Evelyn Floretta LeDuff

LeDUFF, Ms. Evelyn Floretta - Age 69, passed away Friday December 4, 2015 at William Beaumont Hospital - Troy. Family hour 10:30AM Monday December 14, 2015 at Welcome Missionary Baptist Church, 143 Oneida St., with funeral service commencing immediately at 11:00AM. Pastor Douglas P. Jones, officiating Interment Perry Mount Park Cemetery, 878 N. Perry St. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 10:30AM Monday. Ms. LeDuff will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 268 N. Perry St., and may be viewed from 10AM-4PM Sunday. Ms. Evelyn Floretta (Killian) LeDuff, daughter of the late Edward and Sarah Ringgold was born January 9, 1946, in Birmingham, Alabama. Evelyn graduated from Pontiac Central High School in 1964 as an honor roll student. Evelyn was the first vice president of the first junior NAACP of Pontiac at the tender age of 14, which introduced her to the life of Political Activism. She went on to graduate from Oakland Community College top of her nursing class, and later switched careers to become the first black female engineer/skilled trades in her division at General Motors. Upon retiring, Evelyn took pride in raising her children and being active in the community. She was an active leader in all political aspects. Her involvement included but was not limited to: NAACP, Title One, volunteered in Pontiac Schools, Pontiac Library Board member, Pontiac Charter Commissioner, the Jazzy Ladies Red Hatters Society, the Rosetta Chapter 69# Eastern Stars, the Oakland County Democratic Club, Unity Church in Pontiac, Oakland County Pioneer and Historical Society, Pontiac Area Sun Time Bank, Pontiac Democratic Club, Pontiac Summit, Greater Pontiac Community Coalition, The Committee of Fifty, Center for Community Schools, Safe City Safe Pontiac and the Oakland University Pontiac Forum. Her spirit of philanthropy was passed down to her children and grandchildren as she taught them all that nothing was more important than education and, giving back to your community. Evelyn departed her earthly home on Friday, December 4, 2015, leaving to cherish her memory: children, Bryan Killian, Sonya Malone, and Deonna LeDuff; siblings, Raouf Abdulla, Timothy Williams, Ronald Williams, Claude Williams, Linda Williams, Shirley Rasheed, Diane Johnson, and Beverly Reid; grandchildren, Brandon Killian, Erica Crumb, Bryana Killian, Donavin McAfee, Armon Killian, Domeon Carpenter, Daia Carpenter, and Braylon Watkins; and a host of other loving relatives and friends. Evelyn was preceded in death by her parents: Edward and Sarah Ringgold; daughter, Leonna LeDuff; siblings: Beatrice Ringgold, Edward James “Jab” Ringgold, and Ralphine Humphrey; niece, Pamela Ringgold; nephew, Todd Bowman

Evelyn Floretta LeDuff

January 9, 1946 - December 4, 2015