tWitla Waters 6egan her rife onJlugust 22, 1942. Jl welcome addition to her

parents, Wa[[ace ana :Marion Cliam6ers, in Spartan6urg, Soutli Caro[ina. Slie

departed her eartlilY rife on Jlpri[ 21, 2019 fo[[owing a 6rief illness.

Wi[[a spent her earlY cliiidliood. years in Soutli Caro[ina ana moved to cBa[timore

as an adolescent witli her qrandmother, Zadie Simon. In cBa[timore, sfie

continued fier education. ana became a member of City Temple cBaptist Cfiurcfi.

Durinq her earlY teen years, she met the Iove of fier [ife, Cornelius Waters. 'TIiey

were married' on Jlpri[ 21, 1958. 'TIiis prolific union produced a familY of 9

children. ana almost 60 qmnddiiidren, great-granacfii[c{ren, ana great-great-

granacfii[c{ren. Wi[[a was of course tfie :Matriarcfi of this familY tfiat also

included' familY member's friends ana jriena s familY members. In this familY, sfie

taugfit us to embrace everyone wf t+ ana there is more tfian enouqii to sfiare.

Wi[[a was a giftea artist ana create} countless garments for familY, friends, ana

clients wfio a[ways ended up 6"'lAVamiIY. Sfie touched many fives 6y not onlY

maRjng peop[e [ooftgooa but 6y maRjng them feet great tfirougfi fier [oving ana

weicominq spirit. In her Iater years, Wi[[a spent fier time carinq for fier great ana

great-great-granacfii[c{ren ana eventua[[y 6~coming tfie [ull-time caretaker for

Cornelius. ;

Wi[[a was proceeded' in death. 6y fier husband, Cornelius; son, Donald' cBl'own;

dauqhter, CarolYn Waters; ana granaaaugfiter tfiat sfie raised' as fier own,

Danielle Jiiggins. Sfie [eaves to cherish. fier memory 3 sons, Cornelius Jr., Wayne,

ana CR...oaney Waters, ana 4 aaugfiters, 'Marion Broum, Joy Packt 'Kjm Waters,

ana 'l(e[[i Waters, almost 60 qrandchiidren, great-grandchildren, and a great-great-

granacfii[c{ren, ana countless extended familY and adorinq friends.