Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Lansdown

LANSDOWN, Mrs. Mary - Age 87, passed away Tuesday, August 4, 2026 at her residence. Family hour 10:00 AM Monday, August 10, 2026 at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, 1083 E. Stewart Ave., with funeral service commencing at 11:00 AM. Interment River Rest Cemetery, 4413 Flushing Rd, Flint, MI. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 10:00 AM Monday. Mrs. Lansdown will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd. and may be viewed from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Sunday. Mrs. Mary Elizabeth (Groce) Lansdown was born May 17, 1939, at Flint Osteopathic Hospital in Flint, Michigan, the daughter of Robert Saylor and Mary Groce. They only had 2 children together. Mary graduated from Flint Northern High School with honors. After high school, she was hired at Hurley Hospital. Mary started out as a regular employee, but she soon worked her way up to Floor Supervisor in the Laundry. She had that job for 27 years before she retired in 1984. After retirement, she began being interested in politics. Mary took that political drive and started doing voter registration for Inez Brown for seven years. She was awarded a plaque from the Flint City hall for registering over 6000 voters, she wanted to do more than voter registration, so she joined the A. Philip Randolph Institute. This was an organization that concentrated on getting blacks out to vote. Mary was in that organization for 20 years. She soon became the President of the Flint Chapter of the Randolph Organization. Mary loved Crossword Puzzles, Word Searches and cooking new recipes. She was a strong black woman and a trailblazer. Mary attended Antioch Missionary Baptist Church for 60 years. She loved attending Bible Study. Mary will always be remembered for her willingness to help anyone and gave great advice. She was family oriented and had just become a great-great-grandmother. God rest her heart and soul, because she will be truly missed. Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Lansdown leaves to cherish her memory: daughter, Patricia (Flato Alexander) Lansdown; son, Earnest Lansdown Jr.; grandchildren, Stephen (Crystal) Stocker Sr. of Kalamazoo, MI and Shayla Lansdown of Flint; great-grandchildren, Shacoria Lane, Laila Lansdown, Cierra Stocker, Stephen Stocker Jr., Jazmine Stocker and Yahir Zeppeda; great-great-grandchild, Ahzeir Lansdown; 5 nieces, Angela Lansdown, Doris (Carl) Stuckey, America (Joseph) Dyson, Keisha Groce and Alyse Beard; 5 nephews, John Lansdown III, Gregory (Lyric) Groce, Frank Groce Jr., Anthony Groce and Marvin Groce Jr.; great-nieces, Shatoya (Robert) Holiday and Ajohnna Lansdown; great-nephew, DeAngelo Lansdown; great-great-nephews, Miking Lansdown and DeMario Lansdown; a host of other relatives and friends including special friend, Carrie Hamilton, Earnestine Gray, Bobby Roberts Sr. (neighbor), Dennis (neighbor) and Talmadge Johnson (friend). Mrs. Lansdown was preceded in death by her husband, Earnest Lansdown Sr.; parents, Robert Saylor and Mary Groce; sister, Bobbie Jean Greer; brothers, Marvin Earl Groce Sr. and Frank Groce Sr.; and sister-in-law, Tiofila Groce. The family would like to express special thanks to Hurley Physician Dr. Sinclaire Chapman, NP.

Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Lansdown

May 17, 1939 - August 4, 2026