- Candice Murley, creator of TikTok, died January 2.
- Over 44,000 people followed her on both of her TikTok accounts.
- Her sister shared a GoFundMe account to pay for funeral expenses.
Candice Murley, the creator of TikTok died January 2, according to An obituaryWiseman’s Memorial Home’s website. According to the obituary, Murley died at home in his 36th year.
Murley, who was known as Candi on TikTok, had over 44,000 followers across her two TikTok accounts — candimurley candicemurley— where she would post skits, dances, and cooking videos. She received thousands of views on each video and over 450,000 likes across all of her TikToks.
Murley’s final TikTokThe video, which was posted Sunday, shows her lip-syncing to a popular sound from the app. “I hate it when the voices inside my head go silent because then I don’t know what those fuckers are up to.”It has been viewed 182,000 times.
Murley’s sister Marsha McEvoy posted a GoFundMe fundraiserTo help cover the funeral costs. Murley’s suicide was “very unexpected,”McEvoy spoke on the GoFundMe website.
“We have received some news no one wants to hear, tonight we lost a huge part of our family, my sister Candice,”It reads. “This was very unexpected, and our hearts are torn apart. Candice was so full of life and always lived life her own way.”
Murley is a dancer, musician, bingo player, and cat lover.
“We just know she is dancing in the sky now, we all know how much she believed in Heaven, she is certainly there,”It will continue. “We hope she is happy and free at last away from all her struggles and be her happy and carefree self forever in eternity.”
Murley is also listed on the GoFundMe site as having a “fan base like no other”And will be “missed terribly by many.”
“Candice’s passing came as a massive shock to our family and we are not financially prepared for it,”The GoFundMe site. “We ask that you please donate what you can to help give Candice the funeral she deserves and to assist our family in coping with this tragic loss. We thank everyone in advance.”
This page has raised more that $17,000 to date.
Murley has left behind her father, mother, sister, and son.