Mary "Janie" Stokes
April 13, 1926 - December 18, 2019
Mary “Janie” Stokes, 93 of Tampa, Florida, entered eternity on Wednesday, December 18, 2019. She was born April 13, 1926, in Tecumseh, Michigan. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 50 years, Billie P. Stokes, a U.S. Navy veteran, whom she met in New York City at the end of World War II. After meeting at a roller-skating rink, the couple went to dinner that evening, and 48 hours later, they were married and on a train to his home state of Florida, where they would raise a family of three daughters and one son. She is survived by her daughters, Shelia (John) Dawson, Sherry (Jack) Buchanan, Dianna (David) Steffen; her grandchildren, Jennifer Dawson, Erin Steffen, Justin Steffen, Jarod (Julia) Buchanan, Danielle Stokes; and great-grandson, William Mason Stokes. She was preceded in death by her son, William “Billy” Stokes. She was a faithful member of State Highway Baptist Church in Tampa for 73 years. Funeral service will be held at State Highway Baptist Church, 5502 Baptist Church Road, Tampa, FL 33610 on Monday, December 23, 2019, at 2:00 p.m. with visitation 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Graveside service will follow church service at Sunset Funeral & Memorial Gardens, 11005 N. U.S. Highway 301, Thonotosassa, FL 33592.
Mary “Janie” Stokes, 93 of Tampa, Florida, entered eternity on Wednesday, December 18, 2019. She was born April 13, 1926, in Tecumseh, Michigan. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 50 years, Billie P. Stokes, a U.S.... View Obituary & Service Information