Yolanda Shavell Wright

Funeral services for Yolanda Shavell Wright of East Dublin, Georgia, will be held on Sunday, October 26,2025, at 2 PM at the Church of Jesus, 1265 US Highway 319 North in East Dublin. Bishop H. B. Turnley, Jr., will deliver the eulogy.
Yolanda was a loving mother, daughter, sister, niece, cousin and friend. She accepted Jesus as her personal savior at an early age and continued to keep the faith in good and bad times. She always kept a smile on her face and loved to joke with everyone. She enjoyed spending time with family and friends.
She held many nicknames from family and friends including "Spur", "Midget", "Spook", "Ma Flower # 2", and "Sister Cell Phone" only to name a few.
She was a graduate of East Laurens High School in the Class of 2000. She graduated from Southeastern Technical College in 2011 as a Medical Assistant and also completed her correctional officer training.
Yolanda was a very independent woman, who worked several jobs over the years, including at Best Buy and Georgia Department of Corrections as an officer.
She hated it when someone tickled her feet and she also hated cats.
Yolanda had a genuine love for people. Yolanda always wanted the best for everyone and was always willing to lend a helping hand to anyone.
Yolanda passed away on Saturday, October 18, 2025. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Johnny and Gussie Wright, Ernestine Rawlings, bonus grandfather Mr. Otis Snell, brother, Sharone Rawlings and several aunts, uncles and cousins.
Survivors include her children, Zy'Travious Franklin, La'Tyren Baker and Kameria Baker of East Dubfin, Georgia. her parents, Evelyn (Lambert) Snell, Sr., of East Dublin, Georgia, her siblings, Lambert (Ashton) Snell, Jr, Eric (Dominique) Snell, Shedrica Cannon and Shakauri Snell, all of East Dublin, Georgia, Vincent Rawlings of Meriden, Connecticut, Chenekee Rawlings, Tony(Camilla) Rawlings, Cedric Rawlings, Jurrell Graddy, Shakeedriah Norris, Alexis Walker, Kenbreenae Hurst, all of Wrightsville, Georgia, and Daphne (Justin) Sutton of Sandersville, Georgia, and a host of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
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Services by Dudley Funeral Home of Dudley