J. Carolyn WILLIAMS

POQUOSON - Carolyn Williams passed away at her home on April 24, 2010, surrounded by her loving family, after a long battle with cancer.
She was born in Kannapolis, N.C., on Oct. 22, 1933, and was the daughter of the late Sebert Dancy and Beatrice Dancy Kiefer.
She was a member of Tabernacle United Method Church, Poquoson. Carolyn was a Peninsula resident for most of her life and graduated from Hampton High School. She retired from the C&P Telephone Company in 1986, as a service representative in the Williamsburg Office. Her favorite pastimes included working outside with her plants and flowers, cooking, reading, and walking. Above all, Carolyn's greatest joy was spending time with her family and many close friends.
Left to cherish her memory are her loving husband of 59 years, Wayne Williams; two sons, Wayne Williams Jr. and wife, Chris of Poquoson, and Gene Williams and wife, Mary Ann of Kitty Hawk, N.C.; a daughter, Geri Williams and fiancE, Mike Hovan of Hampton; a brother, Bill Dancy and wife, Shirley of Hampton; five grandchildren, Justin Williams and wife, Kristy, and great-grandchild, Ava of Winnabow, N.C., Erica Cameron and friend, Matt Thimons of Newport News, Roger Cameron of Poquoson, Paul Casper and wife, Debbie of Henderson, Nev., and Angela Casper and fiancE, Mark Gibbs of Kill Devil Hills, N.C.; and a host of nieces and nephews.
Her loving family has lost a cherished wife, mother, sister, grandmother, and great-grandmother. The world has lost a selfless woman whose friendship enriched the lives of all who knew her.
The family will receive friends from 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday, at Claytor Rollins Funeral Home, followed by a procession to Parklawn Memorial Park, Hampton, for a graveside service at 11:30 a.m., by the Rev. Lynn Hardaway. Online condolences to www.claytorrollins.com . View and post condolences on our online guestbook at dailypress.com/guestbooks.