Gospel singer and pastor Shirley Caesar has lost her husband of 31 years, Bishop Harold Ivory Williams.
Bishop Williams was the senior prelate of Mt. Calvary Holy Church of America. He led the church as it grew to include churches in over a dozen states across the United States and in countries in Europe, Africa, Asia and the Caribbean.
He passed away on Friday, July 4, 2014.
Caeser’s friends and colleagues have sent in their condolences and words of encouragement to the family. Gospel singer Yolanda Adams stated:
“Our heartfelt prayers, sympathy and love go out to Pastor Shirley Caesar and her family at the passing of her beloved Husband Bishop Harold Williams Sr. He was a great man of GOD and will be missed by all he mentored and led.”
Bishop Williams is survived by his wife Pastor Shirley Caesar and their children, Harold Ivory Williams and Hope Mason.