Mrs. Wanda Motley

MOTLEY, Mrs. Wanda - Age 51, passed away Wednesday, August 13, 2013 at Gentiva Hospice. Family hour 10:30 a.m. Saturday, August 24, 2013 at Mt. Tabor Missionary Baptist Church, 115 Welch Blvd., with funeral service commencing at 11 a.m. Pastor Floyd Fuller, officiating. Interment Lovedale Memorial Cemetery, G-5175 E. Bristol Rd. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 10:30 a.m. Saturday. Mrs. Motley will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., and may be viewed from 12 noon-8 p.m. Friday with family present from 6-8 p.m. Mrs. Wanda Vern Motley was born October 1, 1961 in Flint, Michigan to the union of Warren and Shirley Thompson. After graduating from Northwestern High School, “Class of 1979”, Wanda went on to obtain her Nursing Assistant Certificate from Mott Adult High School, graduating at the top of her class. She was employed with St. Mary’s Hospital in Saginaw, Michigan for 28 years and worked part-time at WalMart. Wanda was baptized at Mt. Tabor Missionary Baptist Church at ant early age, where she was still a member. Her hobbies included cooking, interior decorating, shopping and collecting poems, magnets and crystal. She leaves to cherish her memory: husband, Dwight Motley; sons, Darous and Edries Motley; grandson, Dallas Motley; parents, Warren and Shirley Thompson; sister, Jettie M. Thompson, all of Flint, Michigan; aunts, Jettie (Enoch) Evans of Spring Hill, TN, Dorothy Franklin and Nancy Miller, both of Flint, MI; father-in-law, Charlie Motley; sister-in-law, Chemene Motley; brother-in-law, Larry (Doris) Motley, all of Flint, MI; she also leaves 3 nieces; 5 nephews; and numerous cousins, including her favorite cousin, Cheryl Evans whom she had a great time with every time they got together; favorite Chicago “Cut’ins”, Gene, Enoch Jr., Larry, Beverly, Darnita, Stacy, Minnie, Patricia, Jewel, Greg “The Bat”, Towanna and Derrick; and good friend, Sue Marshall. Wanda was preceded in death by her sister, Nancy Thompson; maternal grandparents, Jimmy and Gertrude Diltz; paternal grandparents, O.D. and Ellen Thompson; mother-in-law, Genobia Motley; uncles, Arthur, Billy and Raymond; and aunts, Delmarce Leigh and Jimmie Mae Davis. The family would like to express special thanks to the Gentiva Hospice, McLaren Cancer Center, 11th floor Nurses, Erica Snead, Dr. Brian Bhagat and Dr. Palavali.

Mrs. Wanda Motley

October 1, 1961 - August 14, 2013