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Mable Idalia Williams Dies at 87

Mable Idalia Williams, 115 Mon Bijou, passed away on July 8, 2026. She was 87 years old. 

Mable Idalia Williams

She was preceded in death by her mother, Ina Petersen Benjamin; father, Prince Carl Benjamin, Sr.; siblings, James Hunt, Bernice Benjamin, Stephen Benjamin and Clyde Benjamin; niece, Charlene Williams and Phylicia Johnson; nephew, Andre Johnson and Faheem Abdullah.

She is survived by her son, Alon A. Williams; daughters, Carol A. Williams-Sydney (John Sydney), Michelle L. Williams Thomas, Natalie J. Wiliams-Bizzell (Micheal Bizzell); grandchildren, Tamisha Evans (Gregory Evans, Sr.), Frankie Thomas, Jr. (Natasha Thomas), Latoya Thomas-Simmonds (Shaun Simmonds), Kerisha Greenidge, Enja Gumbs, Deidra Martinez, Akeem Greenidge (Angeles Greenidge), Makayla Bizzell; adopted-grandchildren, Minerva Delauney, Kathy Joseph and Teneicha Fabre; great-grandchildren, Teh’Ron Tull, Tre’Von Porter, Kimysha Greenidge, Te’Jaun Porter (Jordan Porter),  Emile Heywood V, Elijah Heywood, Lalique Brathwaite, Brianna Thomas, Kiara Gumbs, Frankie Thomas, III,  Ameia Wright, Iah Gumbs, Enya Gumbs, Gianna Greenidge, Jazyln Summers, Crystal Nash, Zion Thomas, Mia George, Liam Brathwaite, Eric Greenidge, Airis Martinez; adopted-great-grandchildren, Michonde Delauney, Zion Delauney, Jaiden George, Majik Joseph, Nezia Requelme, Elijah Dada; great-great grandchild, TaVari Tull; sisters, Mirian Hunt Johnson, Beverly Bartholomew, Julia Benjamin; brothers, Prince Carl Benjamin, Sr.; nieces, Nicole Bartholomew, Shekerah Bartholomew Howell, Keisha Barholomew Francis, Trisha Benjamin Simon, Anna Benjamin Cooper, Chavon Myles, Letisha Benjamin, Lynette Smith, Latifah Abdullah, Fatimah Abdullah, Taheerah Abdullah, Shafeqah Abdullah; nephews, Marvin Johnson, Leonard Johnson, Wayne Benjamin, Clyde Benajmin, Jr. Sidiq Abdullah, Solomon Abdullah, Omar Abdullah; godchild, Jermaine Williams Giddings; special friends and family, Viola Albert, Nora Carty, Karen Williams, Pearl Williams, Brenda Williams, Lynette Ballantine, Desiree Chiverton, Sandra Xavier, Patricia Williams Lopez, Lorraine Giddings, Wendy Williams- Brown, Wilma Federicks, Judith Nelson, Verna Dowling, Leon Lewis, Latoya Matthew, Garnicia Milligan, The Molloy, Williams, Peterson, Benjamin family, Former faculty and staff of Charles H. Emanuel Elementary School, other families and friends too numerous to mention.

Funeral service will be held on August 4, at St. Ann’s Catholic Church. Viewing begins at 9 a.m., with service at 10 a.m. Interment will be held at Kingshill Cemetery.

Funeral arrangements are entrusted to James Memorial Funeral Home, Inc.

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