Mrs. Cloteal (Moore) Coney

MOORE-CONEY, Mrs. Cloteal - Age 95, passed away Saturday, July 2, 2016 at Victoria's House. Funeral service 10:00 a.m. Saturday, July 9, 2016 at Metropolitan Baptist Tabernacle, 930 E. Myrtle Ave. Rev. Arthur Reynolds officiating, Rev. Dr. Herbert Miller Pastor. Interment River Rest Cemetery, G-4413 Flushing Rd. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 10:00 a.m. Saturday. Mrs. Coney will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., and may be viewed from 2:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Friday, with the family present from 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. to receive friends. Mrs. Cloteal (Moore) Coney was born March 23, 1921 in Texarkana, Texas, the third of four children, to Reuben & Millie (Calloway) Moore. The Moore family moved to Flint when she was just six weeks old. She attended Parkland Elementary, Emerson Junior High & Flint Northern High School, graduating in 1938. Cloteal was a member of Canaan Baptist Church until the church separated and then she became a charter member of Metropolitan Baptist Tabernacle. She served as an instructor to teens in the Baptist Training Union (BTU) where she taught teenage girls in Sunday School and served as Sunday School Secretary. She was a member of the Senior Choir, Dorcas Missionary Circle, and served on the kitchen committee spending many hours in the church preparing home cooked meals. She, along with Odell Broadway, was the first two female trustees of Metropolitan and she was awarded the title: “Honorary Usher” on the senior usher board, a title she truly treasured. Most of all, Cloteal’s faith in God was unshakeable and always sustained her. Cloteal worked as a Nurse at Dr. Johnson’s office in Flint for a number of years. She then went on to serve in the Genesee County Treasurer’s Office. In 1950, she met and fell in love with her best friend, Lonnie L. Coney; they were married on December 3rd, 1950 and were blessed with two children, Craig and Renita. Cloteal retired in 1981 as Deputy Treasurer to care for her ailing husband. Cloteal and Lonnie shared a wonderful life together until his death in 1985. She was a grandmother to four beautiful granddaughters, Dana, Leah, Lauren & Erin. She cherished them completely and often said they were her reason for living. Cloteal has always loved planting and cultivating her flowers, cooking, baking, and clipping coupons. She was known for her homemade rolls, pound cakes, fruit cakes and Lemon Icebox pies. She also had a great love of youth and sports, with a particular interest in basketball. She was inducted into the Flint Area Afro American Sports Hall of Fame in 1986 for her community service. Her love of sports prompted her to attend basketball games for well over 30 years, including church leagues, high school and college games and the “AA” Recreational League. At any of these events you would find her in the stands cheering on her team. She and her husband, Lonnie, attended games, purchased equipment as well as donated and washed uniforms for several teams. Cloteal and Lonnie believed in encouraging parents to support their children. One of her favorite things to do when her son, Craig, was in high school and college was to invite the entire team to their home after games (coaches and cheerleaders included) for a home cooked meal. She just enjoyed being around young people. Up until the end she remained an “arm chair referee” when watching games at home. All the way to the end she remained feisty and attempted to “box” with some of her caregivers and she could make you smile with her hundreds of “colorful” sayings that would leave you in stitches. Mrs. Cloteal Coney leaves warm & wonderful memories to: son, Craig and wife, Lennetta (Bradley) Coney; daughter, Renita Coney Mays; grandchildren, Dana Mays, Leah and Blair Walker, Lauren and Erin Coney; special nephew, Gerald Moore; special cousins, Alfred and Bernice Coney, Henry and Mary Calloway, Ernestine Moore, Lawrence, Valaria and Lawrence Trunis Moon; best friend, Gerry Smith & family, surrogate daughters, Phyllis Sykes, Teri Chambry, Barbara Wesley and Edythe Hatter Williams; special friends, Clifton & Linda Turner, Michael, Mavis & Melissa Blacque, Reginald Mays, Norris Toney, Daisy Motley and Hattie Thompson. Mrs. Coney was preceded in death by her loving husband of thirty five years, Lonnie L. Coney; parents, Reuben and Millie (Calloway) Moore; brother and sister-In-law, Willie B. and Evelyn Moore; sisters, Ruby Moore Stevenson and Mildred Moore Isabel and nephews, Alvin, Willie B. Jr., James Sr. and Raymond Moore.

Mrs. Cloteal (Moore) Coney

March 23, 1921 - July 2, 2016