Nakia "Kia" K. Lea

Nakia Kenyatta Lea, daughter of Douglas E. Lea and the late Carolyn Lea, was born April 9, 1975 in Wilmington, Delaware. She departed this life on Sunday, December 4, 2022, in the Christiana Hospital. She received her early education at Delaware City Elementary School, McCallough School and Gunning Bedford Middle School and graduated from Hodgson Vocational Technical School. She was employed at Governor Bacon Health Center, Hologic and several other positions along the way. “Kia,” as she was affectionately known, was a “great baseball player.” During her younger years, she was the only female on the Delaware City Baseball Team and proceeded to become a member of the Delaware ALLSTAR Baseball Team. She also enjoyed riding motorcycles, fishing and most of all ‘hanging out’ with her friends.

She was preceded in death by her mother, brother Richard Cheatwood and nephew, Douglas III.

She leaves to rejoice in the legacy of her life her father Douglas E. Lea, brother Douglas Jr., uncles Otis Lea (Vonnie), Fred Cheatwood, Lewis Cheatwood, and George Cheatwood, aunts Vivian Lea, Georgia Sutton, Stephanie Collazo, Kay Brown, Diane Cheatwood, Delores Cheatwood and Robin Cheatwood, devoted cousin Amber Cheatwood and a host of cousins and friends.