Jariya C. Edwards (March 4, 2001 – December 30, 2023)

Visitation: Friday, January 19, 2024
Visitation Time: 4:00 – 6:00 PM
Visitation Location: Postell’s Mortuary Chapel
811 North Powers Drive
Orlando, Florida

Service Date: Saturday, January 20, 2024
Service Time: 11:00 AM
Service Location: The Faith Center International
3832 W. New Hampshire Street
Orlando, Florida

Obituary:

Jariya C. Edwards, 22, of Orlando, departed this life on Saturday, December 30, 2023. She was born on March 4, 2001 in Orlando, FL to Anlita Bodiford and Leonard Johnson.

Jariya, affectionately known as Riya, was a beautiful person that had a smile that would light up a room. She was known by many to be the life of the party, meeting people and making new friends wherever she went. She enjoyed being around her family.

She leaves behind her mother, Anlita Bodiford; father, Leonard Johnson; siblings, Zanaria Johnson, Rodney Grady Jr., Eyana Lundy, Shanequia Cook; grandmother, Mary Jackson; and a host of other relatives and many friends. To know Riya was to love Riya and she will forever be in our hearts.

Visitation will be held on Friday, January 19, 2024 from 4-6 PM at the mortuary. A service of celebration will be held on Saturday, January 20, 2024, 11:00 AM at The Faith Center International, 3832 W. New Hampshire Street, Orlando, with Elder Marcus Mincey, officiating. Interment: Orlando Memorial Gardens, Apopka.