H. Lee Pickering, 83, of Tampa beloved husband, father and grandfather, passed away Wednesday August 15, 2012. Mr. Pickering was a retired trainman of the railroad after 43 years of service with Florida East Coast Railway and CSX Transportation. He was born in Regina, Canada and raised in the hills of East Tennessee in Greeneville. Mr. Pickering was a member of the Freemasons for over 50 years and a member of the Egypt Shrine. Mr. Pickering was an avid fisherman and loved the outdoors. His favorite past time was making his wife smile! He was the son of the late Alex and Ruth Blevins Pickering and was preceded in death by his beloved brothers, Ronald Dean Pickering and infant, James Howard Pickering and his beloved sister, Anna Beth Pickering Dixon. Survivors include his loving and dedicated wife of 42 years, Margaret Wallace Pickering of Tampa; three daughters and sons-in-law, Marcella Ruth Pickering Fail (Rhett) of Seffner, Janet Leigh Pickering Schak (Gus) of Ormond Beach, Victoria Pickering Dunning (Marc) of Ormond Beach; grandchildren, Gregory Paul Cone, Ashley Lopez both of Ormond Beach, Ashlee Margaret Wallace, Rhett Fail Jr. and Levi Cole Fail of Seffner; brother and sister-in-law, Johnny Carroll Pickering (Hilda), of Greeneville, Tenn.; sister and brother-in-law, Irma Marilyn Pickering Miller (Ken) of Greeneville, Tenn.; brothers-in-law, Rob Wallace III (Ann) and Paul Dixon; nieces and nephews, Alicia Koch Coton, Michael Koch, Andrea Sarraffian Carmenini, Rob Wallace IV, Amber Wallace Loper, Scott Wallace, Connor Wallace, Kelley Woosley, Jerry Dixon, Jackie Dixon, Cindy Gass Saylor, Jonathon Pickering and Heather Carter. Mr. Pickering was a staple on Davis Islands riding around on his scooter and was considered the "Unofficial Mayor of Davis Islands". He loved morning coffee at The Grecian and playing his lottery tickets at the 7-Eleven. Mr. Pickering's family would especially like to thank the his team of doctors and nurses at Tampa General Hospital; Dr. Siva Kumar, Dr. Mark Weston, Dr. Debbie Hoffman, Dr. John Leone, Dr. Reddy, Dr. Herweg, Dr. Jabeen Ahad, Lisa Bartells, ARNP, Stephanie, David, Melanie, Anna Maria, Courtney, Debbie Kim and the Palliative Care Team and Hospice. We are forever grateful to you.
The family will receive friends Tuesday from 10-11:30 a.m. at the funeral home. A funeral service will be held 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, August 21, 2012 at Hillsboro Memorial Funeral Home, interment to follow in Hillsboro Memorial Gardens.
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