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Jeannette Williams

September 10, 1933 — May 1, 2018

Tupelo- Jeannette Yvonne Williams, 84, passed away Tuesday, May 1, 2018, at Generations Assisted Living in Saltillo. Born in Dallas, Texas on September 10, 1933 to James and Minnie Green McWilliams, she was a 1950 graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School in Dallas. She attended Baylor University where she met and fell in love with a Chamberman, Hugh Williams. They married in the summer of 1953 and on October 31, 1960 they adopted a very blessed baby girl, Janna Renee Williams. Hugh and Jeannette were married for 55 years and spent many of those years living in Highland Park, Texas. Jeannette dearly loved her friends, the Ruth and Bob Glaze Sunday school class at Park Cities Baptist Church, antiquing and quilting. In 2005, she moved to Tupelo to be close to her daughter and her family. Jeannette was a member of Wilshire Baptist and Park Cities Baptist in Texas and Calvary Baptist Tupelo.



Survivors include one daughter, Janna Crowe and her husband, Denvil of Tupelo. Three grandchildren: Camie Martin and her husband, Bobby of Madison; Catlin Otis and her husband, Will of Tupelo; and Dee Crowe of Tupelo. She is also survived by great-grandchild, Rivers Otis and one on the way, Griffin Otis of Tupelo and one dear friend and caregiver, Gidge Young and her husband, Price of Tupelo.



She was preceded in death by her parents; and her husband.



Visitation will be from 5:30 until 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 3, 2018, at W. E. Pegues, Tupelo.



Services will be 4 p.m. Friday, May 4, 2018, at the Jefferson Street Chapel of W.E. Pegues with Dr. Bryant Barnes officiating. Graveside services to follow on Monday, May 7, 2018 in the Rock Garden of Restland Cemetery in Dallas.



Memorials may be made to The Gideons International Processing Center, P.O. Box 97251 Washington, D.C. 20090 or Buckner Children's Home 5200 S Buckner Blvd, Dallas, TX 75227.



The service will be live streamed and recorded for those who may not be able to attend at www.peguesfuneralhome.com .



Expressions of sympathy may be left at www.peguesfuneralhome.com .
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