Mary Dantzler

DANTZLER, Mrs. Mary - Age 70, passed away Sunday, February 12, 2012 at Fostorian Manor. Family hour 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at House of Prayer Missionary Baptist Church, 1851 W. Carpenter Rd., with funeral service commencing at 11 a.m. Pastor Kenneth L. Stewart, officiating. Interment Sunset Hills Association, G-4413 Flushing Rd. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 10:30 a.m. Tuesday. Mrs. Dantzler will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., and may be viewed from 12Noon-8 p.m. Monday. Mrs. Mary Eliza Dantzler was born January 18, 1942 in Oktibbeha County, Crawford, Mississippi, the daughter of the late Tommie James and Thelma Hart. Mary confessed her life to Christ at an early age where she was a member at Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church. She later relocated to Flint, Michigan where she was employed by A.C. Spark Plugs until she retired in 2000. Mary was also a member of UAW Local #651. She was a faithful member of the House of Prayer Missionary Baptist Church where she served on the Usher Board, Nurses Guild, Mission Board and also the Mother’s Board. Mary loved to sing especially with her brothers and sisters. She just enjoyed being around her family especially her granddaughter Jennifer. Mrs. Mary Eliza Dantzler leaves to cherish her memory: daughter, Charmin Hart; son, Maurice Dantzler, both of Flint; grandchildren, Jennifer Richards, Destiny, Darrell, Kyrin, Khira, Keith Dantzler and Tanisha Wilson; 6 sisters, Eddie B. Rice of Starkville, MS, Christine (Walter) Bridges of Crawford, MS, Thelma Brooks of Chicago, IL, Pauline Young, Florean Coleman and Shirley Hart, all of Flint; 8 brothers, Tommie J. Hart, Jr., Sylvester Hart, Emmitt (Tina) Hart, all of Crawford, MS, Jeffrey Hart of Melbourne of Australia, Jerry (Minnie) Hart, Charlie Hart, Jimmie (Faye) Hart and Willie Earl Hart, all of Flint; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and other relatives and friends, special friend, Annie. Mrs. Dantzler was preceded in death by her sons, Walter and Tony Dantzler, parents, Tommie J. and Thelma Hart; brother, James Otis Hart; brother-in-law, William Coleman and sisters-in-law, Mary and Gladys Hart. The family would like to express special thanks to Fostrian-Heartland Manor, Avalon Hospice, House of Prayer Missionary Baptist Church and the Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home.

Mary Dantzler

January 18, 1942 - February 12, 2012