Willie Mae Williams 1943-2023

Mrs. Williams was born March 18, 1943, in Tuscaloosa, Ala., a daughter of Bennie and Rosetta Booker Scott. She attended Westin Olin High School in Alabama.

Willie Mae had been employed with the Youngstown City Schools in the food service department.

She was a member of Temple Emmanuel SDA Church, its choir and Sabbath school.

She was a member of the East High Boosters; past member of the John White PTA; and a presiding judge with the board of elections.

Willie Mae loved being with her family. She actively followed her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren in all their sports. She enjoyed traveling, music (especially Luther Vandross) and hosting family reunions and other gatherings.

She leaves to forever hold dear in their hearts, her husband, James Earl, whom she married Feb. 22, 1962; five children, Yvonne Eiland, Lisa Williams, James (Gloria) Williams Jr., Johonn (Delilah) Williams and Tiothiemme (Bianca) Williams, all of Youngstown; 14 grandchildren, including Daniel (Keema) Williams, whom she reared; 12 great-grandchildren; five sisters, Rebecca Salter of Youngstown, Betty Jean Armprester of Cleveland, Ethel Mae Dew of Tacoma, Wash., Irene (Ernest) Grant and Daisy Mae Long, both of Birmingham, Ala.; and a host of nephews and nieces, including Geraldine Adams, who grew up with her in Alabama; and other family and friends.

Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Polly Scott; six brothers, James Beverly, Curtis, Bennie, Johnny C., Abraham and Ulysess Scott; and a granddaughter, Te’Mani Williams.

Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday, March 24, 2023, at Temple Emmanuel Seventh-day Adventist Church, 108 W. Indianola Ave., Youngstown. Funeral services will follow at 11 a.m. Due to the pandemic, guests are asked to wear masks and observe social distancing.

Ministry of comfort, love and dignity entrusted to the L. E. Black, Phillips & Holden Funeral Home.

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