With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Cleinix Cheatam (Helena, Arkansas), who passed away on August 30, 2022 at the age of 100. Family and friends can send flowers and condolences in memory of the loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Cleinix Cheatam to pay them a last tribute.

She was predeceased by : her parents, Hosea Young and Idella Young; her husband Willie C. Cheatam; her children, Gene Autry Young, Benart Cheatam and Willie Mae Waldron; her grandchildren, Reginald Harrell, Gary Allen Cheatham and Kish Young; and her siblings, Hosea Young, Jr., John Ivy Young, Andrew Young, Ben Young, Bill Young, Ora Searcy, Hattie Hays, Odessa Marshall, Vera Cooper and Dora Fields.

She is survived by : her children, Oliver Cheatam (Charlene) of West Helena, AR, Robert "Beaver" Cheatam (Ida) of West Helena, AR, Shirley Pope of West Helena, AR and Delois Parker of Little Rock, AR; her daughters-in-law, Lawania Cheatam of Little Rock, AR and Catherine Young of Idella, OK; her sisters-in-law, Bessie Cheatam of Macon, MS and Queen Ester Young of Waukegan, IL; her nieces and nephews, Clevon Young and Cleinix Young Ford; her close friend Ruth Blakely; and her caregivers, Lawanda Pope and Felicia Parker. She is also survived by nephews, nieces and friends.

We will follow CDC guidelines: mask, hand sanitizer, and the social distance standard of 6ft apart.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Jackson-Highley Funeral Home, Inc.