Mrs. Katherine J. "Granny" Kendall

KENDALL, Mrs. Katherine J. "Granny" - age 91, passed away Tuesday, May 13, 2014 at Heritage Manor. Family hour 2 p.m. Saturday, May 17, 2014 at Family Worship Center Church International, 3280 N. Linden Rd. with funeral service commencing at 2:30 p.m. Pastor Timothy R. Stokes officiating. Interment Sunset Hills Cemetery, G-4413 Flushing Rd. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 2 p.m. Saturday. Mrs. Kendall will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd. and may be viewed from 12 p.m.-8 p.m. Friday. Mrs. Katherine Jane Kendall was born December 30, 1922 in Gary, Indiana, the daughter of Vinie and A.D. (Adam) Smith, the youngest of 5 children. The family relocated to Idlewild, MI in 1925, where she attended Idlewild Tabernacle after accepting Christ at an early age. Katherine graduated at age 15 and attended cosmetology school in Chicago, IL. She moved to Flint after leaving Idlewild in 1948. Katherine married Wilson Lee Brown in 1940 and later married Harvey Kendall in 1960. She was the mother of 4 children Sondra and Richard; Floyd and Carole are deceased; the proud grandmother of 10 and has numerous great-grandchildren. For more than 30 years Katherine attended Vernon Chapel AME Church. She united with Family Worship Center Church International in 2005. Katherine was a member of Seniors Saving Our Society, an Honorary Member of the Daughters of Worship Cell Group and was the oldest member of the church. Katherine, a beautician for 30 years, worked at Industrial Beauty Nook and then at LaVogue Beauty Salon. Upon her retirement she went on to work at AC/Delphi, a division of General Motors, retiring after 20 years of dedicated service. Katherine then moved to Alabama, where she was the oldest cashier at Wal-Mart. Mrs. Katherine Jane Kendall affectionately known as “Granny”, loved playing cards, singing, was an accomplished fisherwoman and learned to roller skate and ski in her 50’s. Her longevity was credited to God and her philosophy on life was “Loving God and people, trying to do the right thing and not hurt others; if you hurt people, ask the Lord and the person to forgive you; but always try to treat people like you want to be treated.” Mrs. Katherine Jane Kendall leaves to cherish her memory: daughter, Sondra (Delano) Brady of Idlewild, MI; son, Richard (Mosetta) Brown of Walla Walla, WA ; stepson, Jimmie (Angel) Brown of Flint; cousin, Delbert Scott of Las Vegas, NV; 10 grandchildren; Shawn (Lynn) Coffey of Idlewild, MI; Rev. Henry Barton of Birmingham, AL, Dr. Fawn (Victor) Ukpolo of Louisiana; 5 special great-grandchildren, Kayla and Karina Brown and Carole Barton of Flint, Kewe and Mercy Ukpolo of Louisiana; a host of other relatives and friends including her adopted children at Family Worship Center Church International, Linda (Albert) Stewart of Birmingham, AL, Renee, Jennifer, Sherry, Sharon and Amia of Heritage Manor. Mrs. Kendall was preceded in death by: daughter, Carole Ann Barton; son, Floyd Brown; and niece, Janet Earl. The family would like to express special thanks to Pastors Timothy and Tanya Stokes and the Family Worship Center Church International family, Pastor James and Minister Dee Dee Hodo, Minister Phyllis Jordan, the staff at Heritage Manor, and Ann and Heidi of McLaren Hospice.

Mrs. Katherine J. "Granny" Kendall

December 30, 1922 - May 13, 2014