Gerald "Bird" Sisson

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Mr. Gerald "Bird" Sisson passed away on Tuesday, March 22, 2022, at his residence in Saginaw, Michigan. Age 71 years. Gerald was born October 3, 1950, in Bay City, Michigan, to Steve Sisson Sr. and Hattie Warner Sisson.

Gerald attended Bay City Central High School where he loved playing football. He specialized in carpentry and was a member of Carpenters Local 706. Gerald enjoyed gardening, fishing, and traveling. Most of all, Gerald loved spending time with his family.

He leaves to cherish his memories his wife, Ruth A. Sisson, children, Tanis S. Berry, Tasha (Earl) Moore, Henry D. Jones, and Clarence (Libby) Jones; grandchildren, Brandon Carradine, Betty Melchor, Jaylen Bland, Antonyo Bell, O’Marion Bell, Cera Jones, Shania Townsend, Cking Jones, and Clarence Jones Jr.; thirteen great-grandchildren; six sisters, Pastor Barbara and Pastor Ricky Layton, Myra (Odis) Liggins, Charolle (Chester) Green, Victoria “Vicki”  Phillips, Tina Dawson, and Katrina Sisson; four brothers, Ernest (Linda) Sisson, Johnny (Barbara) Murphy, Steve Sisson Jr., and Thomas (Meredith) Sisson; a host of nieces and nephews; aunt, Leotha Murphy; sisters- in-law, Mary Parnell, Dorothy Jones, and Minnie Long; brothers-in-law, Junior Jones, Henry Jones, Fred Jones, and Otha Jones; many other relatives and friends including best friends, Connell Berry, Russell (DeWayne) Davis, Richard Beam, Albi Burks, Kenny Hendricks,  and Starlin Smith.

Gerald was preceded in death by his parents, Hattie Warner Sisson and Steve Sisson Sr.; sister, Camp “Kanzzella” Sisson; grandson, Kiley Jones; uncles, Ernest Murphy, and Willie Finley Murphy; mother-in-law, Vivan Long; sister-in-law, Mary Scott.

The family would like to express special thanks to Covenant Hospice Visiting Nurses.