Ada Miles

MILES, Mrs. Ada (Meeks) - Age 98, passed away Tuesday, August 19, 2008 at Willowbrook Manor. Family hour 10AM Tuesday, August 26, 2008 at Jackson Memorial Church of God In Christ, 3155 W. Carpenter Rd., with funeral service commencing at 11AM. Supt. H.J. Willilams officiating. Interment Lovedale Memorial Cemetery, G-5175 E. Bristol Rd. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 10Am Tuesday. Mrs. Miles will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., and may be viewed from 1PM-8PM Monday. Mrs. Ada (Meeks) Miles was born August 6, 1909 in Charleston, MS the last of seven children the daughter of Mady and Lou Meeks. She met and married Odies Odell Miles Sr. August 25, 1949 and soon after they moved to Flint, MI. She joined and was a faithful member of Pilgrim Temple Church of God in Christ (Jackson Memorial Church of God In Christ) until her homegoing. Those who were blessed with her presence, family, friends and strangers alike were able to witness her beautiful singing voice that was followed by a dose of history, knowledge or scripture. She leaves to cherish her loving memory: children: Odies Odell (Lydia) Miles Jr., Cleodia (Lee) Myles, Sr., all of Flint, MI and Louise Hill of St. Louis, MO. One daughter adopted by her and her husband, Marie (Suga) Kirk. She has numerous grandchildren that were special to her: Denise (John) McCoy, Cheryl Bowens, Brenda Benton, Tyree (Gwen) and Trevias Minner, Tyronnica, Barbara, Mary and Joyce Hill, all of St. Louis, MO; Deena (Victor Blakely) Myles, Cleodia Jr., Reggie and Kelly, Alan (Fermeko) Myles and Menjuan (Tommy) Jordan all of Flint, Teresa and Tracey Edwards of Lansing, MI. She was also blessed with great grandchildren: Tiffany Myles of Detroit, MI, Matthew Edwards of Lansing, MI, Alan J. and Mariah Myles of Auburn Hills, MI, Brit'Tany Green, Denzel McDaniels, Lakhari Brown, Alaina and Amari Myles, Dayvee, William (Alisa), Aaron (Dionne), Faye, Michael, Zorina, Jonne, Terrell, Tyree II and Laylon of Flint and 21 great-great grandchildren. Her nieces and nephews who affectionately called her “Auntie”: Realis (Earlene), Lorean, C.J. (Margaret), Christopher, John Shane Thomas, John, James and LeRoy Wren, Lynn Sharon, Greg and O.B. Jr., Tammy and Toni Wren, Edward (Bertha), T.L., Allen and Allen, II, Lonell, Pernell, Evelyn, Karl, and Edward Hamlett Jr., Mattie, Stanley Jr., Linda Fay and Michael Mister, Monica (Alvin) Calloway, Geneva (Lewis) Spears, Jr., Yolanda and Trasheanna Spears, Carl Jones, Angela (Andre) Richard, Dian (Purvill) Chaney, Sherry Ann (Frank) Smith, Jimmie Allen (Wanda), Bobby Allen, Warren (June Bug) Thompson, Jr., Jetty and Von Thompson, Nancy Thompson-Miller, Gloria Brown, Ruthie, Vernon (Sharon), Johnny (Jean), Felix (Eloise), Anthony Payne, Hazel Smith, Dorothy Day, Dolly Avant, Danette Jenkins, Rochelle Matthews, Ken and Joseph, Vernon Jr., Jackie (John) Whitne, Devon, Jalisa, Janelle, Zoe, Jamal, Sean (Sonya), Kenyatta (Benetta), Renrick and Xavier Payne, Tim, Renee, Debra, Robin, DeShawn, Tammy, Tomika Smith. Special nephew, Will (Vesra) Hamlett. She has several extra-special relatives: Niece: Ophelia Dixon, Nephews, Nelson Hamlett, Oliver (Vessa) Wren; God-Daughters: Doris (Dennis) Logan of Georgia, Charlene Rouser and Georgia Spence of Flint, MI, Grandchildren: Lamont Brown, Danni (R. Scott) Myles-Lee, Lance Merriwether and Great-Granddaughter, Brit'Tany Green and Best Friend, Mrs. Rosa Gill and her family: Bernice Lawson, Shirley (Rufus) Brewington, Patricia Moore, Perry (Minnie) Gill Jr. and Joseph Gill, The Lee's - George, Beatrice (deceased March, 2008), Geraldine, Shirley, Donna, Wendie, Isaac and her adopted family - The Goodman's (Evelyn, Loren, Laura and Lonnie).

Ada Miles

August 16, 1910 - August 19, 2008