Vivian H. Williams

1938 - 2023

Our beloved mother, Vivian H. Williams (age 84), peacefully entered Heaven on January 15, 2023. Always with a smile on her face and a pep in her step, Vivian filled the lives of those around her with love and kindness. Vivian was born to Mary E. Garner and Paul Holliman on March 5, 1938, in Memphis and had three siblings whom she dearly loved. She graduated from Humes High School and School of Cosmetology in Memphis.

Vivian met Don, they married in July of 1961, and went on to have two children, Brent and Tammy. Together, they filled their lives with lots of wonderful and joyful memories.

If you knew Vivian, you know that she and her sister, Mary Frances Nix, were two fun inseparable sisters. Together, they co-owned Coiffure Des Soeurs Beauty Salon from 1982-2019. After 'retirement', they planned monthly visits to spend time together. The beauty salon was Vivian's second home in which she poured her heart and soul into each customer she worked with thus leading to many lifelong friendships. She still continued to do hair until this past August of 2022.

In 2002, she moved in with her daughter Tammy, her husband Joe, and their 3 rambunctious boys. She enjoyed the chaos so much she even built herself a mother-in-law quarters attached to their home. Each morning she would feed her cats, and walk out her front door with her coffee to be greeted by her two peacocks and multiple chickens who were eagerly awaiting her to give them their morning snack of bread crumbs before their breakfast. Most days consisted of her collecting chicken eggs from her flower pots by the front door and spraying the chicken poop off her porch while watering her flowers in which she just giggled because she just loved those crazy birds so much.

In addition to being a dedicated, loving mother and grandmother, Vivian enjoyed weekly shopping trips to JCPenney's in which she even made her final run just 6 short weeks ago. She also enjoyed attending Bible Studies on Tuesday mornings with the ladies, PT Cruiser runs on Monday nights, and loved creating special wreaths from scratch for her close friends and family for all the holidays year-round. Throughout Vivian's entire life, she held an unwavering faith in God, which she shared with those who surrounded her. In her earlier years, she enjoyed ministering to the women in the Kairos' Prison Ministry, she taught children's church and Sunday school for many years as well as college and career classes. She attended Raleigh Assembly of God for most of her life and was currently a member of First Assembly of God in Memphis.

Vivian joins her beloved mother Mary E. Garner and father Paul Holliman, brother Charles Holliman, sister Mary Frances Nix, and brother Jr. Holliman in Heaven.

She is survived by her son Brent Williams of Memphis, her daughter Tammy and Joe Cartwright of Lakeland, Don and Suzanne Williams of Millington, and grandsons Joshua Cartwright of Lakeland, Jacob Cartwright of Lakeland, Joseph and Jayne Cartwright of Arlington, Trent and Melanie Williams of MS, and Hunter and Shelby LaRue of Oakland.

A life so beautifully lived deserves to be beautifully remembered.

"Therefore, we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life" Romans 6:4 KJV

Visitation and funeral will be at First Assembly of God on Friday, January 20, 2023, at 10am with the service to follow at 11am. Entombment will be at Memorial Park following the funeral.

Arrangements entrusted to Brent Taylor Paul McCarver Funeral Directors www.brenttaylorfuneraldirectors.com