Mary Ethel Williams

July 17, 1924 - November 16, 2016

Mrs. Mary Ethel Williams, 92 of Bay, Ark, departed this life Wednesday, November 16, 2016 She was born in Dyersburg, Tenn., and had lived the last 10 years in Bay and was formerly of Lexington, Tenn. Mrs. Williams was a housewife and of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Troy Williams, two sons, Barry G. Williams and Jimmy Lee Williams; two daughters, Paulette Williams and Lou Ann Briggs; three sisters, three brothers and her parents, Thomas and Bertha L. Mahon Vaiden. She is survived by one son, Thomas Lynn Williams of Southaven, Miss; two daughters, Betty Thompson of Borrego Springs, Cal., and Patti Nolen of Bay, Ark; 10 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren and 4 great-great-grandchildren. Graveside service will be Friday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. in Crittenden Memorial Park Cemetery in Marion, Ark., with Bro. Troy Williams officiating. Burial will follow under the direction of Thompson Funeral Home of Trumann, Ark. Visitation will be Friday from 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m. at Thompson Funeral Home. An online register book can be signed at www.thompsonfuneralhome.net.