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Addie Williams Obituary

Addie Williams passed away Tuesday July 12, 2016. She was employed at Pullman Standard, Blaw-Knox and Roll Center as a welder where she retired the latter in 1996. She was a member of New Tabernacle Baptist Church. Addie was preceded in death by her parents Willie Frances Longstreet and Harvey Williams, paternal grandparents, maternal grandparents, uncles Nathaniel (Essie) Williams and Joe Willie Williams; aunts Elnora Longstreet, Corrine Longstreet, Sarah Walker and Virginia Ward. She leaves to cherish her memories two sons James Williams of Moorhead, MS and Bobby Joe (Linda) Williams of Itta Bena, MS; daughter Debra (Edward) Rooks of Memphis, TN; five grandchildren Brenda (Edward) Murphy of Indianola, MS; Tibias Williams of Itta Bena, MS, Telisa (Maxwell) Adams, Michael Garner and Edward Lee Rooks all of Memphis, TN; four great grandchildren; Aunt Sarah Corley of Chicago, IL; special cousins Jimmie Sells, Sr., Grace (Dwight) Smith, Jimmie Sells, Jr., Mary Mitchell; special first cousins Linda Kaye (James) Johnson and Dorothy J. Barksdale; goddaughter Scarlett Smith; special friend Emily Sumby and her church family and friends. Visitation Friday July 22, 2016 from 9-11:00a.m. with funeral services to follow at 11:00a.m. all services at New Tabernacle Baptist Church 2416 Pierce Street. Interment Evergreen Cemetery

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Published by Post-Tribune from Jul. 19 to Jul. 20, 2016.

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Cynthia Turner

July 22, 2016

To The Family of Addie Williams from the Family of Annie Lou Calmes Turner, we are so sorry for your loss. The thoughts of our family are with your family at this time of your sorrow. May God in His Mercy Bless our families.

Martha Dismukes

July 22, 2016

You have my deepest heartfelt sympathy for your loss.
You are in my prayers

Martha Dismukes

July 22, 2016

You have my deepest heartfelt sympathy for your loss.
You are in my prayers

Martha Dismukes

July 22, 2016

You have my deepest heartfelt sympathy for your loss.
You are in my prayers

Brenda Fairchild

July 19, 2016

We are really going to miss you cousin Addie. We thank God for the life and legacy you left behind. This is another link that has been broken in the Williams Family chain. You will never be forgotten, we will miss you dearly.

Love Cousin,
Brenda (Williams) Fairchild and family

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New Tabernacle Baptist Church

2416 Pierce Street, IN

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11:00 a.m.

New Tabernacle Baptist Church

2416 Pierce Street, IN

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