Tokiko Omae Vincent, age 90, of Gray, Georgia passed away on Thursday morning, January 11, 2024. A memorial service will be held on Sunday, January 14, 2024 at 2:00 PM at Elam Baptist Church in Gray, Georgia. Family will be greeting friends after in the reception hall.
Tokiko (Mickie) was born in Kyoto, Japan to Mitsuji and Aino Omae, and resided in Miyazu-city, Japan with her brothers Syogo, Akio, Masayuki, Junichi, Hideo and Kazuo. She met Wesley Vincent while he was stationed in Japan, during his service in the Navy. They married and moved to Gray, Georgia, where they resided and raised their family. Mickie was baptized as a member of Elam Baptist Church on August 28, 1966, and was an active participant in serving the church and community.
She was a floral designer at Miriam’s Flower Shop and was known for her hard work and creative energy. Growing flowers and gardening made her happy. She had a small garden of snap beans, tomatoes, and peppers she grew every year, which she shared with friends and family.
Mickie also enjoyed painting and sketching. She was quite the artist. She had many pictures displayed in her home of her artistic creations. She also was an accomplished seamstress, sewing clothes for her children and making quilted blankets for her each of her grandchildren.
Her greatest passion was baking and cooking. She was known for her fried chicken, buttermilk pies, tacos and cube steak with gravy and biscuits. She was an excellent cook and loved to have people over for a home cooked meal. She spent many hours in the kitchen baking pies and cakes, sharing them with family, neighbors and friends, homebound loved ones. Cooking for her family was how she expressed her love, she made sure everyone had their favorite meal on their birthday.
Family was very important to her, she was a devoted wife and caring mother who made sure we had food on the table, lunch money for school, and ensuring our needs were met. She spent time with family and enjoyed her annual trips to the beach with her granddaughter Alex, traveled to Japan with Teresa, Gary, Billy, Alex and Blair. She loved Las Vegas and spent time there with Billy and Judy Theriault. She went on a cruise with Tammie, Mark, Daniel, Sonni and Billy. She would often stay for extended periods of time with her daughter Tammie, and they would work in the yard gardening and planting flowers. The time she spent with her family was her happiest times.
She is preceded in death by her father Mitsuji Omae and mother Aino Omae.
She is survived by her daughter Teresa Wright, son-in-law Gary Wright, granddaughter Alex Wright, grandson Blair Wright. Daughter Tammie Brickhouse, son-in-law Mark Brickhouse, granddaughter Sonni Brickhouse, great-granddaughter Coco Brickhouse, grandson Daniel Brickhouse and his spouse Elyse Brickhouse, great-granddaughters Greer and Alden Brickhouse, Brooke Oliff, nephews include Billy Ethridge, Charles Layman, nieces include Cheryl Ware, Lyndoll Mercer.
The family is accepting donations to Elam Baptist Church in Mickies memory.
