Loubertha Little

Mrs. Loubertha Taylor Little, beloved wife, mother, sister, grandmother, aunt and mother to MANY of her students, went home to be with her heavenly Father on Wednesday, March 26, 2014 at the age of 89 years. She was born May 12, 1924 in New Hebron, MS, the daughter of the late Lawrence and Anna (Griffin) Taylor. Loubertha was a member of Mt. Olive Institutional Missionary Baptist Church where she served as Sunday School Superintendent, Sunday School Teacher, and various other ministries in the church until her health failed. Loubertha was educated in the Mississippi Public School system. She received her Bachelor’s Degree at Jackson State College in Jackson, MS. She attended the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI and received her Master’s Degree in Education at Michigan State University in East Lansing, MI. Loubertha taught in the Mississippi Public School system for 10 years before moving to Saginaw in 1954. She taught elementary education in Buena Vista Township and Saginaw Public Schools before retiring in 1986. Loubertha was a lifelong member of the NAACP, and served on the Voter Registration and Membership Committees. She worked in the Assault on Illiteracy Program. Loubertha was one of the charter members of Zeta Omega Zeta Chapter, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. In addition, she was a member of the American Association of Retired Educators; Vice-President of the Buena Vista Lioness Club; a member of Senior Citizens Volunteers; a member of the Eastside Neighborhood Association and other community organizations, especially those involving youth. Loubertha loved cooking and socializing with family and friends. Her memory will be cherished by her husband, B.L. Little; two daughters, Betsy Little, Duluth, MN, Gail Little, Saginaw, MI and one special daughter, Brenda Reynolds, Saginaw, MI; five sons, Calvin (Phyllis), Benny, Gerald (Linda), Victor, all of Saginaw, MI, and Donald (Janice) Little, who recently joined his mother and heavenly father, Braxton, MS; a special son, Dr. Lawrence (Winnie) Crawford, Tupelo, MS; two godchildren, Ronalda Sullivan, Waldorf, MD and Jalisa Burnside, Saginaw, MI; twenty-one grandchildren, thirty-five great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren; one sister, Mavis Lipsey, Grand Rapids, MI; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and other relatives that she dearly loved. Loubertha was preceded in death by brother, J.C. Taylor; daughter, Vanita Little-Hunt; grandson, Calvin Dwayne Tubbs; sisters-in-law, Lula Mae Hardy and Mable Taylor; and brother-in-law, L.C. Lipsey. Funeral service will take place at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, April 4, 2014 at Mt. Olive Institutional Missionary Baptist Church, 1114 North 6th Street. Dr. Marvin T. Smith will officiate with interment in Forest Lawn Cemetery. Friends may call at the Evans & Browne's Funeral Home, 441 N. Jefferson Avenue, on Thursday from 2:00 until 8:00 p.m., where the Zeta Omega Zeta Chapter, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. will conduct their service on Thursday at 6:00 p.m.

Loubertha Little

May 12, 1924 - March 26, 2014