Mrs. Catharine Sturdivant

January 16, 1936 - August 6, 2017

******PLEASE NOTE FUNERAL SERVICE TIMES BELOW******* PUBLIC VIEWING - 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Monday, August 14, 2017 LOCATION-Harper Funeral Home (Chapel)-521 Douglas Avenue, Kalamazoo, MI VISITATION- 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, August 15, 2017 FUNERAL SERVICE-11:00 a.m. Tuesday, August 15, 2017 LOCATION- MT. ZION BAPTIST CHURCH, 120 Roberson Street-Kalamazoo, MI ________________________ IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, the family requests sending contributions to: THE STURDIVANT HERITAGE PROJECT www.gofundme.com/Kutunseschoolbus. Mrs. Catharine Broadnax-Sturdivant passed away August 6, 2017. She was born January 16, 1936 the third child born to Alexander and Bonnie Mae Broadnax. She loved the LORD and served HIM for many years in many ways. She loved doing interpretive dancing to gospel songs and did this in many parts of the world as well as her local church. She and her husband Cleophus traveled extensively around the world. She was a member of Grace Communion International Church and served as a deaconess for many years. She then became a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church and continued to serve there in many ways. She was an active member of the Mission Ministry and a dedicated attendee of the Life Groups. She was an astute Bible student and was excited about GOD’s Words. Catherine worked for many years including the Fort Custer State Hospital, Bronson Hospital and ACT. Always compassionate in her work, she touched people in many ways. Catherine had a deep love and appreciation for her family and those in her life. Her heart and her arms were always open to welcome and receive others. She was a very warm and charming person and seemed to love everybody. She loved the LORD and her greatest desire was to serve HIM by serving others. For several years Catharine and her husband, spearheaded campaigns for funds to financially help with the building of a school in Accra, Ghana. In 2014 the Sturdivant Heritage Project charitable organization was born with the mission of raising money to purchase a bus but also for other worthy causes. She is preceded in death by her husband, Cleophus Sturdivant; her parents; one sister, Ithia and four brothers, Eugene, Ben, Samuel and Freddie. She is survived by four wonderful and loving children, Linda Rogers of Lansing, MI; Brian Sturdivant of Richmond, VA; Daryl Sturdivant of Invergrove, MN and Vicki Stokes (Leonard) of Collierville TN. She has two very special daughters-in-loves, Sharon Sturdivant and Barbara Sturdivant. She has 9 grandchildren Marque, Cherie, Brianna, Jaden, Dalton, Annissa, Arrissa, Brooke, Amari and Isaiah. She leaves 14 great-grandchildren. She is also survived by sisters, Ella M. Lora, (Mark) Rosie Broadnax of Battle Creek, MI and Carroll Wilkins of Battle Creek, MI; two brothers, Eddie (Jane Ann) and Larry Broadnax. Also, many cousins, nieces, nephews and friends who mourn her passing. Over the years because of she and her husband’s travel, they accumulated many more sons and daughters in the LORD, around the world too numerous to mention. However a few bear mentioning Frank & Vivian Crummel, Arlene Reid (Les) and Claire Ott (Tom).