Mrs. Emma Jeanette Ragland

RAGLAND, Mrs. Emma J. - Age 94, passed away Saturday, June 1, 2024, at her residence. Family hour 10:30 AM Saturday, June 15, 2024, at Carpenter Road Apostolic Church, 4010 W. Carpenter Rd., with funeral service commencing at 11:00 AM, Bishop John Allen, officiating. Interment Gracelawn Cemetery, 5710 N. Saginaw St. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the Church 10:30 AM Saturday. Mrs. Ragland will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., and may be viewed Friday, June 14, 2024, from 12:00 PM-6:00 PM with family present to receive friends from 4:00 PM-6:00 PM Mrs. Emma Jeanette Tyson was born December 29, 1929 in Taylor, Mississippi, the daughter of Albert and Eva (Toles) Tyson Emma Jeanette Tyson and Gene Ragland were married on April 21, 1962 in Mississippi, they came to Michigan in 1965, in 1966 they purchased their home on Albert Street where they raised their family. Emma Ragland worked as a Home Health Aide for many years, she took pride in helping those who were unable to care for themselves. She loved bowling and was part of a team called the Foxy Ladies, through the years their team won many awards. Emma was also an avid gardener, there were many beautiful flowers around her home every year as well as house plants inside, she had a green thumb for sure. She loved football and basketball, both college and professional; if there was a game on TV, she was watching it. Emma had the patience of Job, caring for many of her grandchildren throughout the years, affectionately known as “Granny”, she made some of the best homemade French fries ever. She was a strict disciplinarian, but was kind, gentle and loving at the same time. Mrs. Emma Jeanette Ragland leaves to cherish sweet memories: daughters, Emma Smith, Sharon (Terrance) Ragland-Keys; sons, Dean (Nita) Gaines, Edward (Yolanda) Gaines, Eugene (Connie) Ragland, Al-fred (Stacie) Ragland, Willie (Robyn) Ragland; daughters-in-law, Sandra Ragland, Marlene Ragland, Ann Ragland, Teresa Ragland; and over 150 grandchildren and great-grandchildren; sister, Ara “Haley” Gordon; brothers, Alfred Tyson Jr., and David Tyson; a host of nieces, nephews and other dear friends. Mrs. Ragland was preceded in death by her husband, Gene Ragland; sons, Charles Ragland, Joel Ragland, John Ragland and De-wayne Ragland; grandsons, Maurice Smith and Earl Gains; great grand-children, Karibe Anderson and Tynia “Chanae” Wilson; parents, Alfred Tyson, Sr. and Eva Mae Tyson; 8 brothers, Roosevelt Goliday, Lee Ar-thur Goliday, Nathaniel Tyson, Jack Tyson, Aaron Tyson, Collier Tyson, Billie Tyson, Simmie Tyson; sisters, Louise Patton and Galinda Tyson; brothers-in-law, Hosie Lee Ragland and Charles Ragland; son-in-law, Joe Mack Smith; nephews, David Tyson, Jr., and Charles Ragland, Jr.

Mrs. Emma Jeanette Ragland

December 29, 1929 - June 1, 2024