Flossie Spruills Obituary (1900

Flossie "Wise" Spruills, age 97, known as "Aunt Tidy " or fondly by her Church family as Mother Spruills, departed this life, Thursday, September 6, 2007 at home. She was born February 10, 1900 to the late Ben Wise and Alice Solomon, in Samson Alabama. Mrs. Spruills was united in holy matrimony to the late James Spruills, and together they raised four children, Benjamin Poon, Nathaniel Poon , Sonny Poon and Margaret Onley. At the age of 47 , she joined Zion Baptist Church, under the direction of the late Rev. C.J. Blanche. She was a faithful member and worked as a member of the usher board, missionary society, kitchen committee, nurses unit and pastor's aide committee. She was employed by Rob Roy's sewing factory for many years until retirement in the early seventies. She worked part time at the Elyte Cleaners as a presser. When the cleaners burned down, she became a house wife. She was a devoted mother and wife. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a brother, James Wise; a niece Alice Moore; two brothers in-law, Deacon Russell Spruills and his wife Deaconess Victoria Morgan-Spruills, Willie Edward Spruills and his wife Marie Spruills and a nephew , Samuel Lee Spruills. She leaves behind, a step-daughter , Margaret Onley (Exmore, VA); three sons she raised as her as her own, Nathaniel M. Poon (Shirley), White Plains, Maryland, Sonny Poon, (Florida) and Benjamin Poon (Debbie), Easton, Maryland; 10 Grandchildren, 12 Great-grandchildren; a godson , Noble Rogers, Jr. (Amanda), Cambridge, Maryland; three nieces , Gladys Camper (Elenzor), Cambridge, Maryland, Betty Spruills, (Baltimore, Maryland) and Min.Barbara Thomas (Terry), Hurlock, Maryland; two nephews, Nelson D. Small (Virginia), Severn, Maryland and John C. Morgan , Jr. (Baltimore, Maryland); life long friendships with Bishop L.T. Blackshear, his wife, Sylvia and family, as well as with Jewell Poon and a host of other relatives and friends. Services will be held on Saturday, Sept. 15, 2007 1pm at Henry Funeral Home, PA (Cambridge, MD) with a viewing one hour prior to the services. Interment will follow in Bethel Cemetery.