Miss Yolonda LaChaune Lawrence, 50, of Charlotte, NC passed away Tuesday, March 15, 2022 at Novant Health Main. Celebration of her life will be held Monday, March 21, 2022 at Long & Son Mortuary Chapel. Visitation will begin at 11:30 am and the service will follow at 12:00 pm. Interment will be in the York Memorial Park Cemetery 5150 S. Tryon St. Charlotte, NC 28217.
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YOLONDA L. LAWRENCE December 21, 1971 – March 15, 2022
The Obituary
Yolonda LaChaune Lawrence was born on December 21, 1971 in Charlotte, NC to Annie B. Lawrence and Samuel Jordan. Yolonda peacefully entered into eternal rest on March 15, 2022.
Yolonda LaChaune Lawrence graduated from Garinger High School, Charlotte, NC, class of 1990. She attended North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC where in 1994, she received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science with a concentration in Public Administration. After receiving her degree, she worked as a Research Assistant at Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC in the Computer and Statistics Laboratory. Yolonda then furthered her career by moving to the Washington DC Metro Area, working as a contractor for the Department of Defense (Boeing and Leidos/formerly SAIC) for 25 years.
At an early age, Yolonda was baptized and attended Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, Charlotte, NC. While living in Durham, NC, she was a member of Russell Memorial CME Church. While living in the Washington, DC Metro Area, she was a member of From the Heart Ministries (formerly Full Gospel AME Zion Church) Suitland, MD. Before leaving the DC Metro Area, she became a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Arlington, VA. Yolonda was very faithful and actively involved in many ministries in her churches, just to name a few: Bible Study, Sunday School, Youth Ministry, Singles Ministry, Single Parent Ministry, Missionary Ministry, Education Dept. Ministry, Intercessory Prayer Ministry and Nursery Ministry.
Yolonda was able to return back home to Charlotte, NC and keep her same job by “working from home” which she loved. After returning to Charlotte, Yolonda became a member of Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, Charlotte, NC.
Yolonda’s mission in life was to glorify God in the area of administration and service while assisting others in various assignments directed by the Lord. She also enjoyed inspirational writing, studying the Bible, listening to different genre music and serving others. Her favorite choir was the Mississippi Mass Choir and her hymnal was “Love Lifted Me”. She was a woman of very few words. One of
her favorite scriptures was James 1:22 “But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.”
Yolonda was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents – Annie Coleman Lawrence and James E. Lawrence, Sr.; paternal grandparents – Luther Jordan and Ella Ross Jordan; a special uncle – James E. Lawrence, Jr. and special 1st cousins – JaNell Lynnette Reid, Valerie Smalls Davis, Yophet Demar Brown and Robert Michael Jordan.
She leaves to cherish her memories: mother – Annie Lawrence Holmes, Charlotte, NC; father – Samuel Jordan (Joyce), Sunrise, FL; two brothers – Paul A. Holmes and Preston O. Holmes, both of Charlotte, NC; one sister – Courtney Jordan, Durham, NC; aunts – Peggie L. Reid (JS), Phyllis L. Patton (Adrian, Sr.), Rosemary Lawrence Young, Gladys Jordan Ingram (Walter), Mary Jordan Brown (Michael) all of Charlotte, NC; one uncle – Robert Jordan, Huntsville, AL; five nieces – Heavyn, Halle, Hannah, G’Auna, G’Naria, five nephews – G’Cody, Hezekiah, Princeton, G’Cali, and Hosea; great aunts – Mamie C. Stafford, Charlotte, NC, Kayrene Mimms (Cecil) Matteson IL, Vera Coleman, Phoenix, IL and Peggy Lawrence, Matthews, NC; She also leaves a host of cousins and friends.
YOLONDA’S PSALM (Pattern after Psalm 23)
In February 2021, my Pastor, Rev. Dr. Clifford A. Jones, asked our church (Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, Charlotte, NC) to write and submit a Psalm patterned after Psalm 23. Listed below is the Psalm I wrote and submitted to the church. Please be blessed!
Yolonda’s Psalm to the Lord:
The Lord is my Healer. I have everything I need. I am made complete, free and whole.
He comforts me with His right hand. I abide under the umbrella of protection of His Love.
He supplies all my needs according to His riches in glory. I suffer no lack.
I find rest in the secret place of the Most High away from all hurt, harm and danger.
I remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.
When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord shall lift up a standard against him.
Surely grace and favor with God and man shall follow me all the days of my life. I am seated in Heavenly places with Christ Jesus far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come.
Thank you, Jesus, for healing me.
A tool for Jesus, Yolonda L. Lawrence
I choose to be a tool for Jesus so I won’t be a fool for the devil. Amen!
NOTE OF APPRECIATION
The family of the late Yolonda LaChaune Lawrence wishes to express our sincere appreciation for all the prayers, phone calls and many other acts of kindness shown during the time of her illness. We also wish to send blessings to all the Novant Health Medical Doctors, Rehabilitation Center, Infusion Center, Imaging Museum, Hematologists, Physician Assistants, Oncology Certified Registered Nurses, and the workers who helped patients at the front of the building at Novant Health Cancer and Vascular Heart Institute, Novant Health Hospice and Palliative Care.
Special thanks to: Dr. Richard Miller, Podiatrist; Dr. Kellie Schneider, Dr. Amanda G. Whitley, Dr. William Ofori Ntim, Dr. Kimberly Green, Dr. Tabitha Morris, Kristin Teague, Kara Seeloff, Amy Calvert, Lamiia Tolba, Tammy Alford, Bijal Patel, Lori Phillips, and Emily Lowery.
______________________________Yolonda LaChaune Lawrence Family
In lieu of flowers, please make all donations and contributions to your favorite charity in memory of Yolonda LaChaune Lawrence.
