Lynda Sowell

SOWELL, Mrs. Lynda - Age 68, passed away Sunday November 1, 2015 at her residence. Family hour 10:00AM Saturday November 7, 2015 at Silver Lake Church of the Nazarene, 520 W. Walton Blvd., with funeral service commencing at 11AM. Interment Perry Mount Park Cemetery, 878 N. Perry St. Pastor Larry Bolling, officiating. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 10AM Saturday. Mrs. Sowell will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 268 N. Perry St., and may be viewed from 2-8:00PM Friday. Mrs. Lynda Sowell, aged 68, passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 1, 2015 at her home in Pontiac, Michigan, after a brief battle with cancer. She was born on February 5, 1947 in Jackson, Tennessee to the late James Earl and Willie Mae Hardin. She later moved to Pontiac, Michigan where she began her family. She accepted Christ at an early age and continued her Christian faith in the Baptist church throughout her life. Mrs. Sowell was a loving, caring and nurturing person who was devoted to her family. She touched the lives of many people with her kind and generous heart and her giving nature. She always wanted to see the best in people. She loved going to the casino, spending time with her family and friends and caring for her mother. One of the joys of her life was cooking big dinners on Sunday and holidays. Lynda had many accomplishments in her life, but the most notable was that of wife and mother. Mrs. Sowell met the love of her life, Herschel Sowell, in 1993 and, after a two-year courtship they were united in matrimony. Although no children were born from this union, Herschel became a surrogate father to Lynda’s children. During their twenty year marriage, Lynda and Herschel had a love and understanding for one another that was so strong that they never argued or went to bed angry. Their bond was unbreakable. Mrs. Sowell leaves to cherish her memory her loving husband Herschel Sowell; her children, Melessia (Jesse) Turner, Shannon (Chris) Shaw, Kelly (Carl) Kyles, La’Monica (Chris) Glover, and Kyrios (Etoy) March, Sr.; grandchildren, Tiara Bullock, Tykerieyah Burrow, Jaukyeta Edwards, Jazsmyine Shipp, Carl’Ronte Kyles, Carl’Ryk Kyles, Royce Jones, Airik Owens, Tatyana Watkins, Kadijah Ford, Kyrios March, Jr., Kyresha March, Courtney Ford and Rinesha Ford; sisters, Maryann Flentroy, Willene Rice and Luretha (Louis) Jacob; brothers, Thurston (Marva) Perry, Curtis (Paula) Hardin, Harold (Elizabeth) Harden and Kenneth (Valerie) Hardin; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends, including best friend, Eva Brown. Mrs. Sowell was preceded in death by her parents, James Earl Hardin and Willie Mae Hardin; sister, Sharon Ross; and brother, Murray Hardin.

Lynda Sowell

February 5, 1947 - November 1, 2015