Ms. Alicia Mendora Powell

POWELL, Ms. Alicia Mendora - Age 70, passed away Monday, November 12, 2018 at McLaren-Flint. Family hour 12:00 PM Saturday, November 17, 2018 at Metropolitan Baptist Tabernacle, 930 E. Myrtle Ave., with funeral service commencing at 1:00 PM Rev. Dr. Herbert Miller II., officiating. Interment Sunset Hills Cemetery, G-4413 Flushing Rd. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 12:00 PM Saturday. Ms. Powell will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., and may be viewed from 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM Friday with the family present from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM to receive friends. Ms. Alicia Mendora Powell was born on November 23, 1947 in Chicago, IL, the daughter of William Samuel Draper and Efleana McCay Draper Smith. Her family moved to Flint in the 1950s near the old Buick City complex. While she was in middle school, Alicia and her family relocated to Mt. Morris, MI. She graduated from Mt. Morris High School as a member of the National Honor Society. She went on to study at Eastern Michigan University as a Teacher Education student with a major in Math. She returned home from college after 2 years of study to help care for her beloved father. Alicia worked for the U.S. Postal Service as a Clerk for 45 years. She was known in the community for her warm smile, excellent rapport with customers and beautiful scarves she wore each day. She enjoyed bowling, cooking, baking and traveling with her friends and family. Alicia accepted Christ at an early age. She joined the Metropolitan Baptist Tabernacle in her twenties and served as an active member on various church committees. Mostly, she loved singing in the choir with the Blue Bells and the Inspirational Voices. Alicia leaves to cherish her memory: 1 son, Michael Powell of Rochester Hills, MI; 1 daughter, LaToya Powell of Detroit, MI. 3 grandchildren, Dejion, Jaiden and Madison of Detroit, 3 brothers, James Draper of Tuscon, AZ, Reginald Draper of Palm Bay, FL and Robert (Tina) Draper of Florence, AL; father of her children, Roy Leon Powell; 1 cousin, Michael Calvin Turner of Chicago; 1 god daughter, Alicia Jackson; 9 nieces, 6 nephews; a host of other relatives and special friends, including Rev. Ira H. Jenkins Sr., Mary Leverette, Lessie Rhymes, Patricia "Cookie" Martin, Carla Darkins, Tacasha McFarland and Sharenna Thomas. Alicia was preceded in death by: parents William S. Draper, Efleana McCay Draper Smith; brother Ray H. Draper; great-grand parents Joseph and Gertrude McCay; 2 aunts, Jimmie L. Hazley-Gray and Martha Turner; dear friends Bille Hudson, Sundra Robinson and Linda Flynn. Alicia was a loving, compassionate mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend who will be missed by many. The family would like to express special thanks to Genesys Hospital, UM-AA Hospital, Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak and McLaren Hospital Flint Doctors and Nurses; Davita - Ballenger Pointe and other health care professionals for the care and kindness you showed our mother and to our family over the past 4.5 years.

Ms. Alicia Mendora Powell

November 23, 1947 - November 12, 2018