Isiah Williams

ISIAH WILLIAMS, was born on August 27, 1932 in Littleton, North Carolina to the late David and Ethel Williams. He peacefully departed this life on Wednesday, June 16, 2010 at his home. Until the age of fourteen, a young Isiah spent his boyhood picking cotton and cleaning up around the family farm. He told many stories about the wonders of his childhood. The years he spent in Littleton, North Carolina as a boy were among his fondest memories. He set out for the city-life of Baltimore, Maryland in 1948 with little except a few dollars and a young man's determination. Always witty, Isiah got his first job at Schlitz Beer Company, telling the hiring manager that he was twenty-one instead of fifteen. He retired from Schlitz Beer Company thirty-years later. In 1952 he was joined in holy matrimony to the lovely Dorothy Mae Kearney. They shared forty-seven wonderful years together until her death in 1999. From this union three children were born: Calvin, Gloria, and Marcus. Isiah LOVED to tell stories. He was a natural storyteller. Everywhere he went, Isiah was sociable. He told stories of his boyhood, of his life and of other people's lives! Isiah was a true character and he was funny. When you asked him how he was doing, he would always say: "I'm above ground and pumping air. So I'm doing better than most!" He was a man of the community. He lived more than fifty years in his home. He was the neighborhood historian. Isiah watched as the world changed from a chair on his porch. He was a simple and uncomplicated man, a country boy in his heart, and he loved hard. Isiah Williams LIVED, his whole life, he did it his way and in death, he did it his way too. Isiah loved God. He had a loving unusual personality, kind, devoted and dedicated his life to the well being of his family. He leaves to cherish his memory: his sons, Calvin and Marcus Williams of Baltimore, Maryland; his daughters, Gloria Williams of Baltimore, Maryland and Magnolia Williams-Ingram of Wadesboro, North Carolina; his grandchildren, Calvin Jr., Keron Ashley and Courtney Williams; his great-grandchildren, ron and Calvin Williams, III; and two sisters, Catherine Wyman of Chesapeake, Virginia and Ethel Henderson of Queens, New York; and a host of other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by siblings, Mary Dunston, Jesse Harris, Lou Ella Wiley, Elijah Williams and Charlie Williams all of Baltimore, Maryland, Travel Wiliams and France Williams of Warrenville, Ohio.

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Isiah Williams

August 27, 1932 - June 16, 2010