Mr. Willie Elvis Williams

WILLIAMS, Mr. Willie E. - Age 67, passed away Sunday September 3, 2023, at University Hospital in Ann Arbor. Family hour 10:30 AM Friday, September 8, 2023, from the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., with funeral service commencing at 11:00 AM. Interment Sunset Hills Cemetery, G-4413 Flushing Rd. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the Funeral Home 10:30 AM Friday. Mr. Williams will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home. Public Viewing will be held during the family hour only. Mr. Willie Elvis Williams was born May 27, 1956 in Flint, Michigan, the son of Willie Sr. and Mazie Williams. Willie was a resident of Flint his entire life. He was a graduate of Flint Northern High School and attended Mott College. Willie was a Cub Scout and later became a Boy Scout Leader. Also during his life he was a Coach for football and basketball in his local community to help mentor the younger generations. Willie worked in the Physical Therapy Program at Hurley Medical Center, was a Private Health Aide and worked as a Health Aide and then as a Home Manager with Alternative Services, Inc. Willie was an active member in his church community of Spiritual Israel and It’s Army in Flint, MI. he was known for his laughter, smiles, hugs and his collections of colognes and hats. To his family he was “Big Will”, “Grill Master” and “Mr. Fix It”. Mr. Willie Elvis Williams leaves to cherish his memory: wife, Dawn M. Williams of Flint; mother, Mazie Williams; sister, Mary (Ray) Simmons of Mt. Morris, MI; 3 brothers, Ric (Marlena) Williams of Panama City, FL, Elder Terry Williams of Ashburn, VA and Donald (Lynn) Williams of Gorton, CT; nieces, Kimberly (daughter, McKenlie) Williams of Texas, Courtney (Christine) Williams of California, Roneisha Williams of Texas, Libby Williams of Connecticut and Alissa Williams of Florida; nephews, Starlin (Kimberly) Simmons of Delaware, Gayland (Sharon) Williams, Ronald Williams Jr., all of Michigan, Erick (Trish) Williams of Hawaii and Stephan (Jackie) Williams of Alabama, Phillip (Kayla Marie) Williams of Connecticut, Jesse William and Jordan Williams, both of Virginia; aunt, Ann Flood of Michigan; mother-in-law, Nancy L. Shropshire of Flint, MI; a host of other nieces, nephews and cousins including, Laurence Spearman, Michael Beene, Mark Riggs, Raephel Murphy, Antino Riggs and DaQawn Durette Beene. Mr. Williams was preceded in death by his father, Williams Sr.; grandmothers, Lucille Bryant and Daisy Lawhorn; grandfathers, Robert Bryant and Elvis Lawhorn; sister, Betty Dixon; brothers, Willie Williams and Elder Ronald Williams; father-in-law, Benny Shropshire.

Mr. Willie Elvis Williams

May 27, 1956 - September 3, 2023