Mattie M. Tank

Mattie Mae Tank, age 83, of Grandview, MO, passed away on Sunday, November 8, 2020.

Mattie was born in Monticello, Arkansas on May 18, 1937 to Matthew and Ossie Vincent. She was a part of a large and loving family.

Mattie attended Drew High Training School. She was very active in all school activities and was known as one of the school’s best basketball players. She graduated from Drew High Training School in 1955.

After graduating from high school and getting married, Mattie created a career for herself as a caregiver. This career choice turned out to be the perfect niche for her. She was a sweet, loving and gentle person. Everyone who met her loved her.

She professed her love for Christ at an early age. She was a devoted member of Greater Holy Temple of Church of God and Christ for many years under the leadership of the late Bishop CN Rucker, the late Dr. JC Haynes and the Bishop Travis Shockley. Later on, she became a faithful member of Redemption Ministries Church under the leadership of Superintendent, Thuston Packnett Sr.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Matthew and Ossie Vincent; two brothers and eight sisters.

She leaves to cherish her memory: her husband, Turner Tank Jr., nephew (brother), Howard Vincent, nieces, Loraine and Bea (AKA my girls), two Godsons, Thuston Packnett Jr. and Jordan Cooper, several grandchildren and a host of other nieces, nephews, cousins, as well as many other relatives and friends whom she loved dearly.

Visitation 10AM, service 11AM, Saturday, November 21 at Redemption Church, 8120 Holmes Rd., Kansas City, MO; burial in Memorial Park Cemetery.

Visitation 10AM, service 11AM, Saturday, November 21 at Redemption Church, 8120 Holmes Rd., Kansas City, MO; burial in Memorial Park Cemetery.