Sidney Abston

ABSTON, Mr. Sidney Bernard - Age 69, of Grand Blanc, peacefully departed this life Wednesday, November 28, 2007 after a long battle with Cancer. Family hour 10:30AM Tuesday, December 4, 2007 from the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., with funeral service commencing at 11AM. Bishop Odis A. Floyd officiating. Interment Evergreen Cemetery, G-3415 E. Hill Rd., Grand Blanc, MI. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the funeral home 10:30AM Tuesday. Mr. Abston will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, and may be viewed from 12Noon-8PM Monday. Mr. Sidney Abston was born on June 27, 1938 in Jackson, Michigan, the son of Elliot Abston and Marjorie Yates. Sidney attended Jackson Public Schools and retired from (SPO), a division of General Motors in August of 2006 where he was employed for 43 years. He was a member of UAW local 659. Sidney was also a member of Oman Temple #72 Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge and 32nd Degree Consistery. Sidney loved unique clocks, enjoyed listening to music, traveling, spending time with his grandchildren and collecting records as a hobby. Sidney was a loving husband, provider and companion of wife, Bernice for 40 years. He leaves to cherish his fond memories; wife, Bernice; 3 sons, Gary (Lois) Cooper of Glendale Heights, IL, Yusuf (Rabiah) Majeed of Jackson, MI & Curtis Brown of Mississippi; 3 daughters, Roddie Broughton of Detroit, MI, Denise Odum of Pine Bluff, AR & Wendy (Jesse) Lawson of Auburn Hills, MI; his beloved brother, Floyd Overall of Chicago, IL, 3 aunts, 2 uncles, two god children, Jasmyn Barnes and Kacey Motley, 2 sister in laws, Mattie Horne & Mary (William) Flippen; 3 brother in laws, Telvin Moore, Lovert Moore & Rodney (Kathy) Harris all of Flint, MI; 12 grandchildren, a host of nieces, nephews, cousins & friends; special friends, Henry Doans, Elizabeth Harris, Turner Beal, William Flippen, the Leflore, Lavalley, Motley, Byers, Porter, Evans, Kirkland, Iverson, Horne and both Miller Families. Sidney was preceded in death by his parents, 3 brothers, uncles, aunts, mother & father in law, two brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law. The family would like to give special thanks & gratitude to ministers Phil Hodge & Leroy Wells, Dr. Saed Sahouri & staff, Dr. Venkat Peram & staff, Hinds McDaniels, Bishop Odis A. Floyd & the New Jerusalem Full Gospel Baptist Church family, Genesys Hospice staff, the Lawson family and General Motors SPO employees.

Sidney Abston

June 27, 1938 - November 28, 2007