Eliza is survived by her brother Carl Edward Cheek of Raleigh, NC, numerous nieces and nephews to include Jean Cheek, George Cheek, of Orange, NJ, Edward Lee Chavis of Henderson, NC, Mary Alston of Midland, GA, Anna Foster, Jimmie A. Chavis of Columbus, Shirley Leslie, Betty Thomas, Laverne Kelly, Patricia Harrington of Raleigh, NC, Earlene Jones, Virginia Joyner of Rocky Mount, NC; other relatives and friends to cherish her loving memory. Eliza was preceded in death by her mother, Mary Bell Davis Cheek and father, Coloner Cheek; brothers, James Cheek and Joseph Cheek and a sister, Annie Cheek Chavis.
A celebration of Eliza's life will occur at the Cusseta Road Church of Christ, 3013 Cusseta Road, Columbus, Georgia. Active Pallbearers will be: Byron Massenburg, Henry Miller, Nathaniel Miller and Freddie Miller. Burial will follow in Parkhill Cemetery, 4161 Macon Road, Columbus, Georgia according to Striffler-Hamby Mortuary, Columbus, GA.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.shcolumbus.com for the Cheek family.
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Miss Me, But Let Me Go
When I come to the end of the road and the sun has set for me
I want no rites in a gloom-filled room, why cry for a soul set free?
Miss me a little but not too long and not with your head bowed low,
Remember the love that we once shared.
Miss me . . . but let me go.
For this is a journey that we all must take and each must go alone.
It’s all a part of the master plan, a step on the road to home.
When you are lonely and sick of heart, go to the friends we know,
And bury your sorrow in doing good deeds,
Miss me . . . but let me go.