Mother Mozell Thompson

THOMPSON, Mother Mozell - Age 89, passed away Tuesday, May 5, 2015 at Hurley Medical Center. Family hour 10 a.m. Saturday, May 16, 2015 at Jackson Memorial Temple Church Of God In Christ, 3155 W. Carpenter Rd., with funeral service commencing at 11 a.m. Bishop H.J. Williams Host Pastor, Bishop Lois Marshall Officiating. Interment Sunset Hills Cemetery, G-4413 Flushing Rd. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 10 a.m. Saturday. Mother Mozell Thompson 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. Mother Mozell Thompson was born February 10, 1926, the eight child of twelve to the union of Elder Albert and Vinnie Marshall in Jackson, Tennessee. On March 13, 1947 she married her childhood sweetheart Cecil Mayfield Thompson and moved to Flint, Michigan. Remembering the teaching of her father and her love for the lord, she opened and started the Church of God located on Industrial and Addison Street. While Cecil thought Sunday school and Mother Mozell as the secretary, she would draw people in with her piano playing and singing. In 1960 Mozell and Cecil made the first payment to open the doors of the Ruth Street C.O.G. and named her brother Ramon Marshall the pastor. In 1987 Mozell and Cecil united with the Jackson Memorial Temple with Bishop H.J. Williams as her covering appointed her to serve on the mother’s guile. Mozell enjoyed singing with the gospel ensemble group, solos, and and the gospel community choir. Mozell graduated from high school in Jackson, Tennessee. She attended Mott Community College becoming state certified in baking, floral arranging, and sewing, shoe covering, and making designer hats. Mozell retired from the Dry Cleaners after 40 years with united cleaners. Mozell enjoyed playing the piano, singing, sewing, traveling, cooking hugh dinners and uniting the Marshall and Thompson Families. Mozell enjoying everyone and if you ever had the pleasure of meeting her, you would feel as though you known her for years. Mozell leaves to cherish her memory; surviving brother, Bishop Lois (Alberta) Marshall of Gary, IN; brother-in-law, Deacon Lee (Lucille) Thompson of Flint, MI; a host of other relatives and friends including special friend, Sister Laura Lee of Cleveland, mother Bernice Brown, and Pinky Turner-Stephens both of Flint, and best friend, Evelyn Craft of Jackson, TN. Mozell was preceded in death by her parents; Elder Albert and Vennie Marshall, 3 sisters Dora, Naomi, and Louis;8 brothers, Willie, Lensie, Robert, Namen, David, Albert, Herman, and Lois The family would like to express special thanks to Hurley medical 6th & 9th floor nurses, McLaren Hospice, Hassel bring Senior Center. Pastors, Church family and friends for the love that was shown thru flowers, cards, gifts, prayers, transportation and food.

Mother Mozell Thompson

February 10, 1926 - May 5, 2015