Bertha Louise McNeal Obituary
We are sad to announce that on December 15, 2022, at the age of 82, Bertha Louise McNeal of Kalamazoo, Michigan, born in Shannon, Mississippi passed away. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Bertha Louise McNeal to pay them a last tribute.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Rome Barbee and Emergine Barbee (Harris); her cousin Joyce; her friend Mildred Arbor (Gill); her cousin Norma Fairhurst (Betty Kelley); her aunt Amilee Troutman; her siblings, Ovell Barbee and Melva Todd; her brother-in-law James Todd; her nephew Alan Hardwick Jr.; and her son-in-law Darris Payton.
She is survived by: her children, Melva Payton and Martin McNeal; her grandchildren, Cydni and Spencer Payton; her nieces and nephews, Malita, Kim, Kia, Michael, Ovell Jr., Nya, Osai and Chike; and also, Simon Barbee, Caldin Street (Gill) and Robert Bullock (Motown).
The pandemic did not stop her, she began instructing virtual Zoom teaching sessions with the students.
She naturally gravitated towards community, she was a member of The Flint Urban League and was a leader with Flint Mott Foundation.
