Pat's Floral Design

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Pat's Floral Design

Address:

300 N Parrott Ave

City:

Okeechobee

State:

Florida

Zip Code:

34972

Phone number:

(863) 763-9232

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Man who caused 49 funerals gets his own in South Florida

Jamal Hassounih of the Muslim Cemetery of Central Florida The Hialeah Gardens graveyard is on a desolate stretch of Northwest Miami-Dade just off of Okeechobee Road, on a street where people dump unwanted furniture and other clutter. The cemetery and funeral home is guarded by a fence topped with barbed wire, and has video surveillance, according to a sign posted on the property. Access is controlled by an electrically operated fence that, on Thursday, was closed. A sign says “Peace be Upon You, Oh Inhabitants of these Graves, Believers and Muslims.” What sets Muslim burials apart is mostly the preparation of the body, said Bilal Karakira, a board member for the cemetery. Cremation is forbidden in the Quran, because “we have respect for the dead and alive,” he said. “Would you burn someone if they were alive?” Karakira asked. The simple ceremony begins with ablution, or washing, of the hands, feet and face of the body. The soap and water cleansing is gentle, he said. “When we wash the body we make sure the water is not too cold, not too hot,” Karakira said. “It’s very comfortable.” After drying it off, the body is wrapped in three white sheets — “no stitches, no colors, no stripes, no tags” — and placed in the grave facing Mecca while the burial party prays. Dirt must touch the body. Then come three official days of mourning. Tradition calls for white, because death is the entrance to heaven and mourners should celebrate their loved one’s ascent, but Karakira said the cultural prevalence of black in mourning is growing. During those days, friends care and cook for the grieving family members. Karakira did not comment on whether Omar Mateen had yet been buried at his cemetery, or why the graveyard was chosen. No one asked them, but Jamal Hassounih of the Muslim Cemetery of Central Florida said his graveyard would not have taken Mateen’s body. “People like that have no place, alive or dead, in our society,” he said. The tradition of denying burial, or a funeral, to th... (Miami Herald)

St. Lucie County felony arrests: Jan. 19, 2016

Tedrick Morrison, 25, 3500 block of Sneed Road, Fort Pierce; warrant for driving with a suspended license. Joseph Miller, 29, Okeechobee; larceny/grand theft. Sheila Wallace, 51, 3300 block of Avenue F, Fort Pierce; battery on an officer. Owen Nunez-severino, 27, Weston; possession of cocaine. Tavaris Alexander, 28, 800 block of Kilpatrick Avenue, Port St. Lucie; possession of cocaine; possession of cocaine with intent to sell. Daniel Reeder, 28, 3500 block of U.S. 1, Fort Pierce; DUI, unlawful blood alcohol of .15 or higher with person under 18, first offense. Katrina Ellis, 50, 1100 block of 13th Street, Fort Pierce; warrant for violation of community control, possession of 20 grams or less of marijuana, driving while license suspended, habitual offender. Douglas Sale, 65, 2300 block of Ocean Boulevard, Stuart; possession of cocaine. Andrea Bathgate, 37, 500 block of 14th Street, Fort Pierce; possession of cocaine. Michael Thomas, 61, 400 block of 20th Street, Fort Pierce; driving with a suspended/revoked license. Brantley Taylor, 29, 300 block of Silvlerstream Circle, Fort Pierce; battery, second or subsequent offense. Casey Jones, 33, 400 block of Sandia Avenue, Port St. Lucie; commit domestic battery by strangulation; obstruction of justice — tampering in third degree felony proceeding. Brad Lovejoy, 38, 2100 block of Brisbane Street, Port St. Lucie; driving while license suspended, third or subsequent offense. Justin Sinex, 23, Melbourne; warrant for violation of probation, giving false information to a pawnbroker, dealing in stolen property. Keyeon Daley, 22, 2200 block of Friendship Street, Port St. Lucie; warrants for burglary, larceny, fraud, dealing in stolen property. John Belliard, 23, 200 block of Summer Road, Port St. Lucie; readmit, sale, manufacture, delivery or possession of drugs with intent to sell. Joel Daigle, 34, 1800 block of Taurus Lane, Port St. Lucie; hold, Franklin Correctional Institution, burglary while armed, grand theft. Matthew Jones, 34, 2400 block of Bermuda Beach Drive, Fort Pierce; warrant for violation of probation, DUI, one prior, driving while license suspended, prior conviction. Arrested in Indian River County. Andrew Pimentel, 21, 1900 block of Avon Park Drive, Port St. Lucie; possession of a controlled substance. Arrested in Martin County. Donald Spence, 25, 800 block of Streamlet Drive, Port St. Lucie; possession of a controlled substance. Arrested in Martin County. (TCPalm)

High School Basketball HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL

Jensen Beach (10-10, 3-3). Brandon MacDougal had nine points and Triston Morris had eight. South Fork hosts Okeechobee at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Treasure Coast 82, Fort Pierce Central 63: Jordan Moreno scored a game-high 20 points as the Titans won a District 8-8A game at Port St. Lucie. Wil Charmant added 17 points for Treasure Coast (12-7, 3-5 district). Charles Grandiscon had 13 points and Mike Stuart finished with 10. Treasure Coast hit 19 of 22 free throws and forced a tie with Central for the No. 3 seed in the district tournament. A coin flip will settle things. Anthony Knighton and David Pierce scored 14 points apiece for Fort Pierce Central (12-7, 3-5), which lost its third consecutive game. Malcolm Farrington scored 10. Treasure Coast plays at 6 p.m. Saturday at Port St. Lucie. Community Christian 81, Covenant Christian 61: Joe Sabatino hit six 3-point goals and finished with a game-high 32 points as the Cougars won a District 11-2A game at Palm Bay. Joshua Hoadley added 16 points for Community Christian (17-2, 9-0 district). Madison Alexander and Calvin Van Eyk had 14 points apiece. Joel Rogers and Luke Moeller scored 20 points apiece for Covenant. Community Christian plays at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Merritt Island Christian. Sebastian River 47, St. Edward's 38: Jarez Parks scored a game-high 19 points and Jamal Riggins added 15 as the Sharks (8-9) won in Vero Beach. Nick Succes scored 16 points for St. Edward's (10-10). At halftime, St. Edward's retired the No. 5 jersey of former player and assistant coach Darell Flowers, who died from c... (TCPalm)