Aunt Clara Passes

I received a call today from Aunt Catherine that my Aunt Clara Williams passed away this morning.

She has lived in Greenville her adult life directly across from St. James United Methodist Church, and at Cypress Glenn for the last few years.

Visitation with the family will be from 2 - 4 on Saturday, prior to the service.

The funeral will be Saturday at 4:00 p.m. at Wilkerson's Funeral Home in Greenville and her burial will be immediately afterwards.

The family is invited to gather at the Four Seasons Room at Cypress Glenn following the cemetery visit.

Mrs. Clara Whitehurst Williams, 92, passed away Thursday, July 29, 2010 at Cypress Glen. The funeral service will be conducted Saturday at 4 p.m. in the Wilkerson Funeral Chapel. Burial will follow in Pinewood Memorial Park. A reception will follow after the burial at the Four Seasons Room at Cypress Glen.Mrs. Williams one of eleven children, was a native of Pitt County. She graduated from Bethel High School and attended East Carolina Teachers College for two years. She married Hugo Williams and they made their home in Greenville. For a number of years she was employed with Blount Harvey Co., and later retired from Bilbro Wholesale. She was a longtime member of Jarvis Memorial United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Hugo L. Williams; and a son, Steven C. Williams.She is survived by her sons, Ronald H. Williams and wife, Judy, of Farmville, and J. Kenneth Williams and wife, Martha, of New Bern; daughter in-law, Cindy Wall, of Clayton; grandchildren, Lolly Williams, of Wilmington, Hugh Williams, of Farmville, Tiffany Williams, of San Marcos, Calif., Renn Carroll, of Wilmington, and Austin Williams, of Raleigh; six great-grandchildren; and sister, Catherine Bullock and husband, Darrell, of Stokes.The family will receive friends Saturday from 2 p.m. until the funeral hour at Wilkerson Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to Cypress Glen, Benevolent Care Fund, 100 Hickory Street, Greenville, NC 27858