Services Set for Apryl Foster

A celebration of life will be staged Saturday to remember the Brandon woman whose disappearance rocked the Tampa Bay area.

Apryl Foster, 33, went missing from an Ybor City nightclub Feb. 12, sparking an intensive search that ultimately ended when her car was recovered from a Brandon lake.

Foster’s parents, Peggy and Craig Beman, announced through the Tampa Police Department that a celebration of Apryl’s life will be held Saturday, Feb. 28, at 8:30 a.m. on the green behind Ulele, 1810 N. Highland Ave., in Tampa Heights.

The restaurant’s owners, Tampa’s Gonzmart family, were responsible for helping raise the reward for information leading to Apryl’s whereabouts to $25,000.

“Remembering and missing our friend and colleague Apryl Foster today,” the restaurant’s Facebook page read after her body was discovered. “Thank you to all who assisted in the search for her over the last 10 days. She was a bright light who also helped everyone around her glow a bit brighter. Shine on.”

See Also:

• Body Found in Brandon Lake Has Been Identified

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