Mr. James A. Warner

WARNER, Mr. James A. - Age 62, passed away Sunday, May 3, 2015 at University of Michigan Health System - Ann Arbor, MI. Family hour 11 a.m. Monday, May 11, 2015 at House of Prayer Missionary Baptist Church, 1851 W. Carpenter Rd., with funeral service commencing at 12 p.m. Pastor Kenneth L. Stewart officiating. Interment Lovedale Memorial Cemetery, 5175 E. Bristol Rd., Burton, MI. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 11 a.m. Monday. Mr. Warner will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., and may be viewed from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Sunday. Mr. James A. Warner was born July 25, 1952 in Jackson, Mississippi, the son of Willie and Adell Warner. He was baptized as a young child at Free Mission Church in Jackson, MS. James graduated from Jim Hill High school and later moved to Flint, MI in 1972. He was employed at General Motors. James belonged to the YMCA. He was very outgoing and enjoyed traveling and cooking. James loved sports and westerns, Marshall Dillon was his favorite. Mr. James A. Warner leaves to cherish his memory: wife of 31 years, Patricia A. Warner; 2 daughters, LaShonda M. Warner and LaTanya S. Warner; 2 step-children, Yolonda R. Norris and Thomas Reeder; 9 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren, all of Flint, MI; mother, Adell Warner; 2 sisters, Linda and Debra Warner; 4 brothers, Willie A. (Gloria) Warner, Edward J. (Nila) Warner, David Warner and John (Tonia) Warner, all of Jackson, MS; 10 nieces; 11 nephews; 3 aunts, Addie Terrell of Plano, TX, Dorothy Terrell of Jackson, MS, and Georgia McCall of Flint; 2 uncles, Henry Jenkins of Jackson, MS and Arthur Lee Terrell of Walker, LA; sister-in-law, Betty Nelson, Sharon Watt, Brenda Pate, Marilyn Jones and Margaret Watt; brother-in-law, Jimmie R. Watt; a host of cousins, other relatives and friends, including special friends, Marshall Johnson of Detroit, MI, Charles Winn of Saginaw, MI, Michael Patrick of Flint, William Thompson of North Carolina and Kevin Larry of Flint. Mr. Warner was preceded in death by his father, Willie Warner; grandparents, Albert and Mary Terrell; mother and father-in-law, Mary F. and Harrison Watt; 5 aunts, and 1 uncle. The family would like to express special thanks to Shannon and Steve, University of Michigan Hospital – Ann Arbor, MI.

Mr. James A. Warner

July 25, 1952 - May 3, 2015