YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Mrs. Edith Haynes, 62, departed this life Wednesday, June 3, 2009, at University Hospital in Cleveland.
Edith was born Jan. 29, 1947, in Youngstown, Mahoning county, Ohio; a daughter of Allen and Alma Burnett McQueen.
A homemaker, Edith devoted her life to being a wife, sister, mother, grandma and friend.
She leaves to cherish her memory, her daughter, Erica L. Haynes, Erica’s fiancee, David K. Lawrence, an RN who was her primary caregiver during her time of illness; four sons, MacArthur Jr., Michael, Dwayne Haynes and Nathan (Tamala) Haynes, all of Youngstown; a granddaughter whom she reared, Breanna Haynes; a sister, Geraldine McQueen; two brothers, Horace McQueen and Nathaniel Cowan; sister-in-law, Margaret Haynes; and a host of nieces, nephews, family and friends, whom she loved.
Besides her parents and husband, MacArthur Haynes Sr., whom she married in 1962, she was preceded in death by three sisters, Willa Lee, Frances and Jean; three brothers, Freddie and Allen McQueen and Ervin Cowan; and brother-in-law, Anthony Haynes.
Friends may call Tuesday from noon to 1 p.m. at the L. E. Black, Phillips & Holden Funeral Home.
Funeral services will follow at 1 p.m.