LaTanya Watts Chislom Obituary

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of LaTanya Watts Chislom of Opelika, Alabama, who passed away on March 4, 2025, at the age of 52, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

She is survived by: her husband Anthony Chislom of Opelika, AL; her children, Skyler Watts of Opelika, AL and Rashaad Chislom of Opelika, AL; her mother Doris Watts Butler of Opelika, AL; her siblings, Natosha Rivers (Goodman) of Opelika, AL and Jerry Butler (Janease) of Opelika, AL; her grandmother Emma Hughley of Opelika, AL; her siblings-in-law, Quinette George (David) of Loachapoka, AL, Angela Chislom of Camp Hill, AL, Essie Trimble of Opelika, AL, Nellie Chislom of Petersburg, VA, Ronnie Chislom (Mary) of Jackson Gap, AL and Jerome Chislom of Waverly, AL; her aunts and uncles, Janice Whatley (Milton) of Opelika, AL, Lisa Brownlee (Ramon) of LaGrange, GA, Judy Baker (Melvin) of Opelika, AL, Yolanda Minegar of Opelika, AL, Howard Watts, Jr. of Opelika, AL, Larry Watts (Michelle) of Renton, WA and Bobby Butler (Charlotte) of Huntsville, AL; her nieces and nephews, Malik Butler of Opelika, AL, Ahmad Butler of Opelika, AL, Jazmine Butler of Opelika, AL, Jamya Butler of Opelika, AL and Joy Butler of Opelika, AL; her great-nephew Kashton Malik Butler of Opelika, AL; her great-niece Kyla Milan Butler of Opelika, AL; her great-uncle John Edwards of Opelika, AL; her close friend Briggett Summers of Opelika, AL; her father Herman O'Neal of Syracuse, NY; her sisters, Brandy and Lawanda; and her aunt Angela O'Neal of Opelika, AL. She is also survived by cousins, other relatives and friends.