All Obituaries

Betty Lou Neely, age 89, passed away on October 17, 2021. Beloved wife of the late Ralph. Dear mother of Ralph (Deborah),  Ronald (Deborah Tigner-Neely) and Rose (the late Dwight) Fitzgerald. Loving grandma of Joe, Sarah, Kylee, Alex, Tyler, Victoria and Ashtynn.  Great grandma of Reagan, Roland, Silas and Sunny.  Betty was born in Flint to Steven and Rose Bayne. Betty loved deeply and enjoyed baking and entertaining family at her in ground pool.  She was a wonderful...

Carl L. Langley, age 71, passed away on October 5, 2021. Beloved father of Matt (Sarah Glowatz) Langley. Loving grandpa of Lilly Rose Langley. Carl also leaves many extended family members and friends. He was a proud Plank Holder in the United States Navy and was the first crew on the USS Mt. Whitney. Carl will be greatly missed.

LeRoy Maxwell Clark II, age 49, passed away September 30, 2021, at McLaren Hospital in Lapeer.  LeRoy was born May 3, 1972. He grew up in Otter Lake, Michigan and was a graduate of Lakeville Memorial High School in 1990. Following in his late father’s footsteps, he was a classic car enthusiast and was actively involved as a member of Rhythm Rodders Car Club.  He loved car cruises and working on his 1966 Buick Skylark.  Each summer he looked forward to spending time with...

Mr. Victor R. Peters “Vic”, age 71, died September 21, 2021 at Hartland Adult Foster Care in Fenton.  He is the loving husband of Michele Peters.  Also surviving are his children, Chris(Linden), Aaron(Jennifer), and Michael(Marce); grandchildren, Chloe, Emily, Isabelle, Kristian, Kieran, Dominic, and Benjamin;  brothers, Roger(Donna) and Jeff Peters; his loyal companion “Bear”; and seven nieces and nephews.  Visitation will be Monday from 4pm-8pm...

Mrs. Sally Ann Edwards (nee: Dimond), age 83, died September 21, 2021 in Mt. Morris, MI.  Sally was born in 1938 in Flint, MI, and was a long time resident of the Mt Morris/Flint area. She was a graduate of Beecher High School in 1958.  Surviving are her four children, Robert Lee Edwards of Longwood Florida, Pryntha D. (Jeff) Blackburn of Houston Texas, Gloria J. (Rick) Dodge of Flint, Michigan, and Russell F. Edwards of Mt Morris Michigan;   five, grandchildren;...

Charles D. McDougal Jr., age 86, died peacefully September 20, 2021 in Ortonville, MI.  He is the loving husband of the late Louise E. McDougal; dearest uncle of Joseph (Mary) Esposito; great uncle of Jacob(Ashley) and Hannah Esposito.  Charles was preceded in death by his parents, Charles Sr. and Mildred McDougal; and sisters, Iris Donley and Mary Ellen Keilman.  Mr. McDougal will lie in state Saturday, from 11am until the time of his Funeral Service at 1pm, at the First...

April Christine Cooper, age 62 , passed away on September 17, 2021. Beloved mother of Jeremy (Liz) Cooper. Dear Grandma of Averee, Madisyn and Blake. Sister of Penny and Jo. April was predeceased by her parents, James and Viola Cooper and siblings, David, Michael, Lana and Patrick.  Family was everything to April. She loved gathering for family events and spending time with her grandchildren.  She will be deeply missed. Cremation has taken place and a non formal memorial...

Ester Abdo, Age 77 of Flint, Michigan, died peacefully in her home on September 12, 2021.  Following her wishes, cremation has taken place, and the family will gather for a private celebration of life. Ester was born on November 10, 1943, in Detroit, Michigan as the daughter of Norman and Alma Green.  In 1977, she married the love of her life, Dale Abdo. The two resided in Columbiaville for many years where they raised their eight children. Ester’s children were...

Elinor Doe (Furniss Leitkam) Ellis, 99, of Fenton passed on September 12, 2021. Elinor was born in Washington, DC, on January 12, 1922, to the late Robert and Bernice Furniss. She attended George Washington University in 1941 before moving to Michigan during WWII where she worked for the Dupuis & Ryden Accounting Firm in Flint until 1957. She served under AmeriCorp Vista in 1990, and became a licensed Unity Teacher at Unity of Beaumont, Texas. In 1994, Elinor worked for Nutrition and...

Thomas David Stafford, passed away, Saturday September 4, 2021. Thomas was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts, September 15, 1963. Thomas lived most of his life in New Hampshire, a short time in California and finally in Michigan to be close to his children and grandchild. Thomas spent most of his life as a cook, which he excelled at and enjoyed. His interests include New England sports teams. The Patriots were his favorite. Thomas was also an avid gambler and enjoyed black jack and Texas...