Rebertha Williams January 21, 2017

Celebration of Life Service

Saturday, January 21, 2017

Time: 11 a.m.

Friendship Baptist Church – The Colony

4396 Main Street

The Colony, Texas 75056

Visitation

Friday, January 20, 2017

Time: 1-7 p.m.

Eternal Rest Funeral Home Chapel

1400 N. Hampton Road

DeSoto, Texas 75115

REBERTHA “Big Mama” EALIM WILLIAMS WAS BORN TO THE PARENTAGE OF IDA MAE NEWMAN EALIM AND JESSE EALIM. SHE WAS THE YOUNGEST OF FOUR CHILDREN TO THIS UNION.  AT AN EARLY AGE, REBERTHA ACCEPTED CHRIST AS HER LORD AND SAVIOR AND UNITED AT BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH OF CROCKETT, TX UNDER THE PASTORAL LEADERSHIP OF THE LATE REV. DOWELL.

SHE RECEIVED HER EDUCATION IN THE CROCKETT ISD SYSTEM.

IN 1945, AFTER GRADUATION, SHE MET AND MARRIED CHESTER ARTHUR MARSHALL. TO THIS UNION 7 CHILDREN WERE BORN. CHESTER JR., ARTHUR LEE, LARRY, CLORETTA, DONALD, MICHAEL, AND BRENDA K. MARSHALL.

SHE WAS A FAITHFUL MEMBER AND USHER OF THE MISSIONARY SOCIETY AT BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH.

LATER IN LIFE SHE RELOCATED TO GRAND PRAIRIE, WHERE SHE MARRIED RUDOLPH “BIG DADDY” WILLIAMS WHO HAS PRECEDED HER IN DEATH.

IN 1973, SHE MOVED TO CELINA, TEXAS.  SHE WORKED FOR TEXAS WOMEN’S UNIVERSITY DALLAS CAMPUS, EDS IN PLANO, TEXAS AND LEWISVILLE ISD, WHERE SHE RETIRED FROM ALL 3.

IN 1977, SHE MOVED FROM CELINA TO FRISCO TEXAS. HERE SHE UNITED WITH HAMILON CHAPEL B.C, UNDER THE LATE REV. ARTHUR MAXWELL. SHE SERVED AS PRESIDENT OF THE USHER BOARD FOR 40 YEARS AND ON THE HOSPITALITY COMMITTEE.

BIG MAMA LOVED FISHING, COOKING, AND DECORATING FLOWER ARRANGEMENTS.

SHE LEAVES TO CHERISH HER MEMORIES HER FAITHFUL COMPANION FOR OVER 40 YEARS HARPER L. HUEY, CLORETTA PARSON(BILLY), DONALD MARSHALL(LINDA), BRENDA K. MARSHALL(KEN).  ALSO, LARRY MARSHALL AND MICHAEL “BLUE” MARSHALL (BOTH ARE DECEASED); 8 GRANDCHILDREN: DENISE PARSON-HICKS(CARL), DONALD “DONDON” MARSHALL JR. (MARILYN), TORRANCE “BOOM” MARSHALL, TAMARA “TAMTAM” MARSHALL, SEDRICK “WOOKIE” MARSHALL, OKYESHA “KEY” MARSHALL-SMITH; EBONI PARSON AND MIRANDA MARSHALL BOTH ARE DECEASED; 14 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN, 4 GREAT-GREAT GRANDCHILDREN, 1 GODDAUGHTER, LATONYA BURROWS, 1 GODSON, JORDAN JOHNSON, AND A HOST OF NIECES, NEPHEWS OTHER RELATIVES AND FRIENDS.

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