R'Quajah Jorqae Burleson

R'Quajah Jorqae Burleson obituary, Temple, TX

R'Quajah Jorqae Burleson

R'Quajah Burleson Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Branford Dawson Funeral Home Inc. - Temple on Oct. 1, 2025.

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R'Quajah Jorqae Burleson was born on September 9, 1993, to Nikki Jeffries and Christopher Burleson in Temple, Texas. R'Quajah graduated from Temple High School, Class of 2012. She continued her education at Temple College, where she became a Medical/Billing Coder. She worked for United Healthcare, OS2 Solutions, and Global Health Care. She attended Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Temple, Texas.
R'Quajah Jorqae was preceded in death by her grandfathers, Thomas Gray, Jr., and Eddie Williams; uncle, Julius "Bootsie" Freeman; and great-grandmother, Gloria Mitchell.
Survivors are her daughter, My'Quavia Peoples of Temple; mother, Nikki Jeffries (Edrick) of Temple; father, Christopher Burleson (Sabrina) of Temple, Texas; boyfriend, Eric "EJ" Jones of Killeen; sisters, Stazirie Mayes, Takyria Turner, Lacienega Burleson, Tatyana Burleson, and Natalie Burleson, all of Temple; brothers, Eric Brown, Jr., and Cesar Burleson, both of Temple, and Christopher Burleson, Jr., of Lampasas; grandmothers, Debra Gray and Lovie Williams, both of Temple; special friends, Celeste Stephens, Fa'Quazia Lee, Jasmin Carrera, and Breon Lowe; and a host of other relatives and friends.
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