My Family Tree

Bernard Grant October 19, 2012 Relation-  Great Uncle of Husband Flint, Michigan GRANT, Mr. Bernard Rufus - Age 77, passed away Friday, October 19, 2012 at Hurley Medical Center. Family hour: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, October 27, 2012 from the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd. with funeral service commencing at 11:00 a.m. Pastor Alfonzo Williams officiating. Interment Sunset Hills Cemetery, G-4413 Flushing Rd. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the funeral home 10:30 a.m Saturday. Mr. Grant will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home and may be viewed from 12 Noon- 8:00 p.m. Friday

Yiddish D. Wingfield October 12, 2012 Relation- Maternal 1st Cousin Atlanta, Georgia WINGFIELD, Yiddish D. Funeral Service for Ms. Yiddish D. Wingfield, 48 of Atlanta, GA, Friday, October 19, 2012, 11:00AM at Willie A. Watkins Historic West End Chapel, Rev. C. Harrison Braddy, Officiating. She is survived by son, Mr. Amari Wingfield; four grandchildren, mother, Ms. Rose A. Wingfield; father, Mr. Joseph L. Wingfield, Sr. (Deborah); two brothers, Rune Wingfield, Sr., Joseph L. Wingfield, Jr., and a host of other relatives and friends. Family and friends assemble 10:45AM at Willie A. Watkins Historic West End Chapel, 404-758-1731 Memorial: Ms. Yiddish Wingfield Celebration of Life Service for Ms. Yiddish Wingfield, of Atlanta, Friday, October 19, 2012, 11:00 AM at Willie A. Watkins West End Chapel. Viewing Thursday, October 18, 2012, 12:00-9:00 PM. Interment Private.

Francine Samuels Willis August 15, 2012 Relation: Step Aunt - My Paternal Side Decatur, GA Mrs. Francine Willis of Decatur passed Wednesday, August 15, 2012. Celebration of life for Mrs. Francine S. Willis will be held Monday, August 20, 2012 11:00 a.m. at Antioch-East Baptist Church 1223 Hardee St. SE. Rev. Dr. John F. Williams, Pastor. Pastor Mark A. Couch, Emmanuel Tabernacle Baptist Church, officiating. Interment, Kennedy Memorial Gardens. On November 28, 1954, Francine Samuel Willis was born to the late Deacon Weaver and Edith Samuel Jr. in Washington, Georgia. She joined Gibson Grove Baptist Church at an early age and later became an active member of Emmanuel Tabernacle Baptist Church where she served on the Usher Board and the Finance Committee. Fran, as she was affectionately called, graduated with honors from Washington Comprehensive High School and went to achieve a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Economics from Spelman College in 1976. Fran retired with 32 years of service f...

Master Sergeant Leon "Sarge" Ball   July 15, 2012 Relation: 4th cousin - My Maternal Side Hamilton, TN

Phillip Johnson Jr. July 4, 2012 Relation: 1st cousin - Husband's Paternal Side Flint, Michigan Philip Edward Johnson was born on February 5, 1992, in Flint, Michigan, the son of Redonna and Phillip. He had one child with Nia and four children with Kianna or Marie. He died as a young father on July 5, 2012, in his hometown.

Atonzo Antwon "Mann" Smith July 2, 2012 Relation: 1st cousin - My Paternal Side Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia Atonzo Smith D. July 3, 2012 Mr. Atonzo Smith of 508 West 18th Avenue Cordele, Georgia passed away July 3, 2012 in the Crisp Regional Hospital of Cordele, Georgia. The funeral service will be announced at a later date pending the completion of the arrangements.  Bentley ~ Carson Memorial Funeral Home of Cordele, Georgia are entrusted with the arrangements. My 1st cousin was robbed & shot to death earlier this morning…(#senseless killings) Please pray for our families as we have had many family members ascend this year.

Nellie Julia Jennings Freeman, 102, of Athens, died June 13, 2012. Relation: 1st cousin 1x removed of wife of 1st cousin of husband of mother-in-law of 1st cousin of wife of great grandfather Survivors include daughters, Dora Lumpkin, Mildred Billups; sons, Charles, David & Clifton Freeman; granddaughters raised in the home, Gail Freeman Bishop, Sarah Pass; sisters, Mozell Freeman, Annie Ruby Stroud, Geneva Forley, Lula Mae Madden; brothers, Jerry Jennings, Walter Raines; god-grandson, Gregory "Frog" Birks; 29 grandchildren, 49 great-grandchildren, 26 great-great-great grandchildren, 3 great-great-great-great grandchildren.  Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., June 16, 2012 at the Springfield Baptist Church, Athens. Internment will follow at East Lawn Memorial Cemetery. Gardenview Funeral Chapel, Athens, has charge of arrangements.