Obituaries

Mary Whiting

Apr 3, 2017

Mary Whiting; age 90; of Pontiac; passed away on Monday, April 3, 2017. Funeral Service will held on Monday, April 10, 2017 at 11 a.m. at Macedonia Baptist Church ( 512 Pearsall Ave) Pontiac. Family will receive friends on Sunday from 2 - 6 p.m. at Sparks - Griffin Funeral Home, Pontiac. Interment Perry Mount Park Cemetery. To share...

Khi'Laya Marie La'Shay Keeton

Apr 2, 2017

Khi'Laya Marie La'Shay Keeton; of Pontiac; passed away on April 2, 2017 at 2 1/2 months old. Beloved daughter of Shikenya Williams-Keeton. Funeral Services will be held on Tuesday, April 11, 2017 at 1pm at Woodside Baptist Church. Family hour at 12pm until the time of service.

Tessa Lynn Wedge

Apr 2, 2017

Tessa Lynn Wedge; of Pontiac; passed away on April 2, 2017 at the age of 35. Tessa is the beloved daughter of John E. Wedge and Sherry L. Shane; dear sister of Cory R. Wedge and the late Lea M. Wedge; loving aunt of Karma Jean and Joshua L. Shane; beloved granddaughter of Nancy and Harvey Hill of Lake...

Katrina Lorraine Howells

Apr 1, 2017

Katrina Lorraine Howells; age 54; of Pontiac; passed away on Saturday, April 1, 2017. Beloved wife of Charles Howells Jr.Loving mother of Cynthia Spivey, Patrick Howells, Amber LoDico, grandmother of Austin Spivey, Emily Spivey and Hades LoDico. Sister of Lisa Norman, Ken Norman, Marcia Barnes and Allyson Norman. Arrangements entrusted to the Pontiac Chapel of Sparks - Grifftin Funeral...

Roy L. Long

Mar 30, 2017

Roy L. Long; of Oxford; age 63; passed away March 30, 2017. Roy is the beloved husband of Venus; loving father of the late Roy Long II, Dawn (Tim) Fryman and Marcy (Jay) Pace; loving grandfather of Amy, Jimmy, Kristina, Brent, Hailie, Cameron, Jason, Marissa and Jordan; and great grandfather of JT.  He is also...

Geraldine Ellen Kalso

Mar 28, 2017

Geraldine (Geri) Kalso; age 78; of Pontiac: Passed away on March 28, 2017. Loving wife, mother and grandmother. You will truly be missed. We love you Big Grandma . A private service has been held.  Reflections may be shared by visiting www.sparksgriffin.com

Donald L. Fenton

Mar 28, 2017

Donald L. Fenton; of Lake Orion; age 89; passed away March 28, 2017. Donald is the beloved husband of the late Barbara; loving father of Frank (Belinda) Fenton, Donny (Josefina) Fenton and Teri Ann (Scott) Krantz; loving grandfather of Brendan Fenton (fiancé Shannon), Nathan Fenton, Sarah (Chris) Bielinski, Heidi Warrington, Donald Nicholas (Juliana) Fenton,...

Donald Lee Scriver Sr.

Mar 27, 2017

Donald Lee Scriver Sr.; of Lapeer; passed away March 27, 2017 at the age of 84. Don is the beloved husband of Joan for 64 years; loving father of Donald L. Scriver Jr., Suzanne (Claude) Oudin, Kathleen (Rex) Baxter, Joni (Rob) Brooks and the late Lori Van Meter; and loving grandfather and great grandfather...

Freddie Odums

Mar 27, 2017

Freddie Odums, better known as Jimmy to family and close friends and affectionately known as "Big Daddy" by some was born July 20, 1943 in Savannah, Georgia to Bruce Odums and Retha Mae (Odums, Tolbert, Jones). He and his mother later moved to Detroit where he attended school and completed...

Mary Ann Ferry

Mar 26, 2017

Mary Ann Ferry; of Lake Orion; age 55; passed away March 26, 2017. Mary Ann is the beloved wife of Hank Ferry; dear sister of Mark (Sue) Beaver; and aunt of Bryan (Allison) Beaver.  Mary Ann graduated from Lake Orion High School and worked for the Lake Orion Nursing Home for 12 years.  Funeral...

