CORLISS CROWELL

May 17, 1957 - March 26, 2014

Corliss Crowell, 56, of Kankakee, died Wednesday, March 26, 2014 at Presence St. Mary’s Hospital. Visitation will be Saturday, April 5, 2014 from 10:00 A.M. until time of Funeral Services at 11:00 A.M. at Lax Mortuary. Pastor Jonath Harris will officiate. Cremation rites will be accorded. Corliss Crowell was born May 17, 1957 in Chicago, IL to Annie Mae Smith and Raymond Burts. She was a member of Love Faith and Deliverance Outreach Ministries. She attended St. Anne High School. She was a homemaker who was an excellent cook and made delicious dressing and macaroni and cheese. She leaves to cherish her memory, five sons, Terry Taylor, Alahjawan Williamson, Jamar Williamson and Cornelius Smith, all of Kankakee, IL and Tyshon Smith of Atlanta, GA; four daughters, Tasha (Ellis Campbell) Smith and Tishawna Smith both of Atlanta, Ga, Laronda Smith of Chicago, IL and Corlissa Johnson of Kankakee, IL; her mother; three brothers, Anthony Hemmingway, Lewis Smith and Demetrius Smith, all of Robbins, IL; three sisters, Valentina Hemmingway of Springfield, IL, Jamacia McGee of Robbins, IL and LaTonya (Gerald Roberson) Smith of Bradley, IL; an uncle, Carl Burts; her 'husband,' Svondo Burns of Kankakee, IL; her grandchildren, Latreece Smith, Khiemonte Smith, Andrea Bridges, Gevona Garner, Adrian Garner and Jamiel Allen; 'stepchildren,' Srondo Burns, Alvonda Burns and Devon Burns; special sons, Terence Love, Teondre Shannon, Andrew Burns, Robert Lee, Troy Kelly and Tyshon Groves and a host of other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Sonia Smith.