Rosie Lee Granberry

Rosie Lee White was born in Monrovia, Liberia, on August 19, 1932, to Mary Ruth Fuller (White) and Walter David Liburd (Nevis, West Indies). Rosie accepted Christ at an early age through her mother’s teachings, who also taught school at the Catholic Mission in Monrovia, Liberia. She landed in Philadelphia, in 1946. She and her siblings became naturalized citizens through their mother, who was from Dennison, Texas. After attending schools in Philadelphia, the family moved to Detroit, Michigan. There she studied nursing and became an LPN, working at Henry Ford Hospital. Rosie met William Granberry I (a.k.a. Grant) in 1960 in Detroit. They were married there and moved to Los Angeles, California, where they raised three children. In 1970 Grant and Rosie moved back to the Midwest - Toledo, Ohio, to be close to both sides of their families. There, Rosie resumed her nursing career at Parkview Hospital. She also worked at Villa North Nursing Home, Visiting Nurse Services, and retired as a School Nurse for Toledo Head Start. She joined St. Teresa Catholic Church in Toledo. The family later joined Mt. Zion Baptist Church, and then United Missionary Baptist Church until they retired. She enjoyed singing in the church choir and was also a member of the Clarence Smith Community Choir. Rosie and Grant relocated to Cincinnati, Ohio, to live with their youngest daughter and joined her church, Lincoln Heights Missionary Baptist Church where she has been a faithful member for twenty-two years. She loved to go to the gym and do water aerobics - which she called “going to work every day.” Rosie was peacefully called home on Saturday, April 15, 2023. She leaves with love her three children, Ruth Naomi Granberry, William “Bill” (Pamela) Granberry II, Malanious “Melonie” Eurydice (John) Granberry-Dupuy; grandchildren Camille Joylee Granberry, William “Will” Alexander Granberry; and sister Phyllis (Dwight) Henderson; and many nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her husband, William “Grant” Granberry I; her sister Mary Francis White; and brothers Hannibal Marcus White and Reginald Augustus White. In lieu of flowers, Rosie supported and prayed daily: “Gracious Lord, make us truly thankful for this food which we are about to receive. And may all starving people, all over the world have something to eat this day, and clean water to drink - especially the children. In Jesus name, Amen.” In her memory, kindly donate to: Charity Water: https://www.charitywater.org/donate Feed My Starving Children: Feed My Starving Children | Volunteer to pack meals (fmsc.org) https://www.fmsc.org/

Rosie Lee Granberry

August 19, 1932 - April 15, 2023