Willie Bernice Stokes Obituary
With solemn hearts, we announce the passing of Willie Bernice Stokes of Somerset, New Jersey, born in Columbia, Mississippi, whose presence will be deeply missed, having departed on January 12, 2026 at the age of 90. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
As we bid Willie farewell, let us not mourn the absence of her physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of her spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For Willie is not truly gone, but merely transformed, her energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.
She was predeceased by: her husband Robert W. Stokes; her sons, Larry Crawford, Jason Stokes and Tommy Crawford; her son-in-law Jimmy Watts; and her brother Charles Ward.
She is survived by: her children, Anthony Stokes of Trenton, Lionel (Stacey) of Somerset, Seth Stokes of Somerset, Sonia Watts of Columbia, Denice McGee of Columbia, Brigitt Stokes and Stephanie Needham (Vaughan) of Somerset. She is also survived by nieces, nephews, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
