Mrs. Clara B. Gould

GOULD, Mrs. Clara B. - Age 89, passed away Sunday, December 16, 2012 at McLaren-Flint. Family hour 10:30 a.m. Saturday, December 22, 2012 at New Beginnings Ministries, G-5227 Beecher Rd., with funeral service commencing at 11 a.m. Apostle Clarence Lewis officiating. Interment River Rest Cemetery, G-4413 Flushing Rd. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 10:30 a.m. Saturday. Mrs. Gould 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. Friday. Mrs. Clara B. Gould was born April 18, 1923, in Altheimer, Arkansas, the daughter of John and Sophia (Frazier) Eiland. She attended school in Lakeview, AR later moving to Flint, Michigan in 1944. Clara married Warren G. Gould in December of 1947, this union lasted 59 years. She was a hard worker, completing 30 years at AC Spark Plugs, a division of General Motors. Mrs. Gould loved crafts and gardening. She was happy as a member of Detroit Street Church of God leaving to join her husband at New Beginnings Ministries, where she was the oldest Mother. Mother Gould met great friends and saints that she enjoyed very much. She loved the company of her god-son, Frederick (Deborah) Brown. They enriched her life with their time and cooking. Mother Gould loved talking on the telephone and greeting people in the neighborhood. Her summer time neighborhood watch is now completed. Mrs. Clara B. Gould leaves to cherish her memory: daughter, Beatrice C. Johnson; 2 sons, Larry E. Humphries and Cedric G. Gould; 5 grandchildren, Ashley Humphries of Dallas, TX, Shannon Johnson of Flint and Sacarra Johnson of Slidell, LA, Sonya Johnson and Sharice Tinsley, both of Atlanta, GA; 9 great-grandchildren; 10 nieces, Elaine, Carla, Trudy, Caletha, LaVeta, Kim, Gaynell, Hermetta, Deneen and Joycene; 5 nephews, John, Willie, Howard, Joe and Louis; 4 sisters-in-law, Willie V. Eiland of Los Angeles, CA, Helen Turner, Estella Gould and Patty D. Poplar, all of Flint; brother-in-law, Howard Turner of Flint; a host of other relatives and friends including special true friend, Mrs. Oretha Cayton. Mrs. Gould was preceded in death by her husband, Warren G. Gould; 2 brothers, James Eiland and John Eiland; 4 sisters-in-law; and 3 brothers-in-law. The family would like to express special thanks to caregivers, Kemisha, Debbie, Ethel, Phyllis Patterson, Sis. Nancy Watson, McLaren-Flint 6th Floor Nurses, Charlotte Brown and Apostle Clarence L. Lewis.

Mrs. Clara B. Gould

April 18, 1923 - December 16, 2012