Shirley "Miller" Williams

Shirley "Miller" Williams obituary

Shirley "Miller" Williams

Shirley Williams Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Freeman Funeral Home - Waynesboro Chapel - Waynesboro on Jul. 19, 2025.

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Mrs. Shirley Williams, 73, of Waynesboro, MS passed from this life Friday, July 18, 2025, at her residence. She was born in Waynesboro, MS on Friday, May 23, 1952, to the late Willie S. and Doshie Burgess Miller. She was a member of Christian Fellowship Church.
Mrs. Williams is preceded in death by her parents, Willie S. and Doshie Burgess Miller; daughter, Tina Williams; three sisters, Margie Gatlin, Juanita Griffin, and Hattie Bell Odom; three brothers, Douglas Miller, Lester Miller, and Robert Miller. She is survived by her son, Lee Williams (Tracey); daughter, Rachel Wiley; two sisters, Margaret Street and Betty Donaldson, all of Waynesboro, MS; brother, Jamie Miller of Shubuta, MS; 7 grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren; a host of nieces and nephews.
Visitation for Mrs. Williams will be held from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM, Tuesday, July 22, 2025, at Freeman Funeral Home, 1305 Skyland Drive, Waynesboro, MS. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 AM Tuesday, July 22, 2025, at Freeman Funeral Home in Waynesboro, MS with Rev. Marvin Griffin and Rev. Rickey Williams officiating. Interment will be in Christian Fellowship Cemetery in Waynesboro, MS.

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