Carrie Mae Williams Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

On this day, we celebrate the home going of our beloved mother and grandmother, Carrie Mae Williams. On July 11, 1929, she was born to Sidney Walker and Daisy Harris, in Blythe, Georgia. She attended her primary years of education in the Richmond County public school system, and eventually relocated to Miami, Florida in 1944 to be with her older brother Leroy Walker, at the age of 15. She began her life in Miami, supporting herself by working at National Linen Service where she met and married Dave Williams. She was also employed as a housekeeper, in the Miami Beach area. Years later, at the urging of her sister Barbara, she went back to school to receive training in the medical field, and became a nurse’s assistant at Parkway Hospital in North Miami Beach, a job that she loved and was committed to until the day of her retirement. A short time later, she fell in love with Roosevelt Green, and from that relationship two sons were born, Anthony and Michael Green. She became a member of Mount Calvary Baptist Church in the mid 60’s, under the pastorate of Reverend Samuel Atchison. Her devoted service, and activism in promoting kingdom work was widely recognized amongst her church family and in her community. In 2003, she relocated to Orlando, Florida to be closer to her granddaughter. In 2005, she suffered a major stroke, which left her with some physical limitations. Even with these new challenges to contend with, she never lost her spunk, her feistiness, or her love for the Lord. In 2007, she became a member of Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church in Eatonville, Florida, under the pastorate of Reverend Willie C. Barnes, here she attended faithfully until the pandemic forced her into quarantine. She prided herself on “never missing a Sunday service” because she loved the music ministry, and treasured her pastor’s sermons, citing “Pastor Barnes sure can preach!” On the morning of August 7, 2020, Carrie Mae departed this life and answered the call of eternal rest. As we celebrate her life, and grieve the void that her absence will create in our own, the family takes comfort in the realization that though she was born during a time of depression, and transitioned during a time of pandemic, she lived her life span of 91 years with purpose and on her own terms. We pray that our Lord is pleased with her work and embraces her return home, with the expressed recognition of a job well done. She leaves to mourn her devoted sons Anthony Green (Myra Williams Doster Green) and Michael Green; her grandchildren Latonia "Buffy" Green, Antonia Green, Evelyn "Nicole" Green, Brittany Green, Michael Green (MJ), Eltonio Benyon (Man) and Celeste Smith; great grandchildren: Kalei Nash, Noah Anthony Alston, Eltonio Benyon, Jr., Shadreonna, Israel, Linda, Derrick and D'Essence; two brothers: Leroy Walker and Michael Robinson; a sister: Barbara (Jackson) Morgan and a host of cousins, nieces, nephews, and close friends. Preceding her in death are brothers: Dave Robinson, Horace "Boot" Robinson, Johnny Robinson, Jr. Sidney Walker, Jr. and sisters: Rosalee Walker and Martha Walker.

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Carrie Mae Williams

July 19, 1929 - August 7, 2020