Thelma Williams Green

Mrs. Thelma Williams Green was born on March 1, 1929, to Lonnie and Linia Steward Williams, in Ruffin, South Carolina. She departed this life on December 12, 2025 at HCA Healthcare Colleton Hospital in Walterboro, South Carolina.

Mother Thelma was joined in marriage to Harley Green over sixty-five years ago.

She was baptized at an early age at Mount Zion Baptist Church, Ruffin, South Carolina. She was educated in the public schools of Colleton County, South Carolina.

Mother Thelma moved to New York at the age of thirteen years old and never looked back. She held many jobs from housekeeping to maintenance work at the FIT College for about forty years, then retired, in 2010.

Mother Thelma was definitely a woman of God. She attended and worked in several churches. She did enjoy paying tithes and offerings to God. She was the Mother of the church and served in other capacities. While moving through life, Thelma made a daily practice of worshipping her Lord and Savior. She joined Little Zion Baptist Church in Brooklyn New York under the leadership of Pastor Bryant. She served faithfully. She became a Missionary and took joy in being active with many churches. She often accompanied her God-sister, Minister Elder Bright on ministry engagements. She gained and nurtured many children with her heart and prayers. Bishop Robert Butler, Missionary Morgan and husband Bill, Whom she called her son. Children, Laura, Niyoka, Eden, Deacon Fennell, Barbara Gholston, Lelia, Alford, Gwen Davis, Tanya Fennell, J.J. Audrey, Tiffany, Gracie Zeigler, Paul, Kenya, Chistine, Trudy, Mohammad, Clarence, Ruby Jackson, Minister McLeod and family and countless others along the entire Mt. Calvary F. B. H. Church family. Rest in Jesus mother, your prayers are answered.

Mother Thelma loved the Lord. She was a free-spirited person, kind hearted and giving person. A well-known person, loved by everybody that knew her. Her favorite song was “How I Got Over.” She touched countless lives as a mother, grandmother, sister, and friend. She felt that, “if she could help  somebody along the way, then her living shall not be in vain.” After getting off from work, she would find neighbors sitting out on the bench and offer to buy meals and feed anyone in that area. Her heart was larger than her pocket. If she thought or knew there was a need, she would often lend a helping hand. 

She was preceded in death by her parents, loving husband, Harley Green; two sons, and three sisters, Precious Lingard, Daisy Crosby and Lether Mae Breland; one brother, Gerald Williams.

Mother Thelma leaves to cherish her memories a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

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