Itayja Lejonae Ewell, age 2 of Fort Smith, Arkansas, passed away Friday, June 3, 2011 in Fort Smith. She was born September 6, 2008 in Palm Springs, California to Geremy Ewell and Kaniesha Bonds.
Funeral service will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, June 9th at Brotherton Funeral Home Chapel in Paris. Burial will be at May Cemetery, southeast of Midway, under the direction of Brotherton Brothers Funeral Home in Paris.
She is survived by her parents, Geremy Ewell of Compton, California and Kaniesha Bonds of Fort Smith; one brother, Landon Haney; maternal grandparents, John and Keona Bonds of Fort Smith; paternal grandmother, Brenda Ewell of California; two aunts, Kahlani Kelly of Paris and Kimberly Tate of Fort Smith; one uncle, John Bonds Jr.
Pallbearers will be Michael Haney, John Bonds, John Bonds Jr., and Jon Kelly.
Family will visit with friends 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Wednesday night at the funeral home in Paris.
To pay an online tribute, please visit www.brothertonbrothersfuneralhomes.com.