"Let not your heart be troubled; ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.”

Willie Ray Little took flight from this earthly home on Sunday, March 15, 2026 at his residence in Gwynn Oak, Maryland. He attended public schools in Anson County and worked most of his years in textiles. He joined Rock Hill Missionary Baptist Church at a very early age. He loved his family and friends and loved using his quick sense of humor to make people laugh.

Willie is the son of the late Richard Henry Little, Sr. and Esther Rorie Little. He is preceded in death by three brothers, Lorenzo, Eddie, and Ralph. Ralph lived only a few days, but he was the last child born to Richard and Esther.

He leaves to cherish his memories two sisters: Georgia Medley (Rush, Jr.) of Wadesboro, NC, and Bobbie Little of Lilesville, NC, three brothers, Richard Jr. of Baltimore, MD, Lee Brutus (Brenda) of Wadesboro, NC and Billy Little of Lilesville, NC.

Willie has an abundance of nieces, nephews, and cousins whom he loved very much and was very proud of each one. He has a special uncle, Uncle James Rorie Sr., whom he always asked about.

Willie “Will” will be remembered for his coolness, calmness and peaceful demeanor.

The Homegoing Services will be on Sunday, March 22, 2026, 10:00am, Smith's Memorial Chapel, 604 Salisbury Street, Wadesboro, North Carolina. Interment will follow in the family plot of the Rock Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Lilesville, North Carolina.

The Little Family will greet family and friends on Sunday, March 22, 2026 from 9:30-10:00am at Smith's Memorial Chapel.

The public viewing will be on Saturday, March 21, 2026 from 3:30-4:30pm at Smith's Funeral Home.