Mary Adams-Williams/Velleneuve
Mary Adams-Williams/Velleneuve succumbed on August 16, 2026, after a short illness. She was 83. A memorial service will be held October 18, 2026, in New Orleans, LA.
She was born March 8, 1943, in Madison County, Mississippi, to Mr. Frank Adams and Mrs. Gussie Adams-Seals; both preceded her in death.
She completed her early education in the Madison and Hinds County public schools. After moving to Jackson, Mississippi, with her mother and other siblings, she attended Jackson Public Schools where she graduated from Brinkley High School in 1963.
Upon graduating from high school, she relocated to Chicago, Illinois, where she worked in the field of nursing at a medical center. Years later, she relocated to New Orleans, LA. It was there where she started a new way of serving her community. She established a spiritual temple where she advised and counseled many individuals near and far. She was known as Priestess Miriam.
She leaves to cherish her memory: husband, Allen Velleneuve; son, Leonard Adams; granddaughter, Ashley; sisters, Dr. Lucille Green, Frankie Adams, and Jo Lillian Bell; and other relatives, friends and classmates.
