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. The family and friends are asked to meet at the chapel for the service on Saturday.