The daughter of Mrs. Mattie S. Cauley Williams of Bridgeport CT and the late Ennis T. Williams, Cassandra was a native of Columbus who was a 1976 graduate of the George Washington Carver High School. She attended the Atlanta College of Fashion and Design where she obtained an Associates degree. She was a member Greater Peace Baptist Church, and was a Licensed Insurance Agent with Direct Auto and Insurance Company in Columbus.

Survivors, other than her mother, include: her sisters, Barbara Marshall Davis and Sandra Lee El-Oukili (Youneff); brothers, Al Marshall and Ennis T. Williams, Jr. (Kim); beloved niece and nephews, Maslyn Marshall-Tarver (Charles); Allister Marshall, Trevor Marshall and Tobias Marshall; a loving and devoted friend, Pamela Bush; a host of cousins, other relatives and friends to include her beloved Wynston.