
Sunrise: May 13, 1955 to Sunset January 7, 2025
The Willis, Knuckles, Fleming, Urey and Campbell families announce with great sadness the sudden passing of our most beautiful and endearing Mama, Nana, Sister, Tante and Cousin Emy Elizabeth Willis on January 7, 2025, in Silver Spring, Maryland USA.
She is survived by her children and grandchildren: Jacob Cifric Willis (Hawah) – Saabah and Cyrelle; Cleotha Bernard – Sean, Neil, Landon and Brandon; Cleotha, Tevelt and RoShawn, Dahveed Willis (Sharon) – Dahveeda and Zoey; Zeus Williams (Ebony) – Zeus Jr, and Apollo and Abraham Baltimore Campbell. Sisters: Rose S. Willis, Rose (Emmanuel), Jackie, Jeannie, and Clarice (Prince). Brothers: Emmett (Faith), Raphael (Rebecca), Richard and H Lafayette (Sarah).
Emy was predeceased by her father, Ambassador Jacob Willis Sr., her mother Jeannie Knuckles, her husband Abraham Campbell, son Roosevelt Campbell, brother Harold Willis, sister Anna Willis, niece Erika Williams, Nephew Raphael Willis Jr and her paternal and maternal grandparents.
She will be dearly missed by the many lives that she touched with her beautiful spirit and vivacious personality. Including her many adopted children especially Rebecca Johnson, whom she loved dearly. Her Friends, Prayer Group, her Birthday Club, Invincible Eleven family, Alpha Old Timers Association, and former coworkers.
She leaves to mourn her loss her Aunt Maria Gbanya, nieces and nephews, cousins, in-laws, close friends and host of other relatives and friends in Liberia, USA, Ghana and Togo.
Funeral arrangements for the homegoing and celebration of our most beautiful, amazing, and loving mother are as follows:
Funeral Service: Friday, January 31, 2025, at 11:00am
Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration
13925 New Hampshire Ave, Silver Spring 20904
Repast to follow after the service
Monetary contributions to her homegoing contact Cleo –
CashApp – $cleotheleo
Zelle – 240-432-5551
Flowers –
Willis Family – c/o Capitol Mortuary
1425 Maryland Ave NE, Washington, DC 20002
Facebook Live Streaming will be available on the day of the funeral.
Contact information:
USA Contacts:
Cleo Bernard –240-432-5551
Dahveed Willis – 240-383-8788
Zeus Williams – 240-543-9134
Raphael Willis – 571-355-3243
Liberia Contacts:
Jacob Cifric Willis – 0776215714
Emmett Willis – 0778581792