Mother Allie B. Dilworth

DILWORTH, Mother Allie B. - age 98, passed away, Friday, March 29, 2013 at her residence. Family hour 2 p.m. Saturday, April 6, 2013 at Metropolitan Baptist Tabernacle, 930 E. Myrtle Ave., with funeral service commencing at 2:30 p.m. Pastor Carlos D. Williams officiating. Interment River Rest Cemetery, G-4413 Flushing Rd. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 2 p.m. Saturday. Mother Dilworth will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., and may be viewed from 1-8 p.m. Friday, April 5, 2013 with family present from 4-6 p.m. Mother Allie B. Dilworth was born November 23 1914 in Woodstock, Tennessee, the first born of Rev. Arthur and Tennie Edmonds Sr. Mother Dilworth was united in Holy Matrimony on November 2, 1933, to Louis S. Dilworth Sr. and to this union 3 children were born. She was baptized at the age of 14 and taught Sunday school while in Memphis, TN. Mother Dilworth graduated from Manassas High School in Memphis in 1933. Her dreams were to attend college and to learn to play the piano. She never got the opportunity to attend college. Mother Dilworth and her husband relocated to Flint in 1939 and joined the Metropolitan Baptist Tabernacle in 1940, under the leadership of Rev. Thomas L. Ballou. She sang in several choirs until her health failed her. After the death of her only daughter, Wanda Louise, she raised 2 of her granddaughters and participated in the schools they attended as a homeroom mother. Mother Dilworth started piano lessons in the 1960’s and has survived all of her piano teachers. At the age of 97, she began taking piano lessons again. Throughout her life she has held various jobs; including working at Chevrolet during wartime, United Way, Genesee County Children’s Facilities and as a Foster Grandparent for Hurley Medical Center and the Flint Odyssey House. Mother Dilworth was a member of the GCCARD Council and won several awards and certificates. She was also a member of the Red Hatters. Mother Dilworth loved to travel, play spades, Home Network Shop, do word searches and puzzles. She leaves to cherish her memory: sons, Louis Dilworth of Flushing, MI and Maurice (Gloria) Dilworth of Saginaw, MI; 4 granddaughters, Shelley (Darrell) Roper of Genesee, MI, Denise (Larry) Pruitt of Memphis, TN, Pamela Chambers and Dana (David) Bush, all of Flint; 2 grandsons, Daryl (Tammy) Dilworth of Middleville, MI and Johnny Miller of Flint; 15 great grandchildren; 7 great-great grandchildren; sister-in-law, Virginia Edmonds of Flint; special nieces, Ethel Robinson of St. Louis, Moa and Reva Ford of Detroit, MI; special nephew, Robert Keith Edmonds of Flint; a host of other relatives and friends including, Mrs. Katherine Henley, Rose McZee, Leslie Pritchett and Reggie Chandler. Mother Dilworth was preceded in death by her husband, Louis S. Dilworth, Sr.; daughter, Wanda Louise Dilworth; parents, Rev. Arthur and Tennie Edmonds Sr.; siblings; and daughter-in-law, Jacqui Dilworth. The family would like to express special thanks to Dr. Miriam Edwards and staff, Right At Home: Carman, Carla and Sharon, Valley Area Agency on Ageing: Erica and Kim, Home and Hospice Advantage: Lisa, Gina, Mark and staff, Pastor Carlos D. Williams and our Metropolitan Baptist Tabernacle Church Family, Rev. Dr. Mark A. Jones, Sr., and the Christ Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church Family and GCCARD Council. To all the residents and staff at River Village, the family thanks you for the love, support and friendship given to Mrs. Bea and her family.

Mother Allie B. Dilworth

November 23, 1914 - March 29, 2013