Erika LaShawn McCurdy's Obituary
Erika Lashawn McCurdy, 48, of Chattanooga, passed away Monday, May 24, 2021 in a local hospital. She was a 1990 graduate of Kirkman Technical High School. She was a member of Avondale Church of Christ. Erika helped feed the homeless in several homeless camps. She was preceded in death by her mother, Cassandra McCurdy Norwood; grandparents, Barbara Greene, James Ward, Oliver and Minnie Norwood; great-grandmother, Edna McCurdy. Survivors include her fiance', Ed Garth; son, Charles Franklin, III; daughter, Jer’Maya Moorer; granddaughters, Ka’Leigh Franklin and True Franklin; father, Eddie (Mary Clonts) Norwood; brothers, Eddie McCurdy and Cedric Norwood; sister, Tanequa Nikki Taylor, all of Chattanooga; lifetime friends, Wyletta Watkins, Monica Pratt, Kimeshe Thomas, Derrica Chism, and Sharian Braden; a host of nieces; nephews; aunts; uncles; cousins; other relatives and friends. Brother John R. Taylor, Sr. will be the eulogist.
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