Rosemary Mixon

MIXON, Mrs. Rosemary - Age 49, passed away Monday, January 9, 2006 at McLaren Regional Center. Family hour 10:30AM Friday, January 13, 2006 at First Trinity Missionary Baptist Church, 1226 Beach St., with funeral service commencing at 11AM. Pastor F.O. Hockenhull, officiating. Interment River Rest Cemetery, G-4413 Flushing Rd. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 10:30AM Friday. Mrs. Mixon 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 Thursday. Rosemary "Rose" "Rosie" "Gran Gran" Mixon was born September 13, 1956 in Flint, Michigan, the daughter of the late Booker T. and Pecolia (Conway) Mixon. Rosie received Christ as her Savior at an early age and was a former member of First Trinity Missionary Baptist Church. She graduated from Flint Southwestern High School in 1974. She retired from GM Truck and Bus Assembly after 29 years of service and was a member of UAW Local 598. Her favorite pastime was spending time and being a kid with her grandbabies, which she loved so dearly. She was a former member of several bowling and softball leagues. Rosemary "Rose" "Rosie" "Gran Gran" Mixon leaves to cherish her precious memory: daughter and son-in-law, Tomisha (Alvin) Burns of Flint; 3 grandchildren, Joseph "Darnell" & Tiara Burns of Flint, and Tiesha Burns of Hawaii; mother, Pecolia Mixon of Flint; devoted companion of 18 years, Robert Keith Holland and family; 7 sisters, Helen Raynor, Carolyn Mixon, Christa Elaine Mixon, Eunita (Seeber) Wingfield, Sharon Mixon of Flint, Evelyn Fay Mixon of Silver Spring, MD, and Nikita (Kenneth) Franklin of Glen Burnie, MD; 3 nieces, Catrina Crowder, Saundra Lynn Mixon of Flint, and Cassondra Crowder of Baltimore, MD; 5 nephews, LaDarriss Mixon, Jonah Mixon-Webster of Flint, Reese Mixon of Silver Spring, MD, Blake and Dominic Franklin of Glen Burnie, MD; 2 great-nieces, Jasmine Crowder of Flint, and Myteah Crowder of Baltimore, MD; 3 great-nephews, Denairio and Aaron Crowder, JaTavion Haymer of Flint; 3 aunts, Ollie Baker, Claire (Shermon) Perkins, Eula Conway; 3 uncles, Mitchell (Martha) Conway, Jr., George (Henryetta) Conway of Flint, Charlie (Mae) Mixon of Ozan, AK; the Conway & Keels cousins; numerous relatives and friends including special cousin Rena Perkins-Hill, the Burns family, the Crowder family, the Manning family, Joseph Jones, Jr. (father of her daughter) and the Jones Family, special friends Brenard Sims, Marie Smith and Barb. Rosemary was preceded in death by her father; sister, Beatrice (Mixon) Crowder; grandparents; 5 aunts; and 4 uncles. The family would like to extend a sincere thanks to the Doctors and staff of McLaren 5th Floor ICU. Special thanks to Pastor F.O. Hockenhull and First Trinity Missionary Baptist Church family.

Rosemary Mixon

September 15, 1956 - January 9, 2006