Tyrone Williams

Tyrone Williams was born April 3, 1949, in Rocky Mount, NC to the late Nellie R. Williams and James Brent. He departed this earthly life on Tuesday morning October 25, 2022. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Early and Clara Williams; uncle, Robert Wilkins; his mother, Nellie James; daughter, Tarsha Moore; grandson, Tramayne Arrington and granddaughter London Peterson. He grew up in Rocky Mount and attended school in Edgecombe County. He graduated from Booker T. Washington High School in 1967 where he was an excellent student and excelled in many of his classes. Tyrone moved to the Washington DC Metro area in 1969. He worked at Giant Food for several years in the meat department. After leaving Giant, Tyrone started working for several taxicab companies in the Metro Area. These jobs allowed him to not only transport his passengers to their destinations, but he also gained many friends. He performed personal services for some of them by being on call to take them to their doctor’s appointments, grocery shopping, other activities and errands. He was married in 1981 to Patricia Bowles and was a very devoted husband and father. However, this union ended but they remained lifelong friends. “Tee,” as most of his family called him, was an excellent dancer and loved to hand-dance. He continued until his health issues prevented him. Tee attended the Hampton Jazz Festivals for many years. Each year around June you knew where he would be. He loved going to them, this afforded him a time to get away and he would always visit his cousins when there. If there was ever anyone who loved, loved fishing, it was Tyrone. He spent almost any free time at this hobby morning, noon or night. He always had a refrigerator and freezer full of fish. He kept so much until he was always giving them away to family, friends and even strangers. He loved his family very much and was always in North Carolina for almost every holiday and in between. Every time he visited home of course he had to cook fish, potatoes wedges and corn bread in the big black pot outside which was a generational hand me down pot. While our hearts are saddened, we are thankful that God allowed Tee to be in our lives. We only ask that He, who never makes a mistake, sustain us during our bereavement and give us strength to accept the fact that His will, not ours, must be done. His last fish cookout was in April of this year. He always stressed getting together as a family and this made him very happy. He leaves to cherish his memory his son Donald Moore, Upper Marlboro MD, daughters; Tyretta (Cedric) Wiley, Rocky Mount, NC; Tryandria “April” (Jermaine) Peterson, Baltimore, MD and Tyiesha Clarke; grandchildren, Brittany, Timothy, Natoshia, Jaquana, Teaira, Tyrell, Jermaine Jr and Capri. Sisters: Gloria (Jerry) Howard, Goldsboro, NC; Patricia Howell, Nashville, NC; Cassandra Battle and Rosita James of Rocky Mount, NC: two brothers; Cavaretta (Darselle) Martin, Rocky Mount, NC and Randy (Theresa) James, Charlotte, NC; great grandchildren, nephews, nieces and a host of relatives and friends.

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Tyrone Williams

April 3, 1949 - October 25, 2022