Mrs. Ethel Loraine Lee Williams, 83 of Magnolia, MS, went to be with the Lord on Monday, June 27, 2022 at her residence.

Mrs. Loraine was born in Tylertown, MS on January 10, 1939 and was the daughter Oscar Lee and Edith Higgins Lee. She was a longtime member of Bluff Springs Baptist Church where she served as a hostess and also involved in many other things in the church. Her parents passed away early in life and she made her home with Mr. Herbert and Mrs. Estelle Rainwater of Gillsburg, MS. They raised her until she married. She loved her family and was a homemaker for many years until she started working in 1972 at South Pike High School Cafeteria. She worked there for 32 years all while raising her five children. She enjoyed cooking for her family and was known for more than many great dishes, as well as her famous coconut cake. She was a selfless person and always put other people's needs before her own. She never wanted to impose on anyone but she was always grateful for the things done for her. It's been said by her grandchildren and many others, that if you came to her house, She made you feel like you were at home. She will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her.

She is preceded in death by her parents; her aunt and uncle that raised her; her loving husband of 52 years, whom she was so very devoted to, Harold L. "Scout" Williams; two brothers, O.C. Lee and David Lee; two sisters, Louella Blackwell, and Dorothy Jean Richmond, and one infant grandson, Timothy Williams.

She is survived by four sons, Harold L. Williams, Jr. and Melissa of Summit, MS, John B. Williams and Linda of Baker, LA, Don F. Williams and Jeanne of Baton Rouge, LA, and Steve Williams and Pam of Walker, LA; one daughter, Sandra Myers of Magnolia, MS; one sister, Patsy Jones of Kokomo, MS; fourteen Grandchildren, Johnathan Vaughan and Deanna, Daniel Reid, Jennifer Vaughan, Lauren Williams, Katy Matte and D.J., Nickki Jamison, Danielle Cummings and Dustin, Krissy Boynton and Dave, Michael Williams, Ashley Bello and Blake, Tabitha Williams, Casey Gaudin, Alicia Myers, Alex Myers ; fourteen great-grandchildren; eight great-great-grandchildren, and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and other family and friends.

Pallbearers will be Johnathan Vaughan, Daniel Reid, Michael Williams, Alex Myers, D.J. Matte, and Blake Bello.

A visitation will be held on Thursday, June 30, 2022 from 9AM until time of service at 11AM at Bluff Springs Baptist Church, 5027 Magnolia Progress Rd., Magnolia, MS 39652, with Bro. John Alexander officiating and Sharkey Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. A burial will follow in the Johnston Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery.

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