Sherrica Shandrell Purnell

Paschal Memorial Funeral Home of 181 North Church Street, Jeffersonville, GA  announces funeral services for Ms. Sherrica Purnell, age 43, of Macon, GA, and also a native of Twiggs County, who was called into eternal rest on Tuesday, July 29, 2025. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, August 6, 2025 at Old Marion Baptist Church, 5593 Bullard Road, Dry Branch, GA at 1:00 p.m. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.

Sherrica Shandrell Purnell was born on October 17, 1981, to the parentage of the late Seaborn Young, Jr. and Shirley Purnell. Sherrica attended Twiggs County Public Schools where she left a lasting impression on everyone she met. She graduated a proud member of the class of 2001. She joined Williams Chapel C.M.E as a child and later attended Victory Deliverance in Macon, GA.

Sherrica was preceded in death by her father, Seaborn Young, Jr., son, Ghabari Purnell; sister, Shanna Purnell; three brothers, Savery Young, Danny Young, and Fredrick Young; and her nephew, Tavias Williams.

She leaves to mourn, her mother, Shirley Purnell; a son who she adored, Jamere Robinson; four sisters, Yolanda “Tan” Purnell, Jackie Young, Michelle Griffith, and Sumiko (Courtney) Hart; three brothers, Chadrich Purnell, Katinzio Williams, and Keith Sanders; two aunts, Gloria Purnell and Doris (Aaron) Sanders; three uncles, W.T. (Brenda) Purnell, Larry (Teresa) Purnell, and Wendell (Ingrid) Purnell; grandfather, Alton King; devoted niece, Tandranekia Purnell; God-daughter, Ashanti Shandrell Rouse; lifelong best friend, Shanieki (Antonio) Rouse; two devoted friends, Ranata Carswell and Quantia Brown; devoted cousin, Priscilla Rouse; and two devoted caregivers, Michelle Harris and Tina Moss.

Public viewing will be held Tuesday in the A.B. Thorpe Memorial Chapel of Paschal Memorial Funeral Home from 1pm - 6pm.

Condolences can be expressed at: www.paschalmemorialfh.com

Professional services are entrusted to Paschal Memorial Funeral Home of Jeffersonville.

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