Remembering the Life of Rayvion Abrams
Rayvion Lakina Abrams was born on January 17, 1977, to the union of LeRoy and Wanda Abrams. She was the youngest of five children. Rayvion, affectionately called “Auntie Ray” by her nieces and nephews and “Ray” by her closest family and friends, grew up in her family home on the south side of Chicago. Ray attended Ralph H. Metcalfe elementary school with her siblings and later attended and graduated from Percy L. Julian High School in Chicago, Illinois. With a desire for business, Ray enrolled at Savannah State University in Savannah, GA.
Upon her return from Savannah State, Ray began a career in the food industry where she worked as a manager at Popeye’s. In her pursuit of better career opportunities, Ray began a career in the sanitation industry. She provided quality service for School Districts 148, 149, and 230. Ray truly believed that cleanliness was next to godliness and took extreme pride in her career. Health issues forced Ray to leave the sanitation industry and her journey to holistic care began. Ray took a position working for Elnora’s Health Food Store where she enjoyed her line of work and took admiration in keeping her customers, family, and friends healthy.
Along her life's journey, Ray was baptized at Valley Kingdom Ministries in South Holland, Il. She believed that faith was the key to this life and she earnestly sought after her own personal peace. Ray made her transition on December 2, 2020, where her father, LeRoy Abrams, grandmother, Claudine Duke, her uncles Melvin and Henry Allen, and Rickey Markham, her aunt Sheila Markham and her cousins Stephen, Stephanie, and Felicia Thomas and Phillip Allen greeted her.
Ray leaves to cherish her memory and celebrate her life, her mother, Wanda Abrams, her sisters, Octavia (LaDon) Harris and LaTear (Eric) Jones, and her brothers Charles Allen and Rasheed Abrams, grandfather, Sandy Greer, and her 125th Stewart family.
Ray’s Aunts, Paulina, Bobbie, Trina, Annetta, Patricia, Barbra, Ruby, and Patty, and her Uncles, Anthony, Darnell, and Carnell will also cherish her memory. Ray has a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, great-nieces, and nephews who will miss her deeply, and “Auntie Ray” will be celebrated forever.
Ray’s journey has a special place for her two godsons, Donald, Jr., and Tristan, and no journey is complete without her friends. Her passing leaves a deeper hole for her dearest and best friends Anita, Erica, Kim, Melanie, and Patricia.
A visitation will be held Monday, December 14, 2020, please call the funeral home to make your reservation at (708)636-1193 as space is limited due our gathering restrictions. Please Join us for a live stream service Monday, December 14, 2020 at 12:30P.M. www.asimplestreaming.com/abrams
In consideration of the safety of our guests and associates, Blake-Lamb Funeral Home will adhere to the current gathering restrictions in the state of Illinois, which allow 10 or fewer guests at services. Proper social distancing must be practiced and all guests will be required to wear face masks at all times. Thank you for your cooperation.
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