Cheriengna Chantell Rhoades

Cheriengna Chantell Rhoades passed away unexpectedly on Sept. 3, 2017 at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, IN. Cheriengna was born on Oct. 16, 1991 to Kathleen Flemming and Vincent Rhoades. She was a member of Greater St. James Missionary Baptist Church where she was baptized under the leadership of the late Rev. Douglas Smith. As a very active member, Cheriengna was involved in the choir, various programs and other church activities. Her education began with Head Start in 1996 and she went on to attend and graduate from Lincoln Elementary School where she participated in the choir, was a cheer leader, loved playing volleyball, and the piano, all while being the best friend to everybody. She graduated from Washington Middle School in 2006 and then went on to attend Bosse High School where she loved to sing in the choir, and loved playing on the golf team in her senior year. She graduated in 2010.
Cheriengna had a heart of gold. If she was your friend; you had a friend for life. She had the brightest smile ever! To continue her education, Cheriengna enrolled at the University of Southern Indiana. True to her love for singing, she was a member of the Designed by Grace Choir at the university for three years. On April 29, 2017, she graduated from the USI with a Bachelor degree in Social Work. This was a dream that came true because she worked so hard to achieve it.
Cheriengna is preceded in death by her grandfathers: Thomas Flemming and James Rhoades; uncle: Oties Flemming; great aunts and great uncles. She is survived by her parents: Kathleen Flemming and Vincent Rhoades; grandparents: Hattie Flemming and Martha Rhoades; brothers: Eric and Derrick Rhoades; special brother: Thadeus Kirkland; and a host of aunts, uncles, cousins, and special friends.