Shari Lynn Rates Obituary

It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Shari Lynn Rates (Atlanta, Georgia), born in New Haven, Connecticut, who passed away at the age of 65, on March 8, 2026. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Shari Lynn Rates to show support.

Though Shari may no longer walk beside us, her memory will forever be enshrined in the fabric of the lives of those Shari touched, a beacon of light guiding us through the darkness. In her absence, her spirit lives on — a gentle whisper in the breeze, a ray of sunlight on a cloudy day, a reminder that love knows no boundaries.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Norman Maurice Rates and Laura Lynem Rates. She is survived by: her sister Sondra Maria Rates; her nephew Jordan Maurice Rates (Marcella Croil Rates); her great-nieces, Ricci Capri Riddle, Jayla Shanell Rates and Mya Jordyn Rates; and her cousins, Barbara Curry, Anna Marie Johnson and Erica Myers.