Mother Otelia Williams Obituary
The passing of Mother Otelia Williams (Benton Harbor, Michigan) occurred on June 18, 2026. Mother, born on January 26, 1934 in Marianna, Arkansas, shared life with family, friends, and community. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family. You may also light a candle in honor of Mother Otelia Williams or send a beautiful flower arrangement to the funeral service.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Leroy Sr. Lanier and Searcy Lanier; her husband Sylvester Williams Sr.; her children, Amanda Williams, Betty Williams, Cleaster Grayson and Sylvester Williams, Jr.; her siblings, Leroy "Tom" Lanier, Tillman Lanier, William Lanier, Odesa Lanier, Searcy Lanier and Ophelia Brewer; and her grandchildren, Antonia Lee Williams and Unika Williams.
She is survived by: her children, Alonza Thomas, Kent Williams, Dorothy Monroe, Mary Riley (Daryell), Murline Williams and Annette Williams; her sisters, Othello Jamiuson, Oneal Jackson, Oline Lanier, Earsie Lanier and Merlene Arnold; and her grandchildren, Tausha Soppe (Tim), Terrence Thomas (Tina), Damien Hurt, Erica Williams, Veronica Williams, Valessa Williams, Carla Fields, McKenna Williams, Frederick Monroe, Angela Monroe, Jamaine Monroe, Amanda Williams, Richard Randolph, Alisha Williams, Shemeika Riley, Travis Williams, Anthony Lewis, Christopher Lewis, Jeffery Lewis, Spencer Lewis, Rapheal Williams, Shemeika Williams, Jarvis Evans, Jawuan Evans, Jessica Williams, John Williams (Takisha), Gloria Jones, Carol, Jackson, Carl Jones and Amaris Lee. She is also survived by aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, friends, neighbors, church members and caregivers.
