Mary (Waters-Pollard) Williams

WILLIAMS, Mrs. Mary Elizabeth (Waters-Pollard) - Age 65, passed away Wednesday, September 7, 2005 at Genesys Health Park. Family hour 10:00AM Saturday, September 17, 2005 at Mt. Calvary Church, 4805 N. Saginaw St., with funeral service commencing at 11:00AM. Dr. Henry L. Fuller, Jr. officiating. Interment River Rest Cemetery, G-4413 Flushing Rd. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the funeral home at 10:00AM Saturday. Mrs. Williams will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., and may be viewed from 12Noon-8PM Friday. Mrs. Mary Elizabeth (Waters-Pollard) Williams was born March 20, 1940, the daughter of Mr. Howard S. Waters and Willie Mae Kinnard-Vaughn. Mrs. Williams was a long life resident of Flint, attending Flint Public Schools. Mary accepted Christ as her Lord and Savior and was a member of Greater Emmanuel Temple. She was a homemaker and especially enjoyed her children. She was a caring and giving person, willing to help anyone who needed help. There was not a selfish part in her heart. Sis. Williams enjoyed cooking big family meals, watching everybody eat, fishing, and family picnics. She took great pride in her appearance. She was a mother to many many children. Mrs. Mary Elizabeth (Waters-Pollard) Williams leaves to cherish her memory: 5 daughters, Ada (Walter) Edwards, Traci Pollard, Nikita Williams, Darla Pollard Williams and Linda Simpson all of Flint; 5 sons, James (Sally) Waters of Las Vegas, NV, Roy L. Pollard of Saginaw, MI, Sherman Pollard, Gundino (Dora) Pollard, and Daniel (Tacita) Williams, Jr., all of Flint; a host of grand and great-grandchildren, along with many godchildren; 3 sisters, Eunice (Cleophus) Gay, Virginia Mann, Deborah (Lloyd) Holmes, all of Flint; 3 brothers, Alfonza, (Quevester) Vaughn, Raymond Vaughn, and Hudson Brown, all of Flint; 2 sisters-in-law, Draniel Farris of Flint, Deborah Vaughn of Berrian Springs, MI; a host of other relatives and friends including special friends, Leveren Harden and the Beecher Community Families. Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Williams was preceded in death by her parents, Howard Waters and Willie Mae Kinnard-Vaughn; stepfather, Albert Vaughn; stepmother, Corrine Peats; grandparents, Walter and Sarah Waters; 2 sisters, Hertesine Rankin and Sherry Skinner; 4 brothers, Walter and Clarence Waters, John Vaughn, and Freddie Brown. The family would like to express a special thanks to Michigan Health Specialist, Dr. Khalid Ahmed, Dr. Osama, Davita Hallwood Plaza Staff and Genesys Health Park 3rd Floor M.I.C.U., and Dr. Henry L. Fuller, Jr. and the Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist Church Family.

Mary (Waters-Pollard) Williams

March 20, 1940 - September 7, 2005