MRS. LAURA WHITFIELD WILLIAMS
Dec. 16, 1923-Aug. 8, 2017
"I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith." (II Timothy 4:7)
Mrs. Laura Whitfield Williams, 93, 302 W. James St., LaGrange, N.C., passed away Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017, at Greendale Forest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Snow Hill, N.C.
Laura was born in Wayne County, N.C., Dec. 16, 1923, to the late Mr. Elijah Jones and Mrs. Rosa Phillips-Jones.
She was educated in the Wayne County Public School System.
Funeral service will be conducted Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017, at 1 p.m. at Saint Luke Free Will Baptist Church, 306 W. King St., LaGrange, N.C. Bishop Joe N. Dixon will officiate.
Interment will follow in Fairview Memorial Park Cemetery, 295 W. James St., LaGrange, N.C.
Also, a public viewing will be held Friday, Aug. 11, 2017, from 2 to 7 p.m. in Saint Luke Free Will Baptist Church, 306 W. King St., LaGrange, N.C., with the family present from 6 to 7 p.m.
Mrs. Laura Whitfield Williams leaves to cherish her loving and precious memories to her daughters, Thelma Whitfield-Jordan and Diane White; her son, Larry Whitfield and wife, Jacque; her granddaughter, Debra Jones; her grandsons, Reginald Whitfield (whom she raised) and wife, Kari, Sherrod White and Antoine Hardy; her great-grandson, Kevin Whitfield and wife, Johanna; her great-great-grandson, Elijah Whitfield; her special cousin, Glennie Mae Allen; her cherished friends, Lillian Bright, Lucy Graham, Ethel Davis and Teresa Kornegay; her wonderful neighbors, Eddie and Barbara Britt; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends.
Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017, the family members and friends will assemble at the residence of Mrs. Laura Whitfield Williams, 302 W. James St., LaGrange, N.C., at 11:50 a.m. in preparation for the funeral procession.
Flowers may be sent to Britt Funeral Home and Cremation Service, 414 E. Washington St., LaGrange, N.C., beginning Friday, Aug. 11, 2017, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Cards, lovegrams and condolences may be faxed to Britt Funeral Home and Cremation Service at 252-566-5604, emailed to bbbrittfuneralhome01@yahoo.com or online at lagrangefuneralservice.com.
(Pd)
Published in Obituaries on August 10, 2017 8:05 AM