Je’Nida Alliyonna-Dawn Stafford went home to be with the Lord on July 28, 2015. Alliyonna was born on Tuesday at Franklin Woods Hospital, the infant daughter of Alvin and Kimberly Stafford of Elizabethton.
In addition to her parents, she is survived by five sisters, Marselena, Paiton, Imari, Alicia and Kenisha; seven brothers, Izaiah, Jose, Je’Riley, Je’Marley, Greg, Trent and Torrey; and grandparents, Brian King, William McCleskey and Tina and Aaron Davis. Several aunts and uncles also survive. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Mack Stafford and Janie McCleskey, and an uncle, Calvin Stafford. “Baby Girl We Will Miss You with All of Our Hearts”
The family will hold a memorial service for Alliyonna on Saturday, August 15, at 7 p.m. at the New Zion Faith Center in Johnson City with Pastor Earnest Widby officiating. The family will be receiving friends from 5 to 7 p.m., prior to the service at the church.