Mrs. Bettye Lou "Lucy" Watson
Mar 7, 2012
Riley Funeral Home Visitation: 3/12/12 1-8 pm Family period 6-8pm Funeral: 3/13/12 11 am Union Missionary Baptist Church Bettye Lou Lucy Watson was born Thursday, March 17, 1938 in Memphis, Tennessee to Solomon and Minnie Lee Bonds, Sr. Bettye attended Manassas High School in Memphis, Tennessee. Bettye led the charge north to Michigan in 1956. The rest of her family...
Lillar Simpson
Mar 6, 2012
Lillar Simpson was born February 7, 1940 to L. B. and Pearlie Bruner Peterson in Honoraville, Alabama. She attended the public schools in Honoraville. In 1958, she married Ira D. Simpson. To this union four children were born. Lillar moved to Lansing, Michigan and was employed at General Motors. Due to ill health, she retired, after working 23 years. Lillar...
Lillar Simpson
Mar 6, 2012
Lillar Simpson was born February 7, 1940 to L. B. and Pearlie Bruner Peterson in Honoraville, Alabama. She attended the public schools in Honoraville. In 1958, she married Ira D. Simpson. To this union four children were born. Lillar moved to Lansing, Michigan and was employed at General Motors. Due to ill health, she retired, after working 23 years. Lillar...
Iva "Ivy" Louise Anderson
Mar 4, 2012
Iva Ivy Louise Anderson was born July 8, 1938 to Julius Walter and Clara May Briggs in Loango, Alabama. Ivy later moved to Lansing, Michigan. Ivy Anderson proudly became a member of Mt. Olive Bible Believing Baptist Church in 1998, where she enjoyed worshiping and praising the Lord, under the leadership of Prophet Paul W. Garrett, Pastor. She was preceded...
Irene Mae Turner
Feb 22, 2012
Irene Mae Turner was born in Faunsdale, Alabama. She was the eldest child of five children born to Tom and Sarah Bass Cox. The family moved to Birmingham, Alabama, where she attended Lincoln Elementary and A. H. Parker High Schools. Thereafter, she studied for three and a half years at Miles College, also in Birmingham. Irene confessed Christ at an...
Annie D. Williams Abrams
Feb 21, 2012
Annie D. Williams Abrams ,Carolyn was born January 25, 1923 in Wisner, Louisana to Manuel and Amelia Agnes Willett Williams. She was the seventh of 15 children, six boys and nine girls. Annie was educated in Wisner, Little Rock, Arkansas, and Chicago, Illinois. She married James Abrams in 1963. Together, they successfully owned and operated a grocery store on the...
Alfonso Mcfadden
Feb 19, 2012
Alfonso McFadden was called from earth on Sunday, February 19, 2012, at 10:30pm, from Hospice Mid-Michigan Sparrow Hospital, Lansing, MI, to take his ride on the highway to Heaven. He gave his life to God in 2009 and was baptized at Friendship Baptist Church by Rev. James Douglas.Alfonso McFadden was born on February 21, 1931, in Lansing, Michigan, to Paul...
Mary Roberta Quarterman
Feb 17, 2012
Mary Roberta Quarterman was born January 21, 1947 in Jacksonville, Florida to John and Adeline Quarterman. She graduated from Matthew Gilbert High School in Jacksonville, Florida, and later, relocated to Lansing, Michigan. She attended Lansing Community College. She retired from Sparrow Hospital, after more than 30 years of service. Mary was honored as being the first African American nurse on...
Gabriel Bonilla, Jr.
Feb 16, 2012
Gabriel Bonilla, Jr., also affectionately known as Disco Gabe , B.O.S.S. , What you say , What you say , and Snap, Crackle, and Pop was born May 16, 1954 in Lansing, Michigan to Gabriel, Sr. and Carmen Bonilla. He grew up in Eaton Rapids, Michigan. He loved to listen to 1960s and 1970s music. He liked to walk, would...
