James Guess

GUESS, Mr. James Wilbur - Age 72, passed away Sunday, March 8, 2009 at his residence. Family hour 11:00AM Saturday, March 14, 2009 at Southeast Christian Church, 4171 East Lapeer Rd. with funeral service commencing immediately at 11:30AM. Pastor Kenneth M. Brown officiating. Interment Great Lakes National Cemetery, 4200 Belford Rd., Holly, Michigan. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 11AM Saturday. Mr. Guess will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., and may be viewed from 2PM-8PM Friday. Mr. James Wilbur Guess was born July 31, 1936 in Michigan City, Indiana, the son of Freddie and Frankie Guess. Mr. Guess was a resident of Flint and a member of Southeast Christian Church. He graduated from Elston Senior High School in Michigan City, Indiana. He was a veteran of the United States Marines Mr. Guess was employed at General Motors. He enjoyed church, traveling, cooking and spending time with his family. Mr. James Wilbur Guess leaves to cherish his memory: wife, Delilah Baker-Guess of Flint; 3 daughters, Lisa Guess of Dallas, TX, Tracy Guess of Troy, AL and Teasa McKinney of Flint; 1 step-daughter, Tamboya Deloney of Flint; 11 grandchildren, Cerissa Watts of Fort Carson, CO, Sophia and Jessica Hoye, Noah Sanders of Dallas, TX, Amanda, Melissa, Joshua Pelton, India, and Candace Pelton of Troy, AL, Earryl Morgan, Jr., and Devon McKinney of Flint; 12 great-grandchildren; brother, Federick Guess of Fort Wayne, IN; mother-in-law, Lizzie Baker; sisters-in-law, Linda Manns, Gloria Smith, Pearlie Allen, Linetta Williams, , Julia Brown; brothers-in-law, Kelvin (Darlene), Richard, Taylor, and Larry Baker; many nieces, nephews and cousins; a host of other relatives and friends including special friends, Lenny Thompson, Robert Leaper, Don Richardson, mother of Lisa and Terry – Barbara Ingram, Eddy Snowden and Nora Snowden. Mr. Guess was preceded in death by his parents, Freddie and Frankie Guess; 2 brothers, Louis and Jessie Guess; 3 sisters, Jean Guess, Bernice Butler and Idell Ray; and father-in-law, Richard Baker, Sr. The family would like to express special thanks to the Snowden, Baker and Boxley families, the staff of Hurley Medical Center and Hospice.

James Guess

July 31, 1936 - March 8, 2009