Mrs. Barbara Ann Woods-Searcy

WOODS-SEARCY, Mrs. Barbara Ann - Age 70, passed away Friday, May 27, 2016 at Kindred Town and Country Hospital-Houston, TX. Family hour 10:00 a.m. Saturday, June 4, 2016 from the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., with service commencing at 11:00 a.m. Pastor Kenneth L. Stewart officiating. Interment Flint Memorial Park Cemetery, G-9506 N. Dort Hwy., Mount Morris, MI. Friend and pallbearers will assemble at the funeral home 10:00 a.m. Saturday. Mrs. Searcy will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, and may be viewed from 1:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Friday. Ms. Barbara Ann Searcy was born November 8, 1945 in Beaumont, Texas, the daughter of the late Edward and Eria C. (Powell) Woods. She attended Flint Northern High School and graduated from Flint Southwestern High School, where she met and married Mr. James E. Searcy II. And from that union they were blessed with two sons. Barbara was employed at V-I Engine Plant, a division of General Motors and was a member of UAW Local #659. After retiring she moved to Southfield, MI and was then employed by her dear and special cousin, Mr. Mel Farr, Sr. She then relocated to Houston, TX years later. Barbara was “the boss” of the family, where she had detailed instructions for everyone on what to do, how to do it, and when and where to do it as well. Barbara also had a very fun and energetic personality, and when combined with the illuminating and beautiful smile she has left a lifetime of memories for all who knew her. She mostly enjoyed fishing, traveling, learning about different cultures and cooking her famous tacos for her family. Barbara was a strong, courageous and a born fighter, and she fought until the very end. Ms. Barbara Ann Searcy will forever be cherished in memory by: mother, Eria C. Woods; sister, Loretta (Willie) Burns, all of Flint. Ms. Barbara Ann Searcy’s legacy will continue to be celebrated by her two sons, James (Valerie) Searcy and DeAndre (Ruthell) Searcy; granddaughter, Symone, Dominique and Destiny Searcy, and Erica Chrouch; grandsons, Dontre’ Searcy, all of Houston, TX and DeAndre’ Searcy of Flint; nieces, Gertonya Woods, Matika Burns and Tanisha Burns; great-nephews, Rickey L. Jackson, Jr., Timothy Ormond II and Malachi Ormond; special lifetime friend, Bayo; god-daughter, Tammy Owens; a host of aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. Ms. Searcy was preceded in death her father, Edward Woods; grandmothers, Bertha Nettles, Creasie Johns and Buris Woods; grandfathers, Erie Powell and George Woods; great-grandmother and father, Ella and Charles Levias; sister, Bennie Ruth Woods; aunts, Bertha Mae, Equilla Savoy and Johnnie Mae Fleming; uncles, Charles and Earnest Woods, and Edward Lee Powell. The family would like express special thanks to Deborah Roberts, Gertonya Woods, Jerome and Yolanda Barfield, Myla Searcy, and Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home. ONCE AGAIN THANK YOU.

Mrs. Barbara Ann Woods-Searcy

November 8, 1945 - May 27, 2016