Mr. Joe Lee Thompson

THOMPSON, Mr. Joe Lee - Age 90, passed away Friday, March 3, 2017 at his residence. Family hour 10:00 AM Friday, March 10, 2017 at Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist Church, 4805 N. Saginaw St, with funeral service commencing at 11:00 AM Rev. Dr. Henry L. Fuller Jr. officiating. Interment Sunset Hills Cemetery, G-4413 Flushing Rd. Friends and pall bearers will assemble at the church 10:00 AM Friday. Mr. Thompson will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., and may be viewed from 12:00 PM - 8:00 PM Thursday, with the family present from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM to receive friends. The soul of another saint is now in the bosom of Almighty God, in the person of Bro. Joe Lee Thompson. He was born October 5, 1926 in Natchez, Alabama, the son of Joe and Fannie Thompson. He was a resident of Flint, Michigan since 1955 and a member of Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist Church. Where he served on the Usher Ministry. Bro. Thompson was a former employee of Superior Pontiac Cadillac for 49 years. He loved to sit on the porch and supervise the neighborhood activities. ‘Cleanliness is next to Godliness,’ when it came to his Cadillac cars – they were washed and polished every day. Bro. Thompson was an excellent cook. His specialty was “stick to the ribs soup,” with cornbread. It was the best! Bro. Joe Lee Thompson leaves to cherish sweet memories: five daughters, Betty (Earl) Griffin, Barbara (Ludin) Cills, Cherrie Thompson, Gladys Thompson, all of Flint and Debra Thompson of Port Huron, MI; two sons, Joseph Thompson, of Flint and Mark (Lisa) Thompson of Norton Shores, MI; thirteen grandchildren, Tonya and Michelle Griffin, Angie and Porsha Cills, Tiea and Christopher Smith, Sheena Taylor, Ashley and Brandon Thompson, Shawanda, Joseph and Naseem Thompson, and Jovan Johnson; twenty great-grandchildren; special brother-in-law, Jerry (Kathy) Wiggins; a host of nieces and nephews including special nephews, Boe Johnson, Floyd and Arthur Burns, and Robert Johnson; a host of other relatives and friends The family would like to express special thanks to Richard Flowers and Marquis Lacey for their love and support of the family, Dr. Abdullah Raffee, McLaren-Flint 9th Floor nurses, Rev. Dr. Henry L. Fuller Jr. and the Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist Church family.

Mr. Joe Lee Thompson

October 5, 1926 - March 3, 2017