Leona Elizabeth "Chine" Grandison

Leona Elizabeth "Chine" Grandison departed this life on Thursday, April 9, 2020. She lived in New Orleans her entire life and was the proud owner of the world-famous Candlelight Lounge in the historical "Treme" area. "Chine" as she was affectionately known as an icon in the Treme community, always giving and doing for others. She fed, clothed, and sheltered those in need. She is survived by her husband Ashton Lawrence, daughter Lecole Alexander (Shelly), her grandchildren Tres'Chien and Antwaine Alexander, Montel (Jazmin) and Jamie Lollis, Ja'Lea Fulford, Tarion Vernon, Ryiah Ester, and Hailey and Leroy Alexander, her great-grandchildren Tyriyelle, Zy'Ria, and Ma'Kyi Alexander, and Des'Monae Douglas, her siblings Claudette Paul (Lawrence), Willie Grandison (Linda), Sonia Jones, Myra Burrell, Johnnie Henry, Mary Jones, Juanita Washington, Celeste Blackmon, Lydia Lumar, Cynthia Lawrence, and Dorothy Denis as well as a host of nieces, nephews, family, and friends. Leona is preceded in death by her grandmother Laura Graham, her parents Johnnie Henry and Leona Elizabeth Grandison, her children Leah Alexander and Leroy Alexander, her siblings Landry Grandison, Gerald Henry, Leroy Henry, and Donald Mitchell. Relatives and friends are invited to proceed in a Drive-Thru Visitation held Thursday, April 23, 2020, at 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Charbonnet Labat Funeral Home,1615 St. Philip St, New Orleans, LA 70116 (You must remain in your vehicle). A private service will be held on Friday, April 24, 2020, 10:00 a.m at Charbonnet Labat Funeral Home. Interment Resthaven Cemetery 10400 Old Gentilly Rd. New Orleans, LA 70127. Directors (504) 581-4411. Due to Covid-19 a memorial celebration of Life & Legacy of Leona Elizabeth "Chine" Grandison will be announced at a later date.