Services were held Tuesday, September 5, 2023 at 11:30 a.m. from the North Bend United Pentecostal Church. Visitation was at the church on Monday, September 4, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. and until service time on Tuesday. Burial was in the North Bend Pentecostal Cemetery. Bro. Nathan Moore, Bro. C.L. Watford and Bro. Justin Peden officiated.
Mrs. Williams died Sunday, September 3, 2023 at her home in the North Bend Community.
She was a native and lifelong resident of the North Bend Community of Neshoba County. Ms. Williams was a home maker for most of her adult life and enjoyed raising her family especially her grandchildren. She enjoyed her flowers and gardening but mostly cooking and was known for her fried chicken and biscuits on her Sunday afternoon meals. Proverbs 31 depicts the “capable wife” who rises early, cares for her family, brings honor to her husband, runs a successful household, provides food for everyone, works hard, and is physically strong yet also characterized by wisdom, kindness, and laughter. These lines perfectly describe the many wonderful memories of our precious mother/grandmother. She was the kind of person who never seemed to sit down. She was always in the kitchen, and no one ever went hungry when visiting her. She loved people and taking care of others, she cared for her dear husband Lawrence for their entire 66 years of marriage including those last increasingly selfless years as his health began to fade. Even in her own failing health these last few years, she continued to love unconditionally and to provide an example of exemplary Christian faith. She will be greatly missed, and we will continue to hold her close in our hearts. She was a member of the North Bend United Pentecostal Church.
Survivors include four daughters, Pearl Price, Charlotte Pilgrim, Aletha (Mike) Thomas all of Philadelphia, Diane Vincent of Louisville; 14 grandchildren, Ricky, Chris, Tammy, Penny, Misty, Tony, Ken, Jerry, Richard, Clifton, Shane, LaDawn, Michelle and Dusty; 23 great-grandchildren; 2 great-great-grandchildren; sisters, Dorothy Bozeman and Joy Littrell both of Philadelphia; and a host of nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Lawrence E. Williams; daughters, Vicky Williams and Ina Ainsworth; parents, Henry and Bessie Fulton; sisters, Myrtis Alford, Joann Pilgrim, Margarette Kittrell and Bobbie Parker; brothers, James Fulton, Prentis Fulton and Henry Tom Fulton.
Pallbearers are: Tony Ainsworth, Jerry Pilgrim, Dusty Thomas, Richard Clark, Will Clark, Shane Clark, Clifton Clark, Caleb Sanderson, Cody Clark and Lane Clark.