Willie Mae Majette

Willie Mae Majette, was born March 13, 1938 in Fuquay Springs, North Carolina. She was the daughter of Willard C. Floyd and Minnie Belle Floyd. She was the eldest child and had four siblings. She was married to Floyd Gerrell Majette Sr. for thirty-five years. They raised five children in Middletown, PA. She graduated from Shawtown High School in Lillington, North Carolina in 1956. While at Shawtown she was on the Honor Roll (1954 - 1955). She was a member of the Crown and Scepter Club. In her senior year, her peers voted her “Most Likely to Succeed”. After High School, she completed Harris Barber College. She had a brief career as a barber before starting a family. She also enjoyed providing her barbering expertise to her sons, grandsons, and friends. Mae was an extraordinary cook. She prepared every holiday dinner for her immediate and extended family for over 50 years. She also loved to garden. In the spring and in the summer she spent most of her time outside planting flowers and maintaining her garden. She always had her house filled with live plants. In her early years, she joined Ebenezer AME Church in Middletown, Pennsylvania. She was the Women’s Day Coordinator, she sang in the choir, and she taught Vacation Bible School. One of the highlights of her time in the choir was singing her solo, “Jesus Paid it All”. In her later years after her husband passed, she moved to Maryland to be closer to her children and grandchildren. She lived at the Selborne House in Laurel, Maryland. There she lead aerobics classes and had many friends. In December of 2017 she re-dedicated her life to Jesus Christ. Surviving are: her children, Yvette Johnson, Audrey Majette, Floyd Majette, II, Mario Majette (Gwendolyn R.), and Gwendolyn N. Majette. Her siblings, Wilma Drayton, Willard Floyd, Jr., Maxine Thomas, and Chauncey Ray; her grandchildren, Aaron Jameson, Ebony Majette, Destinee Majette, Robert Johnson, III, Brittny Majette, Ryheir Johnson, and Jalynne Majette; her great grand-child, Olivia Johnson; Barbara Floyd, several nieces and nephews, and a host of other relatives. She was preceded in death by her parents, Minnie Belle & Willard, her husband, Floyd Majette, Sr., her son (Charles Gladney), her son-in-law (Robert Johnson, II), and her sister, Jo Ann McLean.

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Willie Mae Majette

March 13, 1938 - December 28, 2017