Annette Alexander

Mrs. Annette Alexander passed away on Monday, August 9, 2021 at Memorial Hermann Memorial City Campus Medical Center in Houston, Texas. Age 56 years. She was born on September 29, 1964 in Pineville, Louisiana the daughter of Annie Mae Amerson and Thomas Jefferson Atkins, Jr. Annette accepted Christ at an early age and was baptized at Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church in Flint, Michigan and later became a member of Canaan Baptist Church, before moving to Texas. She was educated in the Flint Public Schools and graduated from Flint Central High School, “The Class of 1983”.

Being an overcomer, she found her passion in the retail/management industry and loved working with people, styling and accessorizing women, giving her personal touch unique to each customer, and ultimately becoming a store manager with Soft Surroundings, where she led a team of individuals and impacted many.

Annette honored God and loved her family. She was LOVE in action and the thread binding many together over the years. She was a committed wife, daughter, mother, grandmother, sister and forever friend to so many. She was kind and outspoken, never afraid to share her “eldest” or motherly opinions or views.

Annette was spontaneous, fun, and adventurous. You never knew when she would call and say, “I’m coming to see you or let’s go here or there.” She enjoyed the beauty of life and celebrated through the joy she found in traveling the world with family and friends. Annette enjoyed taking care of others and seeing people happy. She wanted family and people she cared about to be together to laugh and enjoy one another. She had the gift of giving. She was the BOSS lady.

She leaves in God’s care to cherish her memory: Her loving husband, Jerald Alexander of Houston, Texas; 3 children, Deonte Atkins of Atlanta, Georgia, LaQuandra Atkins, Ples (Dymon Monche Sims) Hunter all of Houston, Texas; stepchildren: Jeremy Brown of Dallas, Texas, Jamel Alexander of North Carolina, Angel Pickney of New Orleans, Louisiana; grandchildren: Xzaria Atkins of Houston Texas, Sean Atkins of Phoenix, Arizona, Aryeh Atkins of Houston, Texas, LaTanjanecia Atkins, Khalica N. Atkins, Daquavion D. Atkins, Royal lei Prince, Heaven Amor Hunter, Sincere Alaiya Hunter, Yuriah Aviana Hunter of Houston, Texas, King Pickney of New Orleans, Louisiana; loving mother, Annie (Raymond) Jefferson of Flint, Michigan; in-laws: Jerald M. (Carolyn) Alexander Sr. of New Orleans, Louisiana, Willie Nell (Anthony) Tabor of Memphis, Tennessee; loving and devoted grandmother, Alma Hadnot of Saginaw, Texas; 5 siblings, Nicole Loving of Richmond, Virginia, Melecia (Blake) Scott, Thomas (Eran) Atkins III, Tyrone Atkins, all of Flint, Michigan and Tina Cooley of Davison, Michigan; 6 sister and brothers-In-law; Sherelle (Sean) Reed of Frisco, Texas, Latoya (Ramon) Thompson of New Orleans, Louisiana, Angelle (Sean) Trimble of Atlanta, Georgia, Jimez (Latoryah) Alexander of Atlanta, Georgia, Darius James of Memphis, TN, Aaron (Chantina) Ballard of Baton Rouge, Louisiana; a host of nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins, other relatives and friends including special friends: Niecy Boyce, Danette Brown, Patty Gardner, Susana Perez Serna, Bobbi Arias and LaTwonna Wilson, and godsister, Tasha Blanks.

Annette was preceded in death by her father, Thomas J. Atkins, Sr. “TJ”; her former husband, Anthony “AD” Davis; grandparents, Jack (Pearlee) Amerson; great-grandparents, John and Pinkie Hadnot, Sam and Julia Atkins; aunt, Sharon Denise Thomas; great-aunt and uncle, Hickman and Beatrice Holmes; half-mom, Anita Louise Atkins-Marks.

The family would like to express special thanks to Pastor Charles E. Roots and the Canaan Baptist Church family, Pastor Daniel Moore and the Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church family, Pastor Martez Warren and the Church Without Walls family, Soft Surroundings in Houston Texas, Jeffery D. Holmes, Elite Life Celebrations by Barnes & Co in Houston, Texas, Ivan E. Phillips and the staff of Paradise Funeral Chapel.