Carolyn Bullock

BULLOCK, Mrs. Carolyn Sue - Age 72, passed away Wednesday, August 19, 2009 at McLaren Regional Medical Center. Family hour 10AM Monday, August 24, 2009 at Bethel United Methodist Church, 1309 N. Ballenger Hwy., with funeral service commencing at 11AM, Rev. Dr. Tara Sutton officiating. Interment Sunset Hills Cemetery, G-4413 Flushing Rd. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 10AM Monday. Mrs. Bullock will lie in state in the Sanctuary of Bethel United Methodist Church, and may be viewed from 4-5PM Sunday at the church. Mrs. Carolyn “Sue” Bullock was born April 4, 1937 in Clio, Michigan to Harold and Goldie Schlosser Ackerman. “Sue” graduated from Clio High School and received her Bachelor’s Degree in Education from Central Michigan University and her Master’s Degree form Northwestern University. She taught elementary school in Mid-Michigan for almost 30 years, concluding her career with 24 years at Dillion Elementary in the Carmen/Ainsworth District in Genesee County. In 1971 “Sue” married William Bullock. A lifelong Methodist, “Sue” was active at Court Street United Methodist Church (UMC) in Flint in early adulthood and was a member at Bethel United Methodist Church when she died, but she was a longtime member of Trinity United Methodist Church before that congregation disbanded in 2007. At Trinity, her major role was that of Chairperson of Missions, being involved with Trinity’s participation at the North End Soup Kitchen, maintaining the church’s personal needs closet, packing outreach boxes for Haiti and Liberia and working with LOVE, Inc. in Genesee County. “Sue” was also very active in United Methodist Women and with Church Women United in Greater Flint; that organization recognized her as their Valiant Woman of 2009. Mrs. Carolyn “Sue” Bullock is survived by: husband of 38 years, William E. Bullock of Flint; sisters, Lee Howard of Harrison, Hope Mann of Mt. Morris and Kay Mowery of Clio; brother, John Ackerman of Brentwood, TN; many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. Mrs. Bullock was preceded in death by her parents, Harold H. and Goldie Schlosser Ackerman; and sister, Donna McDonald. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to Love, Inc. P.O. Box 4478, Flint, MI, 48504 or Bethel United Methodist Church, 1309 N. Ballenger Hwy., Flint, MI 48507.