Jake Kendall

KENDALL, Mr. Jake - Age 87, passed away Sunday, March 6, 2011 at Cresmont Nursing Home. Family hour 11 a.m. Friday, March 11, 2011 at Christ Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church, 317 E. Hamilton Ave., with funeral service commencing at 12 Noon. Pastor Mark A. Jones, Officiating. Interment Flint Memorial Park Cemetery, G-9506 N. Dort Hwy. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 11 a.m. Friday. Mr. Kendall will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., and may be viewed from 12Noon-8p.m. Thursday. Mr. Jake L. Kendall, Sr. was born January 8, 1924 in Yatesville, Georgia, the son of Susie Jones and Elijah Kendall. Jake was a veteran in the United States Army, serving in World War II. He accepted Christ at an early age in Georgia. Upon moving to Flint he joined Canaan Baptist Church and then became a member of Christ Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church, where he was a diligent and faithful member of the Usher Board until his illness. Jake loved gardening, working on small engines and his family. He was an avid rabbit and squirrel hunter. Mr. Jake Kendall leaves to cherish in his memory; daughter, Dorothy Kendall-Dickerson of Murfreesboro, TN; son, Jake (Bernice) Kendall of Flushing, MI; grandchildren, Carla Zorn of Indianapolis, IN, Cloyce (Karina) Dickerson of Sacramento, CA, Kendra Dickerson-Wilson of Murfreesboro, TN, Annette (Lyndon) Abrams of Charlotte, NC, Anzio (Kimberly) Dickerson of Laveen, AZ, Arteka (Clarence) Sevillian of Goodrich, MI, Jake (Jamie) Kendall of Grand Blanc, MI, Marcus (Pamela) Montgomery, Taurice and Kalon Dickerson, all of Flint; 21 great-grandchildren; 3 great-great grandchildren; sister, Nellie Kendall of Jacksonville, FL; 2 sisters-in-law, Lucille (Jesse) Briggs of Flint and Nina Pennyman of Pontiac, MI; brother-in-law, Eugene Banks of Flint; son-in-law, William Coleman of Indianapolis, IN; many nieces and nephews including special nieces, Vergenia and Brenda Pennyman of Detroit, MI, Yvonne Pennyman of Fredericksburg, VA, Linda Duchantier and Shirley Kendall of Jacksonville, FL, Ann Carter and Ella Andrew of Yatesville, GA, Shanina Pennyman of Pontiac, MI and Mary Armstrong of East Pointe, GA; special son-in-law, Cloyce Dickerson; a host of other relatives and friends including, Clarence Ryhans and L.C. Nichols. Mr. Kendall was preceded in death by his wife, Louise; 1 daughter; parents, Susie Jones and Elijah Kendall; 3 sisters and 1 brother. The family would like to express a special thanks to the entire staff of Crestmont Nursing Care Center in Fenton.

Jake Kendall

January 8, 1924 - March 6, 2011