Jessica will be remembered for her independent and adventurous spirit, her connection with animals and the natural world, and her continued love and devotion to her young son in the midst of her struggles. Jessica was deeply loved, and will be profoundly missed by her family and friends.
She is preceded in death by her grandfather Leo Watkins and cousin Brandon Phoenix McMannes. Jessica is survived by her son Dillion Durham; mother Jamie McMannes; father Michael Watkins; brothers James Watkins and Sherman (Aliyah Murrell) Watkins; sister Damaris Rachel Watkins; nephew Josiah Murrell Watkins; grandparents Keith and Lynda McMannes and Cindy (Mark) Anderson; aunts and uncles Rebecca (Greg) McMannes-Wells, Brian (Sharon) Zucker-McMannes, Lindsay (Gary) Watkins, Janie (Will) Watkins, Cody (Jacqueline) Watkins; cousins Christian (Kellee) Beane, Mikaila (Andrew Stanley) Beane, Matthew Greene, Sabrina (Blake) Howell, Desa (Zack) Crews, Shyanne Wells, Adrienne Tipton, Philip Zucker, Vanessa Page, Abraham Tipton, Trevor Tipton, Elizabeth Shepard, and numerous extended family members and friends made along Jessica’s life journey.
A Celebration of Life service will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 25, 2021, at Advantage Funeral & Cremation Services Chapel, 1900 Vanstory Street, Greensboro, North Carolina. The family will receive friends following the service.
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