Latisha Shounta Burton-Norris, age 47, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 27, 2025, holding her mother's hand. She was born on January 19, 1978. A lifelong resident of Akron, she attended Akron Public Schools and graduated from Garfield High School in June 1997. Latisha confessed to Christ early and joined Zion Temple Baptist Church.
Latisha was an excellent cook. In her spare time, she would try new recipes for her family to taste. From when she was a little girl she loved music, singing, and being creative by decorating and trying her hand at color combinations.
Latisha was preceded in death by her grandparents, James and Catherine Martin and Uncle Herman Burton.
Latisha was very sweet and kind and will be missed dearly by her mother, Barbara Burton, and daughter, Mylia Norris whom she loved very much. Five Uncles: James, Willie (Angela), Jerry, Virgil, and Johnny; Aunts: Catherine, Ruhnell, Bevern, Gale (Al) and Linda. Special friends and cousins LucShunda, Christina, John, Aaron, Adrien, Tiffany, Tan, and Timothy Martin, and a host of cousins and friends.
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