Edna Lee Williams

Published 10:33 am Wednesday, January 20, 2016

Edna Lee Williams died Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016, at her home. She was 56.

Ms. Williams was born in Vicksburg Aug. 16, 1959, to the late Josephine Thompson and the late Will Johnson, and was of the Baptist faith.  She was educated in the Vicksburg Public School system.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

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Survivors include her four children, Anthony Johnson, Jarmiah Johnson, Tyrone Williams and Cristal Johnson, all of Vicksburg; five sisters, Olivia Haggan, LeVirdia Johnson, Joyce Anderson, Leanna Patterson, all of Vicksburg, and Mary Miller of Jackson; four brothers, James Johnson and Timothy Johnson, both of Vicksburg, Leon Johnson of Dallas and Cleophus Johnson of Greenville; two grandchildren; and nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends.

Services will be 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016, at Lakeview Memorial Funeral Home with the Rev. George Patterson officiating. Burial will follow at Cedar Hill Cemetery under the direction of Lakeview Memorial Funeral Home.

Visitation will be Friday at the funeral home from 1 to 6 p.m.