Mrs. Juanita H. Myles

MYLES, Mrs. Juanita H. - Age 99, passed away Tuesday, March 4, 2025 at McLaren-Flint. Family hour 10:00 AM Saturday, March 15, 2025 at Metropolitan Baptist Tabernacle, 930 E. Myrtle Ave., with funeral service commencing at 1100 AM. Pastor Stephen Murphy Sr., officiating. Interment Gracelawn Cemetery, 5710 N. Saginaw St. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 10:00 AM Saturday., March 15, 2025. Mrs. Myles will lie in state in the chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd. and may be viewed Friday, March 14, 2025 from 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM, with family present from 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM to receive friends. Sister Juanita Hampton Cannon Myles was born July 2, 1925 in Muldrow, Mississippi, the daughter of Pinky and Muggie Hampton. Sister Juanita Myles, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother, aunt and friend, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on March 4, 2024, 4 months shy of her 100th birthday. She was the last of 8 children born to the late Pinky and Muggie Hampton in Starkville, MS. Sister Myles met and married Frank Cannon Sr. and they had one son, Frank Jr. “Pete”. She later united with James Collins and 2 sons were born to the union, Larry and Lonnie. She later married Matthew Myles. Juanita attended Muldrow Public School System where she received her early education and high school diploma. She furthered her education at Mary Holmes Institute College in West Point, MS. After graduation, she returned home and taught in the Muldrow School System. Juanita moved to Flint, Michigan where she worked numerous jobs, until she secured a job at General Motors Corporation from 1963 until she retired in 1987. Juanita gave her life to Christ at an early age and united with Sixteen Section Missionary Baptist Church. Later when she moved to Flint, she joined Metropolitan Baptist Tabernacle where she served as a loyal and committed member of the Security Team for many years and also sang with the Senior Choir along with her son, Frank Jr. Juanita was the matriarch of the family who made a point of keeping the entire family connected and updated on each other. We affectionately called her, “Baby”, “Aunt Baby’’ and “Auntie”. Her life was centered around her love for God, her sons, family and friends. Juanita was a warm, thoughtful, loving person who brightened the lives of everyone she met. She was such a beautiful person inside and out. Everyone enjoyed being in her company as she always had uplifting, entertaining stories about her days growing up in Muldrow, her time working at General Motors, stories about the many family members, reunions and her travels back and forth from Michigan to Mississippi. She also enjoyed hearing stories that others shared, most of all she loved spending time with family. Sister Juanita Hampton Cannon Myles leaves to cherish her memory: 2 sons, Frank Cannon Jr. “Pete” and Lonnie Collins, both of Flint; granddaughter, Jactesha Childress; great-granddaughter, Cimone; great-great-granddaughter, Kensley; 2 great-grandsons, Trevon and Xzavion, all of Atlanta, GA; sister. Lue Ella Gibson of West Pointe, MS; 16 nieces and nephews, great-great-nieces and nephews; a host of other relatives and friends. Juanita will be welcomed to her heavenly home by her Lord and family members, parents, Pinkey and Muggie; son, Larry; 4 sisters, Lue Monie Neely, Wilkey Cannon, Hadie Houston and Nancy Bentley; 6 brothers, Ervin, Harvey, Johnnie, Will, Willie James, Leandrew and Thuster Hampton, what a hallelujah time they will have!! The family would like to thank Pastor Stephen L. Murphy Sr., the Metropolitan Baptist Tabernacle family and the McLaren-Flint staff and nurses.

Mrs. Juanita H. Myles

July 2, 1925 - March 4, 2025