Shonda Ayorkor: Empire FM Journalist Laid to Rest; Bola Ray, Others Mourn with Family (Photos)
- Ghanaian journalist, Shonda Naa Ayorkor, has been interred following an emotional church service
- The late media personality reportedly passed in late May 2022 when doctors pronounced her dead upon arriving at the Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital
- Several media figures, including Bola Ray of the EIB Network Group and Empire Entertainment, were present to mourn with her family
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The Ghanaian media personality, Shonda Naa Ayorkor, has been interred following an emotional church service that saw some loved ones and media personalities in attendance.
The late Ayorkor worked with Takoradi-based Empire FM before her death, with news of her passing emerging on social media Monday, May 30, 2022.
The cause of her death was not immediately made public, but sources say she was pronounced dead upon arriving at the Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital.
![Shonda Naa Ayorkor goes home Shonda Naa Ayorkor goes home](https://cdn.yen.com.gh/images/1120/c70ce6fa84da04d0.jpeg?v=1)
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The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of media conglomerate EIB Network Group and Empire Entertainment, Nathan Kwabena Anokye Adisi, popularly known as Bola Ray, was present at the funeral to commiserate with the family of his late worker.
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Some employees of the EIB and Empire brands also attended the funeral to mourn their late colleague.
The late Shonda Naa Ayorkor left behind a non-profit organisation called April 02 Foundation, a charity that embarked on donations and helped the most vulnerable in society.
See some photos from the church service and cemetery below:
![Bola Ray at the pre-burial church service for the late Shonda Naa Ayorkor. Bola Ray at the pre-burial church service for the late Shonda Naa Ayorkor.](https://cdn.yen.com.gh/images/1120/dc289c7dd8ad1fe6.jpeg?v=1)
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![Late Empire FM journalist Shonda Naa Ayorkor laid to rest. Late Empire FM journalist Shonda Naa Ayorkor laid to rest.](https://cdn.yen.com.gh/images/1120/2f63a90a45278a54.jpeg?v=1)
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![Late Empire FM journalist Shonda Naa Ayorkor laid to rest. Late Empire FM journalist Shonda Naa Ayorkor laid to rest.](https://cdn.yen.com.gh/images/1120/6a0baccfa17bf064.jpeg?v=1)
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Not long ago, a video of pallbearers carrying the remains of the late Happy FM presenter, Dr Cann to the cemetery for burial stirred emotions on social media.
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