Raven Monae Spencer Obituary (1996

Raven Monae Spencer, 19, of Benton Harbor went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015. Raven was born May 19, 1996, in Berrien Center. She accepted Jesus as her savior at a young age at Progressive Missionary Baptist Church, Benton Harbor. She graduated from Benton Harbor High School in 2014, where she was a member of the National Honor Society. Raven was a pom captain of the 2014 Tiger Marching Band. She was about to start her sophomore year at Lake Michigan College. Raven is survived by her parents, Adrian and Alauna Scales; siblings: Jalen Spencer, Adrian Scales Jr. and Jordan Scales; maternal grandparents, Jack and Sylvia Campbell; maternal grandfather, Eugene Spencer; and paternal grandparents, Lula (Lawrence Kimble) Scales and Clifton (Michelle Cross) Scales, Sr. Funeral services for Raven will be at noon Friday, Sept. 4, 2015, at New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, 2272 Townline Road, Benton Harbor with Pastor Maurice McAfee officiating. Burial will follow in Crystal Springs Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 11 a.m. Arrangements have been entrusted to Hoven Funeral Home, Buchanan.