Ada Artis

ARTIS, Mrs. Ada Mae - Age 70, passed away Friday, June 26, 2009 at Hurley Medical Center. Family hour 1PM Friday, July 3, 2009 at Gilgal Grace Deliverance Center Church, 1433 Mable Ave., with funeral service commencing at 2PM, Pastor Prophetess Wanda Kay Marshall officiating. Interment River Rest Cemetery, G-4413 Flushing Rd. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 1PM Thursday. Mrs. Artis will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., and may be viewed from 2PM-8PM Thursday. Mrs. Ada Mae Artis was born November 29, 1938 in Cuba, Alabama, the daughter of Henry McElroy and Lela Gibbs. Mrs. Artis was a resident of Flint. At the tender age of 15 she married T.B. Artis, Jr. In the course of their marriage they had seven children, Robert, Hurbert, Susie, Sandy, Calvin, Edward and Rosemary. Ada enjoyed fishing, cooking, singing and she really enjoyed being with her family. She was a very humble and kind woman. There was nothing that she wouldn’t give you. Ada would give you the shirt off her back and her last dime if you needed it. She leaves to cherish her memory: husband, T.B. Artis, Jr.; 3 daughters, Susie Mae (Donald) Russell, Sandy Diane (Clinton) Ashford, Jr. and Rosemary Artis; 4 sons, Robert Artis, Jr., Hurbert Lee (Pat) Artis, Calvin Lee (Tenesha) Artis and Edward Clinton Artis; 22 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; 4 sisters, Mary Walker, Lottie McElroy, both of Flint, Donnie Donaby and Evelyn (Henry) Bennett, all of St. Louis, MO; 3 brothers, Henry McElroy of Flint, Jimmy McElroy of Merridian, MS and Robert Lee McElroy of Youngstown, OH; aunt, Gracy Gibb of York, AL; sister-in-law, Minnie Lee Artis; brother-in-law, Wayne Artis; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends including God-moma, Mama Dale and best friend, Mary Sawyer. Mrs. Artis was preceded in death by her parents, Henry McElroy and Lela Gibbs; grandson, Edward Williams; 2 great-grandchildren, Alexis Horn and Chasity Clements; grandparents; Brown and Liza McElory; sisters, Sarah Lard, Alice Washington and Rosemary Collins; nephews, Jerry Walker and Julius McElroy; and brothers-in-law, Oscar Lee Washington and Charles Donaby. The family would like to express special thanks to Pastor Wanda K. Marshall and Gilgal Grace Deliverance Center Church, Inc.

Ada Artis

November 29, 1938 - June 26, 2009