Mary E. Williams

Mary Etta Watson Williams was born August 3, 1923 in Smithfield, North Carolina. She went to her heavenly home in the dawn of the morning August 23, 2014.


Mary was employed and retired from Heilig & Myer's Furniture Company that was located downtown Smithfield.


She was preceded in death by her husband, Mr. Mack Williams and Daughter, Ms. Dorothy Williams Smith.


She will be remembered for the best meat loaf in town along with her field peas, collards and fried cornbread.



A devoted wife and mother, she leaves to celebrate and cherish her memories her sister Joyce Watson; six sons, Mack Williams, Kermit Williams (Dr. Patricia), Curnes Williams, Lucky Williams (Thelma), Tommy Williams and Kirby F. Sims; fifthteen grandchildren, Kendall Williams, Chavis Williams, Tarvaris Williams, Karen Eillison, Kermit Paul Williams Jr., Whitney Knight, Paula Waters, Maurice Williams, Melanie Williams, Jermaine Williams, Creg Williams, Sabrina Walker, Christopher Williams, Curnes Williams and Regina Lucas Faison; a host of great-grandchildren and great great- grandchildren other loving relatives and friends.



''She's Cooking, Singing and Dancing Again'' By Ms. Karen Ellison (Granddaughter)

I had a dream last night
I dreamed that my grandma was smiling at me as she cooked over
a stove

I dreamed that she was cooking her famous meatloaf and field peas

You know the meal that can bring you to your knees

Family was gathering together pouring out from chariots.

I dreamed that my grandmother was smiling at me as she sang her favorite hymn.

She kneaded and rolled the dough for fresh biscuits; her eyes were bright not dim.

The words she sang out were ''How I got over oh how I got over, my soul looks back and wonders how I got over!'' I heard her sing ''Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me. I once was lost but now I found was blind but now I see.

As she cooked and sang I dreamed that her voice was strong, passionate and loud.

I even saw other relatives float by on a cloud.

They were all there to welcome her; there were instruments of harps and organs and things.

They were getting ready for a celebration; it is time for Grandma to get her wings.

God Almighty is patiently waiting for us to release her so that he can say

''Well done, my good and faithful servant. Today is Your day!
So dry your eyes, no more weeping because today is a celebration

And by this time tomorrow Grandma will have danced all over heaven.