Mr. Clarence Edward Baldwin Sr.

BALDWIN, Mr. Clarence Edward Sr. - Age 85, passed away Sunday, December 31, 2023, at Briarwood Nursing and Rehab. Family hour 1:30 PM Friday, January 12, 2024 from the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., with funeral service commencing at 2:00 PM. Elder Clarence Baldwin Jr., officiating. Interment Flint Memorial Park, G-9506 N. Dort Hwy., Mt. Morris, MI. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the chapel 1:30 PM Friday. Mr. Baldwin will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home and may be viewed Thursday, January 11, 2024 from 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM. Mr. Clarence E. Baldwin Sr., the son of the late Daniel Sr. & Susie Baldwin. He was married to the late Freddie Mae Baldwin for 28 years until she passed away on March 6, 1988. Mr. Baldwin was born in Vallscreek, West Virginia. Clarence served in the United States Army and was based in Tobyhanna, PA, where he met the love of his life, Freddie Mae Daniels in Scranton PA. They married at the Justice of the Peace in Scranton, PA and relocated to Flint, Michigan where they started a family. Mr. Baldwin worked for Flint General Motors for 40+ years and retired in 2003. He loved fishing, bowling, reading old western novels, and playing the lottery. Mr. Baldwin was known in his early years as “Dap” because he was a dapper dresser. He was known as “CB” around the bowling alleys amongst his friends that became family. For many years, he would buy all his daughters and granddaughters Valentine's Day cakes and candy every year as a token of his love. Mr. Clarence E. Baldwin Sr. leaves to cherish his memories; brother, Arthur Baldwin of Las Vegas, NV; sons, Fred (Melissa) Baldwin of Grand Blanc, MI; Clarence Jr. (Mary) Baldwin of Flint, MI; daughters, Cynthia Baldwin of Scranton, PA; Beverly Baldwin of Grand Blanc, MI; Chrystal Baldwin of Davison, MI; and Symone Baldwin of Grand Blanc, MI; adopted daughters, Elaine (Lennon) Cole of TN and Brenda Holmes of Enville, TN; grandchildren, Michael Brown, Leticia Banks, Jacquette Ross, Clarence Baldwin III, Shaquilla Baldwin, Melanie Baldwin, Clarissa Baldwin, Cassandra Baldwin; great-grandchildren, Ivory Baldwin, Calii Ross, Kinsley Baldwin; and a host of nieces, nephews, and children and grandchildren connected by love. Mr. Baldwin was preceded in death by his parents, Daniel Sr. & Susie Baldwin; wife, Freddie Mae Baldwin; sisters, Delores Welch, Clara Wright; brothers, Daniel Baldwin Jr., Clinton Baldwin Sr., and William Baldwin; grandchild, DaShawna Baldwin.

Mr. Clarence Edward Baldwin Sr.

June 30, 1938 - December 31, 2023