Mrs. Mamie Lou Johnson

JOHNSON, Mrs. Mamie Lou - Age 69, passed away Wednesday, November 20, 2013 at Hurley Medical Center. Family hour 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, November 27, 2013 At Pentecostal Tabernacle Church Of God In Christ, 401 Carton St., with funeral service commencing at 11 a.m. Eld. Henry Jamerson officiating. Interment Great Lakes National Cemetery, G-4200 Belford Rd., Holly. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the Church 10:30 a.m. Wednesday. Mrs. Johnson 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. Tuesday. Mrs. Mamie Lou Johnson was born September 30, 1944 in Lake, Mississippi, the daughter of Columbus and Annie Melia Townsend. She moved to Flint, Michigan in 1950. Mamie graduated from Flint Southwestern High School “Class of 1962.” She loved to cook and retired after 26 years as a Senior Chef at Fish King restaurant. Mamie was well known among family and friends for her specialty dishes. She had a big heart and loved taking care of children, she dedicated her love and her lap for 10 years to children. Mamie had a unique way in showing love to people she knew and to people she didn’t know. She loved the Lord and people. Mamie was a faithful member of Pentecostal Tabernacle Church Of God In Christ since 1971. She sang in the choir and worked in the kitchen and served on the Nurses Guild. Mamie also enjoyed fishing and fishing trips with family and friends. She was united in Holy Matrimony to Theodore Johnson on May 6, 1966. Mrs. Mamie Lou Johnson leaves to cherish sweet memories: husband, Theodore Johnson; 5 children, Charles Gleason, Danyale Johnson, Dashawn (Jamillah) Johnson, Kendra (Tim) Johnson, Damien Johnson, all of Flint; 28 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; 2 sisters, Grace (Ted) Armstrong of Forest, MS and Lue Jean (Gerald) Taylor; 2 brothers, Albert Townsend and W.J. (Ann) Townsend, all of Flint; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends including special friends, Thelma Hill and Flo Beaugard. Mrs. Johnson was preceded in death by her parents, Columbus and Annie Melia Townsend; brother, Johnnie Townsend. The family wishes to acknowledge the quality of care and consideration received from Davita Dialysis staff, Nurse Cynthia Tagle, Hurley Medical Center CICU Dept. 4 East staff and nurses, Robin and Michelle

Mrs. Mamie Lou Johnson

September 30, 1944 - November 20, 2013