Willie James Brice

"To everything, there is a season and a time to every purpose under heaven". Ecclesiastes 3:1 KJV. A Time to Be Born Willie James Brice was born November 11, 1943, in Chester County, South Carolina to the late Willie and Marie Sawyer Brice. He was the oldest of five children. A Time to Learn Affectionately known as ‘Willie James’, he was educated in the Baltimore City Public School system. He studied at Broadway Elementary PS# 109, Lombard Junior High #57, and a few years at Dunbar High and Fairmount Hill Vocational Schools PS# 414 and 453 respectfully. A Time to Work Willie James was a forceful and loyal willing worker. He loved service jobs. He was employed at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, the Sheraton Hotel on East Broadway, Rice Bakery near Old Town Mall, and many jobs in East Baltimore as a kitchen assistant, busboy, and housekeeping respectfully. A Time of Worship As the family moved from Chester, South Carolina to Baltimore, Maryland, they joined the Mount Pleasant Baptist Church under the pastorate of the Reverend H. J. Tunson. Many years later, while living at his rehabilitation housing, The Greenhouse, Willie James heard the Gospel preached on his floor. It was later known that those in attendance received Christ as Lord and Savior. A Time with Family As the elder child, he was close to his family. After the transition of both parents, his sister Betty took him and his brother Thomas, to live with her. In the year 2015 with the help of his niece Renay, both Willie James and Thomas moved together to The Endor Apartments at Stadium Place on East 33rd Street. Upon his illness, he moved to the Stadium Place Nursing and Rehabilitation better known as the Greenhouse. A Time to Love and Recreation Willie James was not married or had children, but he loved to watch Westerns, Pro Wrestling, Orioles/Ravens games on television, and listen to the Motown sounds of Marvin Gaye singing, ‘What’s Going On.’ He was a foodie. With fork and knife in hand, he loved breakfast, lunch, snacks, and dinner. A Time to Transition Willie James Brice was called Home to be with the Lord on Monday morning, July 15, 2024, at the Greenhouse at Stadium Place. A Time to Cherish He leaves fond memories for his friends and family, three (3) brothers, Leroy (Christine), Thomas Edward, and Floyd (Robin) Brice. One (1) sister, Betty L. Moore (Forrest). Three (3) nephews, Edward Lee Stanley, Joshua Aaron, and Jordan Caleb Brice. Four (4) nieces, Jocelyn Denise Stanley, of Lithonia, GA, Dorothy Ann and Antoinette Stanley, Renay, and Angela Lisa Moore. All of Baltimore, Maryland. Predeceased: Linda Fay, & Christopher Durrell (Ralph) Stanley, and a host of cousins, extended Stadium Place family, and friends. ‘

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Willie James Brice

November 11, 1943 - July 15, 2024