Mary Jo Taylor Wicker

She was a retired employee of the Lansing Public School System.

Ms. Wicker was a member of Mt. Hope Church in Lansing and Greystone Freewill Baptist Church. She attended First Church of God in Greeneville. She was a member of the Ladies Aid Society at Greystone Church and the Enliveners at First Church of God. She served as an usher and was a member of the prayer team at Mt. Hope Church.

She ended her battle with a rare form of cancer and never lost her joy in the Lord or sharing her joy with others.

Survivors include three daughters and a son-in-law: Karen and Jeff Jones of Greeneville, Holly Wicker and Nicole Wicker of Lansing, Michigan; two sons and daughters-in-law: Eric and Ruby Wicker of Lansing, Michigan and Christopher and Kathleen Wicker of Tustin, Michigan; grandchildren: Bryan Wicker and wife, Cinthia, Jason Wicker, Jayzelle Gatmaitan, Jedidiah Jones and wife, Rachel, Abigail Jones, Joslyn Wicker; great grandchildren: Loraine Fontenilla, Kaleb Vimolsathit, Jayce Jones, Aubrey Jones, and Amelia Jones; sister: Naomi Copeland of Holt, Michigan; two brothers and a sister-in-law: Eugene Taylor of Parrottsville, Tennessee and Marvin and Louise Taylor of Detroit, Michigan; step-sister: Shirley Jennings of Greeneville; step-brother: Bobby Ramsey of Greeneville; brother-in-law and wife: James and Barbara Wicker; and several nieces and nephews.

She was the daughter of the late John and Leta Taylor and was raised by the late John and Pearl Blake. She was preceded in death by her step-mother: Bea Taylor; ex-husband and father of her children: Gerald Wicker; granddaughter: Meghan Jones; three sisters: Leula Buckner, Ruth Keller, and Marlene Waddell; two brothers: Minnis Taylor and Howard Taylor; and two brothers-in-law: Cleveland Wicker and Lawrence Wicker.

The family will receive friends 3-6 p.m. Saturday at Kiser-Rose Hill Funeral Home.

The funeral service will be held at 6:00 p.m. Saturday in the funeral home chapel with Rev. Nathan Leasure officiating.

Interment will be at 2:00 p.m. Sunday in Gethsemane Cemetery. Family and friends are asked to meet at 1:00 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home to go in procession to the cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Jonathan Waddell, Phillip Waddell Jr., John Copeland, Greg Taylor, Joshua Nease, and Jordon Nease.

Honorary pallbearers are members of the Enliveners Class of First Church of God and the Greystone Ladies Aid Society.