Mrs. Anita Mayweather

MAYWEATHER, Mrs. Anita M. - Age 52, passed away Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at Genesys Health Park - Grand Blanc, MI. Family hour 10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 6, 2015 from the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., with funeral service commencing at 11 a.m. Bishop James R. Johnson, Jr. officiating. Family and friends will assemble at the funeral home 10:30 a.m. Saturday. Mrs. Mayweather will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home and may be viewed from 12 p.m. - 8 p.m. Friday. Mrs. Anita Michelle Mayweather was born June 6, 1962 in Flint Michigan, the daughter of John Henry Goldsmith and Bonnie Ruth Mayweather. Michelle or “Chelly Poo” as she was fondly referred to by her family and friends was a lifelong resident of Flint and attended the Flint Public Schools. She became a member of Kings Highway Ministries in Lansing, MI where she attended until she became too ill to go anymore. Anita enjoyed listening to the old blues tunes, and she loved playing bingo, playing cards, and talking trash when she was winning. She loved people and lit up the room with her humor and smile. Michelle loved her family especially her grandchildren. She loved to cook and was best known for her flavorful and juicy fried chicken wings. Mrs. Anita Michelle Mayweather leaves to cherish her memory: son, Michael Ramone Mayweather, Jr.; step-son, Damarion Mitchell; 4 grandchildren, Ramone Mitchell Mayweather, Rayonna Mayweather Mitchell, Damarion Mitchell, all of Flint, and Michael Ramone Mayweather, Jr. of Florida; great-granddaughter, Nyaria Mayweather; 7 sisters, Beverly (Darrell) Evans, Tracey Carpenter both of Flint, Veola Goldsmith, and Marvalynne Odd both of Chicago, IL, Michelle Wilson, and Charlene Wilson of Richmond, KY, and Carolyn Hardaway of Farmington Hills, MI; 7 brothers, Kenneth Smith, Jim Goldsmith both of Flint, Terrell Wilson, Carl Wilson, and Maurice (Janet) Wilson all of Detroit, MI, Steven (Emma) Wilson, and Deon Wilson of Richmond, KY; a host of other relatives and friends especially special cousins, Michael Davenport and Brenda Clifton who went above and beyond their call of duty to be there for our family. Mrs. Anita Michelle Mayweather was preceded in death by her parents: Bonnie Ruth Mayweather and John Henry Goldsmith; 7 brothers, Richard (R.H.) Jackson, John Robert Goldsmith, Willie Lee Goldsmith, Dee Threlkeld, Charles Wilson, Dewayne Wilson, and Ricky Wilson; step-father, John Threkeld. The family would like to express special thanks to the Heritage Manor Nursing Home, Briarwood Rehabilitation Center, Genesys Hospital 3rd floor for the care that was given to our loved one, and the Forest Park Congregation of JW for the calls and visits that was given during our loved one long illness.

Mrs. Anita Mayweather

July 6, 1962 - June 2, 2015