Mother Carrie Bell White

WHITE, Mother Carrie Bell - Age 91, passed away Friday, November 7, 2014 at Genesys Health Park. Family hour 10 a.m. Thursday, November 13, 2014 at Foss Ave. Baptist Church, 1159 E. Foss Ave. with funeral service commencing at 11 a.m. Dr. Reginald G. Flynn officiating. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 10 a.m. Thursday. Mother White will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., and may be viewed from 12 p.m.-8 p.m. Wednesday with family present from 6-8 p.m. Mrs. Carrie White was born August 12, 1923 in Moscow, Tennessee, the daughter of Rufus and Rosie Abernathy. She was a residence of Flint and a member of Foss Avenue Baptist Church, where she served on the Usher Board and the Mother’s Board. Carrie graduated from high school in Memphis, TN. She retired from Hurley Medical Center where she was, an assistant Foreman in the Laundry Department. Carrie loved her family and especially loved seeing her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was a great cook and her home was open to anyone who wanted to come eat. Over the years she has shared her home with many who needed somewhere to live. Mother Carrie was a woman that “said what she meant” “and meant what she said,” who was loved by many and will be missed by all. Mrs. Carrie White leaves to cherish her memory: son, Roy (Clarissa) White; daughter, Marilyn Marshall, both of Flint; 9 grandchildren, Stacy (Tania) Henderson, Roy (Marsha) Rogers, Kila White, Damien Mark, James Marshall, Jr., Venus White, Ramon Porter, Sharmee (Darryl) Barber and Precious (Charles) Timms; 14 great-grandchildren; sister, Mary L. Hunter; 3 great-great-grandchildren; sister-in-law, Mae Wyatt; brother-in-law, John (Serena) White, all of Flint; a host of nieces, nephews, including special nephew, Andre (Rhonda) Howard, cousins, other relatives and friends including special friends, Catherine McCoy, Bessie Grandberry, Betty Jones, Susie Timmons, Sweetie Tripp and Leola Hall. Mrs. White was preceded in death by her husband, Elizie White; parents, Rufus and Rosie Abernathy; daughter, Lovie Price; son, Alphonso White, granddaughter, Tamika (White) Grimes; sisters, Lucille Washington and Cleo Peterson; brother, Loss Abernathy. The family would like to express special thanks to Dr. Inderjat Bhatti, Right at Home Agency, special caregivers Shalina Allen, Clarissa White and ChaTavia White.

Mother Carrie Bell White

August 12, 1923 - November 7, 2014