Diana Renee Stokes

It is with the heaviest of hearts we announce the passing of Diana Renee Stokes, 42, of Colonial Heights, VA, who passed away on March 22, 2025. She was born at Petersburg General Hospital on February 10, 1983, in Petersburg, VA. She was the first born of two children. She graduated from Colonial Heights High School in 2001, where she absolutely loved being a cheerleader. She was a beloved waitress/bartender at Joe's Steak and Seafood for many years, where she had a second family full of coworkers, managers, and regulars who all loved her dearly. She truly lit up every room she walked into and if you had the pleasure of ever meeting her, she was someone you could never possibly forget. She was a wonderful, loving mother to two beautiful children, Layla and Ethan, who were her entire world. When she wasn't working, she could be found taking care of her kids, taking them on fun adventures, and spending time with her dad, her sister, and her two best friends, Michael and Alexis Francis, who all adored her so much. She was preceded in death by her mother, Annette Ackinclose Stokes; and her grandfather, George Ackinclose. She was survived by her two children, Layla and Ethan Arsenault; her father, Danny Stokes; and her sister, Tiffany Stokes; grandfather, Charles Stokes and wife, Ahn; grandmother, Sharon Best. The family will receive friends from 6:00pm to 8:00pm, on Monday, March 31, 2025, at the Chester Chapel of J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home. Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made online to To Write Love On Her Arms, at https://twloha.com/donate/.