Mrs. Annie Belle LeSure

LESURE(JOHNSON), Mrs. Annie Belle - Age 91, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Sunday, October 25, 2015 at McLaren-Flint. Family hour is at 9 a.m. Saturday, October 31, 2015 at Our Savior Lutheran Church, 6901 N. Saginaw St., with funeral service commencing at 10 a.m. Pastor Randy Schultz, officiating. Family and friends will assemble at the church 9 a.m. Saturday. Mrs. LeSure will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., and may be viewed from 12 p.m. - 8 p.m. Friday. Mrs. Annie Belle (Johnson) LeSure was born September 25, 1924 in Catherine, Alabama, to Miller Johson and Eliza (Brooks) Johnson. Mrs. LeSure is a graduate of Wilcox County Training School, Millers Ferry, AL. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Physical Education from Knoxville College, Knoxville, TN. Her first teaching experience was in Marengo County, AL. After this, she taught English at Hale County Training School, Greensboro, AL. During her tenure there, she supervised the speech club, directed high school plays, was the cheerleading coach, and liaison between the school athletic program and the local newspaper. Mrs. LeSure returned to her Alma Mater of Wilcox County Training School and taught English. As a pioneer at this traditionally Christian-based institution, she initiated, organized and sponsored the school’s first senior prom which permitted students to dance. She also exposed students to the arts and directed theatrical performances. Mrs. LeSure retired from Flint Community Schools after having taught physical education for more than 20 years. She positively influenced students and several of them became professional athletes. She received the Most Deserving Teacher Award in 1978. She was a long-standing member of Our Savior Lutheran Church, Flint, MI. She served on many church committees and was the founder of its Black History Month Celebration. She is survived by two daughters: Shirley Ann LeSure, a dedicated school teacher, and Dr. G. Evelyn LeSure-Lester, a college professor and clinical psychologist; son-in-law: Lonza Lee Lester; grandchildren: Devonaire Alexander Ezekiel LeSure “Terrence” and Leeza LeSure Lester; siblings: John Bennett Johnson, Minnie Rembert, Miller N. Johnson, Ossie Harris, Arie Terry, Velma Moore, Velator Burrell and Emma Dixon; and a host of nieces and nephews. She was predeceased in death by her former husband: Collins LeSure; parents: Miller and Eliza Johnson; and siblings: Earnest Johnson, Amos Johnson, Lucy Marguerite Johnson, Earl Johnson, Cleophas Johnson “Pig,” Lee Van Johnson, Oscar Johnson, Willie Kirksey “Honey,” Sarah Jane Wilson, Bernard Johnson, Tommy Johnson, Marie Gamble, Abraham Dexter and Mary Dixon. In honor of Mrs. LeSure’s memory, donations may be sent to: Annie Belle LeSure Scholarship Fund, Our Savior Lutheran Church, 6901 N. Saginaw Street, Flint, MI 48505.

Mrs. Annie Belle LeSure

September 25, 1924 - October 25, 2015