Cassie Janeria Russell-Isaac

Cassie R. Isaac, 71, of Lawrenceville, GA passed away on Sunday, February 4, 2024. Celebration of Life (Memorial Service) will be held on Friday, February 9, 10:30 AM at our Gwinnett Chapel, 914 Scenic Hwy, Lawrenceville, GA 30045. These services will be recorded and streamed live. If the event is interrupted at any time due to technical issues, the entire event will be uploaded and available to view later in the day. Please copy and paste the link to share, or simply click on the link to view the event. https://vimeo.com/event/4074314 Please express your condolences here on our website. Services entrusted to Gregory B. Levett & Sons Funeral Home, Gwinnett Chapel, 914 Scenic Hwy, Lawrenceville, GA 30045. 770-338-5558 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On Sunday, February 4, 2024 at 10:08 a.m., Cassie Janeria Russell Isaac answered her Heavenly Father’s call to peacefully enter her eternal home. Cassie was born on July 30, 1952 in Cabarrus, NC to Thomas Leon Russell and Oretha Ruth Caldwell Russell. She was the fourth born of six children. She graduated from Boyden High School and later attended Livingstone College in Salisbury, NC. In 1971 Cassie moved to Baltimore, MD to be alongside her oldest brother, Larrics, and older sister, Shelia. There she was blessed with a beloved son, Timothy Rice, Jr. whom she adored. In fall 1973 Cassie moved to Detroit, MI where she later began her career with General Motors Corporation. In 1989, she married best friend and love of her life Donald Isaac. The two of them would make cherished memories traveling the U.S. visiting beaches and all the Black History Museums and Memorials. Cassie was well known for her Afrocentric style and pizzazz. She proudly spoke of her roots and loved her African American descent. In 1992 they moved to Baltimore where they became first time homeowners. This move was short lived as they relocated to Atlanta, GA in 1997. Here is where they purchased their dream home and made lots of friends. Cassie would later retire from General Motors in 2008. After two short years of retirement, she returned to the workforce at JCPenney for one year to keep busy until her husband retired to carry-out their dreams of traveling. She later worked for Gwinnett County, School Bus Services. Cassie, along with her husband, joined Cedar Grove Presbyterian Church in Concord, NC. Cedar Grove is her home church where she and her family of four generations actively worshiped and served. Cassie was a faithful member of the Cedar Grove Presbyterian Church Midweek Bible Study. She attended worship service online every week until the week before her passing. Cassie also worshiped in person on many special occasions. Cassie loved gardening, photography, traveling, sports cars and Celebrities. Her indoor and outdoor decor was nothing without the greenery produced from her very own green thumbs. Her desire to take photos of what nature had to offer never fell short of "pretty as a picture". She loved to travel the highways and bi-ways and never hesitated hitting the road even alone. She was a life time subscriber to JET, EBONY, ESSENCE and OPRAH magazines to stay abreast of African American issues and her favorite celebs. She was a proud owner of several sports cars over the years, a Chevy Camaro and later a couple of Sharp Red C5 Corvette which labeled her with OCD "Obsessive Corvette Disorder" and landed her the Classic NickName "Corvette Cass". Corvette Cass and Donald were members of corvette clubs. The first was 2 Unique Corvette Club of ATL and the latest club "Corvette Cruisers of Atlanta” was what they had been yearning for with excursion after excursion after excursion. These excursions landed them 2 First Place Prize Trophies after all these years. Corvette Cass loved her Vet family and accolades associated with the club. In 2023, Cassie won two trophies from her Corvette Club: Best in the Class and Most Popular. Cassie was a dedicated supporter of several charitable organizations. Her annual donations to UNCF, Parent Planhood, National Museum of African American History and Culture (DC) and the National Democratic Party just to name a few awarded her life-time membership and donorship. Cassie faced several health challenges over the years but always remained (positive or uplifted) and faithful. She gave her life to Christ many years ago as she comes from a God-fearing family. She and husband Donald are members of the Cedar Grove Presbyterian Church located in Concord, NC. where she attended faithfully virtually and in-person as often as possible. Cassie was preceded in death by her parents and her brother, Larrics, Sr., She leaves to cherish her memories: Her loving and devoted husband, Donald Isaac (GA); one son, Tim Rice. Jr., (Africa); two granddaughters, Anna-Marie Matic (TX), and Zianna Cassie Dobbins (MD); one grandson, Justin Pruitt (MD); three great-granddaughters, Asia, Avrie, and Asandi; one great-grandson, Achilles (TX); two sisters, Carolyn R. Holmes (NC), Shelia Williams (Tommy) (MD), Terry Russell (USA); Christopher Russell, Sr. (NC); four God sons, Richard Napier (MI), Lamar Napier (MI), Treyvon Thompson (MD), and Ty McKoy, Jr. (PA); one Goddaughters, London McKoy (PA), adopted Goddaughter/neighbor, Elaine (GA); three sisters-in-law, Besties Denise Napier Carter, (MI), Annette Pittman (GA), Virginia Harris (GA), Reba Griffin (GA), Gale Patton (GA) Audrey Bishop (GA) and Doris Walker (GA); a host of loving nieces, nephews, cousins, colleagues and friends.

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Cassie Janeria Russell-Isaac

July 30, 1952 - February 4, 2024