Tashandra Ann Nicole Burton
October 12, 1996 ~ January 25, 2016 (age 19) 19 Years OldShare using:
Tashandra Ann Nicole Burton, 19, of Wilkes-Barre, passed away Monday evening, January 25, 2016 due to an automobile accident.
Born in Allentown on October 12, 1996, she was a daughter of Tami Burton of Wilkes-Barre. She was a 2015 graduate of Meyers High School where she was a member of the National Honor Society, captain of the soccer team and volunteered as a tutor. She was elected 2014-2015 Homecoming Queen by her classmates. She was currently attending Keystone College where she was studying Occupational Therapy.
Tashandra was a member of Mount Zion Baptist Church, Wilkes-Barre. She was employed by Schiel’s Family Market, Wilkes-Barre. She enjoyed going for sushi with her friends.
Left to cherish her memory are her mother, Tami Burton, Wilkes-Barre; grandmother, Patricia Burton, Wilkes-Barre; brother Shane Burton, Wilkes-Barre; sister Morgan White, Wilkes-Barre; uncle Maurice Burton; godson Elijah Miller; a host of aunts, cousins, family and friends.
Homegoing Services will be held Tuesday, February 2, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. in Mount Zion Baptist Church, 105 Hill St., Wilkes-Barre, with the Reverend Michael Brewster officiating. Interment will follow In Oak Lawn Cemetery, Hanover Township.
Friends may call Monday evening from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. and Tuesday morning from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. at the church.
Anyone donating food for the Repass is asked to drop it off at the church.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Kniffen O’Malley Funeral Home, Wilkes-Barre. Send condolences at www.kniffenfuneralhome.com
An account has been set up to help the family defray expenses at Gofundme.com/ktjpuscc