Memorial service will be held on Friday, January 30, 2026 at 11 a.m. at our chapel, with Reverend Horace Jenkins, officiating.

Tanya Fitten Jha was born on May 26, 1956, in Atlanta, GA, to the late Charles H. Fitten and

Jaquelyn Hall Fitten. She was a loving and caring mother and friend, and a pillar of the

community, using her strength, wisdom, and unconditional love to support those who

encountered her.

She passed away peacefully on January 14, 2026, preceded by her parents, sister Wanda Fitten

Barlow, brothers Shawn Fitten and Cletis Fitten, and Grandmother Margaret Cummings. In her

final days, she was surrounded by an abundance of love from family and friends.

She leaves behind three children, Tyrus Jackson, Jamesa Stokes, and Jameel Stokes: two

grandsons, Tauaris Jackson and Tyson Jackson. A brother, Terrence (Misty) Fitten, and a host of

nieces, nephews, relatives, and friends.

Acknowledgments

On behalf of the family of Tanya Fitten Jha, we want to thank you for your kind expressions of

sympathy, loving thoughts, and unselfish gestures during our time of grief. We are greatly

appreciative of the professionalism provided by the staff at Emory North Decatur Hospital and

Carl M. Williams Mortuary. We ask that you continue to keep our family in your thoughts and

prayers, and may God continue to bless and keep us whole during this time of grief.

Dear Mom,

How do we say goodbye to someone who lives within us?

Your love is woven into who we are—our strength, our compassion, our faith. Though we cannot

see you, we feel you still, guiding us with the same steady love you always gave.

You were our foundation, our safe place, our greatest teacher. Through your sacrifices and

unwavering devotion, you showed us what it means to love deeply and live with purpose. The

moments we treasure most are the simple ones: your voice, your laughter, the way you always

showed up.

You were the heart of our family and a light to everyone who knew you. Your kindness and

warmth reached far beyond us, and your legacy will continue through every life you touched.

We find comfort knowing you are now at peace, resting in God’s eternal care. We trust that your

spirit walks beside us still, and that one day we will meet again. Until then, we will carry your

love forward in all that we do.

Forever your children,

Tyrus, Jamesa, and Jameel