Mr. Jimmie L. Lever Sr.

LEVER Mr. Jimmie L. Sr.- age 70, passed away Thursday, July 10, 2014 at McLaren-Flint. Family hour 10 a.m. Saturday, July 19, 2014 at Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church, G-5443 N. Saginaw St. with funeral service commencing at 11 a.m. Bishop Neal Roberson officiating. Interment Sunset Hills Association, G-4413 Flushing Rd. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 10 a.m. Saturday. Mr. Lever will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd. and may be viewed from 2 p.m.-8 p.m. Friday, with the family present from 6 p.m.-8 p.m. Mr. Jimmie L. Lever, Sr., was born October 11, 1943 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas the son of the late LeRoy and Allie B. (Willingham) Lever. Jimmie attended Flint Public Schools, graduating from Flint Central. He was employed at Buick, a division of General Motors, retiring with over 35 years of service. Jimmie accepted Christ as his personal savior at an early age uniting with Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church. He was a faithful member and served on Usher Board #2, Men’s Ministry and attended Morning Bible Class until his health failed. Mr. Lever enjoyed traveling, fishing, crossword puzzles, cooking and spending time with his family especially his grand-children. Mr. Jimmie L. Lever, Sr., leaves to cherish his memory: his devoted wife, Estelle Lever, 2 daughters, Felicia (James) Owens of Wichita, KS, and Tamia (Larry) Norman of Las Vegas , NV; 2 sons, Min. Jimmie (Kelley) Lever, Jr., of Canton, OH, and Garnet (Laureen) Lever of Honolulu, HI; 3 step-children, Antonio (Tony) Jenkins of Houston, TX, Terrina Robinson of Flint, and Samara Jenkins of Indianapolis, IN; 20 grand-children; 14 great-grand-children; 3 sisters, Velma Elridge of Flint Township, Lois Millander of Flushing, MI and Linda (Earl) Welche of Flint; 3 brothers, LeRoy (Louise) Lever, Vinson (Margaret) Lever, both of Grand Blanc, MI and Maurice Lever of Flint; 4 sisters-in-law, Annie Brewer, Janet Shaw, Jeannie Mayberry all of Flint, MI and Gloria Mayberry of Grand Blanc, MI; 1 brother-in-law, Jesse Mayberry of Mt. Morris, MI; 4 aunts, Emma Lever, Maylean Lever both of Pine Bluff, AR, Ester Stingley and Dorothy Lewis both of Milwaukee, WI; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends including special cousins, Artis Shackelford and Orble Shackelford; and special friends, Bobby LeFlore, Lewis Becoats and Williams Flippen & family. Mr. Lever was preceded in death by his parents, LeRoy and Allie B. Lever. The family would like to express a heartfelt thanks to: The McLaren Hospital staff, the staff of Homewood Village – Building 2, Dr. Parmanand Khandelwal, Elder Patrick Sanders and the New Jerusalem Full Gospel Baptist Church family and Bishop Neal Roberson and the Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church family.

Mr. Jimmie L. Lever Sr.

October 11, 1943 - July 10, 2014