Mrs. Rosie B. Mays

MAYS, Mrs. Rosie B. - Age 85, passed away Monday, August 22, 2016 at Hurley Medical Center. Family hour 10:30 AM Monday, August 29, 2016 at House of Prayer Missionary Baptist Church, 1851 W. Carpenter Rd., with funeral service commencing at 11:00 AM Pastor Kenneth L. Stewart officiating. Interment Sunset Hills Cemetery, G-4413 Flushing Rd. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 10:30 AM Monday. Mrs. Mays will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., and may be viewed from 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Sunday. Mrs. Rosie B. “Mother” “Pookie” “Jan” (Jones) Mays was born February 7, 1931, in Laurel, Mississippi to Henry and Julia (Bluitt) Jones. She transitioned home with Christ Sunday, August 22, 2016, at Hurley Medical Center, Flint, MI. Mrs. Mays accepted Christ at an early age and was baptized, proudly, she would say in the Mississippi River, at the age of 9 and became a member of Providence Baptist Church in Laurel. After moving to Flint, Michigan with her family in 1943, she became a member of Golden Leaf Baptist Church. In 1953, she married Louis H. Mays and became a member of Canaan Baptist Church. When her church became Family Baptist Church, she was a dedicated member and worker. In 2004, she united with House of Prayer Baptist Church where she remained a loyal member until her death. Throughout her membership in every church, she worked diligently in various ministries, especially enjoying working with the youth. Mrs. Mays would tell us that she was proud to be a salad girl at Cromer’s Restaurant as her first job. When old enough, she became employed at AC Spark Plug, a division of General Motors until she retired in 1983. Rosie loved everybody, especially her children, grandchildren, great-grands and anyone she could encourage or help. She was affectionately known as Mother by scores of people because she adopted all those around her. When her grandchildren came along, she gained the name Jan by them and their friends. There was no one she came in contact with that she didn’t consider being a part of her life for life. She believed “once in, always in.” Mrs. Mays leaves to cherish her memory 5 children: daughter, Veronica Simon of Conyers, GA; sons, Sherman Mays and Eric Mays both of Flint, Kevin (Annie) Mays of Conyers, GA and Reginald (Nicole) Mays of Flint; 7 grandchildren, Michelle Scott of Las Vegas, NV, Randee Boose, Kevin Mays II, both of Flint, Eric Hakeem Mays of Grand Rapids, MI, Erica Matthews of Detroit, MI, Dana Mays of Flint, Leah (Blair) Walker of Burnsville, MN; 5 great-grandchildren, Whitney Boose of Flint, Treyvon Boose-Burt of Mt. Pleasant, MI, JaKobie Boose of Flint, Autumn Washington and Adrian Copereau, both of Detroit, MI; aunt, Mollie Kale of Flint; many other nieces, nephews, cousins and friends; brother-in-law, Willie Jackson of Mt. Morris, MI; special friends, Margie Scott of Burton, MI, Mahalia Boose and Gloria Reynolds both of Mt. Morris, MI; special daughters-in-law, Karen Walsh of Mt. Morris, MI, Andrietta Dicks and Renita Coney, both of Flint. Mrs. Mays was preceded in death by her former husband, Pastor Louis H. Mays; grandchildren, Sherman Dale Reed and Andrietta Patrice Simon; parents, Henry and Julia Jones; sisters, Margaret Blacknold, Ella Itson and Ada Jackson; brothers, Samuel, Henry and James Jones; dear mother-in-law, Mary (Dear) Mays-Urquhart. The family would like to express special thanks to Hurley Medical Center CICU especially nurses, Joy, Mia and Rose and Marilyn Luster.

Mrs. Rosie B. Mays

February 7, 1931 - August 22, 2016