Ms. Vivianne Yvonne Williams

April 4, 1926 - February 3, 2021

Celebrating the life of Vivianne Yvonne Williams Our Queen, Vivianne Yvonne Williams (some called her just Yvonne) was born in New Jersey on April 4, 1926 to Bishop George H. Peets, of St. Kitts, and Margaret Skinner, of New Jersey. After the death of her mother when she was just two years old, she was raised by her grandmother in New York City. Her grandmother passed away when she was seven, and she moved in with her father and stepmother, Ismay Peets. Vivianne attended Seward Park High School in Manhattan. Raised by a minister, she always remained a Christian and worshipped the Lord, while loving to dance and party. She met and married Nathaniel Williams Sr. and had five children from that relationship, Dianne, Nathaniel Jr., Jacqueline, and twins Donald and Denise. Our home was a happy one with lots of praying, laughter, parties, music and dancing. Mom first worked in a factory, then worked for the City of New York, reaching the position of supervisor in the HR Department, from which she retired. Our Dad worked as a Bus Driver for NYC Transit, and also made a name as a musician, playing the piano/organ. There were jam sessions, parties, always with lots of dancing going on. Put on a record and Mom was dancing. Our parents worked to put all of us through Catholic High School and college, and proudly for us and for her, we all prevailed. Vivianne loved bowling. She has lots of trophies and bowled well into her eighties. She was on three leagues and her neighbors always remembered her leaving the house carrying that heavy bowling ball down the hall and taking two busses to the bowling lanes. She was a strong woman, and jazzy. When she worked, she worked, and when she partied, boy did she party. We have a video taken just two months ago of her dancing with her kids and grands and great and great-great grands! What a lady!! Our father passed on in the 90’s, and Vivianne stood strong. She was always our right hand, guiding us, leading us, until the day she moved on. She said “I'm tired, I want to go home.” And home she went. We will miss you, our Queen. Vivianne Yvonne leaves us to join, among others, her husband, Nathaniel Sr., her son, Nathaniel Jr., her daughter, Denise Peoples, and her granddaughters, Angela Wright and Tiffany Peoples. She leaves surviving her children, Dianne Williams, Jacqueline Leslie, and Donald Williams. She leaves a son-in-law Allan Peoples, grandchildren Nathaniel Willams III, Tisa Gray (Dwight), Ah-Lon Peoples (Jameliah), Corey Peoples, Donielle Green (Dante), Brianna Williams, Krystal Leslie and Winette Leslie, and a host of great and great-great grandchildren, relatives, and friends. Rest in peace, our Queen. We will miss you always. The Family thanks all of you for your memories and condolences.