Friday, June 23, 2017 @ NOON

Greater St. James A.M.E. Church

200 N. Jim Miller Road, Dallas, Texas 75217

Rev. Michael King Senior, Pastor

Eulogist:  Rev. Joan Nickerson, Adams Chapel A.M.E. Church

Interment in DFW National Cemetery

VISITATION:
Thursday June 22, 2017   10 am - 6 pm
Emanuel Funeral Home - Palestine, 1721 W. Oak Street, Palestine, TX  75801

Mrs. Anna Mae Sillemon was born in Brady, Texas on January 17, 1925 . She was the eighth child of eleven children born to the parents Mr. Charlie and Margaret Williams.

Mrs. Anna Sillemon was employed by Texas Instruments and retired after 20 years of services.

Miss Anna William was swept off her feet by Mr. Leroy Sillemon and took her hand in Holy Matrimony on February 25, 1946 .

While under the Pastorage of the late Rev. O. J. Spruiells at Warren Chapel A.M.E. , Mrs. Anna Mae Sillemon served God in a plethora of roles within the church.  Not only was she a member of the senior choir, but she was also a faithful member of the missionary and stewardess board. She even served as the local stewardess president for three years.  In addition to those many glorious works, she, alongside her sister-in-law the late Levada Gates, served as chair persons on Sillemon's Day at the church.  In 1994, Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Sillemon transitioned their membership to the Adams Chapel A.M.E Church, where they were led under the headship of Rev. Steven D. Spruiells.  After her transition, she remained steadfast in her role on the stewardess board.  Mrs. Anna Mae Sillemon, along with Mrs. Addie Carter and Peggy Brackens, served as a Pastoral Aide under the leadership of Rev. Joan Nickerson. She continued those roles until the Lord called her home from Labor to Reward on June 18, 2017 .

Mrs. Anna Mae Sillemon was preceded in death by her Parents: Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Williams; Her husband of 61 years The Reverend Leroy Sillemon Sr.; three (3) brothers: Charlie Williams, Jr., George Williams, W.H. Anderson; and six (6) sisters: Alberta Williams, Lucida D. Williams, Florence A. Bell, Inda Williams, Hester McFall, and Celina Humphrey; and children: William James Sillemon, Leroy Jr. Sillemon, Walter Edward Blake, Charles Anna Jackson, Margret Ann Sillemon-Hill, Ada Clayton and Gwendolyn Sillemon.

Those to whom Mrs. Anna Mae Sillemon leaves wonderful and lovely memories are as follows: one (1) son: Duke (Judy) Williams; five (5) daughters: Rose (Ray) Biggers, Jessie (Bruce) Whitaker, Joyce (Herbert) Gilbert, Marlene (Eugene) Carr and Evangelist Ruby (Reverend Hershell) Hughes; children raised by the Sillemons: Suzie Dotson Poteet, Glen Dotson, the late Rita Dotson, and Charles Hamilton; her best friend Sister Pauline Hamilton; forty-four (44) grandchildren, ninety (90) great-grandchildren, seventy–two (72) great-great grandchildren and a host of other family and friends.