Eula Maclin

MACLIN, Mrs. Eula - Age 85, passed away Thursday, November 24, 2005 at Hurley Medical Center. Family hour 10:30AM Saturday, December 3, 2005 at Foss Avenue Baptist Church, 1159 E. Foss Ave., with funeral service commencing immediately at 11AM. Pastor Derrick Aldridge, officiating. Interment Flint Memorial Park, G-9506 N. Dort Hwy. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 10:30AM Saturday. Mrs. Macklin will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., and may be viewed from 12Noon-8PM Friday. Mrs. Eula Mae Maclin was born on September 6, 1920 in Memphis, Tennessee, the daughter of Euless and Annie Mae (Carrieker) Jenkins. Eula gave her life to Christ at an early age. She resided in Arkansas and Tennessee prior to relocating to Flint in 1947, where she united with the Antioch Missionary Baptist Church. On February 14, 1956 she was united in Holy Matrimony to Cornelious V. Maclin. Shortly thereafter, she joined the Foss Avenue Baptist Church, under the pastorage of the late Dr. Avery Aldridge, and was an active member of the Senior Choir and Nurses Guild. Eula was educated in the Arkansas and Tennessee school systems and was a domestic caregiver for over 60 years. She enjoyed cooking, cleaning and nurturing her family. She was the family caregiver for many years, caring for her mother, husband, 3 brothers, and 1 sister, until God called them home. Eula Mae Maclin leaves to cherish her sweet memories: step-daughters, Jean (Robert) Easley, Nadine Sublett, Stella Lamar, all of Flint; special daughter, Paulette Jackson of Memphis, TN; sister, Rose (Louis) Murphy of Flint; brother, Carl (Shirley) Jenkins of Memphis, TN; 8 step-grandchildren; 13 step great-grandchildren; 6 step great great-grandchildren; son-in-law, Prentice Forward of Flint; 16 nieces; 17 nephews; many great nieces and nephews, other family members and friends including special friends, Geneva Presswood, Frankie Scott, Elizabeth Ghosten, Billye Abernathy, Gloria Tucker, Prentiss and Fannie Norris, John and Ruby Spates. Mrs. Eula Mae Maclin was preceded in death by her parents, Euless and Annie Mae Jenkins; husband, Cornelious; 2 step-daughters, Christine and Doever; stepson, Cornelious, Jr.; 4 brothers, Robert, Johnny, I.W., and L.W. Jenkins; 2 sisters, Melva Bohannon and Annie Bonner. The family would like to express special thanks to the Foss Avenue Baptist Church Family, Pastor Derrick Aldridge and Rev. Silas Cox, Genesys Hurley Oncology Staff, Family Visiting Nurses Services of Michigan, Hurley Medical Center 4th Floor ICU; nieces, Mildred Williams and Ledora Davis; nephews, James Harrison and Willie Jenkins.

Eula Maclin

September 6, 1920 - November 24, 2005