Tanikka Nicole Brandon
Tanikka Nicole Brandon, 44, passed away on May 12, 2024, at a local health care facility.
She was born on June 5, 1979, in Chattanooga, to Henry Ballard and Shirley Hendrix Brown.
Tanikka was a member of Word Empowerment Church. She loved dancing, getting dressed up and taking pictures. She enjoyed family times and doting on her children and grandchildren. Tanikka enjoyed cooking and keeping a clean house.
She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Cloise Cox, Queenie Brooks, and William McDonald; nephew, Reginald Ballard; uncle, Paul Lavender; brother, Cornell McClendon, niece, Amiya Hammonds.
She leaves to cherish her precious memories, her mother, Shirley Brown (Roland Moorer); father, Henry Ballard; her spouse, Demetrice Brandon; children, Tanesha (Jamaal Watkins) Brown, Amanda Brandon (Norshawn), Tytiana (Massiyah, Sr.) Peterson, Arionna Ballard, Ace Bonner, Jr., Asia Bonner; grandchildren, O'Shea Brown, Camori Watkins, Tamori Watkins, Jamyah Watkins, Amoura Donahue, Massiyah Donahue, Jr.; sisters, Talisha (Wayne) Bledsoe, Denise Ballard, Caprisha (Lonta) Burress, Kisha Ballard, and Wendy Calloway; brothers, James McClendon and Henry McClendon; nieces and nephews, DeQuan Green, Brittany Burress, Makayla Lewis, Markee Ballard, Zakayla Locklin, Elijah Locklin, DeMarcus Locklin, Joshua Locklin, Domonique Tucker, Victory Bonner, and Keeosha Camp; mother-in-law, Carolyn Dillard; sister-in-law Latonya Bowman; best friend Mon'ta Perry; aunts, Lisa and Sharon, uncles, Eric Cox and Bonzie Lavender; cousins, Joshua Whittaker, Jamal Whitaker, Antonio Whitaker, and Tanesha Townsend; favorite cousin, Erica Cox; a host of other family and friends.
Public viewing will be held from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Friday, May 31, in the chapel of the Funeral Home followed by 1 p.m. funeral.
Arrangements are by John P. Franklin Funeral Home, 1101 Dodds Ave., Chattanooga, 423 622-9995.