Tiara Ny'Azia Allison

Tiara Ny'Azia Allison, 15, of 368 Forest Hollow Drive, Statesville, passed away on Sunday, October 11, 2015, at Baptist Hospital, Winston-Salem, unexpectedly. She was born in Iredell County on October 16, 1999, and was the daughter of Timothy Maurice Allison and Latoya Reid Harris. She was preceded in death by her great grandmothers, Jacqueline Reid and Lois Crosby and her great grandfathers, Carl Reid, Jr. and Henderson Crosby. She was a sophomore at Statesville High School and was in the class of 2017. She was a member of Mt. Sinai Baptist Church in Catawba. She leaves to cherish the memory of her life in addition to her parents, Timothy and Latoya are her step parents, Gloria Allison of Monroe and William Harris of the home; her brothers, Timothy Maurice Allison, Jr. of Statesville and De'Andre Jerome Mack of Morganton; her paternal grandparents, Pastor Doris Allison and Roy Phillips, both of Statesville; her maternal grandparents, Joette Parks and Alfred Parks, both of Statesville and Jake Lewis of Hartwell, Georgia; her uncles and aunts, Carl (Alecia) Ferguson of Connecticut, Craig Summers of Taylorsville, Meiko (Tiea) Reid of Statesville, Willie Harris of Danville, Virginia, April (Roger) Wyatt of Statesville, Lisa Rankin and Leslie Rankin, both of Hartwell, Georgia, Clarissa Barber and Karen Barber, both of Statesville; a nephew, Ty'zae Mack of Morganton, NC; special friends, Irian Lacks, and Deavion Stevenson; and a host of great aunts, great uncles, cousins, other relatives, church family, the Class of 2017, and friends. Celebration of Life Services will be conducted Friday, October 16, 2015, at 2:00 p.m. at the Mary B. Bigham Memorial Chapel of Rutledge and Bigham Funeral Home. Rev. Dr. Donald Gray will officiate and burial will follow in the Belmont Cemetery. Ny’Azia will remain at Rutledge and Bigham Funeral Home where members of the family will receive friends from 1:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m., but will assemble at the residence at other times. Visit the Book of Memories for Ms. Allison at www.rutledgeandbigham.com. Rutledge and Bigham Funeral Home is serving the Allison family.