Rev. Hare,

HARE, Rev. Jake, Jr. - Age 76, passed away Sunday, September 19, 2010 at his residence. Family hour 10:30 a.m. Saturday, September 25, 2010 at The Cross Missionary Baptist Church, 3063 W. Coldwater Rd., with funeral service commencing at 11 a.m., Pastor Roosevelt Deloach officiating, Pastor Albert W. Hare, Host Pastor. Friends and family will assemble at the church 10:30 a.m. Saturday. Rev. Hare will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., and may be viewed from 1-8 p.m. Friday. Pastor Jake Hare, Jr. was born March 25, 1934 in Scooba, Mississippi, the son of Cleveland and Masule Hare. Pastor Hare graduated from Morley High School and relocated to Flint in 1935. In 1987, he retired from Chevrolet, a division of General Motors after 30 years of service. Pastor Jake Hare, Jr., was called to ministry, under the late Booker T. Anderson of Gethsemane Missionary Baptist Church, later attending Evergreen Missionary Baptist Church, under the late Pastor William A. Cox. Afterwhich, he organized and Pastored the Christian Jubilee Missionary Baptist Church after he retired. Pastor Hare loved children so much that in 1990, Pastor Hare took a job at the Flint Board of Education as a Crossing Guard, retiring in 2009. He loved preaching the Word of God to the elderly at Willow Brook Manor Nursing Home, walking, and doing daily exercise at the spa. Pastor Hare was a devoted Husband, Father and Pastor. Pastor Jake Hare, Jr. leaves to cherish his memories: loving wife, Ernestine Hare; children, Cynthia of Texas, Daryl, Melanie, Tasha, Tina (Redmond) and Tiera, all of Flint; 5 grandchildren; 3 sisters, Luebirdia and Virginia, both of Flint and Pearl of St. Louis, MO; 2 brothers, Pastor Albert (Ann) Hare and Bonnie (Ruthie) Hare; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and dear friends. Pastor Hare was preceded in death by his son; parents; sister; and 3 brothers. The family would like to express special thanks to the Christian Jubilee Missionary Baptist Church family, Pastor Albert W. Hare and The Cross Missionary Baptist Church family, Pastor Roosevelt Deloach and the Upper Room Missionary Baptist Church family, Grace Hospice Staff, other friends and love ones.

Rev. Hare,

April 1, 1934 - September 19, 2010