“Pure hell,” said Ernestine Hall, Erica Hall’s aunt. “We have to be reminded that she’s no longer here, and we have to see ...

ST. PETERSBURG ― Barnali Dixon scurried across the long room, placing down yellow tablecloths and arranging platters of food.

Soon after, Erica Hall whisked into the space at the Enoch Davis Community Center in south St. Petersburg, already smiling. The pair, and a few additional hands, set out gift baskets and plaques ...