Ezel Gandy

GANDY, Mr. Ezel - age 96, passed away, Thursday, February 18, 2016 at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Oakland. Family hour 10:30 AM Friday, February 26, 2016 at St. John United Methodist Church, 620 University Drive, with funeral service commencing immediately at 11:00 AM. Pastor Lester Mangum, Officiating. Interment Great Lakes National Cemetery, 4200 North Belford Road. Friends and Pallbearers will assemble at the church 10:30 AM Friday. Mr. Gandy will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 268 N. Perry St., and may be viewed from 2:00 PM - 8:00 PM Thursday. Mr. Ezel Gandy was born November 22, 1919 in Cherokee, Oklahoma to Horace and Emma Gandy. After completing high school in Tulsa, Oklahoma, his family moved to Detroit, Michigan. In September 1942, he married Elizabeth Frances Sullivan; they began their life in Pontiac, Michigan. Shortly after he accepted Christ and became a member of St. John United Methodist Church. Ezel had started working for General Motors when he was drafted and inducted into the United States Army in February 1943. He was domiciled at Fort Custer Military Base in Augusta, Michigan for basic training and then shipped to the South Pacific Theater War. He was trained and served as a Surgical Technician for two years. Ezel received an honorable discharge and returned to General Motors. During that time he also would catch the bus to Detroit in the evening for Tailoring School. He became an Exemplary Tailor. He was also an active member of DAV Chapter 16. Everyone knows how much he loved working from sun up to sun down outside in his yard. He kept his yard immaculate and his wife’s flower garden in pristine condition. Mr. Gandy leaves to cherish his memory: wife, Elizabeth; niece/daughter, Diane Holland; grandchildren, Denera and Peter; seven great grandchildren; sister-in-law, Evelyn Washington; He was godfather to all the children, of the late Ollie Whiters; and numerous nieces and nephews. Mr. Gandy was preceded in death by his parents, Horace and Emma Gandy; sister, Exavier Gandy Holland; brother-in-law, Wallace Holland.

Ezel Gandy

November 22, 1919 - February 18, 2016