James Montree Mayo
Feb 15, 2012
Pastor James Montree Mayo transitioned on Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at the age of 53. He was born to Willie B. and Marie Mayo, in Detroit, Michigan.. He was married to the love of his life, Rosemary Givens-Mayo for 12 years and pastored Jesus Saves Ministries for 7 years. He worked for Peckham Industries as supervisor of Janitorial Services and...
Terry Lynn Palmer
Feb 15, 2012
Terry Lynn Palmer was born December 15, 1962 to Donna and Darrel Palmer in Lansing, Michigan. He graduated in 1981 from Haslett High School. He worked for Granger Construction for many years and was in the Army and National Guard for 29 years. He served in Operation Iraqi Freedom Terry enjoyed his coffee and loved being busy. He also enjoyed...
Joe Nathan Wilson
Feb 9, 2012
Joe Nathan Wilson was born September 19, 1922 in Vossburg, Mississippi to Rena and Karl Wilson. Joe resided in Vossburg and then settled in Michigan. He was a World War II Army Veteran. He worked at Lakey Foundry as a Cupula Liner. He retired from the working world, owning his own painting business. He had a strong sense of family...
Carmen Villarreal Bustillos
Feb 8, 2012
Carmen Villarreal Bustillos was born January 26, 1934 in Bastrop, Texas to Prisciliano and Carmen Villarreal. She was a farm worker for most of her life. Carmen met the love of her life, Jessie Bustillos, while working in the fields. She later married Jessie and they spent 45 years together. From this union eight children were born. Carmen loved being...
Carmen Villarreal Bustillos
Feb 8, 2012
Carmen Villarreal Bustillos was born January 26, 1934 in Bastrop, Texas to Prisciliano and Carmen Villarreal. She was a farm worker for most of her life. Carmen met the love of her life, Jessie Bustillos, while working in the fields. She later married Jessie and they spent 45 years together. From this union eight children were born. Carmen loved being...
Joaquin Solis Henriquez
Feb 6, 2012
JoaquinSolisHenriquez, Bebito, wasbornOctober 8, 1935 in Bayamo, Cuba toSifridoSolis De Leon and Margarita HenriquezHenriquez. Bebito was very restless as a child, rebellious, strong and fearless to danger, he would plunge himself from great heights down to the river, a risk few ever took. Margarita his mother struggled to educate him but he longed for adventure, seeking a better world, of...
Kathie Eileen Tucker
Feb 5, 2012
Kathie Eileen Tucker, a twin, was born July 2, 1958 in Flint, Michigan to Fred and Evelyn Tucker. Kathie graduated from Flint Northern High School in 1976. She received her Bachelors degree from Eastern Michigan University in 1980 and majored in Criminal Justice. She worked for the Michigan Department of Corrections and the Georgia Department of Corrections. Kathie embraced life...
Rosena Owens
Feb 2, 2012
Rosena Smith Owens was born March 28, 1954 in Joiner, Arkansas to Dewitt and Essie Lee Smith. She attended Harrison High School and graduated from Blytheville High School, in 1971. Rosena met and married her husband, Anthony Owens, an Airman at the Blytheville Airforce Base. To this union, two beautiful children were born, Anthony and Tracey Owens. Rosena worked at...
Elsie Reeves
Jan 30, 2012
Elsie Reeves of Lansing, age 84, was born March 1, 1927, in Denver, Colorado, to the late Roy and Lucy Mullison and passed away peacefully on January 30, 2012. Elsie was preceded in death by three sisters, Grace, Pat, and Judy. She is survived by her loving companion, Jerry Chateau; daughters, Carol, Jennifer, and Susan; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren....
Bonnie Lynn Richie
Jan 26, 2012
Bonnie Lynn Richie was born January 1, 1938 in Lansing, Michigan to Ernest and Alois Richie. She was the third of their daughters. Bonnie graduated from J.W. Sexton High School in 1956. She was a devoted family member who always strived to benefit all the members of her large and extended family. For more than 35 years, Bonnie served as...
