Rebecca Mead

Rebecca Sue Mead, age 52, of Crystal passed away on November 15, 2021 at home under the loving care of her family and Spectrum Health Hospice, after a brief illness. The daughter of Ronald Leigh & Rebecca Sue (Cokonougher) Taylor, she was born on April 22, 1969 in Lansing. On December 2, 2001, in Haslett, she married Herbert George Mead. Rebecca attended Mason High School. She enjoyed baking, antique shopping, making homemade decor and crafts, and loved her shoes and purses, but her family (especially her grandkids) was her number one joy. She was preceded in death by her grandfathers, Harley Elwood Cokonougher and Donald Von Taylor; a great nephew, Bentley Alan James Neumann; an aunt, Sara Uhl, and her father-in-law, Earl Schmidt. She is survived by her husband of nearly thirty years, Herb; their children, Herb (Susan) Mead, Autumn (Nathaniel) Witter, Jessica (Chris) Hill, Brad Mead, Jessica (Joshua) Spence, and Joshua (Taryn) Mead; her eight grandchildren, Ty Mead, Karra Hill, Mason Hill, Paisley Hill, Gabby Mead, Harleigh Mead, Bryson Mead and Blake Mead; her parents, Ronald & Rebecca Taylor; her siblings, Shawn (Kurt) Neumann and Rick (Sue) Taylor; her mother-in-law, Marilyn Schmidt; several nieces and nephews; and many brothers and sisters of Christ. Cremation arrangements are entrusted to Christiansen's Michigan Cremation & Funeral Care, Greenville, (616) 754-5638. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Rebecca Mead, please visit our flower store.