Tangella Whitfield

It is with sincere sympathy that Gatlin Mortuary Inc. announces the passing of Mrs. Tangella Whitfield. We are honored to be selected by her family to serve them with excellence through professional service. ~Modern Day Services with Traditional Values

To a loving daughter, sister, mother, wife, and grandmother who has
been able to make a difference in all of our lives. For the ones who were
lucky enough to love her, she had been the bright light that made our
day. She will be missed greatly but never forgotten. Love brought her
to us, and it is Love, the Lord above, who has taken her home. So let
us as a family rejoice because she’s at peace and will never feel pain in
either way again.

MRS. TANGELLA BELL WHITFIELD was born April 27, 1971, to Dorothy Pearl Dowling and Edward Bell, Sr. Tangella received her education at Valdosta High School.
Tangella (Tanka) loved her family and friends, what we all gone to miss about Tanka are her smile, joy, and love. She was preceded in death by her brothers, Aaron “A A” Taylor, and
Kenneth “Duke” Knowles. On October 9, 2022, Tangella (Tanka) received her angel wings. She was an angel on this earth, she touched a lot of hearts in a great way. Tanka leaves behind to cherish her love and memories, in your heart and mind: husband, Houston Whitfield, Sr.; four sons, Gene Whitfield, Jeffery Foreman, Aaron Whitfield, Houston Whitfield, Jr.; nine grandchildren, Ja’Nasia Whitfield, Ka’Miya Whitfield, Kaliyah Whitfield, Ja’lyla Whitfield, Jordan Whitfield, Journee Whitfield, Ja’Mirra Whitfield, Braiden Foreman, Brandon Forman; two sisters,
Gloria Blythewood (Walt), and Angel Turner (Reginald); three brothers, Edward Bell (Delilah), Elder Shanks (Mary), and Terrance Dowling (Carol), Elder Shanks; three uncles,                     Eugene Dowling (Pat), Harry Dowling and Walter Andrew Dowling; two aunts, Mary F. Davis, Johnnie M. Dowling; great auntie, Evelyn Ferance. She leaves a special family member, Valerie Ford, and two special friends, Patricia Demps (Knowles), Genevia Adams; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, friends, and acquaintances.

Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, October 22, 2022 at The Victory Church @ 11 a.m. Pastor Jay Williams is the Pastor, and Apostle Loretta D. Hill will officiate. Internment will follow in the Adel Cemetery in Adel Georgia. Public Visitation will be held from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday, October 21, 2022.
 

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