Mrs. Rosa Bell Haywood

HAYWOOD, Mrs. Rosa Bell - Age 93, passed away Friday, May 8, 2015 at Hurley Medical Center. Family hour 10 a.m. Thursday, May 21, 2015 from the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., with funeral service commencing at 11 a.m. Pastor Craig Sutters Eulogist. Min. Agnes Naphier Officiating. Interment Sunset Hills Cemetery, G-4413 Flushing Rd. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the funeral home 10 a.m. Thursday. Mrs. Haywood will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home and may be viewed from 12 p.m. - 8 p.m. Wednesday. Mrs. Rosa Bell Haywood, affectionately known as Rose was born in Greensboro, North Carolina on May 8, 1922 according to the family Bible. She was the youngest daughter of Paul Washington and Bennie Sprinkle and on Friday May, 8, 2015. She quietly transitioned to her eternal home. Educated in the Guillford County School System in Greensboro, North Carolina. Rose graduated from Dudley High School. She and her sister Bessie were known in Greensboro as “the Washington Girls.” The two sisters were inseparable and both played on the basketball team and enjoyed attending dances at the Palace. Rose was remembered as the quiet sister who always wore a smile. Following graduation Rose met and married the love of her life, Jesse O’Neal Haywood and from this union her oldest son was born in Greensboro. Upon Jesse's discharge from the Army Air Corp, the family moved to Washington D.C. then the family moved once again to New York City before finally settling permanently in Flint Michigan. In Flint, Rose gave birth to Vincent and Tammie Haywood. Rose was the consummate homemaker, she also loved gardening and basketball. Following her husband’s death in 1975, at 54 years of age, she began her career at AC Spark Plugs, a division of General Motors where she continued working until her retirement. Grandma Rosie had a special place in the heart for her grandchild Nicole Pacada and great-grandson Craig Sutters. Together they shared a love of reading, jazz, and the Chicago Bulls! Mrs. Rosa Bell Haywood, Comforted by shared memories, will be greatly missed by her loving daughter, Tammie Haywood of Flint, MI; 2 sons, Vincent Haywood of Flint, MI, and Frederick (Rosetta) Haywood of Atlanta, GA; Grand children, Nicole (Mario) Pacada of Long Beach, CA and Craig Sutters of California, in addition to Colette Haywood (Leonard Watkins) of Atlanta, GA, Marcia Haywood of Los Angeles, CA and a host of great grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Mrs. Rosa Bell Haywood was preceded in death by her husband Jesse O’Neal Haywood, and Sister Bessie Mae.

Mrs. Rosa Bell Haywood

May 8, 1922 - May 8, 2015