LaShayna Cheyenne Pulliam
On Thursday 30, June 2016, Shayna ascended home to be with God and the loved ones of our past. She spent the last moments of her life in the presence of family and friends under the care of the remarkable nursing staff of Children's Hospital in the PICU. This year in 2016, we watched Shayna grow and mature into the young woman that we've all grown to know and love. Shayna entered and completed her freshman year at Hamilton High School of MPS. Shayna loved going to school every day and was actively involved in several extracurricular activities. She joined the volleyball team, became a wrestling manager, and attended "some" drama club meetings, and chattered incessantly. Shayna was excited to have popularity and she easily made friends with people from all walks of life. Being well known and having a good reputation to Shayna meant spending a lot of time in the hallways; talking and gossiping. It was also important to have an awesome hair do with her eyebrows on fleek. At home, Shayna loved to fight with her brother and hold her baby sister while snap chatting. She walked around the house singing (sometimes on key) and left a mess wherever she went. Shayna showed us how ...[more]View Full Online Obituary and Tributes
d her imagination was with the countless excuses she came up with to get out of doing her chores. She spent hours binge watching medical shows. This was her way of gaining the knowledge that was necessary in order for her to get into the best possible medical school to become a neurologist. When she wasn't busy studying for medical school, Shayna enjoyed perfecting her culinary skills acquiring knowledge and experience from her favorite chefs via The Food Network. She loved to show off her talent for cooking; mostly making dishes for her Grandma Louise. Shayna wore her emotions on her sleeve and there was never a question of how she was feeling. She laughed hard, screamed loud and smiled BIG. Her smile was both beautiful and infectious. Shayna was very selfless and because of her wish for organ donation, she will be saving the lives of countless others. Shayna's smile, love, intelligence, creativity, whit, temper, and humor will all be greatly missed by her parents; Shannon D. Pulliam, (father), Jaime L. Gollmer-Pulliam (stepmother), and LaSonya R. Beckley (mother); siblings, Shannon B. Pulliam (brother), and Sophia A. Pulliam (sister). She is also survived by her grandparents; Bobby Pulliam, Mary L. Pulliam, Sharon Thurman, Darrel Beckley, along with Nancy Gollmer, aunts; Rachel Gladney and Elisha L. Pulliam, uncles; Bobby A. Pulliam, Willie E. Veasley, Glen D. Veasley, Desean G. Robinson, Jemele Robinson, Kenneth B. Pulliam, along with Gerald W. Gollmer.
