Homegoing Celebration for Sister Blanche Mosley of Tampa, Florida who passed away Saturday, April 25, 2015 will be held Saturday, May 2nd, 11:00 a.m. at New First Union Missionary Baptist Church, 3707 E. Chelsea Street, Rev. B.E. Garmon, Sr.,pastor with Elder Frank O. Gray, Sr., officiating. Interment will be in Rest Haven Memorial Park Cemetery. Sister Blanche Mosley was born May 12, 1926 to the late Osborne S. Williams and Ada Hendrix Williams in Portal, Georgia. She met and married Paul Mosley, Sr. on September 7, 1945. God richly blessed their union with 7 children. In 1949, they moved from Georgia and made Tampa, Florida their permanent residence. Sister Mosley was employed by the Hillsborough County School System Lunchroom Staff. She retired after 30 years of dedicated service. Converted at an early age, she joined the First Union Missionary Baptist Church under the leadership of Rev. J.W. Watkins. She became a Deaconess under the pasturage of Rev. O. S. Stephenson in October 1961. Though she retired from the School System she continued to work faithfully in the Church. She served as President of the Number One Choir for over 30 years, she was a member of the Deaconess Board, the Mission Ministry, BTU Ministry, she was a faithful Sunday School Teacher for many years and she was President of the Culinary Ministry where she ran a tight shift demanding that everything that came from her kitchen had to be second to none. Sister Mosley enjoyed cooking, baking, sewing, dancing, reading and mostly teaching God's Word. She was preceded in death by her husband, Deacon Paul Mosley, Sr., and children: Geraldine Mosley-Hawkins, Paul Mosley, Jr., Vernell Mosley Butler and son-in-law, Wayne Butler; brothers and sisters, Alice Tisdell, Alzader Johnson, Claudia Fortham, Jannie Griffin, and Melrose Williams Brown. Sister Blanche, as she was affectionately called around First Union, leaves to cherish her precious memories her children: Margarett Williams of Winter Haven FL, Wade Mosley and Felecia Mosley both of Tampa, Florida; grandchildren, Jesse and Constance Salters, Genevee and Cleve Fullwood, David L. Williams, Christopher and Tayna "Ty" Hawkins, Kuwuna Mosley, Trevar and Krystyn Mosley, Greg and LaMecha Tripp, Erica Tripp and Asia Mosley; and a host of great grandchildren, nieces, nephews and cousins, family and friends; daughters-in-law, Lauranell Mosley and Barbara Tripp Mosley; brothers, sisters and in-laws, Ada Bell Hill, Roscoe and Lois Williams, John and Lillie Williams, Robert Lee and Rosa Williams, Sara Johnson, Betty Williams, Dennie Mae Jackson, Marion Mosley, Betty Callaway and Elder Earl and Marie Mosley. The visitation will be held at New First Union M.B. Church on Friday, May 1st from 6 to 8 p.m. The family will receive friends from 6 -8 p.m. The family and friends are asked to meet at the church on Saturday for the service.