Dianne McGee

McGEE, Mrs. Dianne - Age 65, passed away Monday, December 7, 2009 at Willowbrook Manor. Family hour 10AM Saturday, December 12, 2009 at New Jerusalem Full Gospel Baptist Church, 1035 E. Carpenter Rd., with funeral service commencing at 11AM, Bishop Odis A. Floyd officiating. Interment River Rest Cemetery, G-4413 Flushing Rd. Family dinner at The Village, G-5216 N. Saginaw St., Flint, MI. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 10AM Saturday. Mrs. McGee will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., and may be viewed from 1-8PM Friday with family present from 4-7PM. Mrs. Dianne Marie McGee was born September 23, 1944 in Flint, Michigan, the daughter of Clarence and Anna Pearl "Pete" Anderson. Dianne graduated from Flint Northern High School in 1962. She was baptized at Metropolitan Baptist Tabernacle and later became a member at New Jerusalem Full Gospel Baptist Church. Dianne was employed with General Motors Service Parts Division, retiring after 29 years. She loved to dress and often participated in fashion shows. She was a member of UAW Local #659 and volunteered at United Way and Project Hope. Dianne enjoyed helping others, feeding the homeless and caring for the elderly. She received numerous awards including the Urban League 1980 Family of the Year. In 1986, Dianne was inducted into the Greater Flint Afro-American Hall of Fame. She was a foster mother to three children through the Ennis Foster Care Agency. Dianne raised strong children and demanded integrity and high academic standards. All of her children are college graduates, two with Master’s degrees and one completing a Ph.D. Mrs. Dianne Marie McGee leaves to cherish her memory: three daughters, Pamela Denise McGee, Paula Louise McGee and Alayna (Darren) McGee-Gilbert; son, Jimmie McGee III; foster daughter, Maria Starr; five grandchildren, Jarron Gilbert, Kourtney Gilbert, JaVale McGee, Imani Stafford and Madeline McGee; father, Clarence Anderson; two sisters, Angie Anderson and Vicky McLaurin; three brothers, Clarence, Albert and Dean Anderson; aunt, Elnora Landers; cousins, Joseph (Deborah) Gant, Edna Brown, Kevin (Brenda) Hatchett, Katrina (Frank) Yearby, Kendra Hatchett, Karee (Chris) Dawkins, Jawanna (Chris) Castleberry, Jamal Brown, Alverness Scroggins and Margie Brady; sisters-in-law, Ceolia (Washington) Mosley and Cleora (Percy) Magee; brothers-in-law, James (Elaine) Farrow and Arthur “Toot” (Diane) McGee; and a host of other relatives and friends including special friends, Joseph (Janice) Rolston, Carolyn Shumpert and Joyce Owens. Mrs. McGee was preceded in death by her husband, Jimmie McGee, Jr.; mother, Annie Pearl Anderson; aunts, Ethyl Wright, Alma Gant and Celestine Reed; and cousins, Lindy Wright, Jackie Wright and Joseph Gant, Jr. The family would like to express special thanks to the McGee and Gant families, New Jerusalem Baptist Church, the loving nurses, staff, patients, visitors, volunteers, and ministries of Willowbrook Manor and Heartland Hospice.

Dianne McGee

September 23, 1944 - December 7, 2009