Tamika Nicole Tarpley

Tamika was born July 9, 1979, in Dallas, Tx to the

parentage of Angela Tarpley Ellis and Gilbert Yarborough.

She accepted Christ at the age of 11 and was baptized at a

baptist church. She attended DISD. She moved to Jefferson

in 2014 and later became a CNA. She enjoyed being around

her family and friends.

Tamika is preceded in death by: her grandmother, Anna

Lois Campbell; her great-grandmother, Annie Mary Carter;

great-grandfathers Eddie B. Carter and Johnnie Tarpley.

She leaves to cherish her memory: one son, Jerrell

Tarpley (Caitlyn Moten); and one daughter, Jaquele Tarpley,

all of Dallas, TX; two very special grandkids, Jamir Tarpley

and Telayah Tarpley; one sister, Tameshia Tarpley (Jimmy

Timmons) and her children, Braylon Linnear, Semad Jackson,

Quintahvia Jackson, and Irionne Jackson, all of Dallas, TX;

one brother, Courtney Tarpley and his children, Branta-

vion Tarpley, and Aniya Burkins, all of Dallas, TX, her

parents: mother, Angela Tarpley Ellis and bonus dad, Alfred

Ellis, of Jefferson, TX; father, Gilbert Yarborough; aunt,

Joanne Smith (Roland); uncles, Ronnie Jackson, Willie

Price (Stephanie), Kevin Tarpley (Alicia); special friends,

Monique Waites, Nadia Norris, Felicity Mitchell,

Sygunda Cooksie, Ty Zachery, and Kelvin Brown; and a

host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.

Services for Tamika Nicole Tarpley, 44, of Jefferson, Texas will be 2:00pm Sunday, September 17, 2023 at Lewis & Walker Funeral Home and burial will follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery in Jefferson.

Tamika was born July 9, 1979 and transitioned September 10, 2023.

Tamika was 44 years 

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