Evangelist Carlton R. "Coley" McMillan, Sr.

MCMILLAN, Evangelist Carlton R. "Coley" Sr. - age 76, passed away, Thursday, June 4, 2015 at Boulevard Health Center of Rochester Hills. Family hour 10:00AM Friday, June 12, 2015 at Newman AME Church, 233 Bagley St., with funeral service commencing at 11:00AM. Pastor Alfred Johnson, Officiating. Interment Perry Mount Park Cemetery, 878 N. Perry. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 10:00AM Friday. Mr. McMillan will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 268 N. Perry St., and may be viewed from 2:00PM-8:00PM Thursday. Evangelist Carlton R. “Coley” McMillan was born February 14, 1939, the son of William and Gustava McMillan Sr. He was a resident of Pontiac, Michigan. He attended and graduated from Port Huron Public Schools. He later earned an Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice. He served his country in the United States Army in Europe and Germany. After migrating to Pontiac, he became involved in his city. Bro. McMillan joined Newman AME and married Delois Saphio. He became a licensed Evangelist on the State and Connectional level of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. His training included certification in Prison Ministry by the Criminal Justice Division of the U. S. Department of Defense. He was an active Evangelist in the Oakland County Jail. Pinkerton Securities and Wal-Mart were two of his many employers. As a faithful member of Newman, he was also a member of the Lay Organization, Here Am I Board, Emcee for the Sons of Levi and an honorary member of the Sons of Levi. Evangelist McMillan leaves to cherish in his memory: wife, Delois McMillan; children, Gwendolyn McMillan of Arizona, Tammy (Clyde) White, Carlton (Ida) McMillan of Texas, Venise (Wilbur) Brown of Pontiac, MI, LaPhonse McMillan, Faith McMillan and Talisha Nichols all of Port Huron, MI, Angelo “Buck” McMillan, Devon “Bird” McMillan, T’Necia (Sharn) Davis and Arthur “Bisty” McMillan of Detroit, MI; and his extended family which he always stated "there is no such thing as step-children", Felicia Conley, Arthur Davis Smith, Jr., and Selina (Jeff) Smith; a host of grandchildren, great grandchildren and great-great grandchildren; brother, Arthur “Honey” McMillan of Port Huron, MI; mother-in-law, Mrs. Margaret Cooley; brother-in-law, Ollie Mitchell and a host of nieces, nephews other relatives and friends including special friend, Willis Moncrief. Evangelist McMillan was preceded in death by his parents, Gustava and William McMillan, Sr.; grand-daughter, Janeen Conley; siblings, Charles “Buddy” McMillan, William McMillian, Jr., Ernest “Lee” and Edward “Crook” McMillan, Lena”Shug” McMillan-Edwards, Mary McMillan-Mitchell, Barbara McMillan, Kay Jones-Faulkner; and father in-law, Dr. Roy V. Cooley.

Evangelist Carlton R. "Coley" McMillan, Sr.

February 14, 1939 - June 4, 2015