Ms. Rosa Denise Gardner

October 27, 1955 - April 24, 2022

***FIRST UNITED BAPTIST CHURCH IS HOSTING A SERVICE IN LOVING MEMORY FOR THE FAMILY OF MS. ROSA DENISE GARDNER ON FRIDAY, MAY 6, 2022. ****PLEASE SEE VISITATION AND SERVICE TIMES BELOW**** *****PLEASE NOTE: WHEN ENTERING THE CHURCH: MASKS AND SOCIAL DISTANCING ARE STILL REQUIRED***** ____________________________ ******ATTN: FAMILY & FRIENDS--FOR THOSE WHO CANNOT ATTEND SERVICES, YOU MAY VIEW ROSA DENISE GARDNER'S SERVICE ONLINE**** ******SEE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW***** First United Baptist Church is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. MS. ROSA DENISE'S SERVICE IN LOVING MEMORY: JOIN ZOOM MEETING https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89370427234?pwd=M0J5SGxyNjE3SXJ4THhOMkRqRXRhQT09 MEETING ID: 893 7042 7234 Passcode: 432255 One tap mobile +19292056099,,89370427234#,,,,*432255# US (New York) +13017158592,,89370427234#,,,,*432255# US (Washington DC) Dial by your location +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) Meeting ID: 893 7042 7234 Passcode: 432255 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/k207IEUqw _________________________________ The Obituary Ms. Rosa Denise (Granville) Gardner, affectionately called "Dee", went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, April 24, 2022. Denise was born October 27,1955 in Vicksburg, MS to parents Robert and Edna Granville. She accepted Christ at the age of sixty-four and was baptized at First United Baptist Church August 1, 2021. Denise began Early Childhood education at Jackson Mississippi Public Schools and graduated from Kalamazoo Central High School in 1973 after the Granville family relocated to Kalamazoo, MI in 1969. Denise then went on to complete a Billing & Coding Certificate at Kalamazoo Valley Community College. She spent most of her working career as an Insurance Claims Supervisor for various agencies in Kalamazoo, MI. She made many friends while working and maintained several of them for decades. Denise was formerly united in marriage to Newessie (Nicki) Gardner with whom she remained good friends. Denise spent the majority of her adult years caring for and loving her many nieces and nephews as family was extremely important to her. Her motherly nature and cooking skills were just a few of the traits others loved about Denise. She embodied the strength of several and continuously brought light and love to those around her. Denise also especially loved fishing local lakes and taking road trips for horse racing and concerts. Her mother and friend, Edna, predeceased Denise in 2012. Denise leaves to cherish her memory: her father, Robert; her brothers, Robert E., Charles K. and his ex-wife, Gail. Nieces and Nephews, TaKishia, Robert E Jr., Sonya, Jasmine, Melissa, Cassandra. Great Nieces and Nephews, Cornelius, Rico, Omar, Raekwon, Isaiah, Naomi, Nalaya, Jeremiah, Indigo and Micah. A special thanks to Denise's life-long friends: Patricia McPherson, Gail Davis, Cynthia Gardner, Rosemary Johnson, Autumn Forester, Mabel Dennie, Julia Vincent and Denise's special friend, Kevin Smith. Please join the Granville Family in celebrating the life of a loving, compassionate, strong, God-fearing daughter, sister and aunt.