Merlene Williams Obituary

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Merlene Williams of Waynesboro, Mississippi, who passed away on February 12, 2022, at the age of 92, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends can send flowers and condolences in memory of the loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Merlene Williams to pay them a last tribute.

She was loved and cherished by many people including: her parents, Tom Nicholson and Ollie Mae Nicholson; her husband B. W. Williams; her birth parents, Tom and Ollie Mae Nicholson; her adoptive parents, Sol West and Fannie Louise West; her son David Robertson; her siblings, Joe Nicholson, Allen Nicholson, Earl Nicholson, Mack Nicholson, Ruby Watson, Flossie Jordan and Myranda Waller; her children, Mark Williams (John) of Gulfport, MS, Shirley McNeese (Gerald) of Prentiss, MS, Wilda Williamson (Royce) of Sumrall, MS, Caffey Moree (Tommy) of Sumrall, MS, Mildred Nolting (Mark) of Columbia, MS, Betty McInnis (Mike) of Prentiss, MS and Debbie Barnette (Lynn) of Fairford, AL; her stepchildren, John Williams of Waynesboro, MS, Kathy Palmer (Rudy) of Waynesboro, MS and Lisa Courtney (Kyle) of New Augusta, MS; and her sisters, Maudie Lee Nicholson of Waynesboro, MS, Carazade Best of Richton, MS, Margaret Freeman of Sand Hill, MS and Tommie Lee Watson of New Orleans, LA. She was also cherished by 17 grandchildren; 36 great grandchildren; a host of great-great grandchildren.