Atniese Williams Nelson

Atniese (Williams) Nelson, born July 11, 1928, to the late LueBertha and Jessie Williams in Little Rock Arkansas, she was the second oldest of 8 children, her siblings are Samuel L.(deceased), Jesse (deceased), Bernice Starks of GA, Dorothy Thomas (deceased); Doris V. Allen of GA.; Randolph Spencer of Boston, MA.; Aretha Murphy of Boston, MA.

A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Friday, February 4, 2011 at Hanes-Lineberry Funeral Home N. Elm Chapel.

Atniese accepted Christ at the age of 12 while playing Church in the yard; the Lord became real to her. Atniese married Grandville Nelson and moved from Little Rock, Arkansas to Boston, MA. While living in Boston, MA, she became a member of the refuge Temple under Pastor Dorsey. Later she open her home for Bible study under the

leadership of Pastor Errol Stillwell (son in law) now deceased. Her health prevented her from taking up membership in North Carolina.

She gave birth to 7 children; Robert Hatton, he has 2 children Phillip and Robin; Vera (Young) Little has 2 children Tamyka and Maurice, Bernice (Nelson) Stillwell, of VA; has 8 children Tanya; Titia, Najette, Adriel, Germont, Zaneta, LaKeesha and Suquilah; ShirleyA.Nelson-Davis, has 3 children Santara; Monic; and Christian of Boston, MA; Grandville Nelson Jr. of Greensboro, N.C. has 3 children Latoya, Shaina and Shaniea;

Curtis Bernard Nelson, of Boston, MA has 2 sons Curtis Jr., and Quandell.; and Beverly Nelson of Greensboro, N. C. has 1 son, Marquis.

Atniese lived in Roxbury, MA most of her life and when her health started to decline she moved to Greensboro, N.C. with her youngest daughter Beverly.

Her journey home was not an easy one, nor did it happen all at once. Two years ago she was told that she would be leaving this old world behind, but the Lord allowed her to live two additional years with us, she was able to celebrate her 80th birthday with family and

friends, and now the Lord allowed her to celebrate her 82nd birthday with Hospice, family and friends.

We all loved her in our own special way, we will miss her deeply, we have fond

memories of her, "remember the porch and the stairs, how when you made it to the bottom step, you thought you were free."

Atniese has 21 Grandchildren; 22 Great grand children; nieces; nephews; cousins and friends, and while living in Boston she had adopted some play sons Al Meyers and Ian Lopez and in N.C. she adopted play son name William Ortega.

She will greatly be missed and will always have a special place in our hearts. She has gone on to be with the Lord, but not forgotten by the ones she has left behind.