Christa Raquel Williams

Christa Raquel Williams of Cincinnati, Ohio, departed this life Mon., March 28, 2016. She was educated in the schools of Detroit until she moved to Little Rock, graduating in 1987 from Mills High School. She became a member of St. John Missionary Baptist Church under the pastorate of her father, Rev. C. Dennis Edwards I in 1982. Upon moving to Cincinnati, she became a member of the Southern Baptist Church. She leaves to mourn her release her children, Carlos (Flowers) Williams, Stanley, Michael, Corley, Christian, Camille, Hope and Jeremiah Williams; three grandchildren; her parents, Mrs. Corley Edwards and Rev. C. Dennis Edwards I (Little Rock, Ark.), Robert Canady (Detroit, Mich.); maternal grandmother, Mrs. Harnether Gambrell (Detroit, Mich.); siblings Rev. C. Dennis Edwards II (Oakland, Calif.), Angelique Edwards, Rev. Booker Edwards, Carmen Edwards, Eve Edwards (Little Rock, Ark.) Sheila Ellis [Terry] (San Antonio, Texas), Mary Ann Caver (Spokane, Wash.), and Karen Beaver [Brian] (Detroit, Mich.); aunts, Vanessa Rogers (Detroit, Mich.), Mary Edwards (Little Rock), Gloria (Johnny) Seymore (Houston, Texas); uncle Willie (Betty) Canady (Detroit, Mich.), a host of grand aunts, grand uncles, nieces, nephews, and other relatives. Special recognition: Godmothers Rose Hall (Detroit, Mich.), Dorothy Nelson (Little Rock, Ark.), Godfather, Robert Stancil (Little Rock, Ark.); Special friends, Tracy Schuler and Alex Ternor (Cincinnati, Ohio); a host of relatives and friends. Visitation: Thurs., 10-11 a.m. Service: Thurs., 11 a.m. both at St. John Missionary Baptist Church, 2501 Main Street, LR. Services entrusted to Robinson Mortuary, 1201 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, LR (501) 371-0111. Sign online guest book at www.robinsonmortuary.com "Service You Can Trust."