Donna Roberts

ROBERTS, Mrs. Donna Marie - Age 88, passed away Wednesday, September 3, 2008 at Hurley Medical Center. Jehovah Witness Memorial Service 6PM-7PM on Thursday, September 11, 2008 from the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd. A Celebration of Life Service will be held 1:30PM Friday, September 12, 2008 from the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, with funeral commencing immediately at 2PM. Family and friends will assemble at the funeral home 1:30PM Friday. Mrs. Roberts will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, and may be viewed from 12Noon-8PM Thursday with the Jehovah Witness Memorial Service from 6PM-7PM. Donna was the eldest of six children and completed all her formal education in the Longhorn State. She moved to Chicago, Illinois in 1944 and later married the late Hubert L. Roberts. Mother was the proud parent of ten (10) children. In 1959, Mother moved to Flint, Michigan. Prior to Mother Robert’s historic activities in the Flint community, she was a community advocate in Chicago Illinois. While in Chicago she was 1st President of the Daniel Hale Williams PTA and President of Roosevelt School PTA. Upon relocating to Flint, the family joined the Greater Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church where she attended until her baptism into the Jehovah Witness. Mother Roberts was always active in the community in which she lived. She was blessed and gifted to possess a strong spiritual presence, of which was exemplified when speaking and singing. While a member of Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church she directed the Youth Department, as well as, hosted and broadcasted live on WAMM Gospel Radio Station for years. In 1960 Mother Roberts began her career in education for Flint Community Schools. In 1976 she retired, but continued to mentor young adults and became a strong active community leader. Mother Roberts was a graduate of the 2nd Class Flint Leadership, the Travel Log IMA, and the Mobil Unit Health Department, Senior Liaison for Valley Area on Aging, the Widow and Widowers Club, a longstanding member of Hasselbring Center Member. She was an original member of COMPACT (formerly known as GCCAA-Genesee County Community Action Agency) now know GCARD where she served as one of the first on the Advisory Board for the Senior Employment Pilot Program and the Senior Food Program. She was a member of Transition Team for Roosevelt/Williams School. She was selected by the late Dr. Manly to head up local Community Education Programs, member of Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church Board of Directors, a founding member of the AARP Group Chapter 4657. She also served as an advisor for the Flint Neighborhood Improvement Preservation Project (FNIPP) known as CDAC, Holmes Middle School Cultural Diversity Program, GCCAA Head start's Advisory Council, Gundry PTA Chairperson, and a member of Grand Parent Association at Christ the Liberator. Mother Roberts’s culmination was being a ministerial servant of Bellaire Woods Congregation of Jehovah’s Witness of Flint Michigan. Mrs. Donna Marie Roberts’ greatest accomplishment was being a Mother, a Grandmother, a Great Grandmother, a Great Great Grandmother, a Sister, a Friend and loving care giver to any and all that harkened to the tone of her voice. Mother leaves in God’s care: Children; Condy (Mary) Johnson of Chicago, Illinois, Grace E. Wright of Houston, Texas, Donna M. Martin of Flint, Michigan, Johnny (Karen) Washington Jr. of Detroit, Michigan, Nylar (Charles) Jupree of Flint, Michigan, Hubert (Sandra) Roberts of Flint, Michigan, Vanessa Terrell of San Monica, California, Nadine Roberts of Flint, Michigan, Darryl Roberts of Atlanta, Ga. and Renee Craighead of Flint, Michigan; 35 Grand Children, 41 Great-Grand Children, 15 Great-Great Grand Children; Sisters, Mrs. Easter Burns and Mrs. Ernestine Armstrong of Los Angeles, California; Sister In Law, Mrs. Sylvia Wardrop of Flint, Michigan and many special nieces, nephews and great nieces and nephews; a host of other relatives and close friends including, special family friends: Mrs. Agnes White, Mrs. Lula Johnson, Mrs. Bobbie Collins and Family, Mrs. Marjorie Bowers, Mrs. Hope Smith, Mrs. Bernadette Tolliver, Mrs. Veronica Nickens, Sister Kelly, Mrs. Roslynn Banks, The Boone Family and Mrs. Gathins and special friend Mr. Edward Thrash of Flint, Michigan. Husband, Hubert L. Roberts Sr., father, mother, sister and brother proceeded her in death. The family would like to express a special thanks to Hurley Hospital ICU Dr. S. Iyier, the Jehovah Witness Bellaire Wood’s Congregation, Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home and to all that loved our Mother, Mrs. Donna M. Roberts. May God bless each of you. The family of Donna M. Roberts.

Donna Roberts

January 21, 1920 - September 3, 2008