Aaliyah D Cherry Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Life began for Aaliyah Dana Cherry (also known as Duke and Lee Lee) on November 20, 2001 and Angel Diamond Cherry (also known as Lamb and Bam Bam) on August 24, 2000. They were born in Jersey City, New Jersey. They departed their life early Thursday morning, March 6, 2014. They are the daughters of Charity Cherry and Earl Drake. As a native of Hertford County, Aaliyah attended Ahoskie Elementary School in the sixth grade and Angel attended Hertford County Middle School in the seventh grade. At an early age they joined the New Ahoskie Missionary Baptist Church. They sang on the Youth Choir, New Ahoskie Creative Praise Dancers attended Youth Explosion, Sunday School and worship faithfully. Aaliyah’s favorite hobbies were taking care of her younger siblings, riding her bicycle and listening to music. Angel’s favorite hobbies were telling jokes, riding her bicycle and playing computer games. Their brother, Earl Drake, Jr, preceded Aaliyah and Angel. They leave to cherish their precious memories: mother, Charita Cherry; father, Earl Drake; stepfather Edward Lane; nine brothers, Xavier (Latoya) Drake and Oran Drake of Dorchester, Massachusetts, Gerald Cherry, Deontray Drake, Jerell Cherry, Omarion Drake, Dannrius Lane of Ahoskie, NC, Zachary Savage, Tristan Askew of Harrellsville, NC; five sisters, Carolyn Cherry of the home, Evyette Lassiter of Winton, NC, Tondeca Askew, Nomatama Askew and Catherine Askew of Ahoskie, NC; three god-sisters and god-brother, Tatiana Edwards, Jackie Cooke, Chathenne Edwards, Devirn Ferebee (Ferb), Jada White and Xavier White; aunts, Tameka Bazemore and Daneille Benthal of Raleigh, NC, Comeletia Drake of Middletown, Connecticut, Asannadria (Wallace) Smallwood, Tylea Varnea, Gloria Staten, Wanda Askew, Michelle Drake, Jacqueline Manley of Ahoskie, NC, Teresa (Hosea) Drake, Kaye Drake of Middletown, Connecticut, Wanda Drake of Meridth, Connecticut, Tomika and Tomicina Flood of Bertie County and Isis (Patrick) Norman of Ahoskie, NC; uncles, Michael Drake of Meridth, Connecticut, Christopher Cherry of New Jersey, David Person of Ahoskie, NC, Timothy (Laura) Peterson of Gates, NC and the late Gary Drake; grandparents; Lonnie Flood of Bettie, NC, Joann (Lonnie) Drake of Middletown, Connecticut, Robert and Bernice Drake of Bertie, NC, Rosetta Flood of Aulander, NC, and the late Carolyn L. Cherry Cowart; loving foster parents, Charles and Christine McCullough; two nieces, Janiyah Mitchell, Bry’Ashia Stephenson and a nephew, Key’Antre Askew. Along with a host of great aunts and great uncles, cousins, relatives and friends.

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Aaliyah D Cherry

November 20, 2001 - March 6, 2014