Ma/Grandma

   

Celebrating the Life of Sweet Lynda Jamesetta Horton

Her LIFE / Her LEGACY

God brought Lynda Jamesetta White in this world to the union of the late James and Nora White on May 29, 1941 in Detroit, Michigan as a triplet, but unfortunately her sisters died at birth.   She was a bright student of Northwestern High School and graduated in the summer of 1957.   At 18, she married, John Albert Pointzes a handsome U.S. Army soldier , and from that union bore two daughters who she loved and nurtured.  Later, Lynda confessed Jesus as her personal Lord and Savior and joined New St. Paul Tabernacle COGIC under the leadership of Bishop P. A. Brooks.  She worked as a letter carrier for the U.S. Post Office until she retired.  Lynda enjoyed life to the fullest, traveling to exotic places with white sandy beaches like the Bahamas.  She loved family gatherings and helping others.   She enjoyed reading, playing music such as the Temptations, Isaac Hayes, and The Spinners.  Additionally, when VHS, cable and surround sound came on the scene she learned about electronics and she and her favorite cousin Carlotta Grant (deceased) dubbed their favorite movies on VHS tapes.  She felt that a movie wasn’t a movie without listening to them through the surround sound speakers.   Lynda was multi-talented in the areas of sewing, cooking and baking.  She made her daughters clothes from toddlers until middle school; she made curtains, coats, embroidered designs on denim clothes, and latch hooked rugs.  She could also burn in the kitchen.  Meals like fried fish, fried chicken, roast, greens, mashed potatoes and gravy, made you ask for seconds.  She loved it when a request was made for one of her homemade chocolate sour cream pound cakes or cherry cheese cakes.  Lynda  also loved animals especially dogs.   It was nothing for her to take a trip to Canada and bring back a Bouvier.  Being a three-time cancer survivor, without chemo or radiation therapy, she had a laid back conservative style, comfortable in her night gown, crocks, with her hair in braids, watching t.v, she loved Steve Harvey on Family Feud, drinking tea and doing her find-a-word puzzles until she departed this life peacefully in her sleep on Monday, November 18, 2013 ...

 

Reflections ….

Grandma

Thank you for the gift of love,

now you're sharing it up above.

You had many things to say

All in a caring way.

You always saw good in everyone

No matter what they've done.

You were always the one we could all lean on

Even though it must have felt like a ton.

You were always the strength of the family

Now we must let you rest calmly.

As we say goodbye,

as tears roll down our eyes,

I know your place in heaven has a good view.

Because you're telling God,

I need to keep an eye on a few.

I know you will always be in our hearts and mind.

So Grandma,

I must go, but I'll never forget you're one of a kind.

~Jeremi  

Mama,

This is not goodbye but simply, "see you later."  Mama, thank you for the agape love you've shown me, if nothing else I could always depend on your love which has carried me through every trial and tribulation I've had to face.  Mama, please take my love with you in return.  P.S.  Hug and kiss TiJuan for me, Love you, Mama.

~Noralynn

In love and memory of my lil lady,

            I will never forget those late night snacks, me cooking you eggs with extra cheese, I can hear you now with your high pitched voice calling us to heat your tea up even though we might forget it’s in the microwave and it may flood the microwave but we made sure you were okay. I’m going to miss coming in your room watching CSI and Without a Trace with you while you gave me words of wisdom, I won’t forget you speeding around the corner with your lil tea cup on your way to the kitchen. Remember you use to let me see your crossword puzzle books and we use to do crossword puzzles.  It’s so much I want to say and words can’t explain how much I miss you, how I feel and how much you mean to me  but I can say that I appreciate you and you always been a sweet heart since I’ve known you . You accepted me with open arms like family , I remember you cried to me and hugged me because you didn’t want me to move out and you told me no matter what me and Emanuel Sr. go through that that was home no matter what . I’m going to miss you sassying me lol.   I love You My Lil Miss Lady.

~Kourtney

                                                                                                                                                

Ma, “Lil Ole Lady”

I miss you soooo much.  Until you got too sick, we were buddies, we would hang and go to the movies, and do lunch, we could talk about anything and you wouldn’t judge me.   You were the kindest, sweetest, most generous person I know.  There was nothing you wouldn’t do for your family, and all we had to do was ask and if it was in your power to do it, you would take care of it.   A mother’s love such as yours will never die but will live on in each of us.  Sweetie, enjoy your new life until we meet again.  I love love you.

~Gina (Leslie) 

 

Dear Grandma

I just wanna say we love u & God bless u & we know u in a better place . . . U was my light . . . Whatever I wanted 2 do rather it was good or bad, my granny always told me 2 go 4 it . . . Now that u R in a greater place, I ask that u just watch over us & stay wit my Mom & auntee . . . so now that ur not here physically, we know you are here mentally . . . Now or memories are just replaying in my head 1 by 1.  And u always said I am your number 1 that’s y when I could do whatever 4 u, I always did because u always did 4 me . . . I Love u & praise tha life of my grandma Lynda . . . from yo #1

~DaJuan

Grandma,

Words cannot describe how much you mean to me.  When I think of loyalty, forgiveness, wisdom and unconditional love, I think of you.  I’m appreciative of all the life lessons, advice, and wisdom you gave me that made me who I am today.  I love you and you will be with me always.

~Chivon