Tamika LaShun Heard Vinson's Obituary
Tamika LaShun Heard Vinson, 49, of Chattanooga, passed away Wednesday, November 2, 2022, in a local healthcare facility. She attended Brainerd High School and was a member of Mt. Canaan Baptist Church where she a former choir member. She was preceded in death by her mother, Linda Jean Landmon; grandparents, William and Leonia Landmon, Joe and Mattie Rowe. Survivors include her sons, Marvin Davis of Chattanooga and Cameron M. Ball of Panama City Beach, FL; daughter, Crystal Clark (Rodney Hymes) of Chattanooga; 10 grandchildren, Jamari Davis, Jakaden Strickland, Jakai Davis, Josiah Davis, Jayce Strickland, Ra’Shayla Hymes, Jordan Hymes, Cornelius Douglas, Jr., Rodney Hymes, and Summer Hymes; father, Cleophus (Rosemary) Heard; brothers, Cleophus D. (Shwanna) Heard of Chattanooga, Jarrett (Sarah) Heard of Columbus, OH, and Demetrius Edwards, Sr. of Chattanooga; sister, Allyson Heard of Ann Arbor, MI; uncles, Edward Suttles of Chattanooga, Lebron (Nadine) Gladden of Atlanta, GA, Joe (Judy) Rowe of Horseheads, NY, Melvin (Jquatte) Thomas of Opelika, AL, and Effirum Rowe of Chattanooga; aunts, Jennifer (Edsel) Brooks, Jacqueline Hughes, Shirley Queen, and Alberta Gilbert, all of Chattanooga; great-aunts, Almeta Jackson, Bertha Jo Gladden, both of Chattanooga, and Mary Lacey of Rock Island, IL; several nieces; nephews; cousins; other relatives and friends. Pastor Ternae Jordan, Sr. will serve as the eulogist.
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