Carolyn N. Williams

CAROLYN NORADANE WILLIAMS, also known as "Nookie" to family and friends, was born on February 16, 1932 from the union of Charles Ernest Carroll and Mary E. Robinson. She was one of 10 children, the knee baby next to the youngest. She departed this life on April 16, 2014 after a lengthy illness. She is now united in Glory with the loved ones who went before her and awaits that Great day, when all God's children will unite. She was born in Howard County and received her early education in a one room school house taught by a family member. She also attended Harriet Tubman High School, which now is the Howard County Board of Education. She stopped school before graduating to work, but later received her GED and took several business courses. She had many jobs; as a teen she worked as a nursing assistant in a hospital in New York and as a nanny. She loved horses and riding; one the families she worked for, the Cahalles, gave her a horse. She passed this love to her children who also ride. She also worked as a Salad and Pastry Chef at Holiday Inn. She often catered to make extra money while raising her seven children. She loved to crochet and knit. Many in the neighborhood purchased her hats and scarfs. She worked as a teaching assistant and substitute at her children's school Alexander Hamilton Elementary School #145, much to their delight. Her last job from which she retired in 1992 was Bell Atlantic, now known as Verizon. She worked as a dial tone verification clerk, making sure the line was active and all the features worked. She was loved and respected everywhere she worked. As a teen, she married James Myers. From that union came her firstborn, James Myers. She later married Luther Williams Jr. From that union, six children were born, Lenora, Darlene, Charles, Carrie, Luther III and John T. Williams (who preceded her in death). She was a member of many churches, Asbury Methodist AME, Guilford Baptist of Howard County, Mount Zion AME of Ellicott City and the Obedience Church of God Inc. of Baltimore. She loved God and taught her children to do so also. She was full of life and laughter, often having a great sense of humor, she loved family and friend gatherings. She was gifted and creative; she wrote poetry, could sing and draw. She liked to go to Atlantic City sometimes with her sisters and friends. You can see a lot of her in her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She leaves to mourn: her six children, three daughters, Carrie Williams of Baltimore, Darlene Taylor (Eric Taylor) of Georgia, Lenora Anthony (Woodrow Anthony) of Baltimore; three sons, James Myers and Charles Williams of Baltimore and Luther Williams III (Linda Williams) of California (her youngest son, John T. Williams, preceded her in death in 2012). She also leaves 19 grandchildren, 31 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great-grandchildren; two sisters, Lenore Carter of Laurel, MD and Ida May Burton of Philadelphia, PA; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

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Carolyn N. Williams

February 16, 1932 - April 16, 2014