Tavia Copley, age 24

Lost to gun violence on September 13, 2023 in Columbus, Ohio.

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  • Nickname:
    2 Lighting another candle for Tavia 🙏🏽🥺
  • Number of children:
    2 1 handsome little boy
  • Personality:
    21 Tavia always had a big smile that would light up the room..
    13 funny, outgoing, kind and loving
    16 tavia was crazy and wild but beautiful inside and out! i miss you#LLT
  • Occupation:
    9 Waitress
  • Workplace:
    9 Cracker Barrel in Grove city
  • Schools attended:
    9 Hamilton high school & Focus
  • Comments:
    15 Momma loves and misses you so sooooo much my beautiful baby girl.. 💔
    13 LongLiveTavia
    12 #Forever24
    10 LongLiveTavo #forever24 legends never die🪽❤️
    11 Mamaw loves and terribly misses you , forever in my heart.
    9 Longlivetavia, p
    9 Longlivetavia , please watcg over us all 💔
    9 my beautiful niece!!!!
    8 your sister loves you forever & always LLT❤️🤞🏻
    8 I love and miss you more than words can describe . Love your mama.
    7 I will always make sure Dominic knows how much you love him .. mom
    9 I love and miss you so so much, forever 24, LONGLIVEMYBESTFRIEND
    7 I miss you my baby , you should be here 💔
    6 i love you so much tavia , whyd you thug me like this 💔💔
    7 Forever my baby girl ♥️
    5 inmiss you so mich tavia! ill cherish out memories forever and ever
    5 I miss u baby girl 💔
    7 Never Forgotten 💔💔💔
    6 Never forgotten ! heartbreaking gone to soon :-(
    4 you are trurly missed ❤️❤️❤️❤️
    5 missing you so mich 🥺🫶🏼 Forever The bestest friend
    7 mommy misses u so much baby girl 💔
    4 cant believe its been a whole year without you 😞 RIP Tavo! We love and miss you down here! 🕊️
    5 Rest In Peace beautiful from Q!! 🙏💜
    5 ill never let them forget you sister
    6 Until my last breath ill forever say ur name
    6 Love you sister -Bino ❤️
    2 its been 1 long miserable year without you we love and miss you so much, baby girl
    3 Binos holding it down hope ur proud of me ❤️🥹
    3 I miss and love you so much bestfriend
    2 over a year later pain still
    2 i miss you so much friend🥹 #LLT
    2 missing you everyday, almost 15 months without you 😭😭
    2 bino misses you i think ab you all the time sis this shit hurts me all the time 😞
    2 happy holidays tavo -bino 💙
    2 thinking of you heavy . you are so missed and so loved forever missing you🫶🏼
    2 R.I.P Beautiful Angel❤️
    2 Mommy loves & misses u soooo much baby girl.. 4Ever my baby girl.. hugs & kisses to heaven..
    3 I miss n love u so much pls keep watching over me n our son ❤️ Tavos 🌎 🕊 -Rico
    3 kisses to the sky😘 i know heavens even more beautiful because your their love juanita jean
    2 Happy Easter friend we miss you down here 🫶🏼
    2 Happy mothers day friend . wish you was here celebrating with your son 😭💔

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