Mrs. Edna Smith Williams

Edna Earl Smith Williams was born on July 2, 1961, in Red Banks, Mississippi, to the late Mrs. Truly Mae Taylor. She departed from her earthly home on Friday, December 30, 2022, at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital in Jackson, Tennessee. Edna was raised in Brownsville, Tennessee, and she graduated from Haywood High School in 1981. She spent her collegiate experience at the University of Tennessee at Martin where she found her beloved soulmate, Dewayne. They were married in 1983 and had three beautiful children, raising them in Bells, Tennessee. Edna professed her faith and love for Christ at an early age at Taylors Chapel CME Church in Brownville, TN. After marrying her husband, she became an active and faithful servant of Bells Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Bells, Tennessee. She was a member of the choir, leading her illustrious songs “Old Landmark” and “Jesus.” Edna loved her family and left an astonishing mark everywhere that she went. Edna was a hard worker and went above and beyond to complete any job or task. She was a dedicated employee for Porter-Cable, Bells Nursing Home, and the Jackson Clinic. Edna was preceded in death by her husband, Dewayne Williams; parents, George and Truly Mae Taylor; grandparents, Ras and Agather Taylor; father-in-law, Willis Jacox; stepmother-in-law, Annette Jacox; and granddaughter, Karlee Dotson. She leaves to cherish her legacy and memory: her children, Lakesha (Kelby) Williams of Murfreesboro, TN, Eric (Lindsay) Williams of Bells, TN, and Kiara (Joshua) Dotson of Humboldt, TN; siblings, Calvin (Yanchun) Hearns of Fremont, CA, Henry (Amanda) Smith of Jackson, TN, Agather (Jerome Sr.) Miller of Brownsville, TN, Larry (Michelle) Smith and Sandra Smith, both of Jackson, TN, Patricia Taylor of Medina, TN; special granddaughters, Jaeqania Claybrook and Kinzlee Dotson; grandchildren, Nate, Haydn, Konnor, Kortney, JaKyla, Jailyn, and Joslyn; mother-in-law, Mary Frances Williams of Bells, TN; brothers-in-law, Donnie Williams of Nashville, TN, Stanley Williams of Bells, TN, Chris (Stacey) Williams of Maury City, TN, and Darrell Jacox and Brian Jacox, both of Minneapolis, MN; sisters-in-law, Norma (DeLonn) Wade, Jennifer Jacox, and Wendy Jacox, all of Minneapolis, MN; two special brothers, Lee (Susie) Smith of Victoria, MS, and Rudy (Laverne) Whitelow of Holly Springs, MS; a special cousin/friend, Stephanie Luster of Jackson, TN; and a host of uncles, aunts, nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.

Mrs. Edna Smith Williams

July 2, 1961 - December 30, 2022