Mrs. Maggie Dell Tyler

TYLER, Mrs. Maggie Dell - Age 72, passed away Sunday, December 8, 2013 at Hurley Medical Center. Family hour 10 a.m. Saturday, December 14, 2013 at Foss Avenue Baptist Church, 1159 E. Foss Ave., with funeral service commencing at 11 a.m. Pastor Joe A. Washington officiating. Interment Lovedale Memorial Cemetery, 5175 E. Bristol Rd., Burton. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the Church 10 a.m. Saturday. Mrs. Tyler 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. Maggie Dell Tyler was born November 21, 1941 in Flora, Mississippi to the late James and Lillie Mae Thompson. Maggie confessed Christ at an early age and was baptized at Livingston Missionary Baptist Church. Maggie was educated in the East Flora, Mississippi school system. She joined in holy matrimony to the late Rev. Charles J.W. Tyler. This union was blessed with four children. Later, Maggie moved to Flint, Michigan where she joined Friendship Community Church, and then joined True Temple Church where she was a faithful member having served on the Choir and Financial Committee. Maggie was employed at A.C. Spark Plug, a division of General Motors and later worked at Delphi. Maggie loved spending time with her family, shopping, going to church, gospel singing programs and family fun night where she played dominos and enjoyed walking. Mrs. Tyler leaves to cherish in his memory: 2 daughters, Carolyn Joet (Marcus) Shelton of Flint and Maggie Annette (James F.) Collins of Virginia Beach, VA; son, Charles Edward (Rhonda) Tyler of Flint; 9 grandchildren: 4 granddaughters, Jennifer C. Tyler-Jones, and Passion Tyler both of Flint, Cyntesa Tyler, and Breanna Tyler of Jackson, MS; 5 grandsons, Michael J. Jones, Stephen Shelton and Dylan Luna all of Flint, Xavier Laroy Tyler of Jackson, MS, and Daricus Randolph of Columbus, OH; 2 great grandsons, Carson Maddox and LeiRoy Tyler; 6 sisters, Annie Mae (Henery) Lawson, Louise (C.L.) Lowe, Evangelist Mattie V. Beamon all of Jackson, MS, Lucillie (Joe) Cooper of Matteson, IL, Corean Bouldin of Natchez, MS, Carrie (Willie B.) Bell Smith of Ann Arbor, MI; 3 brothers, Mose (Linda) Thompson, James Simmons of Jackson, and Rev. Willie Thompson of Jackson, MS; 5 godchildren, Carolyn Robison, Angie Murphy, Manaca Danzler, Brenda Thompson, Cecelia Hussey and David Young Davis; a host of other relatives and friends including special sister-in-law, Elizabeth Washington; special friends Jackie Robinson, Brenda Blade, Alma Pritt, Jerry Larkin, James and Betty Collins, and Prenola Moore. Maggie was preceded in death by: husband, Rev. Charles J.W. Tyler; parents, James and Lillie Mae Thompson; loving son, Leroy Tyler; 2 brothers, James Thompson, Jr. and Cliffton Thompson. The family would like to express special thanks to Hurley Medical Center 5 East Nursing Staff, Pastor Flynn and the Foss Avenue Baptist Church Family. Very special thanks to Ruby Vance.

Mrs. Maggie Dell Tyler

November 27, 1941 - December 8, 2013