Marlo M. Burney 1967-2021

homegoing journey, Saturday, April 17, 2021, at her home.

Marlo was born Dec. 13, 1967, in Youngstown, a daughter of Janice Tillman Cox and Melvin Burney.

She was a fun-loving, compassionate person who loved her family and friends and never took them for granted. She did volunteer work at the Salvation Army and several local agencies. She was an avid cook, attended many family gatherings and enjoyed going to the casino and playing bingo.

Marlo had a great attitude about life, and when asked if she needed anything, she always responded by saying, “I’m okay.”

If you asked any of her family and friends, they would tell you that Marlo was kind, had a gentle spirit and was always looking after those in need. Her family said she would have made a great nurse.

Left to cherish her memory (all of Youngstown), are her dear friend and companion, Willie James Beacham; her aunt, Lois Tillman Clark, who raised Marlo, along with her brother Derrick Tillman; sister, Janeen Burney Winfrey; and her cousin, Maurice Clark Sr. Also missing Marlo is her brother, Melvin Williams; sisters, Lisa and Leslie Williams, Michelle Howell and Michelle Ashmore; her nephew, Jamon’ Winfrey; nieces, Janice Buryen and Re’Nee (Ryan) Stoddard; aunts, Roberta Snipes Berry and Nancy Cash Howard; and her cousin, Deborah Johnson, who helped to look after her.

In addition to family members, she leaves to mourn her homegoing, her best friend, Ramona (LaTasha) Milender-Jordan; her best friend, who she referred to as her brother, Duane (Punkin) Witherspoon; her pet dog, Max; and a wealth of family members and friends.

Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by grandparents, Sarah Adair Snipes Tillman and James (Monk) Tillman; aunt, Betty Snipes Jamison; and uncles, Kenneth “Tree” Washington and Maurice Snipes.

Visitation will be Friday, April 30, 2021, from 1 to 2 p.m. at the L.E. Black, Phillips and Holden Funeral Home. Private funeral services will follow for family only.

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