Lydia Williams Mussenden was born Aug. 27, 1919 in Patterson, N.J. the only child of the Rev. Charles and Jane Williams. In 1935 she graduated from Roxbury Memorial High School for girls in Boston. She then matriculated and graduated from Howard University in three years with a Bachelor’s degree in home economics.
After moving to Baltimore with her husband, the late Dr. Glenford Mussenden, she worked at the Provident Hospital as a dietician. Together, they raised twin girls Caryl and Christine Mussenden.
Lydia Williams Mussenden was a member of multiple organizations and was known for working and substantially contributing to each of them. She was a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority and a past president of the oldest chapter in Maryland, the Baltimore Alumnae Chapter. She was also a member of the Links Inc. and the Pierians. The love for the women in her organizations was endless and it was mutual.
In addition to her daughters and their spouses, Dr. Rodney Ellis and Greg Q. Williams, she leaves behind her grandchildren Camille Jones (Steven), Patrick Jackson (Elaine), Jason Chesnut (Madeline) and Rashida Winslow. She will also be remembered by Jamellah Ellis, wife of Malik Ellis Esq., a beloved grandson who preceded her in death.
Mrs. Mussenden had 10 great grandchildren: Amir, Caike, Isabela, Lincoln, Jair, Jason Jr., Jordan, Jaden, Nisa and Reese.
