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Ethel Creech Williams

1935 - 2025

Ethel Creech Williams obituary, 1935-2025

BORN

1935

DIED

2025

FUNERAL HOME

Kenly Funeral & Cremation Service - Kenly

103 East Second Street

Kenly, North Carolina

UPCOMING SERVICE

Visitation

Oct. 21, 2025

1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Westfield Baptist Church

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Ethel Williams Obituary

Ethel Creech Williams, 90, entered into the presence of her Lord and Savior while at her home in Dunn on October 17, 2025. Born in Johnston County, she was the daughter of the late Manley Stanford Creech and Mandy Renfrow Creech.

In addition to her parents, Ethel was preceded in death by her husbands, Jesse Hubert Williams and Wilbert Luther Durham; sister, Margie Creech Johnson; and brothers, James WinstonCreech, Bobby Landon Creech, Javon Edward Creech, and M.A. Creech.

Ethel is survived by her step-children, James Williams, Barbara Durham, and Patricia Durham; and step-grandchildren, Rachel Taylor, David Thorpe, Zee Thorpe, Samantha Ribler, and Benjamin Ribler and great step granddaughter Karen Taylor. Ethel is also survived by many nieces and nephews.

A service to celebrate Ethel's life will be held on Tuesday, October 21, 2025 at Westfield Baptist Church in Dunn at 2 p.m. The family will receive friends from 1 p.m. until 2 p.m. at the church. Ethel will be laid to rest at Kenly Cemetery at 4 p.m.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Kenly Funeral Service.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Johnstonian News on Oct. 19, 2025.

Memorial Events
for Ethel Williams

Oct

21

Visitation

1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Westfield Baptist Church

700 N Ashe Ave, Dunn, NC 28334

Oct

21

Funeral service

2:00 p.m.

Westfield Baptist Church

700 N Ashe Ave, Dunn, NC 28334

Oct

21

Interment

4:00 p.m.

Kenly Cemetery

608 W. Second Street, Kenly, NC 27542

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Kenly Funeral & Cremation Service - Kenly

103 East Second Street, Kenly, NC 27542

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