HOBOKEN — Dorothea Peake Roquemore, 102 of Hoboken, passed away Monday morning, November 24, 2025, at her residence after an extended period in Hospice Care.
Mrs. Roquemore was born in Harrison, Arkansas to the late Leonard Otis and Jennie Leutisa Parker Peake. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her husbands, Julius C. Williams and Ralph Albert Roquemore; a son, Paul Williams, Sr.; and a grandson, Josh Williams.
Mrs. Roquemore was a member of Remnant Church where she taught a Bible Study until she was 96 years old. She always loved to volunteer in churches and was a homemaker.
As a young woman who loved the Lord with all her heart, Mrs. Roquemore wanted to serve Him with her life and be used by Him. She attended and graduated from Bible School in Atlanta in 1944.
This school she attended had started in 1935 in New Brockton, Ala., and later relocated to Lakeland, Fla., where it became known as Southeastern University.
Her first ministry city was Lumber City, Ga. She was a licensed minister and although she originally wanted to be a missionary to India, she married in 1948 and for the next 32 years her ministry became her husband and five children.
When Julius, her first husband died in January 1980, she was single for six years and spent a great portion of that time volunteering and serving in an inner city church, Spirit of Life Church in Jacksonville, Fla., where she met and married her second husband, Ralph Roquemore. They were married for 31 years until he died in Hoboken.
She and Ralph moved to Hoboken in November 2009 where she believed God had a divine purpose for moving them to Brantley County where, at 87 years old in December 2010, she began teaching a weekly Bible Study every Thursday morning at Walking In The Light Christian Bookstore for 5 1/2 years.
Mrs. Roquemore also spoke in several churches, Survivors include two sons, Mark Williams (Martha) of Hoboken and Michael Williams (Debbie) of Baldwin, Fla.; two daughters, Melody Grace Goddard of Jacksonville, Fla., and Joy Elaine Templeman (Louie) of Jacksonville, Fla.; daughter-in-law, Cathy Williams of Hoboken; seven grandchildren, Mark Williams, Jr., Chris Williams Sr., John-Michael Williams (Brandy), Paul Williams Jr (Macy), David Williams (Mary), Daniel Williams and Deborah Walker (Chris), 13 greatgrandchildren, Madison, Chris Jr, Brianna, Jamielynn, Brooklynn, Alanna, River, Julie, Natalie, Willow, Brady, Luka and Lilly; three brothers, David Peake of Hot Springs, Ark., Fred Peake (Patsy) of Jacksonville, Fla., and John Peake (Bonnie) of Kathleen, Ga.; numerous nieces, nephews, and other relatives.
A funeral service was held Tuesday, December 2, 2025 at Remnant Church in Waycross.
Burial followed in New Hope Cemetery in Hickox.
Arrangements were with Frye Funeral Home.
Sympathy may be expressed by signing the online registry at www.fryefh.com.
