Willie Williams

ELDER WILLIE WILLIAMS, son of the late Bradley and Sylvester Williams, was born on July 22, 1922, in Dillon, South Carolina. He departed this life on Sunday, October 5, 2008 after a lengthy illness. Elder Williams received his education in South Carolina. He met his future wife, Daisy Clavon, while in high school, and on June 14, 1941, he and his “sweetheart: were united in Holy Matrimony. Out of their union were born ten children three of which preceding him in death: Lillie Jones, Charles Williams, and baby boy Williams. In 1950, he and his wife moved form South Carolina to Baltimore, Maryland. In 1952 Elder Williams started working for Olin Mathison Chemical Company, where he worked until his retirement in 1988. In 1966, he and his wife joined New Unity Baptist Church, under the guidance of Elder Julian and Mrs. Willie Mae McNair. In 1972, Elder Williams heard, and accepted the Call of God, and was ordained as a Minister of the Gospel, by Elder Julian McNair. After the passing of Elder McNair, Reverend Jacob Wells became Pastor and Elder Williams became the Assistant Pastor of New Unity Baptist Church, where he devoted his life and ministry until his death. Elder Williams loved people, but all who knew him, knew that HE LOVED HIS CHURCH FAMILY. Wherever he went, he carried the Word of God and he lived by the Word of God. One of his favorite pastimes in life was fishing, but more than anything else, he loved reading the Word of God. Elder Williams truly loved his wife and his family, and was devoted to them. He was a humble, happy man, and just loved to make people laugh. He took his love for God seriously, and whenever he got a chance, he spread the Gospel, until his last day. He leaves to mourn: his wife, Daisy Williams; seven children, Willie Williams Jr., Mae W. Cross (John H.), Roberta Carter (Robert L.), Jonathan Williams, Reverend Phillip Williams (Verna), Raymond Williams (Claudette) and Maria Greenidge (Sherwyn); two sisters, Sallie Mae Thomas of Washington, D.C. and Amy Mae Shaw, of Lynchburg, South Carolina; twenty-three grandchildren, twenty-six great-grandchildren, two great-great-grandchildren, two daughter-in-law, three sons-in-law, two grandsons-in-law, and a host of other relatives and friends.

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Willie Williams

July 22, 1922 - October 5, 2008