Barbara L Williams

Barbara L Williams obituary, Sparta, TN

Barbara L Williams

Barbara Williams Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Oak Lawn Funeral Home-Cremation Center and Memorial Cemetery on Dec. 18, 2025.
Barbara Williams, 95, of Sparta, TN, passed away peacefully in her home on Wednesday, December 17, 2025.

Barbara was born on November 29, 1930, to George and Elizabeth Huntinger Parker in Anderson, Indiana. Barbara was the youngest of seven children.

Barbara enjoyed watching Unsolved Mysteries as well as other mystery shows and movies. Barbara was always ready to exercise her mind by doing puzzles, cross words, and watching Wheel of Fortune.

In addition to her parents, Mrs. Williams is preceded in death by two husbands, James Bennett, who passed in 1981 and Herbert Williams, who passed in 2007, a daughter Vera Phillips, two brothers and four sisters.

Mrs. Williams is survived by a son, Tim Parker, Grandchildren Ryan (Christel) Harris, Joey Scott Tru, Lisa Phillips Thompson, and Shary Fuqua. Great-Grandchildren Gabriel Harris, Clayton Solisiak, Vera Christelle Harris, and Wyatt Keith Harris.

Online condolences may be made to the family at oaklawnmemorial.com

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