Mr. Stanley Charles Gill

GILL, Mr. Stanley Charles - Age 70, passed away Friday, September 9, 2016 at Hurley Medical Center. Family hour 11:00 AM Thursday, September 15, 2016 at Vernon Chapel AME Church, 5802 Dupont Street, with funeral service commencing at 12:00 PM Pastor Robert Blake officiating. Interment Flint Memorial Park Cemetery, G-9506 N. Dort Hwy., Mt. Morris, MI. Family and friends will assemble at the church 11:00 AM Thursday. Mr. Gill will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., and may be viewed from 2:00 PM - 8:00 PM Wednesday, with the family present from 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM to receive friends. Mr. Stanley Charles Gill was born September 8, 1946 in Elkhart, Indiana, the son of Sarah Daniels. He graduated from Flint Northwestern High School. Stanley served in the United States Marine Corps and was Honorably Discharged. He was employed at Ford Motor Company. Stanley accepted Christ at an early age later rededicating his life to God at Vernon Chapel AME Church. Some of his greatest joys were working with the church Kitchen Committee, spending time with his grandchildren and helping others. Stanley was known for working as a Drill Team Leader setting an example for the young people in the community. Mr. Stanley Charles Gill leaves to cherish his memory: wife, Patricia Gill; daughter, LeQuindra Hodge; son, Stanley C. Gill, Jr., all of Flint; 4 grandchildren, DeQuan (Whitney) Hodge of Aubrey, TX, Makala Gill of Atlanta, GA, Tatyana Larkin of Elkhart, IN, Mekhi Gill; sisters-in-law, Nola Walker, both of Flint, Gwendolyn (Rufus) Edward, Linda (Solomon) Outlaw, all of Flint Twp., MI, Cassandra White, Sharon Lusane, both of Flint, and LaVonda (Douglas) Wilkerson of Flushing, MI; raised as brothers, Jerome (Jean) Gill, and Mitchell (Charlotte) Applewhite; uncle, John (Dolly) Applewhite; a host of cousins including special cousins, Ann (Charles) Willis, Rosie Gill, all of Elkhart, IN, Hattie Paulk, Reggie (Marsha) Taylor, Mikal Karin, all of Champaign, IL, Henry (Jackie) Thomas, Dorothy, LaBern, DeAndre (Nina), Lucinda and Linda Sanders, all of Memphis, TN; god-daughter, Janice Cooper; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends including special friends, Donnie (Janice) Johnson of South Bend, IN, Ray Sillman, Ralph Lusane, Tommie Rawls, Arthur Dent, Otto Chaney, Van Coleman, Jake (Bernice) Kendall, Bessie Stewart, Ocie Lewis, John Copeny, Sancel Rushing and Joe Gant. Mr. Gill was preceded in death by his daughter, Delphene Hawkins; granddaughter, SaRyai Gill; mother, Sarah Daniels; uncle, Charles Gill; mother and father-in-law, Charlie and LaBertha White; brother-in-law, Willie Walker. The family would like to express special thanks to neighbor, Roy Shavers and Darryl Dantzler, Pastor Robert Blake, Rev. Roosevelt Brown and the Vernon Chapel AME Church family for their kind deeds.

Mr. Stanley Charles Gill

September 8, 1946 - September 9, 2016