Obituary of Miss Savannah Nicole Tyrance

The exciting moments of new life have turned to sorrow and heartfelt loss with the passing of 5 month old Savannah Nicole Tyrance on January 23, 2016. She was preceded in death by her maternal great grandparents, James Webster McKenith, Sr. and Nancy McKenith and James McMillan, along with her paternal great grandparents, Hazel Tyrance , Coleman Tyrance, Sr. and Odis Shepard and grandfathers, Joseph McMillan and Coleman Tyrance, Jr. Savannah leaves behind her loving family that will always cherish her. Her parents, Stephanie McKenith and Chavar Tyrance; grandmothers, Betty Palmer (husband Bruce) and Brenda Tyrance; great grandmothers, Louise McMillan and Ruthey Ollison (husband Rev. David); aunts, Shanita McKenith and Whitney Del Rosario (husband Xavier); uncles, James McMillan (wife Shicoma), Joe Howard (wife Karen), Joshua McMillan, Dominque McMillan, Andrew McMillan and Coleman Tyrance, III; cousins, Nakiah Adams, Devonne Melton, Jelani Del Rosario, Jayden Del Rosario, Corey McMillan, Janiya McMillan, Jashiya McMillan, Jayion McMillan, DeJah Brown, Bree Howard, O'siah Tyrance, Adonai Tyrance, and a host of other loving family members and friends. Funeral services for Savannah Nicole Tyrance will be conducted at 2:00pm Thursday, January 28, 2016 in the Walker Funeral Home Chapel, 120 West Franklin Street in Chapel Hill with Rev. Tracy Bell officiating. Burial will follow in Markham Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service, from 1:00pm until 2:00pm at the funeral home. The family asks, that in Savannah's name, memorial contributions be made to the following charities: the Ronald McDonald House of Chapel Hill, 101 Old Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, NC 27519, the American Lung Association/NC Chapter, 5400 Daniels Street, Suite 109, Raleigh, NC 27605, or the March of Dimes, 6504 Falls of Neuse Road, Suite 100, Raleigh, NC 27615 The family would also like to thank the staff of the NICU Unit at UNC, especially Heather and Sarah. Arrangements for Savannah Nicole Tyrance under the care of Walker Funeral Service & Cremation, 120 West Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC.