Erika Young-Thomas was born on April 6, 1985, to Crystal and Thomas Church and Elijah and Tori Thomas.  Erika loved family and she loved to put on her best for any occasion. Though she had no children, she mothered all her nieces and nephews and their children too. She didn’t play about her family although she could talk about them but you better not. She kept it 100% always. Her heart could fill this room.  She had love for everybody and would give you the shirt off her back…Oh Yes! She wouldn’t forget about what she’d done for you and she expected the same, but seldom received it.  Erika loved to cook and style hair.  She was a hairstylist at the age of 10.  This girl had a calendar and would mark what she wore each day so that she did not repeat her outfits!! I wonder where she got that from???.  She was a diamond in the rough!  Her gift was in the healthcare field.  She had a passion for taking care of the elderly and for sick people.  Soar high Baby Girl!!. You will always be loved and missed.

She was preceded in death by her nephew, Deshawn Thomas –Smith; niece, Ayani Church-Buckmon; maternal & paternal grandparents.

She leaves to cherish her memory parents, Crystal and Thomas Church and Elijah and Tori Thomas; grannie, Valerie Hardin; grandmother, Loretta Haynes-Jordon of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, sisters, Yolonda (Ducie) Thomas, Quiana Washington, Tamara (Arthur) Love, Jazmine Clay, Amber Scarborough of Columbus, OH; Angie Church -Buckmon of Alliance, OH,  Tara (Che) Bailey of Lithonia Springs, GA, brothers, Diont`e (Sarah) Young, of Medina, OH, Tamboura (Tina) Church of Canton OH, Raysean Thomas, Jontae Sherman, Stephen (Lanita) McKnight and Tony Clay, Jr. all of Akron, OH; special niece and BFF LaBree Thomas; special auntie, Kisha Haynes; sister girlfriends, Treva Griffin and Brandy Vinson, and Shannon Thornton; surrogate mother, Ann Johnson (Akron, OH); uncles, Corey (Crystal) Haynes, Sr. (Akron, OH), Ronald (Benita) Mosley of Virginia, J. Stephen Mosley of Akron, and a host of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, and associates.

~May the peace of God be with you all~