Wilma Jean Pendelton

Wilma was preceded in death by her husband, Wright Pendleton, whom she was married to for 33 years. She was also preceded in death by sisters, Vera Williams and Vassie Goosby; and brothers, Lonnie and John McKissic. Wilma is survived by her by only living brother, Richard Johnson Jr.

Wilma was introduced to Christ and baptized at a very young age. She was a member at True Light Missionary Baptist Church under the leadership of Pastor Bobby Bean. Later in life, she was a Mother in the Church at Christ Kingdom Builders under the leadership of Pastor Christopher Maxie.

Wilma attended West Junior High School and was a graduate of Lansing Community College with a degree in Business Administration. She began her career at Michigan National Bank and later retired from Dart Container.

Wilma loved her family and proudly expressed that she was the Matriarch of her family.

Wilma went home to be with the Lord on August 22, 2025.

She leaves to cherish her memory, her children, Rosalind (John Douglas) Johnson and Linda (Bruce) Mans; stepchildren, Marty Fisher and Vershandale Pendelton; grandchildren, Carmelleta ”Coco” Smith, Shamarie (Chalona) Douglas, Bruce (Andrea) Mans Jr., John (Chartrece) Douglas Jr., and Dominque and DeQuan Mans; 3 step-grandchildren, Takeia and Tiara Redden and Maurice Jordan; 26 great-grandchildren and 4 great-great-grandchildren; along with a host of nieces, nephews and other family.

· Video of Memories Song : God Kept Me by The Wardlaw Brothers

· Scripture – Pastor Christopher Maxie

· Prayer – Rev. Dr. Mellody Bowen-Hall

· Prayer and Words of Encouragement from Leola Taylor

· Obituary – Thelma Valley

· Remarks from family and friends (2 minutes please)

· Eulogy – Rev. Dr. Mellody Bowen-Hall

· Recessional

Bible Verse: Psalms 95:1-3 "Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation. 2 Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song. 3 For the Lord is the great God, the great King above all gods."

Letter to Grandma: Grandma,

Thank you for all that you were to me, the lessons you taught, the time you spent, the love you gave, the visits, the long phone conversations, the visits, the vacations, and even the arguments but, especially the pride you took in being a Grandma.

Life without you is not the same. I wake up every morning and think of calling you. I can no longer do that so I will cherish the memories and even though you would drive me crazy at some point during our conversation with your famous saying, “Now, don’t get mad at me, but let me ask you something” just for me to say, No ma’am and we laugh because I knew you wanted to know somebody business LOL.

I would give anything to hear you say it now.

We didn’t always agree on things but, what we did agree on was the love between a Grandma and her first born granddaughter.

Grandma, I love you and miss you -Your Big Girl

A memorial service for Wilma will be held on Friday, September 5, 2025 at 11:00 AM, with a one-hour prior visitation from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM, at Gorsline Runciman Funeral Homes Tiffany Chapel, 3232 W Saginaw St., Lansing, MI 48917, Rev. Dr. Mellody Bowen-Hall officiating. Following the service, Wilma will be laid to rest in Evergreen Cemetery, 2600 E Mt Hope Ave., Lansing, MI 48910. Following interment, the family invites you to join them for a repast at 813 W Holmes Rd., Lansing, MI 48910.

The family wishes to thank each of you for your sincere expressions of sympathy and prayers at this time and would also like to thank Elara Caring, especially Nurse Sarah.