Ms. Sarah E. (Jackson) Naphier

JACKSON, Ms. Sarah E. (Jackson) Naphier - Age 86, passed away on Saturday, November 22, 2025 at Henry Ford Genesys. Family hour 10:30 AM Wednesday, December 3, 2025, at Christ Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church, 317 East Hamilton Ave. with funeral service commencing at 11:00 AM Rev. Allen C. Overton, Sr., officiating. Interment Sunset Hills Cemetery, G4413 Flushing Rd. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 10:30 AM Wednesday. Ms. Naphier will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., and may be viewed from 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM with family present from 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM to receive friends. Ms. Sarah Ethel (Jackson) Naphier was born December 10, 1938, in Lamont, Mississippi, the daughter of Lola B. Sims and Seabon Jackson. Sarah moved to Harvey, Illinois at a very early age and graduated from Thornton Township High School in 1956. She eventually settled in Flint, Michigan. Sarah accepted Christ at a very early age and became a devoted and faithful member of Christ Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church, where she worshipped for well over 50 years. She had a green thumb and truly enjoyed working on the church Floral Committee. Sarah attended Sunday School faithfully and in her early years she sang in the Choir. She was a member of UAW Local #659 and retired from General Motors Corporation after 36 years of service. Sarah enjoyed her time as a loyal member of the Flint Majestic Red Hat Club. Ms. Sarah Ethel (Jackson) Naphier leaves to cherish her memory: daughter, Debbie A. Jackson; grandson, Cameron T. Jackson; great-granddaughter, Taliyah C. Jackson, all of Flint; sister, Betty Overton of Flint; brother, Leroy Jackson of Harvey, IL; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends including special friends, Barbara Cook, Lou Hairston, Liz Neeley, Bernice Cuba, Mary Deloach, Colleen Lyons, Marlene Bluford and Benjamin Goodman. Ms. Naphier was preceded in death by her parents, Lola B. Sims and Seabon Jackson; grandmother, Eliza Taylor; sisters, Celestine Veal, Johnnie B. Steele, Ruby Bell, Margaret Reynolds, Claudia Arnold and Dorothy Jones; and brother, Edward Jackson. The family would like to express special thanks to Dr. Rajakumari Swamy, Henry Ford Genesys ICU staff, Pastor Allen C. Overton Sr. and the Christ Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church family.

Ms. Sarah E. (Jackson) Naphier

December 10, 1938 - November 22, 2025