Leigh Michele Williams Reynolds, age 62, of Ocracoke, and formerly of Raleigh, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 22, in the LiveWell Brassfield Memory Care Facility.
She was the wife of Russ Reynolds of Ocracoke.
A celebration of life will be at 5 p.m. Sunday, June 1, at the Berkley Barn.
Born on July 1, 1962, in Raleigh, she was a daughter of Laura Joanne Bridgers Williams and the late Philip Allen Williams.
She graduated from the College of Charleston, where she earned her degree in sociology. Michele then moved back to Raleigh and began working as a social worker at Springmoor Retirement Community where she worked for over 20 years.
She was tailormade for her job there. On her first day, she came home and said, “They don’t have to pay me to do this.”
Michele was just as beautiful inside and out. While in college she even worked as a model. She was loved by many and was such a sweet and kind person with a precious soul. Her favorite hobbies were gardening, working with stained glass and horseback riding.
She married Russ in 1999; they spent 25 wonderful years together. They traveled all over the world and in 2017 retired to Ocracoke.
Almost every day, they took beach rides and golf cart scuds through the village. Michele volunteered at Meals on Wheels and held a part time job doing in-home visits with the elderly on Ocracoke.
In honor and remembrance of Michele, please go horseback riding, plant some flowers or spend time with the elderly.
In addition to her husband, she is survived her mother, Joanne Williams; her sister Jackie Myers (Kevin); her brother Rusty Williams (Tammy); and several nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in her memory to your local Meals on Wheels. (https://www.mealsonwheelsamerica.org/)
On Ocracoke, the meals program is called Food for Folks with the United Methodist Church.