Joann Gayheart

Mar 26, 2017

Joann Gayheart; of Orion; passed away March 26, 2017 at the age of 81. Joann is the beloved wife of the late Carl E. Gayheart; and loving mother of Pam (Bill) McNabb, Carla Gayheart, Timothy (Brenda) Gayheart, and the late Alan, Roger, Leland and Dean Gayheart.  She is also the loving Gram of Jennifer...

Gustavo Leon Angel

Mar 24, 2017

Gustavo Leon Angel; age 19; of Clarkston; passed away on March 24, 2017. Beloved son of Oscar Angel and Guadalope Gonzales. Loving brother of Gabriela Angel, Leandro Angel, Ivan Gael Angel. Funeral Service will be held on Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at 3p.m. at Sparks - Griffin Funeral Home, Pontiac. Family will receive friends on Tuesday, March 28, 2017...

Myrtle Irene Vanhook

Mar 21, 2017

Myrtle Irene Van Hook; age 82; of Pontiac; passed away on March 21, 2017. beloved wife of the late Calvin C. Van Hook. Loving mother of Sandra (Chris) Webb, Ronald(Judy) Van Hook,Patricia(Alex) Lemos, Catherine ( Jesse) Lucio, Lawrence (Teresa) Van Hook, Jane (Bill) St. George and Thomas Van Hook. Grandmother of 19 grandchildren,48 great and 3 great-great grandchildren and...

Joan Hunter

Mar 20, 2017

Joan Hunter; of Lake Orion; age 89; passed away March 20, 2017 surrounded by her loved ones. Joan was born May 30, 1927 in England.  At the age of 19 she moved to the United States.  In her prime, she was an avid Real Estate agent in the area for many years.  She had...

Susan Bellairs

Mar 18, 2017

Susan Bellairs; of Oxford; age 68; passed away March 18, 2017. Susan is the beloved wife of the late William E. Bellairs Jr.; loving mother of Pamela Bellairs and Aimee (Eric) Hurtado; loving grandmother of Zachary, Alyssa, Tobey, Dustin and Megan; and dear sister of Paul (Kathie) Oswald and the late Robert Oswald. Susan was...

Frances R. Smokoski

Mar 17, 2017

Frances R. Smokoski; of Lake Orion; age 91; passed away March 17, 2017.  Frances is survived by her brother Edward (the late Geraldine) Smokoski; nieces and nephews, Jan (Roger) Frankel, Bob (Vickie) Smokoski, Susan (Bud) Clark and Denise (Warner) Williams; and 13 great nieces and nephews.  Frances was a member of St. Louis the King Church in Detroit and...

Kerry L. Rom

Mar 15, 2017

Kerry L. Rom; of Harrison Township, Michigan; March 15, 2017. Kerry is survived by her

fiancé, Alan Newman; and her siblings, Annette (Bob) Reynolds, John (Sari) Rom, Teresa (Nick) Milich, Michael Rom, Marissa (Vince) Phelan, and foster brother Hal (Ann) Williams. She is also the loving aunt of Austin,...

Lea Marie Wedge

Mar 13, 2017

Lea Marie Wedge; of Pontiac; passed away on March 13, 2017 at the age of 32. Lea is the beloved daughter of John E. Wedge and Sherry L. Shane; dear mother of Karma Jean and Joshua L. Shane; sister of Cory R. and Tessa L. Wedge; and beloved granddaughter of  Nancy and Harvey Hill of Lake Orion, Charles E....

Evelyn E. Schmidt

Mar 13, 2017

Evelyn E. Schmidt; of Lake Orion; age 96; passed away March 13, 2017. Evelyn is the beloved wife of the late William Schmidt Sr.; loving mother of Janet Pender, William Schmidt Jr. and Sharon Lamb; grandmother of 9; great grandma and great great grandma to many; and sister of Bea (Jim) Donahue. Family and Friends will gather for visitation...

Nancy Carol Fischer

Mar 10, 2017

Nancy C. Fischer; of Lake Orion; passed away on March 10, 2017 at the age of 74. Nancy is survived by her husband of 52 years, Horst Fischer; her sons Glenn (Christina) Fischer and Dennis Fischer; and her grandchildren Benedict, Matthew and Heather. Nancy is a retired Administrative Assistant to the Athletic Director of Warren...