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Shantelle J. Watson, age 31, passed away on October 13, 2025.
She was born on April 12, 1994 in Alliance, Ohio to Herb Watson II and Dedrie Edwards.
She graduated from Alliance High School. Then she attended the Alliance Career Center. Shantelle was a licensed practical nurse at the Woodlands in Ravenna. She attended Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church.
Those left to cherish her memory are her parents, step-mother, Rebecca Watson; grandmother, Shirley Ware; daughter, Aiyana Watson; son, Shonix Lunsford; siblings, Adontis Watson, Cassius Gaffney, Jarrod Watson, and Paige Vineyard; and several uncles, aunts, cousins, nieces, nephews, and a host of special friends.
Shantelle was preceded in death by her great-grandmothers, Valeria Shriver; and Almar Muskin, grandmother, Cheryl Edwards; grandfather, Jacob Ware.
A funeral service will be held on October 21st at Cassaday-Turkle-Christian Funeral Home at 1:00pm with a visitation prior from 10:00am- 1:00pm.
To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.
75 S Union Ave, Alliance, OH 44601
Memories and condolences can be left on the obituary at the funeral home website.


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