EMMA LEE WILLIAMS

Mrs. Emma Lee Williams, wife of the late Arthur Williams, departed her earthly life on Friday, July 12, 2024, at Prisma Health Tuomey, Sumter. She was born on Dec. 2, 1954, to the late Cleveland and Lillie Mae Gibson-McBride. She attended the public schools of Sumter County and was a graduate of Sumter High School.
She helped to raise many children in our family. She leaves to cherish those she raised and those that lived in the home to include: Carolina Gibson, Loutricia Gray, Richard Dean Bradley, Donald Johnson, Freddie Lee Grinnell Jr., Marcus (Jasmine) Grinnell and Deshaun McGee, all of Sumter, and Melissa Ray of Baltimore, Maryland. In addition to those she raised, her memories will be forever remembered by: five brothers-in-law, Charles F. Williams, James (Glenda) Williams, Alexander (Bettie) Williams, Leon (Joyce) Lowery and Freddie Lee Grinnell Sr.; three sisters-in-law, Rosetta (James) Lowery, Henrietta Galloway and Johnnie Mae Small, all of Sumter; and two aunts, Susan (J.C.) Scott and Sallie McBride, both of Sumter.
In addition to her husband, parents and grandparents, she was proceeded in death by her mother and father-in-law, Frank (Bessie) Williams; sisters, Martha Mae Ray and Lillie Ann Grinnell; and nephew, Joey Gibson.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 20, 2024, at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church, 732 Branch St., Sumter, with Bishop Harry Clark, pastor.
Burial will follow at the Bradford Cemetery, 1911 Georgianna Drive, Sumter.
Services directed by the management and staff of Williams Funeral Home Inc., 821 N. Main St., Sumter. Online messages may be sent to the family at www.williamsfuneralhomeinc.com.