Mr. Sammy Terrell

TERRELL, Mr. Sammy - Age 86, passed away Wednesday, December 18, 2013 at Gentiva Hospice-Flint. Family Hour 12:00pm Saturday, December 28, 2013 at Greater Holy Temple C.O.G.I.C., 6702 N. Dort Hwy., with funeral service at 1pm. Bishop Roger L. Jones, Sr., officiating. Interment Flint Memorial Park Cemetery, G-9506 N. Dort Hwy. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 12:00pm Saturday. Mr. Terrell will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., and may be viewed from 1pm-8pm Friday. Mr. Sammy Terrell was born May 2, 1927 in Flint, Michigan, the son of John & Myrtis Terrell. He was a member of International F. & A.M. Masons of Flint Unity #3. Sammy served in the United States Navy from 1945-1947 where he received an Honorable Discharge. He was employed by General Motors retiring after 32 years of service. Sammy’s hobbies were fishing, wood working, cards, dominoes, listening to jazz and blues and he loved to travel. Mr. Sammy Terrell leaves to cherish his memories: wife, Annie Terrell; 3 daughters, Ellen (Bill) Sargent of Flint; Sandra Terrell-Turner of Stone Mountain, GA and Kathleen McCord of Lithonia, GA; son, Maurice Terrell of Kingman, AZ; 7 stepchildren, Ray (Marilyn) Bryson, Ann (Rene) Thornton, Anthony Thornton, Lenny Thornton, all of Flint, Yolanda Hall of Arlington, TX, Althea (Timothy) Steward and Annette Thornton of Belleville, MI; 29 grandchildren; 70 great-grandchildren; sister, Hazel Green of Flint; 2 brothers, Danny (Patricia) Terrell of Oklahoma City, OK and Rudy (Linda) Terrell of Lansing, MI; a host of nieces and nephews and cousins; mother-in-law, Corean Graham of Flint; sisters-in-law, Helen (Robert) Williams, Rose Graham, Marilyn Graham, Kimberlyn (Robert) Baptiste, all of Meridian, MS; brothers-in-law, Earl Graham of Flint; Randy (Ora) Graham, William Michael Graham, Eddie Graham and Charles Wiley; a host of other relatives and friends including special friends, Joe and Fannie Barfield, Ozell Warren, Lois Pryor, William Gibbs and Thadford Charles. Mr. Terrell was preceded in death by his parents, John and Myrtis Terrell; brothers, Bennie and Jettie Terrell; step-son, Alvin Thornton; father-in-law, Roger Graham, brother-in-law, Amous Green, Sr., nephews, Brian Green and Steven Green. The family would like to express special thanks to Gentiva Hospice Flint.

Mr. Sammy Terrell

May 2, 1927 - December 18, 2013