Ms. Lelith Salmons

Amid the tumult and labyrinth of mundane reality, in the media of sociological and economic challenges and controversies, Lelieth’s face remained a study in serenity. In times of the tempestuous sea of life, her hands resting in her lap calmly, like good children sleeping. Her passion was never spent in public display. She only offered her cosmetological industry and her energies to the action of beautifying the hair of women and men for a more attractive appeal. Lelieth helped men and women to be more secure in their appearances, especially in a world that established a false criterion of what beauty is. She was not robust in material wealth and prosperity but was a giant in helping others feel better about their appearance when they looked in the mirror. She was a quintessential Black woman, born in the small-town repressive city of Kingston, Jamaica, born of flesh and destined to become iron, born a cornflower and destined to become a steel magnolia. She loved cooking—and a great one too. She loved and adored interior decorating and had an appetite for flamboyant name-brand clothing and jewelry. Most of all, Lelieth was a very conservative and economical person who never squandered anything for which she worked so assiduously. Lelieth, with her mates, reproduced seven children in total. Although she was a single parent struggling to feed and raise six of her seven children in a swamp pit impoverished urban context of Jamaica, West Indies, she managed to make ends meet, conservatively, through the hard work of her hairstyling apprenticeship skills. Our dear Mother, Lelieth, was able to miraculously lift us from the horrible pit of the miry clay and set our feet on a solid rock to stand. Thank you, Mom, for your faithfulness. We as her children grew up knowing something about dignity without being cold and aloof, knowing something about being. Lelieth learned this line of business via apprenticeship. While education and literacy are valuable, they do not necessarily determine a person’s worth or abilities. Lelieth had proven her worth and abilities through a hairstyling apprenticeship and navigated and contributed significantly to the cosmetology community. Lelieth was predeceased by her mother Ms. Garrette, her father Mr. Reginald, her sister Linda, and her brother Keith. She is survived by seven children: Marcia, Mikey, Robert, Lola, Dave, Georgia, and Debbie; thirty-two grandchildren; and seventeen great-grandchildren. A celebration of Lelieth’s life is planned for Saturday, February 10th, 2024, at 11:00 am, in Conyers GA at Gregory B. Levett & Sons Funeral home, 1999 Highway 138 SE, Conyers GA 30013. In lieu of flowers, the family kindly requests contributions to the causes Lelieth held dear—the cosmetology community. Arrangements are made by the Gregory B. Levett & Sons Funeral/Memorial Home, 1999 Highway 138 SE, Conyers GA 30013. To send an online condolence, contact the Funeral Home at (770) 285-6673

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Ms. Lelith Salmons

January 3, 1943 - January 28, 2024