Mr. Edward W. Williams, 81, of Fernandina Beach, Fla., passed away Thursday, January 2, 2020 at Quality Health of Fernandina Beach.
Born in Nahunta, Ga., he was a son of the late Burney W. and Ruby Knox Williams. He moved to Fernandina Beach in 1957 and served proudly in the U.S. Army.
Mr. Williams retired as a supervisor with Terminal Bag Company and also served as a deputy sheriff in Camden County, Ga.
In 1980, he married the former Donnie Lee Herndon and their marriage would last until her passing in August of this year.
He leaves behind two brothers, Donnie Williams and his wife, Linda, of Henrietta, N.Y. and Ernest Williams and his wife, Shirley, of Pueblo, Colo.; and two sisters, Gail Cleland and her husband, Terry, of Nahunta and Shirley Clark and her husband, Walter, of Yulee, Fla., as well as several nieces, nephews, and cousins.
The family will receive friends 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, January 8, 2020 at Oxley-Heard Funeral Home. A graveside funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, January 9, 2020 at Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery in Brantley County, Ga. His nephew, Pastor Ricky Knox, will officiate. He will be laid to rest beside his wife following the service.
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Oxley-Heard Funeral Directors