Rakeya Denise Stevenson, 35, was born in Iredell County, N.C., on Tuesday, April 26, 1988, to the late Raleigh Arnold “Rock” Stevenson Jr. and Charlotte Denise Cannady. She departed this life on Monday, March 18, 2024, at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, N.C.

Rakeya graduated from Henderson Independent High School in Rowan County. She was employed at Jurney’s Assisted Living of Statesville as a CNA, which she loved. She was a member of St. Joseph’s Baptist Church. Rakeya had a very no filter personality. She was also very stubborn but had a very good heart. She loved working with the elderly community and was passionate about it. She was hard working, had a great sense of humor, and was Daddy’s girl. She leaves behind numerous loved ones and friends. She will be deeply missed. If you knew Rakeya, her favorite quote was “You better lean your neck back” and she would act like she’s sleeping just out of nowhere.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her paternal grandparents, Raleigh Arnold Stevenson Sr. and Marie Turner Stevenson; maternal grandparents, Mac Lacey Cannady and Mary Alberta Darty Nixon; great grandparents, William and Sylvia Stevenson, Walter and Veatrice Woods, and Forest and Jeanette Turner; uncle, John “Flick” Hardy; and aunt, Phyllis Turner.

She leaves to cherish the memory of her life three brothers, Christopher Cannady, Kaleb Parsons, and Deontaye Fergerson; the love of her life, Travis Morrison; adopted siblings, Crystal Grady, Markee Holland and Romeo Blount, all of Statesville; god sister, Sasha Howell; aunts and uncles, Randolph Stevenson, William Stevenson and Robert Stevenson, Wanda Stevenson Hardy of Statesville and Sharon S. (Calvin) Easter of Charlotte, Diane (Archie) Fletcher of Statesville, Beatrice (Melton) Hardee, Kenneth Darty of Statesville, Bernardeane Moton, Rebecca Lynn White, Laura Stevenson, and Bonnie Cannady; cousins, Timothy Turner, David Moton Jr., Phillip Stevenson, Matthew Moton, Calvin Easter Jr., Keyonte Easter, Tongla Turner, Dimishi Young, Donya Hector, Macherra Patterson, Angel Hardy, Candice Shuford, Anitra Gregory, Brooke Stevenson, Kamma Grant, Ah’laia White and Michael Hardee, Jordan Darty, Kara Fletcher Jones, Latisha Hardee, and Kaleigh Darty; special cousins, Tazelle Peet, and Quan Turner; great aunts and uncles, Barbara Alexander, Carol Morrison, Letha (Bobby) Morrison, Brenda Bennett, Billy Stevenson, Louise Randall,, Mildred Allison, Linda Maddox, Brenda Clinding, Virginia Harris and Frances Turner; nieces, Rakia Grady, De’Aisa Vinson, A’nylia Fergerson, and A’mariya Holland; and a host of other relatives,

Celebration of Life services will be held on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, at 11 a.m. at Rutledge and Bigham Mortuary. Reverend Dr. Monica D. Redmond will be officiating the service. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. at the funeral home.

Visit the Book of Memories for Ms. Stevenson at www.rutledgeandbigham.com.

Rutledge and Bigham Funeral Home is serving the Stevenson family.