Tomisha Burns

BURNS, Mrs. Tomisha - Age 37, passed away Thursday, September 23, 2010 at Hurley Medical Center. Family hour 10:30 a.m. Saturday, October 2, 2010 at First Trinity Missionary Baptist Church, 1226 Beach St., with funeral service commencing at 11 a.m., Pastor F.O. Hockenhull officiating. Interment River Rest Cemetery, G-4413 Flushing Rd. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 10:30 a.m. Saturday. Mrs. Burns will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., and may be viewed from 12Noon-8 p.m. Friday, with family present from 5-8 p.m. Mrs. Tomisha Latoya (Mixon) Burns was born in Flint, Michigan on June 17, 1973. “The ONLY” child of Rosemary Mixon and Joseph Jones, Jr. Tomisha was a member of First Trinity Missionary Baptist Church, where she learned the true value of prayer. She graduated from Flint Central High School, “Class of 1991.” Tomisha was employed at Taco Bell, Inc., for 15 years where she worked her way up to become Assistant Manager, before her health began to decline. She was a sweet and kind person, who had such a giving spirit and who dearly loved spending time with her children and families (Mixons, Joneses and Burns). Tomisha was the very model of class and good taste. In her final months, she spoke of a strong desire to be formally educated in the medical field, hoping to one day return to the workforce. She leaves to cherish her precious memory: husband, Alvin Burns; children, Tiesha, Joseph Darnell and Tiara Burns, all of Flint; father, Joseph (Lula) Jones, Jr. of Dacula, GA; grandmother, Mary Jones; godmother, Jetty M. Chick, both of Flint; niece, Shanice Burns; nephew, Braxton Burns;10 aunts, Helen Raynor, Carolyn, Christa Elaine, Sharon Mixon, Eunita (Seeber) Mixon-Wingfield and Sherry Jones of Flint, Evelyn Fay Mixon of Silver Spring, MD, Nikita (Kenneth) Franklin of Woodbridge, VA, Brenda (Bruce) Walker of Sherman Oaks, CA and Melinda Edwards of Atlanta, GA; 3 uncles, Jerry, Glen (Lisa) Jones of San Diego, CA and Liston “Uncle BB” (Deb) Jones; loving mother-in-law and father-in-law, Dorothy M. and Arthur Burns; sister-in-law, Angela Burns, all of Flint; 2 goddaughters, Aaliyah McQeen and Samya Burns (great-niece); a host of cousins, great-aunts, great-uncles and friends including close and special cousin, Rena Perkins-Hills, special cousins, Cassondra and Catrina Crowder and Saundra Mixon (who grew up like sisters, under the guidance of Grandma Mixon), LaDarriss and Reese Mixon, Jonah Mixon-Webster, Denairo Crowder (her boys), Jasmine and Myteah Crowder, Aaron Epps, JaTavion Haymer, Blake and Dominic Franklin, Bruce Walker, Jr., Michael and Anthony Edwards, Nikey Keels, Tracy Thompson and “Day Day”, best friends and sisters-in-the-spirit, Marcia “CeCe” McQueen and Rolanda Perrin, special friends, Shontell Huntley, Amy Perry, “Z” and the crew at Taco Bell. Mrs. Burns was preceded in death by her mother, Rosemary Mixon; grandmothers, Pecolia Mixon and Anna Bell Jones; grandfathers, Booker T. Mixon and Joseph Jones, Sr.; and aunt, Beatrice Mixon Crowder. The family would like to extend a sincere thanks to the Drs. and staff at Genesys Regional Medical Center 2nd floor, Rev. Rodney Ellison and the Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church family and a special thanks to Pastor F.O. Hockenhull and the First Trinity Missionary Baptist Church family for your expressions of love.

Tomisha Burns

June 17, 1973 - September 23, 2010