In loving memory of our mother Catherinell Ham Williams, who passed away on April 7, 2023 from natural causes. Catherinell was born on July 9, 1939 in Douglass, TX to Johnnie Ham and Lucile Forney. Catherinell was the eldest and of her three predeceased siblings, Emma Saucier, Beverly Parker, and Edmond Ham. They moved to Los Angeles as a family in the early 1950’s and settled in Watts, CA.

We will be holding a Celebration of Life at the Lighthouse Memorial in Gardena, CA at 11am on April 28, 2023. She will be laid to rest at Pacific Crest Cemetery in Redondo Beach, CA.  

Catherinell was a woman of faith and the devoted wife of Clarence Williams for 47 years, until he passed in 2007. They went on to have three children together. Catherinell is survived by sons, Rodney, Michael, and Richard and her three grandchildren, Ashley, Rachel, and April. Catherinell will be deeply missed by all who knew her.

Our Mother was a kind, caring and giving person who always put the needs of family before her own. Catherinell was a strong woman who faced every challenge with courage and dignity. Our mother was a source of inspiration and a role model to us all and she will be deeply missed by everyone’s lives she touched.

Catherinell graduated from Fremont High School in Los Angeles, CA and earned a Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies, and Masters of Arts in Social Work from California State University Dominguez Hills. She worked for the Los Angeles County Probation Department for 39 years, 30 of those years as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and had a second career as an Elementary School Teacher with Compton Unified School District for 20 years. She has been an active member of the Beta Phi Sorority for 22 years. Her sorority sisters have been an important source of support and friendship over the years. Catherinell also volunteered as a Sunday School Teacher at Grant AME Church in Los Angeles, CA.

Catherinell enjoyed reading, traveling, bowling, tennis, and camping.

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