Mae L Harlee

MAE JACQUELINE HARLEE was born on May 26, 1927 in Baltimore, Maryland to the late Elija Boston and Jenny Macklin-Banks. She quietly departed this life for eternal rest on March 23, 2009, after a lengthy illness.She married the late Brooklyn Harlee, Sr. on November 27, 1943, in Marlboro, South Carolina. To this union seven children were born. Her youngest son, Vincent Harlee, preceded her in death in 1989.Mae's health issues forced her to take early retirement from Sinai Hospital in 1985.She educated in the Baltimore City Public School System, and she enrolled in the Baltimore School of the Bible in 1995. Much to her dismay, six weeks before graduation she became ill and was unable to complete her religious studies.Under the leadership of the late Reverend Octavius graham, Pastor of Knox Presbyterian Church, Mae accepted the Lord as her savior at an early age. On December 23, 1979, accompanied by her daughter, Quindairian, she joined the New Frontiers of Faith Baptist Church, under the spiritual guidance of the late Pastor Eugene Grove. Her spiritual development continued directed by the Church's new shepherd, Pastor Willie Williams.Mae began and ended each day in quiet meditation with the Lord. She loved serving Him and constantly sought opportunities to share His love with all who would listen. Mae was a diligent worker in the Church; she served on the Deaconess Board, instructed in the Olympia Club (a children's ministry), Women's Fellowship, Prison Fellowship Ministry, and she volunteered at the Baltimore Shelter for Women. Mae was a former member of the Order of the Eastern Star of the Adoptive Rite, Past Matron, Rose of Sharon Chapter #12, Baltimore, Maryland.She enjoyed planting and caring for flowers in her yard garden until illness prevented her from doing so. But Mae had a second garden; it was the garden God planted in her heart. Her love for her children and others was like a beautiful field of flowers nurtured with love and caring. Mae's quiet unassuming spirit, strength and faith in God often drew others to her seeking guidance and sometimes just a listening ear.Mae leaves to cherish her memory: three sons, Brooklyn Harlee, Jr., George Harlee and Dennis Harlee Sr.; three daughters, Brenda Barnett (Denmark, South Carolina), Bernadette Regan and Quindairian Gryce; sixteen grandchildren, fifty-three great-grandchildren and eight great-great-grandchildren; three sons-in-law, James Barnett (Denmark, South Carolina), Ricky Gryce and Randolph Regan; two daughters-in-law, Marsha Harlee and Diane Harlee; three adopted daughters, Jacqueline Johnson, Lavern Wright and Melissa Roberson; two adopted sons, Leroy Johnson and Brooks Roberson; and a host of nieces, nephews, family and friends including dearest friends, Alice Harlee and Mae Williams.

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Mae L Harlee

May 26, 1927 - March 23, 2009