Velma York Obituary

It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Velma York (Fort Wayne, Indiana), who passed away at the age of 85, on February 5, 2026. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Velma York to show support.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Vera Woods and Joe Woods; her husband Ben; her sister Lena Woods; her children, Shirley Williams, Elaine Williams and Bobby Williams; her daughter-in-law Kathy Williams; and her grandsons, Tyrell Williams and Bobby Travell Williams.

She is survived by: her children, Johnnie Williams (Lucy) of Minneapolis, MN, Clara Williams of Fort Wayne, IN, Sonya Gilkey (Glenn) of Atlanta, GA, Ronnie Williams of Fort Wayne, IN and Kendrick York (Yana) of Houston, TX.; her daughter-in-law DeDe Williams of Minneapolis, MN.; her stepdaughters, Capusine Watts of Fort Wayne and Sherie Mosley of Fort Wayne; and her siblings, Mary English, Robert Woods (Kathy), Vernell Woods of Tampa, FL, Isaiah Woods of Nashville, TN and Mike Woods Muhammad of Lima, OH.. She is also survived by Nineteen grandchildren, 31 great-grandchildren, and 7 great-great-grandchildren.