Mrs. Sylvia Lee Young

YOUNG, Mrs. Sylvia Lee - Age 57, passed away Tuesday, April 11, 2017 at McLaren-Flint. Family hour 10:00 AM Monday, April 17, 2017 at Triumph Church-Flint Campus, 1657 Broadway Blvd., with funeral service commencing at 11:00 AM Pastor Lawrence Vaughn officiating. Interment Lovedale Memorial Cemetery, G-5175 E. Bristol Rd. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 10:00 AM Monday. Mrs. Young will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park, and may be viewed from 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Sunday, with the family present from 4:00 PM -6:00 PM to receive friends. Ms. Sylvia Lee (Davis) Young was born March 1, 1960 in Minter City, Mississippi, the daughter of Mack and Willie Mae Davis. She accepted Christ at an early age. Sylvia graduated from Flint Northern High School, “Class of 1978” and attended Baker College of Flint. She was a former employee of Genesee Packaging. Sylvia enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and eating her chicken and bread. She was a fan of “Law and Order Criminal Intent” and “Judge Judy”. Ms. Sylvia Lee Young leaves to cherish her memory: 2 daughters, Chiketa Young and Eboni Young; god-daughters, Tashika Weston and Shantia Brown, all of Flint, Tawanda Phinnessee of Nashville, TN and Tamara Smoots; 5 grandchildren, Tamara Jones, Mariah Young, Jayson Manuel, Cameron Thompson and Dionta Gordon Jr.; 4 sisters, Dorothy Chappell, all of Flint, Bettie Britt of Grand Blanc, MI, Helen Davis and Caroline Davis (John McGinnis) all of Flint; brother, Ollie (Audrey) Davis of Cleveland, OH; 8 nieces; 4 nephews; uncle, Josh Dixon of Panama City, FL; a host of cousins including “favorite cousins”, Jenell Holmes of Detroit, MI, Ruby Young, David Young and Derrick Young, all of Flint; brother-in-law, Henry Robinson of Grand Blanc, MI; a host of other relatives and friends including special friends, Charlotte Hamilton Phinnessee of Clarksville, TN, Judy Harris and Sharon Jones, both of Flint. Ms. Young was preceded in death by her parents, Mack and Willie Mae Davis; paternal grandparents, Hanna and Tom Davis; maternal grandparents, Claiborne and Willie Anna Dixon; sisters, Rose Robinson and Walinda Davis; niece, Ericka Edwards Hubbard; nephew, Eric Britt; aunts, Pearl Young, Ollie Harold and Lovely Davis; and uncles, Johnnie Dixon, Jab Dixon and Johnnie Cummings. The family would like to express special thanks to Pastor Lawrence Vaughn and the Triumph Church-Flint Campus family, McLaren-Flint CCU and ICU nurses and doctors.

Mrs. Sylvia Lee Young

March 1, 1960 - April 11, 2017