Ruth Williams Obituary
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Ruth Williams (Dorchester, Massachusetts), born in Williamston, North Carolina, who passed away on February 20, 2021, at the age of 94, leaving to mourn family and friends. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Henderson Isom Jones, Sr. and Clara Dempsey Jones; and her sisters, Marie McNair and Thenorma. She is survived by: her brothers, Henderson Isom Jones, Jr. and Edward Jones; her sons, Jeffrey and William Elbert; her great grandchild Annaya Marie Edwards; her sisters, Ethel J. Farrar of Roxbury, MA and Vertie Thompson of Fort Washington, MD; her siblings-in-law, Martha Jones, Gloria Jones of Williamston, NC and Lawrence McNair; her adoptive children, Gregory G. Groover Sr. (Barbara), Eddison Stafford (Pam), Paul Wright (Oneatha), Rev. Opal Adams, Ralph Cooper (Denise), Dr. Osazee Owens (Isuan), Glenn Hall (Betty), Elta Garrett, Carole Copeland, Calvin Jackson (Sheila), Daphne Leach, Hattie Sharpe, Joyce Williams, Jack Johnson (Helen), Sam Johnson (Clara), Rev. Nanette Baines, Ralph Smith, Jr., Patricia Hill, Blossom Hornsby and Barbara Simmons; and her grandchildren, Nneka Hall, Nickolas Clark Durham, Elberthia Clark, Meghaan Clark, Monica Clark, Catherine Clark, Cocoa Clark, Gary Clark, William E. Clark Jr., Steven Clark, Mary Ellen Gambon, Keri Singleton, Gerami Groover Flores (Angelo), Greg Groover, Jr. and Dexter Hester. She is also survived by nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
IN LIEU OF FLOWERS THE FAMILY ASKS THAT DONATIONS BE MADE TO : CHARLES ST A.M.E. CHURCH 551 Warren St, Dorchester, MA 02121.