Tanya Wakefield Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Tanya Wakefield (Posen, Illinois), who passed away at the age of 67, on August 30, 2025. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Tanya Wakefield to show support.
She was predeceased by: her son Brian M. Jr. "BJ"; her siblings, Alexis Atkins (William "Bill"), Rayford Smith (Janet), Renae and Myron Smith; and her parents, Harold Smith and Mamie Smith.
She is survived by: her children, Valerie and Myla Sabrina Wakefield; her sister Valerie Smith; her nieces and nephews, Dumaz, DeGuizz (Gil'Scott Jackson, Sr.), Darius, James, DeaThenese Atkins, Eric Smith, Tinese Miller (Jermie), Branden Smith (Shalanda), Christopher Smith (Traci), Justin Smith (Tyeshia), Alia and Tyresha Smith; and her grandchildren, Tazman James and Tyson John Wakefield. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews.
