Mernaiya A. Myers-McKisick

Mernaiya Amarri Myers-McKisick faced her untimely death on Wednesday, July 24, 2019, at the age of 19, along with her sister, Montieria Myers.

She was born Dec. 8, 1999, to her birth mother, LaTonya Myers, and Bob Travis McKisick in Hot Springs, Ark.

She was preceded in death by her parental great-grandparents, Willis and Lucy McNeal and Mamie and Peter McKissick Sr.; grandmothers, Naomi McKissick and Annette Washington; aunt, Darlene Wafford; and a cousin, Xavier Wafford.

Na’ Na, as she was known to many, was a 2018 graduate of Lakeside High School. After high school, she attended the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. She was a member of New Faith Christian Ministries, where she exhibited her faith by serving in the youth department and praise team ministry. She was an inspiring Instagram model and loved to do makeup. She enjoyed life and lived it to the fullest.

Survivors include her father and stepmother, Bob and Barbara McKisick; her birth mother, LaTonya Myers; godmother, LaTrisha Portlock; siblings, TyGjiona McKisick, Searra Batts, Daniya Mitchell, Tyler McKisick, Grant McKisick, Mercedes Lemons, TahJon Myers, and TahJay Myers; bonus siblings, Ty’Daliah and TyMar Hollins, and Tylin Turner; maternal grandparents, Larry Myers, Linda Myers and Howard Brooks; paternal grandfather, Peter McKissick Jr.; a host of aunts and uncles, including, Sherita and Lowell Knight, who raised and nurtured her for eight years, as well as a host of extended family and friends.

Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 2, 2019, at Hot Springs Junior Academy, 701 Main St.

Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. today, Aug. 1, 2019, at Immanuel Christian Fellowship Church, 1536 E. Grand Ave.

Burial will be at 1 p.m. Saturday in Pilgrim Rest Cemetery in Wheatley, Ark.

Guest registry is at http:// www.carriganmemorial.com.

Arrangements are entrusted to Carrigan Memorial Funeral Services.