Mattie Mae

Willis

Mattie Mae Willis was born on March 10, 1965, to the late Lula Mae and Will Thomas.

She confessed hope in Christ at an early age and joined the Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church in Paynes, MS. She later moved to New York, NY, and settled there until she moved back home to help care for her mother. Mattie was a faithful worker at Jerusalem Adult Daycare and choir member until her health failed.

She made her transition on Wednesday, June 9, 2021, at the UMMC Hospital in Jackson, MS.

She was preceded in death by her grandmother, Mattie Helen,  special friend, Willie Golsten and one sister-in-law Betty Willis

Precious memories will remain in the hearts of: her two sisters, Annette and Shirley Thomas of Charleston MS; two brothers, Willie (Mary) Thomas of Charleston MS, and Richard Willis of Indianola, MS; two aunties, Barbara Huffman of Mt. Clemens, Michigan, and Kimberly Williams Hall of Detroit, Michigan; and one uncle, Brian (Lydia) Williams of Detroit, Michigan.

She also leaves a host of nieces, nephews, 3 godchildren, 5 godsisters, 3 godbrothers, and a godmother, Barbara Brooks.