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In Memoriam
Leola Green-Haynes August 12, 1929- July 5, 2020
Heaven has earned another angel. Our Mother, the Matriarch
of our extended family has transitioned from labor to
reward. Leola Green-Haynes passed away on Sunday, July 5,
2020 at ProMedica Flower Hospital. The last surviving
member of a family of four children, Leola was predeceased
by her father; Oliver Woodard, her mother; Idelle Woodard
and sisters; Myrtis (Marvin) Parker, Dora (Leon) Jones and
brother, Frank Woodard.
The Matriarch of the Corbitt Family that includes the
Russell, Stovall, Boyd, Galloway, Pearson and Woodard
families, Leola was born on August 12, 1929 to the union of
her parents in Bruce, Mississippi. The family migrated to
the north Toledo area in the 1930s.
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Leola Green-Haynes |
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Leola married her first husband, Leemon Green, on November
18, 1950. Leemon predeceased her in March of 1988. To
their union three daughters were born: Sharon Diane (Jimmy)
Gaines, Pamela Lynn (Carlton) Jones and Paula Sue
(Phillip) Hamilton. Leola was a pillar of the community
having sat on numerous boards: EOPA, The Toledo Symphony,
Advocates for Basic Legal Equality (ABLE), The Toledo Museum
of Art, the Area Office on Aging and the Neighborhood Block
Watch. She was a devoted educator having taught
kindergarten and sixth grade at the former Stickney
Elementary and retiring in 1997 from Riverside Elementary of
the Toledo Public Schools.
A life member of The Indiana Avenue Missionary Baptist
Church, she was Director of the Junior Church, a position
that she proudly served for several decades. Leola actively
maintained membership in the Black Nurses, the Black Family,
Phi Delta Kappa International Sorority of Educators, the
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, The National Association of
Negro Business and Professional Women (NANBPWC) Toledo Club
where she worked with the Debs-in-Waiting of the annual
Debutante Cotillion until illness. She also served
diligently as an annual ambassador of the American Cancer
Society.
She is survived by husband, Oscar Haynes; daughters Sharon
Gaines, Pamela Jones and Paula Hamilton; grandchildren
Jimmy, Jr. (Takiesha) Gaines of Columbus, Ohio; Andre'
(Lauren) Gaines of Los Angeles, California; Britny and
Collin Jones of Toledo and Taryn (Marcus) O'Neal of Chicago,
Illinois. Great-Grandchildren Jaedyn, Julian, Josiah and
Wesley Gaines. Step-sons Lester (Vera) and Darryn Haynes;
step-daughters Gwendalyn (Michael) Lawler, Ingrid and Karren
Haynes. Ten step grandchildren, a host of cousins, other
relatives and friends.
Wake and funeral are being handled by the C. Brown Mortuary.
Memorial contributions to the organization of the donor's
choice. A foundation is being established by her daughters
in her memory.
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