Samella Cheatham was born September 5, 1946 in St. Louis, Missouri. She was the 4th child born to the union of Samuel Russell Talton, Sr. and Gertrude Talton. Samella (Sissie) attended St. Louis Public Schools. She worked at Barnes Hospital and DeSmet Jesuit High School. At age 19, she gave birth to Anthony (Tony) and at age 23 she gave birth to Arlette. She met Robert Cheatham (June Bug) and married April 2, 1973. During their union, Rhoda was born. Samella loved to cook, clean and enjoy life. Samella (Sissie) preceded in death her parents, Samuel and Gertrude and her brother Samuel (Sonny). On Tuesday, September 15, 2015 at 2:10am, Sissie passed away leaving her loved ones, her 3 children Tony, Arlette and Rhoda, two brothers, Billy and David, two sisters, Terry and Peggy (Jesse), two sister-in-laws, Maxine (Richard) and Delores (Ben), 6 grandchildren, Anthony, Arthur (A.J.), Samuel (Rell), Brandon, Kembra and Logan, 12 great-grandchildren and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

Missing You Always

You never said I’m leaving, you never said good bye,

You were gone before we knew it, and only God knows why.

A million times we’ll need you, a million times we’ll cry

If love had kept you here, you never would have died.

In life we loved you dearly, in death we love you still.

In our hearts we hold a place that only you can fill.

-The Family