Carl Williams

WILLIAMS, Rev. Carl - Age 55, passed away Monday, November 5, 2007 at Avalon Hospice. Family hour 10AM Monday, November 12, 2007 at Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist Church, 4805 N. Saginaw St., with funeral service commencing immediately at 11AM. Pastor Henry L. Fuller, Jr., officiating. Interment Flint Memorial Park Cemetery, G-9506 N. Dort Hwy. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 10AM Monday. Rev. Williams will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., and may be viewed from 12Noon-8PM Sunday. Reverend Carl Williams was born March 16, 1952 in Memphis, Tennessee, the son of Henry and Melvina Williams. He was a resident of Flint and a member of Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist Church. He earned a Bachelor degree of Science in Business Administration from Ferris State University. Carl retired from Fisher Body, a division of General Motors Corporation. He enjoyed playing dominoes, basketball, working on cars, traveling and listening to music. Carl had a good sense of humor and loved his family. Reverend Carl Williams leaves to cherish his memory: loving wife of 21 years, Toni Williams; 6 children, Deon Anderson (Williams), Demetrius Williams and Dequwalla (Terrance) Malone of Kankakee, IL all from a previous marriage, Latoya Williams, Deonta Williams and Dearonta Williams all born to this current union; 5 grandchildren, Demetrius Williams Jr., Keonta Williams, Deverion Williams, Travuncee' Malone and Camareon Holder; mother, Melvina Williams; sister, Marilyn (Ernest "Ernie") Kizer of Holly, MI; 4 brothers, Henry (Catherine) Williams, Harman (Beverly) Williams, Don Williams and Saul (January) Williams; mother-in-law, Barbara Griffin; 4 sisters-in-law, Gwendolyn Young, Ora Bynum, Carolyn Perry and Sonietta Griffin; 3 brothers-in-law, Alvin Young, Fred Bynum and Tyreco Griffin; a host of nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins, other relatives and friends including special friends, Felmon "Bill" Day, Charles Mosley and Pinky Benton. Reverend Williams was preceded in death by his father, Henry Williams; brother, James Henry Williams; and grandparents, Elisa Williams, Josie Randolph, and Virgil Madison. The family would like to express special thanks to Avalon Hospice, McLaren Regional Medical Center, Pastor Henry L. Fuller, Jr. and Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist Church family and all family and friends during this time of bereavement.

Carl Williams

March 16, 1952 - November 5, 2007