A Graveside Celebration of Life for James Manuel Myrick, Jr., 63, will be held at 2:30 pm ET, Saturday, January 8, 2022, at Lincoln Cemetery, 2275 Joseph E. Boone Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30314. Rev. Dr. Darryl Tookes, a childhood friend of the deceased, will officiate. Visitation is Friday, January 7, 2022, 1:00 pm – 7:00 pm, Alfonso Dawson Mortuary, 3000 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, SW, Atlanta, GA 30311. Mr. Myrick was preceded in death by daughters India and Sierra, who passed in 1992; his sister, Dr. Cecilia Myrick, who made her transition in 2010; brother, Jason, and father, Mr. James M. Myrick, Sr. who both passed in 2012. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Curley Orr Myrick; daughter Jasia; mother, Mrs. Mattie Myrick; sisters, Ms. Carmencita Myrick and Dr. Clarissa Myrick-Harris; nieces, Niakesha Woodley, Ayiesha Scott (Maurice), Celia Myrick, Amina and Ayana Harris; great nieces, Morgan, Nia, and Taylor; great-nephews Niles and Kaysen; and a loving extended family including aunt, Hazel Myrick Riggins; uncle, Henry Cary Myrick; a host of cousins; mother-in-law Shirley Orr; sisters-in-law Celery Orr and Jacqueline Evans; niece Tia Orr; nephews Dentze Orr, Keith Smith, and Lamar Hart; and many friends. In lieu of flowers, donations can be sent to Autism Speaks at: https://www.autismspeaks.org/. (Please indicate the gift is in memory of James M. Myrick, Jr., father of an autistic daughter.)
COVID Protocols: Attendees must wear mask throughout the service and maintain social distancing.
