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Hillsborough County Obituaries and Funeral Notices 1930 and Earlier

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This is a collection of Obituaries and Funeral Notices that I have obtained from going to the Hillsborough County Library and fulfilling lookups for people researching family in the Hillsborough County area. Some are old and some are not. I do regular lookups at the library so if anyone is in need of assistance, just email me and I'll see what I can find for you.

The obituaries listed are not alphabetical, so it would probaby be easier if you use the edit and find buttons to search for a particular surname. As with the other pages on the website, this is a work in progress and will be added to regularly.

Dates following the obituary are the date that the obituary ran in the Tampa Tribune.

Anyone looking to purchase a death certificate can contact the following:
Office of Vital Statistics, Dept of Health
 P.O. Box 210
1217 Pearl Street
Jacksonville, FL 32231-0042
904-359-6993
Birth Certificates are $8.00. 1963 to present-only individual or their parents.
Death Certificates are $5.00. 1917 to present, anyone can obtain a death certificate without the cause of death listed, if you request cause of death, you have to have a relation.
Marriage Certificates are $5.00. Available from 6 Jun 1927.

  • John A. Spivey
    Funeral services for John A. Spivey were held yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock from the chapel of F. T. Blount, with Dr. W. L. Head conducting the service. Interment was in Woodlawn Cemetery.(09 Feb 1928)
  • Charles J. Hofmann
    Charles J. Hofmann, 43, of 5407 Cherokee Avenue, died yesterday morning. Funeral services will be held this morning at 10:30 o'clock from the residence with Dr. H. F. Tolle conducting the service. Interment will be in Woodlawn cemetery. Pallbearers will be R. V. Keebler, Russell Tarr, J. C. Lamb, John Glazener, George Hayman and A. A. Miller. Mr. Hofmann is survived by his wife, Mrs. Francis R. Hofmann; a son, Charles Hofmann, Jr., 14; a daughter, Laura Hester Hofmann, aged 7; and one sister, Mrs. W. O> Brinkley of Portsmouth, Va.(09 Feb 1928)
  • John Henry Massey
    John Henry Massey, 60, died early yesterday morning, funeral services will be held this morning at 10 o'clock from the residence, 3212 Twenty-sixth avenue. Rev. Ramsey Pollard, pastor of the El Primitive Baptist Church, will officiate. He is survived by his wife, seven daughters; Mrs. W. F. Thompson, Mrs. W. H. Swilley, Mrs. Ira Tanner, Mrs. Emry Legler, Misses Juanetta, Lunetta and Edna Massey; four sons, C.L., P.L., J.T., and J.H. Massey; one sister, Mrs. W.H. Finch, and three brothers, A.B., J.W. and O.L. Massey, all of Tampa. Interment will be in Mrytle Hill Cemetery.(09 Feb 1928)