Mrs. Earlene Washington, daughter of the late Charles and Oglevis Hughes, was born on February 14, 1941 in Baltimore City, Maryland. She departed this life on July 16, 2009 in Charleston, South Carolina. Earlene received her education in the Baltimore City Public School System. She was married to the late Mr. Benjamin Williams. To this union, five children were born. They relocated to South Carolina in May of 1973. Earlene began attending Holly Hill Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) where she accepted Christ as her Savior. Earlene was united in holy matrimony to Mr. Henry Washington in September of 1987. She joined New Mount Zion A.M.E. Church where she served faithfully as the President of the Women's Missionary Society for four years, Usher Board, Sunday School Superintendent and Senior Choir Member until her health began to deteriorate. Earlene loved singing on the choir and while singing her favorite song "Hosanna", she would laugh and say, "I wish I had a voice to sing that song." Earlene was involved in her community. She was a member of the Alvin Tri-County Senior Citizens. Earlene will truly be missed by her family and friends. She leaves to cherish her memory: her husband, Henry Washington; her daughters, Patricia Winchester-Myers (Charles) of North Charleston, SC, Betty Brown and Ernestine Williams of Alvin, SC and Lisa Williams-Darby (George) of Knightdale, NC; her stepchildren, Delbert Washington (Patsy), Ronald Washington (Jackie) of Jamestown, SC and Kathy Gadsden (Jerome) of Charleston, SC; one brother, Minister Melvin Hughes (Thione) of Baltimore, MD; her cherished sixteen grandchildren: Danyal Smalls, Deontay Winchester, Octavia Myers, Javon Myers, Christopher Williams, Takia Mitchell (Antonio), Stephen Darby, Keiron Darby, Iesha Washington, Andrea Washington, Courtney Washington, Ronald Washington (Appollonia), Tyler Washington, Tenya Dillard (Marvin), Daneka Washington, and Ashlee Gadsden; a host of great-grandchildren; six sisters-in-law, four brothers-in-law; a special friend, Annie Ruth Taylor of Jamestown, SC; a special cousin who was like a sister, Doris "Fuzzy" Jones of Baltimore, MD; and a host of nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. Earlene was preceded in death by one son, Adrian Williams.