Mrs. Mary Washington

WASHINGTON, Mrs. Mary - Age 84, passed away Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at her residence. Family hour 10 a.m. Saturday, January 31, 2015 at Canaan Baptist Church, 910 E. Gillespie St., with funeral service commencing at 11 a.m. Pastor Charles E. Roots officiating. Interment Gracelawn Community Cemetery, G-5710 N. Saginaw Street. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 10 a.m. Saturday. Mrs. Washington 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. Mary, affectionately known as “Lunch,” was born March 11, 1930 to John and Katie Haynes in Belzoni, Mississippi. Mary confessed Christ at an early age while attending Wasp Lake Missionary Baptist Church in Belzoni. Mary later met and married the love of her life Willie Washington, and the two journeyed from Belzoni, MS to Flint, MI where they raised their four children. She retired from General Motors V-8 Engine Plant with 32 years of service and was a member of UAW Local 659. Mary was a dedicated member of the Canaan Baptist Church, where she served in the Usher Ministry. Those who knew Mary knew she loved spending time with her family, going on the General Motor’s casino trips, and if she was home you would catch her watching pro basketball, and Tiger Woods. If you happened to be looking for Mary around Thanksgiving or The Fourth of July, you would have found her travelling to Chicago to visit her special niece, Alice and the rest of the family living in Chicago. She leaves to cherish her memory: three children, Herb (Gisele) of Youngstown, OH, Willie (Mary) of New York, and Georgia of Flint, MI; two sisters, Ruthie Bolden of Chicago, IL, and Mary Haynes of Lithia Springs, GA; one brother, Maurice Haynes a.k.a. Tony of Chicago, IL; twelve grandchildren, Nette, David, Cheveza, Candice, Terrell, Michael, Arielle, Makenta, Matthew, John, Georgia and Deinda; 13 great-grandchildren; one special cousin, Lula Hudson of Milwaukee, WI; along with a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends. Mrs. Washington was preceded in death by her husband; one son, Michael; two daughters, Pearl and Renee; one grandson, Shay; both parents; six brothers, John W. "Peter", John Jr., Benjamin, Robert, David and Louis; and two sisters, Morice and Delores.

Mrs. Mary Washington

March 11, 1930 - January 21, 2015