Annalaya “LaLa” Siwel Wilkerson passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, April 13, 2024, at the age of 18. Born on Nov. 22, 2005, she is the daughter of Andre Wilkerson and Billie Jo Dawson, both of Donora. Annalaya was preceded in death by one brother, RayAndre Wilkerson; one sister, RayAnna Wilkerson; grandfather, Nathaniel Blackman; grandmother; Cathy Coleman; four great-grandparents; James Theodore Tarpley, Anna Lee Tarpley, Arthur Lee Wilkerson Sr. and Iona Lee Wilkerson; and one uncle, Nicholas Tarpley. Annalaya would’ve been a graduate of the Class of 2024 from Ringgold High School. Mostly everyone knew her as “LaLa.” She liked cooking, loved to dance, TikTok, reading books, loved to draw and was good at writing poetry. She loved to be fly and the center of attention. Her favorite saying was, “Vibe with me!” She was full of life! She leaves to cherish her memory three brothers, Ra-Zier Willis, Khai Willis and Scott Coleman Jr.; five sisters, Dreya Wilkerson, Zyriona Wilkerson, Remi Coleman, Ariella Coleman and Alana Coleman; grandfather, Bernard Wilkerson and wife, Joan; grandmother, Stacey Tarpley and grandfather, William Dawson; two uncles, Nathaniel Blackman and Kenny Tarpley; four aunts, Dena Petticord, Brittany Moore, Nakita Dawson and Samantha Wilkerson; and a host of cousins and dear friends. She will be sadly missed. Family and friends will be received from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 20, 2024, at First Baptist Church, 541 Allen Ave., Donora, where funeral service will begin at noon. Pastor Leroy Thompson is the pastor of First Baptist Church Donora. Eulogy will be given by Philip A. Pagliari, pastor of The Valley Remnant Church Donora. The service will be followed by interment in the Monongahela Cemetery. Final Celebrations are entrusted to MARSHALL MARRA FUNERAL HOME, 216 Chess St., Monongahela, PA 15063, 724-258-6767. Expressions of Sympathy may be viewed or submitted online at, marshallmarrafuneralhome.com.
