VERMELL ROBINSON WILLIAMS

Vermell Robinson Williams was born on May 5, 1934, in Sumter, to the late Bowman Robinson and Nora Wells Williams.

She entered into eternal life on Wednesday morning, May 18, 2022, in Dalzell.

Vermell attended the public schools in Sumter. After graduation, she moved to Steelton, Pennsylvania, where she met and married the late Willie Blanding, her childhood friend from Sumter. She moved to Washington, D.C., for a brief period and then relocated to Clinton, Maryland. She later met and married Reginald Williams and returned to Sumter during 2019.

She leaves to cherish her memory: her daughter, Maggie Smith of Landover, Maryland; one granddaughter, Scheree Myers-Holston (William Holston) of Waldorf, Maryland; two great-grandchildren, Crystal Myers of Temple Hill, Maryland, and David Harvin of Green Belt, Maryland; two sisters, Edna M. Harris of Washington, D.C., and Lenora Long of Hempstead, New York; one brother, George Atkinson (Susan) of Fort Lauderdale, Florida; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

In accordance with COVID-19 guidelines, the family is requesting no visitation at the home.

Funeral services will be held at noon on Saturday at Northern Christian Ministries, 2190 Peach Orchard Road, Dalzell, with Pastor Bennie Bradley, eulogist.

The procession will leave the home at 11:30 a.m.

Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Park, 802 N. Guignard Drive, Sumter.

Services directed by the management and staff of Williams Funeral Home Inc., williamsfuneralhome@sc.rr.com. Visit us on the web at www.williamsfuneralhomeinc.com.