Shaunecca L. Cotton

SHAUNECCA LACHELLE COTTON, 42 OF SOUTH BEND, IN GAINED HER WINGS ON DECEMBER 7, 2022. SHE WAS BORN TO THE UNION OF TINA WALKER-COTTON AND NELSON COTTON. SHE GRADUATED FROM LASALLE HIGH SCHOOL, CLASS OF 1999 WITH HIGH HONORS. AFTER HIGH SCHOOL, SHE ATTENDED SPELMAN COLLEGE, A HBCU FOR BLACK WOMEN IN ATLANTA, GA. SHAUNECCA GRADUATED FROM SPELMAN COLLEGE, CLASS OF 2003 CUM LAUMDE (W/GOLD CORD), OBTAINING A PSYCHOLOGY/PRE LAW DEGREE. AFTER COLLEGE, SHAUNECCA CONTINUED TO LIVE HER BEST LIFE IN ATLANTA, GA WHERE SHE HELD A JOB WITH BANK OF AMERICA FOR 13 YEARS, UNTIL SHE BECAME ILL AND RETURNED BACK TO INDIANA. SHAUNECCA WAS A VERY SMART, INTELLIGENT, EDUCATED YOUNG LADY WHO COULD DO JUST ABOUT ANYTHING. SHAUNECCA STRONGLY EMPASIZED EDUCATION. SHE WOULD CALL HERSELF A FASHIONISTA DIVA. SHE WAS ALWAYS ON POINT WHEN IT CAME TO FASHION, HAIR, MAKE UP AND DRESSED W/COLOR COORDINATED. SHAUNECCA WILL TELL YOU DO YOU KNOW WHO MY GRANDMOTHER WAS AND WHAT THEY CALLED HER, MOZELL HUGHES AND THEY CALLED HER THE FOX, I GET IT FROM HER.

SHAUNECCA IS SURVIVED BY HER PARENTS, NELSON COTTON OF SOUTH BEND IN, AND TINA WALKER-COTTON OF MORROW, GA. BROTHERS, DAJUAN COTTON, NELSON COTTON, JR BOTH OF SOUTH BEND IN AND MICHAEL BROWN OF MILWAUKEE, WI. ONE SISTER CAR’MYIA COTTON OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS. AUNTIES BRENDA COTTON, MATTIE COTTON, ANELIA HALBERT AND TIJUANNA HALBERT ALL OF SOUTH BEND, IN; TRACY KIMMINS OF MORROW, GA AND JANAY SCOTT OF OHIO. UNCLES – JAMES WALKER II OF SOUTH BEND, IN; KEVIN WILLIAMS, ATLANTIS WALKER AND AMUSE WILLIAMS.  NIECES, DAI’JUANNA COTTON, KYIA COTTON OF SOUTH BEND, IN, AND MIKIAH BROWN OF MILWAUKEE, WI. NEPHEWS, TWINS DAJUAN COTTON, JR, DAI’JON COTTON, KASHTON COTTON ALL OF SOUTH BEND IN, PARIS BROWN OF MILWAUKEE, WI, AND JOSHUA COTTON OF HOPKINSVILLE, KY, GREAT NIECE, DA’LEHJA COTTON OF SOUTH BEND IN. TWO SPECIAL SISTERS/COUSINS, TARA TAYLOR OF SOUTH BEND, IN AND ARTAVIA JONES OF MCDONOUGH, GA. ONE SPECIAL NIECE/COUSIN TARIS(SUZY) WILLIAMS AND SPECIAL COUSIN/NEPHEW TRA’JON (DEUCE)WILLIAMS, ALONG WITH A HOST OF OTHER FAMILY AND FRIENDS.

SHAUNECCA WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HER MATERNAL GRANDMOTHER, BRENDA WILLIAMS, MATERNITY GRANDFATHER, JOHNNIE WILLIAMS. HER PATERNAL GRANDMOTHER NANCY HALBERT, PATERNITY GRANDFATHER, WILLIE HALBERT. HER AUNTES, SHEILA HARPER AND TRACY WALKER, NIECE TAMIA BROWN AND UNCLE OTHA HALBERT.

A CELEBRATION OF LIFE MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR SHAUNECCA WILL TAKE PLACE 12 Noon on Friday December 16, 2022 at Greater St. Mathew Church. Arrangements are entrusted to www.boydandsonfuneralhome.com

IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE SERVICES, THE FAMILY REQUESTING THAT YOU BRING BLUE/WHITE BALLOONS FOR BALLOON RELEASE IN THE HONOR OF SHAUNECCA COTTON.

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