Former students of Liberty City Elementary music teacher Charles L. Mobley perform Saturday, Aug. 25, 2012 at Mt. Zion Baptist Church during a funeral for Mobley, who died Aug. 15. Mobley taught scores of students at that school how to play musical instruments in the 1970s. From left: Fabian Quinn, Tamara Jones, Henry Shubrick, Anturuan Stallworth and Electra Ford, play a piece by Handel on viola, violin and cello at the church, 301 NW Ninth Street in Miami's Overtown community. MARSHA HALPER
Music stands hold sheet music for former students of longtime music teacher Charles L. Mobley, who performed at Mobley's funeral Saturday, Aug. 25, 2012 at Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Miami's Overtown community. Eight former students of Liberty City Elementary, who learned to play instruments from Mobley in the 1970s, played two musical selections as a tribute to Mobley, who died Aug. 15. MARSHA HALPER
Reverend Clayton Harold, at the pulpit, leads the funeral service for Charles L. Mobley on Saturday, Aug. 25, 2012 at Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Miami's Overtown community. Mobley, a longtime church member, taught music to inner-city elementary school children at Liberty City Elementary beginning in 1965. Eight of his former students paid tribute to Mobley by performing two musical pieces on viola, violin and cello during the service. MARSHA HALPER
Former students of Liberty City Elementary music teacher Charles L. Mobley perform Saturday, Aug. 25, 2012 at Mt. Zion Baptist Church during a funeral for Mobley, who died Aug. 15. MARSHA HALPER
Electra Ford, upper left, speaks fondly of Charles L. Mobley, who taught her and scores of other inner-city students to play musical instruments in the 1970s at Liberty City Elementary School. Ford traveled from Little Rock, Ark. to play cello with seven other former students of Mobley, who died Aug. 15. MARSHA HALPER
Melissa Spencer Sherrod of Miami eyes the sheet music to "You'll Never Walk Alone" as she plays viola Saturday Aug. 25, 2012 during a funeral service for longtime music teacher Charles L. Mobley. Eight former students of Liberty City Elementary, who learned to play instruments from Mobley in the 1970s, performed as a tribute to Mobley, who died Aug. 15. MARSHA HALPER
Former students of Liberty City Elementary music teacher Charles L. Mobley perform Saturday, Aug. 25, 2012 at Mt. Zion Baptist Church during a funeral for Mobley, who died Aug. 15. Mobley taught scores of students at that school how to play musical instruments in the 1970s. From left: Carl St. Jacques, Maurice McClover, Tamara Jones, Henry Shubrick and Anturuan Stallworth perform as Reverend Clayton Harold and choir members listen. MARSHA HALPER
Barbara Williams Key of Miami sings a moving rendition of "You'll Never Walk Alone" to her longtime friend Charles L. Mobley, on Saturday, Aug. 25, 2012 during a funeral service for Mobley at Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Miami's Overtown community. Eight former students of Liberty City Elementary, who learned to play instruments from Mobley in the 1970s, performed two musical selections. MARSHA HALPER
Lorraine King, sister of longtime Miami-Dade County Public Schools music teacher Charles L. Mobley, files past some of Mobley's former students after Mobley's funeral on Saturday, Aug. 25, 2012 at Mt. Zion Baptist Church. The students standing at left are among eight former students of Liberty City Elementary, who learned to play instruments from Mobley in the 1970s. They performed as a tribute to Mobley, who died Aug. 15. The church is at 301 NW Ninth St. in Miami's Overtown community. MARSHA HALPER
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