Mrs. Occie R. Credit

CREDIT, Mrs. Occie R. - age 84, passed away Saturday, July 12, 2014 at Hurley Medical Center. Family hour 10 a.m. Saturday, July 19, 2014 at Dozier Memorial CME Church, 3212 S. Saginaw St. with funeral service commencing at 11 a.m. Rev. Reynard L. Monmouth Host Pastor and Bishop David Maxwell Eulogist. Interment Flint Memorial Park Cemetery, G-9506 N. Dort Hwy., Mt. Morris, MI. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 10 a.m. Saturday. Mrs. Credit 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, with the family present from 4 p.m.-8 p.m. Mrs. Occie Ree Credit (McFadden) was born on February 14, 1930 in Hope, Arkansas. She was the seventh of eleven children born to the union of Irving and Mattie (Maxwell) McFadden. She was called from labor to reward at Hurley Medical Center in Flint, Michigan on July 12, 2014. Mrs. Credit attended Blevins Training School, where she was a proud graduate of the Class of 1948. On April 16, 1950, she was united in holy matrimony to Chester Credit. The couple moved to and made their home in Flint, MI in 1953. They were happily married for 45 years and to this union five children were born. Mrs. Credit was employed at Hurley Medical Center as a Senior Nurse’s Assistant for twenty years, retiring on July 5, 1986. The majority of her employment was devoted to the patients of 6-A and 7 East. At retirement, Mrs. Credit was one semester away from becoming a Registered Nurse. Mrs. Credit’s work did not end at Hurley, but continued in her service to the Lord. She was a dedicated and stellar example of a Christian woman and a faithful member of the Dozier Memorial Christian Methodist Episcopal church for over 50 years. At Dozier, Mrs. Credit was a member of the Senior Choir. Her legacy and good deeds were most visible through her work with the Women’s Missionary Society; a ministry she was called to by her own mother, Mattie McFadden, in 1966. Mrs. Credit was a missionary for 25 years, serving as president for 16 years. She was elected and served as the First Vice-President of the Mid-Michigan District Women’s Missionary Society for 7 years. Mrs. Credit supported the Connectional Women’s Missionary Council as a delegate to both the General Assembly and Executive Board. Mrs. Credit prided herself on ensuring her missionary sisters attended the Annual Conference each year to participate in the Lena Jones Rice Missionary March. She was also a member of Church Women’s United and was a mentor at Garfield Community School as part of the One Church-One School program. From “Killer,” to “Kiddo,” “Teacher,” and “Tudder,” Mrs. Credit had a variety of nicknames, indicative of her outgoing, feisty, and effervescent personality. Mrs. Credit never met a “stranger,” as her caring spirit, kind words, and jovial soul instantly made people feel welcome and comfortable. She was the life of any gathering, and possessed a giving disposition and gentle temperament. Whatever the need, you could count on Mrs. Credit to fulfill it. Whether it is a strengthening scripture, a joke to make you laugh, or a song to get you by, she always knew what to do or say and when to do it. To know her was to love her. Special attention must be rendered to Mrs. Credit’s spectacular fashion sense. From her ever-present red lipstick to her prodigious hat collection, Mrs. Credit made a stylish entrance wherever she went. She enjoyed traveling, gardening, and spending time with her family and friends. She had a green thumb and a notorious sweet tooth. Mrs. Credit leaves to cherish her memory: son, Alfonzo (Kimberly) Credit of Waterford, MI; 3 daughters, Linda (Leroy) Perkins, Barbara (Van) French and Aileen (David) Louis, all of Grand Blanc, MI; sisters, Nina (J.W.) Miller of Grand Blanc, MI and Dr. Jessie (Charles) Muldrew of Flint; brother, Joseph (Charity) McFadden of Louisville, KY; daughter-in-law, Shirley Credit of Muskegon, MI; sisters-in-law, Ruth Credit of Dallas, TX and Vernon Credit of Marshall, TX; 13 grandchildren, Tamika French, Van E. French Jr., Alfonzo Credit Jr., Denisha Clayton, Rodney Credit, DeShawn Credit, DeAndre Louis, DeAonte Louis, Lauren Perkins, Charles Dewayne Credit, Alexander Credit, Antonio Credit and Antwaan Credit; 8 great-grandchildren, Angela French, Makayla Credit, Ava Chestnut, Ceionah Credit, Johnathan Credit, Amere Chestnut, Charleah Credit, Daniela Garcia, and Ariana Louis; god-daughters, Carolyn Williams and Helen McGhee; special friends, Ola Riddle, Juanita Allen and Lelia Stinson; a host of nieces, nephews, other relative and friends. Mrs. Credit was preceded in death by her husband, Chester Credit; son, James Credit; parents, Irving and Mattie McFadden; sisters, Naomi Raglon, Eria Hopson and Irene Booth; brothers, Alvin, Cotton G., Melvin and William McFadden; special friend, Aquilla Munerlyn.

Mrs. Occie R. Credit

February 14, 1930 - July 12, 2014