Mrs. Yvonne Nealy

NEALY, Mrs. Yvonne - Age 88, passed away Monday, July 15, 2024, at The Pines of Goodrich. Family Hour 10:00 AM Monday, July 22, 2024, from the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., with funeral service commencing at 11:00 AM, Bishop Bernadel Jefferson, Officiating., Interment Sunset Hills Cemetery, G-4413 Flushing Rd. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the Funeral Home 10:00 AM. Monday. Mrs. Nealy will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home and may be viewed from 10:00 AM- 4:00 PM Sunday. with the family present from 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM to receive friends. Ms. Yvonne Nealy was born on June 5, 1936 in Aliceville, Alabama, to Nancy Ivory McMullen and Danny McKinstry. Yvonne attended school at Summerville Industrial High School in Aliceville, AL. She received her high school diploma in 1954. After completion of high school, Yvonne moved to St. Louis, MO where she met and married Earnest Lee Nealy in 1956. They later moved to Flint, Michigan and were together for 23 years. Yvonne was employed at Yankee Department Store for a number of years. After leaving Yankee Department Store, Yvonne obtained employment with Chevrolet Manufacturing (also known as “The Hole”), a division of General Motors Corporation where she retired in 1999. Yvonne accepted Christ at an early age and was very active in church as a member of Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church on Hickory Street. She was the first president of the Voices of Macedonia Choir and she continued to serve the Lord in various capacities and churches throughout her life. Yvonne enjoyed music and traveling. Her favorite music was gospel, and anything by Luther Vandross. While in memory care, she would frequently tell her sister, Bernice that the late Voices member, Al Malone, was the singer in each gospel song that she heard. She never forgot about her choir. One of Yvonne’s favorite hobbies was bowling. Yvonne and Earnest created their own bowling team in Flint and competed for many years. Yvonne enjoyed traveling to various places with her family. She also loved to cook. Family and friends frequently requested Yvonne’s Hot Water Cornbread and her Red Velvet Cakes. Ms. Yvonne Nealy leaves to cherish her memory: sisters, Bernice Stewart of Mt. Morris, MI and Marva Gipson; brothers, Donald McMullen Sr., both of Aliceville, AL and Vonnie (Doris) McMullen Jr. of Tupelo, MS; brother-in-law, Herman Nealy of Mt. Morris, MI; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and dear friends including special friends, Joyce Martin, Rufus Alexander and Jackie Vaughn. Ms. Nealy was preceded in death by her parents, Nancy McMullen and Danny McKinstry; step-father, Vonnie McMullen Sr.; sister, Brenda McMullen; and best friend, Debra Ridley. The family would like to express special thanks to the staff at the Pines of Goodrich Memory Care Facility, the team of Swan Hospice nurses, Delorise Fair, Vinson Lever, Cynthia Davis, the Second Friendship Missionary Baptist Church family, the staff and management of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home and Bishop Bernadel Jefferson of Faith Deliverance Center Church.

Mrs. Yvonne Nealy

June 5, 1936 - July 15, 2024