Funeral Program and Service Recording for Retired General Officer Dr. Jamye Coleman Williams

Funeral Service and Program of Retired General Officer Dr. Jamye Coleman Williams Click here to view the funeral program. Click Here to Watch the Celebration of Life Service for Dr. Jamye Coleman Williams Condolences may be sent to: Donna M. Williams 125 Wynfield Way, SW Atlanta, GA 30331 dmw944@aol.com In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made in memory of Dr. Jamye Coleman Williams to Wilberforce University. Please indicate her name on the contribution. Wilberforce University 1055 N. Bickett Rd. P.O. Box 1001 Wilberforce, OH 45384 (937) 376-2911 https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/WU-JAMYECLASS1938

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TCR Breaking News: Transition of Jamye Coleman Williams, Ph.D. (1918-2022)

TCR Breaking News: Transition of Jamye Coleman Williams, Ph.D. (1918-2022) Jamye Coleman Williams, Ph.D. (1918-1922)   Born on December 15, 1918, in Louisville, Kentucky, to an A.M.E. minister and a religious writer, Williams grew up in Kentucky and earned her B.A. with honors in English from Wilberforce University in 1938. The following year, she received an M.A. in English from Fisk University. Over the next twenty years, Williams taught at four A.M.E. colleges-Edward Waters College, Shorter College, Morris Brown College, and Wilberforce University. In 1959, she completed her Ph.D. in speech communication at the Ohio State University, and that fall joined the faculty of Tennessee State University. She became a full professor of communications and in 1973 took over as head of the department, serving in that capacity until her retirement in 1987. At the same time that her academic career took off, Williams began to ascend the leadership ranks of the A.M.E. Church. She served as a delegate to the A.M.E. General Conference in 1964 and became a board member of the National Council of Churches in 1968. From 1976 to 1984, she was an alternate member of the A.M.E. Church's Judicial Council, serving as president of the 13th District Lay Organization from 1977 until 1985. At the 1984 General Conference, Williams was named editor of The A.M.E. Church Review, the oldest African American literary journal. She held that post for eight years. Williams also has paved the way for others in the A.M.E., helping Vashti McKenzie win election as the first female A.M.E. bishop. During her forty-five years in Nashville, Williams was active in her community, serving on several interdenominational organizations, community groups, and civic committees. She worked as a member of the NAACP's Executive Committee and in 1999, received the organization's Presidential Award. She was also known for her fierce devotion to her alma mater, Wilberforce University, serving as a trustee and later trustee emerita. Dr. Williams was also a life long member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. Dr. Williams died peacefully in Atlanta, Georgia on January 19, 2022. She was predeceased by her husband of over seventy-five years, Dr. McDonald Williams, in 2019.  She is survived  by her daughter Donna Williams, grandson, Douglass (Pamela) Selby, two great-great-granddaughters, Jamye and Payton Selby, a niece, Frieda Coleman Minga, and a host of extended family, former students and friends.

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The Christian Recorder is the official newspaper of the African Methodist Episcopal Church and the oldest continuously produced publication by persons of African descent.   Bishop David Rwhynica Daniels, Chair of the General Board Commission on Publications Rev. Dr. Roderick D. Belin, President/Publisher of the AME Sunday School Union Mr. John Thomas III, Editor of The Christian Recorder Copyright ©  2022 The Christian Recorder, All rights reserved.

Retired General Officer Jamye Coleman Williams Celebrates 102nd Birthday

TCR Breaking News: Retired General Officer Jamye Coleman Williams celebrates 102nd Birthday

Dr. Jamye Coleman Williams was born on December 15, 1918, in Louisville, Kentucky, to Rev. Frederick Douglass Coleman, Sr. an AME minister and Mother Jamye Harris Coleman, a religious writer, and missionary. Williams grew up in Kentucky and earned her B.A. with honors in English from Wilberforce University in 1938. The following year, she received an M.A. in English from Fisk University. Over the next twenty years, Williams taught at four A.M.E. institutions of higher education: Edward Waters College, Shorter College, Morris Brown College, and Wilberforce University. In 1959, she completed her Ph.D. in speech communication at the Ohio State University and that fall joined the faculty of Tennessee State University. She became a full professor of communications and in 1973 took over as head of the department, serving in that capacity until her retirement in 1987. At the same time that her academic career took off, Williams began to ascend the leadership ranks of the A.M.E. Church. She served as a delegate to the A.M.E. General Conference in 1964 and became a board member of the National Council of Churches in 1968. From 1976 to 1984, she was an alternate member of the A.M.E. Church's Judicial Council, serving as president of the 13th District Lay Organization from 1977 until 1985. At the 1984 General Conference, Williams was named editor of The AME Church Review, the oldest African American literary journal. She held that post for eight years. Williams also has paved the way for others in the A.M.E., helping Vashti McKenzie win election as the first female A.M.E. bishop. During her forty-five years in Nashville, Williams was active in her community, serving on several interdenominational organizations, community groups, and civic committees. She worked as a member of the NAACP's Executive Committee and in 1999 received the organization's Presidential Award. Williams married her husband, McDonald Williams, in 1943. A distinguished educator in his own right, he died in 2019 at age 101. They have one daughter Donna, one grandson Douglass (Pam) Selby, and two great-granddaughters Jamye and Payton Selby. Williams resides in Atlanta.   Congratulatory emails may be sent to jmacame@aol.com and cards mailed to Dr. Jamye Coleman Williams 125 Wynfield Way, SW Atlanta, GA 30331