Ms. Jerldon Cassandra Hall

Jerldon, always known as Cassandra, Sandra, and Sandy, was born Jerldon Cassandra James, to Ernest Lee James and Mary Cicely Branch on July 20, 1948 in Florence, South Carolina. In the Fall of 1949, Mary and Cassandra moved to Youngstown, Ohio. There she attended Youngstown’s School District. She attended South High School and was the captain of the Majorettes. Everybody wanted to be like her. She graduated in 1966. She was the oldest of two children, Joseph (Joey) Layton, and she always loved and looked out for him. In 1969, she married Delroy Campbell and moved to Detroit, MI. From that union, one child was born, Donna Marie (Campbell) Beadle. Cassandra divorced and later had two more children, Quan (Al Northern) and Yahlana Campbell (Alphonzo Taylor). She dedicated her life to God at an early age and after moving to Detroit, joined the Temple of I AM on February 1, 1970, under the late Rev. Gary M. Simpson. She loved going to the Temple, as she would call it, and joined a few auxiliaries of the church (the choir and the Pastor’s Aide). She never left the I AM doctrine and vowed to never join any other church. Cassandrra worked Communications for Ohio Bell. And after moving to Detroit, worked for General Motors where she retired with 32.1 years of service. She also was a Licensed Cosmetologist and worked at McFall Brothers Funeral Home as a stylist. She also won numerous awards and trophies for cosmetology and hair weaving. She also obtained a certificate in Bartending. Cassandra was very loving and helped anyone she could. She also had a very creative spirit and possessed many talents. There was nothing that she could not do. She was a seamstress, a pianist, a singer, a model (for Fashion Fair), sold Mary Kay, a cake decorator, she did macrame, ceramics, made floral arrangements, a Belly Dancer, a Motorcyclist, she knew French and studied Arabic, she did home improvement, and the list goes on and on with the last venture being eyelash extensions: even before it became popular in Detroit. She was always ahead of the world and she was a “Jack of All Trade and Mastering Every One”. Last, but not least, she was a Distributor for YoungLiving; a therapeutic essential oils company. She used the oils faithfully. And if anyone came with a health concern, she said, “I have oils for that!” She loved domestic pets and exotic ones too. From dogs, to cats, to birds, a snake, you name it she just about had it all. You could imagine the home as an animal farm; especially with Emico, referred to as “Amy” talking, cackling, and screaming explicit language. Cassandra was preceded in death by her parents: Ernest Lee James and Mary Layton; 3 aunts: Phoebe, Ulysses (Ula), and Ruth; 1 uncle: Samuel (Sam); and 1 niece: Brianna. She leaves to cherish her memory: 1 aunt; Martha; 1 brother: Joey; 2 daughters and 1 son: Donna (Joe Beadle), Quan, and Yahlana; 8 grandchildren: Justin, Jason, Shamyra, Ti’Rell, Quan Michael, Layla, Cali, and Dylan; 1 great-grandchild: Samir; 1 sister-in-love: Shonda; 1 niece: Lazinia;1 great-niece: Gionna, and a host of loving cousins and lifelong friends.

Ms. Jerldon Cassandra Hall

July 20, 1948 - April 15, 2024