Ella Williams

ELLA WAS A FUN-LOVING CHARACTER WHO ALWAYS HAD A GOOD WORD TO SAY ABOUT EVERYBODY. SHE ALWAYS HAD TIME TO LISTEN AND GIVE HER HONEST OPTION OF ADVICE, SHE WOULD WELCOME YOU IN, FEED YOU, SIT AND LISTEN, YOU ALWAYS FELT LOVED AFTER SEEING ELLA. ELLA MADE A BIG IMPACT ON MANY LIVES RATHER IN HER HOME, THE COMMUNITY, OR ON THE JOB. ELLA BRIGGS WILLIAMS, 74, OF CHARLOTTE NC, PASSED AWAY ON MARCH 19, 2023, FROM NATURAL CAUSES. ELLA WAS BORN ON APRIL 20, 1948, TO THE LATE JOHN HENRY BRIGGS AND LYDIA BYRD BRIGGS IN CHARLOTTE NC. AFTER ELLA GRADUATED FROM WEST CHARLOTTE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL IN 1966. IN 1968, ELLA MET ROBERT ALLEN WILLIAMS IN CHARLOTTE. ELLA AND ROBERT WENT ON TO HAVE 2 CHILDREN, SHEVVY ALLEN WILLIAMS, & LINDSAY LAMAR WILLIAMS, SHE WENT ON TO STUDY CRIMINAL JUSTICE AT UNCC CHARLOTTE CAMPUS. AFTER GRADUATING WITH A DEGREE IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE, SHE STARTED HER JOB AT MECKLENBURG COUNTY SHERRIFF DEPARTMENT AND KICKSTARTED A 30+ YEAR CAREER. IN 2020, ELLA RETIRED AND SPENT HER TIME ENJOYING HER FAMILY AND FRIENDS, CATERING, TRAVELING, SHOPPING, AND ADVOCATING FOR THE COMMUNITY OF HIDDEN VALLEY. SOME OF ELLA’S ACCOMPLISHMENTS WERE PRESIDENT OF HIDDEN VALLEY’S HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION. WHILE SERVING AS PRESIDENT ELLA WAS ABLE TO COMPLETE THE TASK OF GETTING SUGAR CREEK ROAD SHUT DOWN FOR THE HIDDEN VALLEY PARADE AND COMMUNITY FESTIVALS. ELLA WAS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE CHARLOTTE BLACK POLITICAL CAUCUS AND ACTIVE MEMBER OF NAACP CHARLOTTE CHAPTER. ELLA WAS PREDECEASED BY (PARENTS) JOHN & LYDIA BRIGGS OF CHARLOTTE, NC, (BROTHER) LEROY BYRD OF CHARLOTTE, NC, (BROTHER) JESSIE BRIGGS OF CHARLOTTE, NC, (BROTHER) WILLIE BRIGGS OF CHARLOTTE, NC. SHE IS SURVIVED BY (HUSBAND) ROBERT A. WILLIAMS OF CHARLOTTE, NC, (SON) SHEVVY A. WILLIAMS (KWESIDA) OF ROCK HILL, SC, (SON) LINDSAY L. WILLIAMS SMYRNA GA, (SISTER) ROSA FALKNER CHARLOTTE, NC, (GRANDDAUGHTER) MAHOGANY WILLIAMS CHARLOTTE, NC, (GRANDSON) SHEVVY A. WILLIAMS JR. OF ROCK HILL, SC, (SPECIAL FRIEND-SISTER) MINNIE THOMPSON OF CHARLOTTE, NC, (BONUS GRANDCHILDREN) ZAMAYAH RHONEY, KA’TIYA RHONEY, & ELESE GARRIS OF ROCK HILL, SC.

Ella Williams

April 20, 1948 - March 19, 2023