Linda B. Williams

LINDA BRANTLEY WILLIAMS Linda Brantley Williams, 67, of Elm City died Wednesday, April 15, 2015 in her home following an extended illness. Linda, a loving wife and mother, was a beautiful role model for unconditional love, kindness, and selflessness. Her sweet spirit and quiet strength were evidence of a life dedicated to Christ. Born in Nash County, NC, she and her siblings grew up close to Bailey, NC in a farming family. In October of 1965 she married Ronnie “Jack” Williams, and they began their life together in Wilson County. After working for several years putting finishing details on products in a blouse factory, she turned her attention to her passion of teaching small children in a Wilson child care setting. She also cared for children in her home. After rheumatoid arthritis made it impossible to pursue her more active hobbies of gardening and cooking, she devoted much of her time to making phone calls offering encouragement and prayer for others in a growing network of friends and loved ones. Besides her husband “Jack”, she is survived by her daughter, Ruby Tyner and her husband Gerald Tyner Jr. of Elm City; her son, Ronnie Jackson Williams Jr and his wife Sarah Carver Williams of Grimesland; her grandchildren, Brantley West Williams, Maggie Elizabeth Williams, Jordan Landis Tyner and Brandon Clay Tyner; her sisters, Margie Morgan Mercer, Barbara Brantley Hawkins, Betty Brantley Oakey and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, Alfred Brantley and Ruby Williams Brantley, her sister, Jean Brantley Pearson and brothers, Franklin Eugene “Bobby” Brantley, Willie Mack Brantley, Johnny Larry Brantley, and Jimmy Calvin Brantley. Her life will be celebrated during a memorial service Friday at 6 p.m. in the chapel of Thomas-Yelverton at Evergreen Memorial Park, 2704 Nash St., in Wilson. Visitation will follow until 8:30 p.m. A private burial will be held at Evergreen Memorial Park on Saturday. www.thomasyelverton.com.