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Obituary of Darlene Lossiah
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Darlene Lossiah, known to everyone as Squinnie.
She graduated Cherokee High School in 1973 and was a proud Lady Brave basketball player. She worked for many years as a teachers aid in the Cherokee school system where she worked and cared for many children. After retirement from the school system, she was a caretaker for her mother and other family. She was a member of Old Antioch Baptist Church where she loved attending. She was known for her sense of humor and love for her big family.
She is preceded in death by her father, Eli Jonas Lossiah, mother, Merle Crowe Lossiah, maternal grandparents Albert and Regina Crowe, one brother Jason “Crowbar” Crow, a nephew Desmond “Dez” Crowe and husband Johny Bird. She is survived by her sister Charlotte Woochie George, brothers Bunsey Crowe and Danny Crowe; nephews, Aaron, AJ, Eli, Gabe, Aiden, Fabian Crowe and a niece Brooke Lossiah, and many friends, cousins and extended family.
Services for Darlene are as follows: She will be brought to Old Antioch Baptist Church on Tuesday July 11, 2023 at 4 pm for family visitation and the visitation services will be from 5 pm to 11 pm. Bear Lambert will officiate over services. The funeral services will be held on Wednesday July 11, 2023 at 11:00 am at Antioch Baptist Church. Burial will be in Crowes Family Cemetery immediately following the funeral.
Pallbearers will be her nephews and family.
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Tuesday
11
July
Visitaion
5:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Tuesday, July 11, 2023
Old Antioch Baptist Church
Wrights Creek Road
Cherokee, North Carolina, United States
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12
July
Funeral Service
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Wednesday, July 12, 2023
Old Antioch Baptist Church
Wrights Creek Road
Cherokee, North Carolina, United States
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