Eld. Zeke R. Watkins

WATKINS, Eld. Zeke R. - age 81, passed away Wednesday, April 9, 2014 at his residence. Family hour 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 18, 2014 at Adams Memorial C.O.G.I.C., G-5230 Detroit St., with funeral service commencing at 11 a.m. Rev. Derrick Watkins officiating, Supt. Victor B. Adams, Sr. Host Pastor. Interment Great Lakes National Cemetery, G-4200 Belford Rd., Holly, MI. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 10:30 a.m. Friday. Eld. Watkins 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. Thursday with family present from -6-8 p.m. Zeke Ronald Watkins, age 81, was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma on September 27, 1932, to the union of Booker T. and Ora C. (Davis) Watkins. His mother later remarried Sigmon Porter and relocated the family to Kansas City, Kansas in 1942. He graduated from Sumner High School, "Class of 1952." Elder Watkins was drafted into the United States Army in 1952 and received an honorable discharge in 1954. He moved to Flint, MI and received Christ in 1955 at Pilgrim Temple COGIC. Elder Watkins was joined in holy matrimony to Rosie Mae Wade on December 23, 1956. He was employed with General Motors for 36.5 years. On October 23, 1983, he received his Minister’s License and later became Elder Zeke Watkins. Elder Watkins served as Sunday School Superintendent, President of Young People Willing Workers (YPWW), Sunday School Teacher, and Janitor at Adams Memorial COGIC. Elder Zeke Ronald Watkins leaves to cherish his memory: devoted wife of 57 years, Rosie Mae Watkins of Mt. Morris; sons, Ronnie (Barbara) Wolfskill of Kansas City, MO, Ventoure Watkins of Tampa, FL, and Reverend Derrick (Christine) Watkins of Flint, MI; daughters, Markeeta Watts of Piscataway, NJ, Felita (Frank) Jones of Mt. Morris, MI, Vennette (Charles) Lott and Veronica (Calvin) Johnson, all of Flint. Elder Zeke Ronald Watkins was preceded in death by: father, Booker T. Watkins, Sr.; Mother, Ora C. (Davis) Porter; stepfather, Sigmon Porter; sisters, Nanette Charles Hernandez and Betty Jack Criss; and daughter, Rhonda M. Clarke. The family would like to express special thanks to his personal CNAs; Tamika, Darlene, Reagan Riggs, and Chiquita Tinker, McLaren Nurses, Kelly of ICU and Jaina of Hospice, and the family members for their care and compassion.

Eld. Zeke R. Watkins

September 27, 1932 - April 9, 2014