Kimberly Nicole McCullough

Kimberly Nicole McCullough (Nikki) was born on October 17, 1987, at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia. She graduated from Columbia High School in Decatur, Georgia, and attended Valdosta State University in Valdosta, Georgia. Everyone that knew Kimberly knew that she loved her children, family, and friends very dearly. She was a genius in her favorite subjects, math, science, and biology, and loved tutoring. She loved life and having fun, and loved to braid/twist peoples’ hair. Kimberly was the most kindhearted and loving person you could meet. She loved to see everyone happy. She put everyone before herself and never met a stranger. She always stayed positive throughout her life and had a very distinctive laugh that would brighten your day and make you smile. When God created her, he broke that mold because there will never ever be anyone else like her. She accepted Christ at a very young age at the Little Temple of Israel Church in Atlanta, Georgia, under the leadership of her grandfather and pastor, Reverend David L. Williams. She grew to have a deeper relationship with God over the course of her life. At the time of her homegoing, she was an active member of the Pure Church Outreach Ministry in Jonesboro, Georgia, under the leadership of Apostle Charles Davis and Pastor Joanne Davis, where she served as the bible reader and church secretary. On Friday, March 24, 2023, Kimberly’s spirit was called home to be with the Lord. It was by the grace of God that Kimberly’s beloved uncle, Antonio McCullough, came to take her home to be with the Lord on his birthday. She was preceded in death by her grandmothers, Annie McCullough Williams and Marie Graves; grandfathers, Vernon McCullough, Sr., Rev. David L. Williams, and Lige Joseph Graves, Sr.; father, Lige Joseph Graves, Jr.; one stepmother, Cynthia Graves; two uncles, Vernon McCullough, Jr., and Antonio McCullough; and two sisters, Jacques Graves and Janesia Graves. Kimberly leaves to cherish her memories: a mother, Kim McCullough; stepfather, Carl Leaks; one daughter, Jakaria Nicole McCullough Jackson; one son, Imari Micah McCullough; five brothers, Jamal Leaks, Carlos Leaks, Carlton Leaks, Carlee Leaks, and Lige Joseph Graves III; aunts, Ann McCullough, Tracey McCullough, Denise Williams, Belinda Graves, Angela Johnson (Angelo), and Sattina Graves (Qualo, Sr.); uncles, Michael McCullough (Catrina), James McCullough (Guinevere), and Ruffus Summeriour (Candice), Marty Graves, Sr., Roderick Graves, and Bruce Graves; one niece, August Dreamjohn; and a host of great-aunts and uncles, cousins, other relatives, and friends.

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Kimberly Nicole McCullough

October 17, 1987 - March 24, 2023