FOR MY DEAR MOTHER WHO LOVED ME THROUGH THE STORM

IN LOVING MEMORY OF A SWEET WOMAN

Saturday, September 10, 2016
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Funeral Service

Mary A. Barnett

Joy in God is Eternal

My Sweet Father God’s love blessed us with a Mother’s tears that paved a way to love, honor, integrity that fulfilled us all. Blessed is each day that came our way with her in our life. Loving wife and Mother to
all who asked her help. She turned none away and helped them all. Forgotten never, loved until there is no time.
Loving, Cherishing, Nurturing, Reprimanding, Fussing, Protecting she gave her all always.

Loving you forever.
Your daughters and sons
Brenda, Jeanette, Felicia, Wilhelmina, Wilma
Chester, Jeffrey, Robert , Valencia

Acknowledgements

The family wishes to express their sincere gratitude to all those who have supported us during this time of loss.

Aunt Beatrice Hamilton, Aunt Patricia Jackson, Dr. Joseph King, Pastor James Cooper and Sister Alma Cooper

Mary Alice Barnett
June 1, 1938 to August 31, 2016

Brown – Evans Funeral Home
441 N. Jefferson Avenue
Saginaw, MI 48601
989-754-0481
Dr. Joseph King, Officiating

The Barnett and McCaw Family

Pallbearers

Anthony Barnette
Keykei McCaw
Richard Givhan
Antonio McCaw
Randy Bryant

Obituary

Mary Alice passed away peacefully the morning of August 31, 2016 after being involved in a car accident. She was surrounded, supported with love, cared for by her loving family during the last days of her life. Mary Alice was born in Talladega, Alabama on June 1, 1938 to the loving parents of Lucille Jackson (predeceased) and Joe Jackson (predeceased) and was originally named May Otis Jackson but changed her name to Mary Alice. Lucille Jackson subsequently married Charlie Miller who passed away before her. Mary married Robert Earl McCaw Sr. in the year of 1952 and had three sons and two daughters with him (Robert Earl McCaw Jr. (predeceased), Chester McCaw (Valerie), Jeffrey Allen McCaw, Brenda Joyce McCaw-Bryant (Randy), Valencia Lushion McCaw(predeceased)) and one daughter (Jeanette McCaw-Mitchell) with Carl Lee and three daughters (Felicia McCaw, Wilheminia Marie McCaw and Wilma Dene McCaw-Barnette (Anthony)) with Major W. Barnett who she subsequently married when Robert Earl McCaw Sr. passed away.

Mary was one of six children of the union between Lucille Jackson and Joe Jackson (Jim Jackson Jr. (predeceased), Joe Jackson (predeceased), Major Jackson (predeceased), Willie Jackson (predeceased) (Patricia), Joe Jackson (predeceased), Daisy Jackson (predeceased) and Beatrice Hamilton). She leaves behind a beloved nephew (Hakim Ben Adjou), granddaughter (Nicole McCaw and children), aunt (Maxibelle Thomas), numerous grandchildren and beloved friends (Reverend Patricia Sims and Reverend Geneva McAfee). Predeceasing her was a cherished uncle (Claude Thomas) and long time friend of the family (Nute Scott). She was a Christian woman who gave all her life and tried to help anyone she could and attended the Church of Christian Dominion in Saginaw, Michigan where she was inspired and given courage and support to go on when she suffered kidney problems. Loved forever by her family.

FROM FELICIA WHO CHERISH AND LOVES YOU SO AND WHO MISS YOU ALWAYS.