Life is but a stopping place,
A pause in what's to be,
A resting place along the road,
to sweet eternity.
Ms. Rosa Lee Willimas, age 86, of Brooklyn, New York (formally Warren County) departed this life on Thursday, October 12, 2023 in Brooklyn, New York.
A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, October 28, 2023 at 2:00 PM at Ridgeway Missionary Baptist Church 156 Wyckoff Rd. Norlina, North Carolina. Reverend W. T. Raymey III will deliver the eulogy and interment will follow in the church cemetery.
She leaves to cherish her loss, five daughters, Jacqueline M. Kearney, of Norlina, North Carolina, Gwendolyn M. Williams, Kenesha C. Williams, of Brooklyn, New York, Eugenia Y. Williams of Norlina, North Carolina, Brenda Hines of Bayonne, New Jersey, one son Carl Williams Jr of Poughkeepsie, New York
and one son-in-law Charles A. Hines of Bayonne, New Jersey; one daughter in-law, Cathy Williams of
Poughkeepsie, New York, fourteen grandchildren, Zoriah, Zen, Zuri, Amethyst, Zulema, London, Carl
James, Tatiana, Carl III, Brittni, Brendan, Kimbly, Terrence and Alexis. Nineteen great grands, two
goddaughters; Naomi Felix and Jecona Douglas-Neal, one sister, Edith Graves of Moreno Valley,
California, two brothers, James Gilbert Jordan (Shirley Jordan) of Norlina North Carolina and Henry Lee
Jordan (Joan Jordan) of Kansas City, Missouri, and one sister-in-law Effie Jordan of South Carolina and a
host of nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.
There will be no public viewing
TO A SPECIAL WOMAN OF GOD, WHO HELPED REAR UP MY ONLY DAUGHTER, AND IMPARTED KNOWLEDGE INTO HER THROUGH HER HOME SCHOOLING, THUS HELPING ME AS A YOUNG MOTHER. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE FOR US , YOU AND THE FAMILY. MY SWEET ROSE, ENJOY THE PRESENCE OF GOD UNTIL THE RESURRECTION ON THAT GREAT DAY! GLORY TO THE MOST HIGH GOD🙏🌷
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MY SWEET ROSE, OH SO SWEET WOMAN OF GOD, HAS TAKEN HER RIGHTFUL PLACE IN THE ARMS OF OUR LORD, AND SAVIOR. I I LOVE YOU ETERNALLY. WENDY ROWLETT JENNINGS ,AND FAMILY🙏🌷
- WENDY JENNINGS
Rest in peace, our loving and beautiful Aunt. — Family of the late Luna Mae and Roosevelt Williams.
- Ted Williams
Our staff will continue to keep your family in our prayers. We thank you for allowing us to serve your family.
- Boyd's Funeral Service | Warrenton, NC
- Brenda Hines