Shirley Ann Williams

Shirley Ann Wilson Williams, age 81, resident of Ripley, Tennessee and wife of the late Charles “Leon” Williams, Sr., departed this life Sunday morning, June 9, 2024 at Lauderdale Community Living Center in Ripley.

Shirley was born July 8, 1942 in Tipton County, Tennessee, the daughter of the late Calvin McClain Wilson, Jr. and Dollie Ann Knight Wilson. She was a Godly Christian woman who loved her church and attended church every time the doors were open. She was a homemaker throughout her life and enjoyed playing with her grandchildren and playing tic-tac-toe and card games.

Mrs. Williams is survived by her son, Kenneth Williams, Sr. of Gallaway, TN; two brothers, Marvin Wilson (Mildred) of Ripley, TN and Tommy Wilson (Eula) of Ripley, TN; eleven grandchildren, sixteen great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.

In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by her daughter, Cynthia “Diane” Williams Tapp; her son, Charles L. Williams, Jr.; two sisters, Wilma Goodwin and Oma Archie; and brothers, Bud Wilson, Carlton Wilson and Bobby Joe Wilson.

Funeral Services for Mrs. Williams were held at 2 P.M. Thursday, June 13, 2024 at the Peebles West Funeral Chapel at Oakland. Personal remarks were given by Kenneth Williams. Interment will follow in Hood Cemetery in the Warren Community.

Those honored to serve as pallbearers were Benjamin Williams, David “Leon” Williams, Noah South, Steven Gruthoff, Brett Cothram and Bradley Olds.

The family requests that memorials be directed to St. Jude Memorial Giving, 501 St. Jude Drive, Memphis, TN 38105-9959.