Tykia Terrell Norris

Service Details

Family and friends are invited to meet in the Draeger-Langendorf Funeral Home and Crematory on Tuesday, November 26, 2024 for a visitation from 10:00 am – 11:00 am. 

A service celebrating her life and Homegoing will take place at 11:00 am with Pastor Joe Pipes officiating. 

Her interment will follow at Graceland Cemetery.

Tykia Terrell Norris, 44 was born May 11, 1980, in Racine, WI to Terry Norris and Anthony McIntosh, and transitioned this life on November 12, 2024.

Tykia affectionately known as “TT Rell” or “Girl Terrell” accepted Christ at an early age and was a resolute choir member for some time and truly loved going to church and gospel music.

Terrell graduated from Washington Park High School and eventually had the” apple of her eye” Terellus Bolton Jr. Terrell started her post education in the Nursing program at Gateway Technical College, while working as a CNA at Lincoln Lutheran. She changed her career path and furthered her education at First Choice Pre-Apprenticeship in construction, starting as a laborer and ending as a Forewoman at Zignego Ready Mix.

Terrell was a very strong and independent woman that always put everyone first with an unselfish love for all. Terrell will always be remembered loving to dance and sing, and always telling it like it was. Terrell had the most affectionate smile and would always be the life of the party brightening the room with her radiant energy.

Terrell leaves to cherish her “pride and joy”  son  Terellus Bolton Jr, mother Terry (Hubert) Martin, sisters Tanisha (Charles) Norris, Shalonda (Jimmie) Mathews, Tenika (Naurice) Jones, brothers Corry (Natasha) Norris, Lenard (Tanesha) Norris, Antwain McIntosh, Donta McIntosh, and Garland (Jennifer) McIntosh, nieces Nyasia, Cortashia, Janay, Moneasia, Shalaya, Taylor, Kayla, Teana, Janiyah, A’zha, Nauresha, Kaia, India, and Adriana, nephews Amare, Donte Jr, Kacion and Legend, best friends – Lashawnda Render, Charmaine Williams  and Lashonda Prather, special aunt Belinda Martin and uncle Jason Williams, special cousins Jeneen, Tamron, Tavares, Renzo, and Michelle and honorary sister Valena Coleman.

Terrell was preceded in death by her father Anthony McIntosh, grandma and grandfather Clarice and Jimmy Williams, paternal grandmother Grace Barlow, uncle Leroy Willis, aunt Cynthia Prather, favorite cousin Taisha Yancey, best friend Loretta Miller, and last her nephew Khaliq Flanagan who was like a son to her.

Family and friends are invited to meet in the Draeger-Langendorf Funeral Home and Crematory on Tuesday, November 26, 2024 for a visitation from 10:00 am – 11:00 am.  A service celebrating her life and Homegoing will take place at 11:00 am with Pastor Joe Pipes officiating.  Her interment will follow at Graceland Cemetery.