Sonya Carson, the mother of Dr. Ben Carson, died Monday.
Dr. Carson and his wife Candy announced his mother’s death on their Facebook page. Sonya had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease in 2011.
He often credited his mother’s example for his own faith in God. Carson’s life was documented in the movie Gifted Hands.
In an interview several years ago when the film was released on DVD, Sonya told CBN, ‘God is greater than any human being, and we have to rely on God to supply all our needs even though we don’t see how we’re going to get them.”
He posted the following tribute to his mother on Facebook.
