Mother Lillie Mae Neal

NEAL, Mother Lillie - Age 90, passed away Monday, March 2, 2015 at Willowbrook Manor. Family hour 11 a.m. Saturday, March 7, 2015 at Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church, 502 Leith St., with funeral service commencing at 12 noon. Pastor Daniel Moore officiating. Interment Sunset Hills Association, G-4413 Flushing Rd. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 11 a.m. Saturday. Mother Neal will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., and may be viewed from 4 p.m.-8 p.m. Friday. Mrs. Lillie Mae Neal was born September 30, 1924 in Newton, Mississippi to Clarence F. Wells and Lorena (Halsey) Wells. She moved to Flint, Michigan in 1956 and united with Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church. Mrs. Neal was an educator in the Beecher and Flint school systems for over 35 years. She was a dedicated Christian and church worker serving on the Mother’s Board, the Deaconess Board, Senior Choir and was past president of General Mission. Mrs. Neal was also active in the Great Lakes District Association and was a member of the Wolverine State Convention Missionary Society and long-time member of Gospel Music Workshop. In addition, she was a dedicated community activist helping to form the Eldridge Street Block Club. Mrs. Neal worked on the polls in every election, was a member of Fudluc and the Mott Weed and Seed Program, becoming a Master Gardener. She also served on the Northeast Village CDC (475 corrider), the North Street Business District Council, the Neighborhood Coalition, The Neighborhood Restoration Coalition, The Community Round Table and the Citywide Advisory Council. She leaves to cherish her memory: brother, Lester H. Wells; sister, Vivian R. Cook; nephews, Lester F. (Karlene) Wells, Sr., Quintin Cook and Erick Cook; nieces, Sheila D. Wells, Valerie Cook, Cyd Charise Cook; several great nieces and nephews; several great-great nieces and nephews; goddaughter, Etoy; many cousins and friends including Pastor Daniel Moore and the Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church family. Mrs. Neal was preceded in death by her parents, Clarence F. Wells and Lorena Wells; sister, Thelma Jolley; brother, Clarence B. Wells; nephews, Bobby J. Wells and Anthony Wells; and niece, Patrice Wells.

Mother Lillie Mae Neal

September 3, 1924 - March 2, 2015