Eartha "Mama" Tankes's obituary , Passed away on May 2, 2021 in Belle Glade, Florida

Eartha "Mama" Tankes

April 22, 1935 - May 2, 2021 (86 years old)

Belle Glade, Florida

Eartha "Mama" Tankes's obituary , Passed away on May 2, 2021 in Belle Glade, Florida

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Camel Funeral Home

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Eartha "Mama" Tankes

April 22, 1935 - May 2, 2021 (86 years old)

Belle Glade, Florida

Eartha Tankes Obituary

It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Eartha Tankes (Belle Glade, Florida), who passed away at the age of 86, on May 2, 2021. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Eartha Tankes to show support.

Eartha was predeceased by: parents, James Williams and Cora Lee Roberts; husband Jessie Lee Tankes; daughter Priscilla Mae Tankes; sons-in-law, Wintali Lee Coleman, Sr. and Ben Fields, Jr.; and daughters, Terry Coleman of Boynton Beach, Florida, Gloria Tankes of Belle Glade, Florida and Vanessa Williams (Beamon) of Belle Glade, Florida..

Eartha is survived by: son Jermaine King; granddaughters, Nina Rhodes and Adella Walker (Scotty) of Louisville; and goddaughter Dorma Jean Brown Mullins (Lamar) of Belle Glade. Eartha is also survived by grandchildren and 25 great grandchildren and 16 great-great grandchildren.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Camel Funeral Home



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St. Phillip Benzi Catholic Church
710 S Main St, Belle Glade, FL 33430

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Burial

Foreverglades Mausoleum Cemetery
1500 Gator Blvd, Belle Glade, FL 33430

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