Valli Ingrid Williams Obituary

We bid farewell to Valli Ingrid Williams of Raleigh, North Carolina, whose journey of life gracefully concluded on April 29, 2025 at the age of 77. Valli Ingrid touched countless lives with warmth and kindness, leaving behind cherished memories that will forever echo in hearts. Family and friends can send flowers and condolences in memory of the loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Valli Ingrid Williams to pay them a last tribute.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Lucius Peterkin and Hester James Peterkin; her siblings, Stanley Peterkin and Toni Peterkin; and her daughter Diane Williams.

She is survived by: her brother Craig Peterkin (Elett); her husband Thomas B. Williams; her brother Don Peterkin; her children, Robin Prince (late Fabian), Fatima Hargrove (Peaches) and Robert G. Thornes Jr. (Natalia); her grandchildren, Christine Gryzmala (Prince), Nichelle Joseph (Prince), Kendra Prince, Jessica Hargrove, Stefani Johnson (Hargrove), Benn Barron, Brearra Dunns, Tearra Dunns, Nadir Thornes, Keanna Thornes, Kiely Davis (Peach) and Kenyon Thornes; her children, Thomas Williams Jr. (Tommy), Dawn Farrar, Pauline Williams-Johnson, Felicia Hurry, Marshall Bouler (Jamal), Brian Williams (Ali), Marcus Williams and Aliyah Lockhart; her grandchildren, Yaunae McAllister, Brittney McAllister, Jahaad Williams, Mylaijah Drake, Maisha Williams, Elissa Clark, Jerome Clark, Shaheed Farrar (Kevin), Kiarah Davis, Zaynah Farrar, Sameena Farrar, Sakinah, Kquortney Reece, Kishon Farrar, Korey McClary, Kia McClary, Malcolm Williams, Nakiah Williams, Nadirah Williams, Najalah Williams, Najee Williams, Jaleel Williams and Imani Robinson; and her aunts and uncles, Jeanette James, Jackie Robinson, Franklin James (Sonny) and Marcellus Robinson. She is also survived by 41 great grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews and cousins.

Sadly, the confines of the 2020 pandemic slowed her spirit.