Thelma Marie Burkett Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Thelma Marie Burkett of Flint, Michigan, who passed away at the age of 93, on November 18, 2025. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family. You may also light a candle in honor of Thelma Marie Burkett or send a beautiful flower arrangement to the funeral service.
She was predeceased by: her mothers, Willie Moore and Sarah Alice Moore (Simpson); her aunt Lela Bryant; her siblings, George Moore, Joe Louis Barrow Moore, LeVert Moore, Gloria Moore, Marva Jones and Alice Moore (Pillow); and her nephews, Marvin Pillow Jr., Christopher W. Moore and Ronell Carlton Dean.
She is survived by: her daughter Victoria Thompson of Flint, MI; her grandchildren, Brett Small (Angela) of Grand Blanc, MI, Tina Thompson of Flint, MI and Perry Thompson (Sylvia) of University Place, WA; her great grandchildren, Aniyah Small of Grand Blanc, Mi, Myles Thompson of Flint, Nasir Tovar-Thompson of University Place, WA. and Layla Tovar-Thompson of University Place, WA.; and her close friend Lillian Bell. She is also survived by nieces, nephews, other relatives.
A prayer was held on Wednesday, November 26th 2025 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM at the Legacy Funeral Chapel (1009 E Stewart Ave, Flint, MI 48505). A graveside service was held on Wednesday, November 26th 2025 from 12:30 PM to 12:45 PM at the Gracelawn Cemetery (5710 Saginaw St, Flint, MI 48505).