Heather Yvonda (Quarles) Sessoms
December 18, 1984 ~ July 7, 2023
Born in:
San Antonio, Texas
Resided in:
Killeen, Texas
Heather Yvonda (Quarles) Sessoms, (38) passed away unexpectedly on July 7th, 2023 at her home in Killeen, Tx. She was deeply loved and her family is overwhelmingly saddened by her sudden death.
Heather Yvonda was born on December 18, 1984, to Yvonda Christina Quarles in San Antonio, Tx. She was her mommy’s little angel and before she could talk in complete sentences at the age of 2yrs old, she would sing. Her favorite song was “Superwoman”. Music and Singing was a true gift from God and she shared it with all.
Heather Yvonda began to expound in her music in church and very early she was baptized and joined the spiritual Kingdom of our Father at Sweet Home Baptist Church in Seguin, Tx. She served the Lord in the choir, youth department, drill team, and later the as she got older, the family moved their membership to Second Baptist Church in Seguin, Tx. She continued to sing in the choir and worked in the video ministry, and youth and young adult ministries.
At the age 9, she organized her first gospel group, “The Gospel Girls of Seguin, with her sister, (Jasmin) and friends, (Kaci),(Tondra). They Blessed many souls around the city and vicinity. Years later, the girls separated and she began singing with her siblings in the group, Blessed X’s 3 and together wrote and recorded their single, “We Can Jam Too”. She had the voice of an angel and along with her siblings’ equally gifted voices, they harmonized angelically singing in musicals all over the state alongside gospel artist like Shirley Caesar and Kirk Franklin.
As Heather Yvonda got older, she blossomed in her music and recorded through her teen years to adulthood, venturing out to the secular arena singing and recording original arrangements and covers.
Heather Yvonda was not only gifted in music, she was also an athlete. She played tennis at Judson High School in 9th and 10th grade and after her family moved to Marion, TX her junior year, she became the first African American cheerleader at Marion High School where she graduated in 2004. She also, loved sports and played basketball and ran track. She was a diehard Washington Redskins football fan.
She attended Prairie View University in 2005, and later married her first husband, Sgt. Randolph West and traveled abroad as a military spouse until coming back home. She obtained her Certified Nurses Assistance Certification, Insurance Agent Certification, and was currently enrolled in pursuit of her BA in Business. She proudly made the Deans list this past semester.
She was a hard worker and touched many lives in her employment and met her loving husband, Curtis while working at United Health Care in San Antonio, Tx. They married September 21. 2019 and lived in Killeen, Tx. Together, they cared tirelessly for Curtis’s parents while settling in the city there. She continued to work in church at Anderson Chapel AME Church. She always talked about change and making a difference and upon doing so she was inspirational in the Black Coalitions Democratic Party. She helped to promote the running of office for City Council Women, Justice of the Peace, and County Commissioner in Bell County.
Heather Yvonda aka Coco Puff had the biggest heart and the most beautiful smile. She was a private person and loved her family. She loved to travel, shop, and dress up. He favorite colors were rose gold, and pink. Heather was always ready to take on a challenge and enjoyed new things all the time. She loved to swim, video games, football, gardening and her new baby, “Sweetie”.
Heather Yvonda is survived by her loving husband, Curtis A. Sessoms; her mother Yvonda Christina Quarles; her sister, Jasmin Danee’ (Mayo-Quarles); brother Lamonde John-Michael Timpson-Quarles; grandmother, Constance B. Quarles; aunt, Yvette Quarles -Woolridge; uncle, Harry N. Quarles, Jr.; uncle, John Clancy; ; God brother, Brandon Daniels; stepsons, Paris Sessoms and Kaseem Sessoms; step-daughter, Mercadez Sessoms-Burkes; father and mother-in-law, Allen Sessoms, Sr. (Letitia O. Sessoms); brother-in-law, Allen Sessoms, Jr.; nieces, Lyric E. Brooks, Khari C. French; nephew, Kaiden T. French; step-niece, Alexis Sessom and a host of great aunts, great uncles, cousins, family, and friends.
Heather Yvonda was preceded in death by her grandfather, Harry N. Quarles, Sr. great-grandfather, Jesse Ussery: great grandmother, Mable McIntyre Ussery; great uncles, James E. Ussery, Jessie Ussery, and George Quarles.
Services
Visitation: July 28, 2023 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
MeadowLawn Funeral Home
5611 E. Houston St.
San Antonio, TX United States
78220
www.meadowlawnmemorialpark.com
Celebration of Life: July 29, 2023 11:00 am
Greater Good News Missionary Baptist Church
1226 E. Highland Blvd.
San Antonio, TX United States
78210
Cemetery: July 29, 2023 12:45 pm
MeadowLawn Memorial Park
5611 E. Houston St.
San Antonio, TX United States
78220
www.meadowlawnmemorialpark.com
You were such a great friend in school. I will always remember your angelic voice.
Love you ALWAYS!
May your beautiful soul rest in the perfect peace
Love you Jennifer Autry to you always (Greeno)
God Blessings and Love
Sending sympathy from Mary J. Ussery-Wilson and the Ussery Family Reunion.