Gloria Jean Michael

Gloria Jean “Jeanie” Abrams Michael, 77, of Lexington, passed away December 2, 2022, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem.

A celebration of her life will be held at 11:00 am Friday, December 9, 2022, at First Pentecostal Holiness Church, where she was a member, with the Rev. Alan Green officiating. The family will receive friends one hour before the service in the church sanctuary and at other times at the home on Becky Hill Rd., Lexington.

Jeanie was born March 27, 1945, in Gastonia NC. To Merrill J. Abrams and Lillie Mae Hayes Abrams. Jeanie was a devoted member of the church who loved the Lord and sharing her love for the Lord to others by singing Gospel Music at her church and outside the church. Jeanie spent most of her youth on Erlanger before moving to different areas of the Southeast. While living in North Myrtle, she would love to shag the night away dancing to classic beach music.  She retired as Vice President in the banking industry.  Her passion was her faith, church, family and especially her grandchildren. Jeanie was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and aunt, who will be missed by all. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her brother, John (Johnny) Abrams.

Left to cherish her memory are her husband of 43 years, Jerry Preston Michael of the home, her son, Chris Michael and wife Brandi of Greenville, SC, her daughter, Joanie LeBarre of Lexington; grandchildren, Carter Michael, Lily Michael, Shawn LeBarre, and Angena LeBarre, her sister-in-law, Janice Abrams of Fayetteville, NC; nieces, Heather Royer and Michell Abrams. Also surviving is her special friend who was considered her sister, Vickie Powell, of Lexington.