Willie McGowan

McGOWAN, Mr. Willie E. - Age 42, passed away Thursday, April 29, 2010 at Hurley Medical Center. Family hour 10 a.m. Friday, May 7, 2010 from the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., with funeral service commencing at 11 a.m., Eld. John Thornton officiating. Interment Gracelawn Community Cemetery, G-5710 N. Saginaw St. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the funeral home 10 a.m. Friday. Mr. McGowan will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, and may be viewed from 12Noon-8 p.m. Thursday only. Mr. Willie E. McGowan was born July 24, 1966 in Clark County, Alabama, the son of James Powell and Ethel Mae (McGowan) McCovery. Willie attended public schools in Pascagoula, Mississippi. He relocated to Flint in 1978. Willie enjoyed cooking and watching various food shows. He also enjoyed bowling, playing basketball and most of all spending time with his family and friends. Mr. Willie E. McGowan leaves to cherish his memory: fiancée, Angela Ritenburgh; 2 daughters, Willesha and Aurora; 3 sons, Antonio, Arthur and Gabriel; grandson, Antonio Bean, Jr.; parents, Ethel Mae and James McCovery; sisters, Savoya of Flint and Tonyia of Monroeville, AL; brothers, James (Sabrina), Adrian, Alonzo and Michael McGowan, all of Flint, James (London) Powell, Jr. of Subsville, AL, Mario Powell of Monroeville, AL and Ivan of Missouri; a host of nieces and nephews; a host of aunts including, Marilyn McGowan, Elizabeth Jones, Lucille (William) Bettis, Mary Gwen, Lucilla Snowden, Dorothy Burns, Louise Gillespie, Ruby (George) Thomas and Barbara (Sam) King; a host of uncles including, Louis McGowan, Robert McGowan (Donna Vanhorn), Sam Snowden, Leslie McCovery, Sherman McCovery and William McGowan; a host of cousins including, Levi, Joseph, Johnny, Darrel, Cecil, Stanley, Ezell and Jerry; a host of other relatives and friends including, Dennis Griffin, Bruce Henderson, Anthony Dunson, Chad, Clyde and many more, too many to name. Mr. McGowan was preceded in death by his father, James Powell; grandparents, William and Lucille McGowan, Mary Caldwell, Leslie and Eleanora McCovery and Samuel Snowden, Jr. The family would like to express special thanks to uncle and aunt, Sam and Lue Snowden.

Willie McGowan

July 24, 1966 - April 29, 2010