Willa Fae Brown-Watson, age 88, passed away on October 25, 2025, at MUSC Health, Orangeburg, SC. She was born on August 22, 1937, in Andrews, South Carolina. At a young age, she entered matrimony and married Jerome Watson. They subsequently relocated to Rochester, New York, where they resided for two years. She later moved to Los Angeles, California and remained there for 25 years.

Willa Fae worked for the Los Angeles County School District as a cafeteria worker, where she retired. Following their separation, Willa Fae returned to her hometown of Bloomingvale, South Carolina. While there she was also employed at Hardees and KFC in Georgetown, South Carolina.

Willa Fae was an active member of Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church in Bloomingvale, South Carolina, and faithfully attended services until her health began to decline. She had a passion for cooking, devotedly caring for her grandchildren, and enjoying traveling. Additionally, she took pleasure in playing solitaire, gardening and designing creative decoration items for various projects within her home.

Willa Fae was preceded in death by her mother, Leila Brown; her father, Inman Graham; six sisters, Bertha Lee Hook, Catherine Watson, Ceolia Butler, Oree Crosby, Emma Villa White-Johnson and Pernerva Wright.

Willa Fae leaves to cherish her loving memories: her six children, Barbara (Donald) Royal, Jerome Jr. (Louisa) Watson, Larry (Angelina) Watson, Marilyn (Terry) Grant, Demetra (Larry) Morris and Contrell (Patricia) Watson; her very special grandchildren, Demarco Smith (whom she helped raise), Demarious Smith, Lawrence (Ashley) Grant, Marlena Grant, Heavis (Sherill) Morris; two special friends, Cora Lee Oliver and Deloris Bryant; along with a host of other grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.