Orleans-East Baton Rouge-West Baton Rouge County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....Williams, Joyce Jacqueline Thornton Harris March 19, 2016
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Times Picayune March 28 2016
Williams Joyce T. H. Williams, age 79 a resident of New Orleans, La, passed 
away on March 19, 2016. She was a graduate of Walter L. Cohen and Manpower 
Development and Training. She was an active member of Genesis Missionary 
Baptist Church, the Freedman's Chorus, Fellowship Choir, E.L. Moore Women's 
Auxiliary, and the Christian Ministers Union. She was one of the first 
African American nurse's assistants to work at Hotel Dieu Hospital and 
retired as an emergency room clerk at University Hospital after 35 years of 
service. Joyce's talents and gifts were many, she was most known for her 
voice, sharp wit, patience and love of God. She was a beloved wife, mother, 
grandmother and great grandmother. Preceded in death by her son, Phillip 
Harris, parents, Isadore and Alice Thornton, her stepmom Florence B. 
Thornton, first husband David L. Harris, her brother Matthew L. Bouligney, 
cousin Benjamin Bernard, and grandson Allende Fraise. She is survived by her 
husband Edgar Williams, children Cherrilyn Chester, David (Roberta) Harris, 
Earl (Mary) Harris, Warren Harris, Brenda Palmer, and Emile Harris, 21 
grandchildren and 27 great grandchildren, one great, great, grandchild and a 
host of family and friends. Relatives and friends of the family, as well as 
pastors, officers and members of Genesis Missionary Baptist Church, Second 
Mt. Calvary, Second Morning Star, Franklin Avenue, Mt. Calvary of Fairfield, 
CA and Fellowship Missionary Baptist Churches, members of E.L. Moore Women's 
Auxiliary #2, Louisiana Freedmen Missionary Baptist General Association, 
Christian Minister's Union, employees of Mercer in San Francisco, CA, and of 
University Hospital (formerly Hotel Dieu) are invited to attend the funeral 
service to be held on March 24, 2016, 10:00am, at St. John Institutional 
Missionary Baptist Church, 2538 Jackson Ave, New Orleans, LA 70113, host 
pastor Rev. Louis S. Jones, Rev. Louis Calep III, Officiating. Visitation 
will begin at 8:00 am until service time at the above named church. 
Interment: Mt. Olivet Cemetery, New Orleans, La. Memorial contributions can 
be made to the Genesis MBC building fund or Melba Kemp Community Center. 
Professional Services Entrusted To Littlejohn Funeral Home

Additional Comments:
I am the author of the above obit as well as Joycer's Granddaughter. Please 
add to your repository. Thank you

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