Edith C. Williams

Edith C. WilliamsEasleyMrs. Edith Carter Williams, 94, wife of the late John Craig Williams, Sr., passed away Sunday, January 31, 2016 at McCall Hospice House, Simpsonville.Born in Wadesboro, NC, a daughter of the late William Henry and Elizabeth Bobbitt Carter, Mrs. Williams was a graduate of Queens College where she belonged to the Phi Mu Sorority. She taught math at Easley Junior High School for twenty years, was a member of the South Carolina Retired Educators Association and the National Education Association. She was a member of Easley First United Methodist Church for sixty-five years and a member of the United Methodist Women.Mrs. Williams was a former member of the Better Homes Club and the Nosegay Garden Club. She was an avid bridge player and played well into her nineties. Surviving are a son, John Craig Williams, Jr. and his wife Corinne Sitton Williams of Easley; a daughter, Susan Carter Williams of Easley; two grandsons, John Craig Williams, III, and his wife Jennifer Hair Williams of Sylva, NC, and DuPre Carter Williams and his wife Shauna Galloway-Williams of Greenville; a granddaughter-in-law, Yvonne Clark Williams of Easley; four great-grandchildren, John Craig Williams, IV, Sarah Elizabeth Williams, EsDras Dixon Williams and  Phoebe Sitton Williams. In addition to her husband and parents, Mrs. Williams was predeceased by two sisters, Virginia Carter Prevette and Elizabeth Carter Stahl.Funeral services will be held at noon Wednesday, February 3, 2016 in the chapel of Robinson Funeral Home-Downtown with Rev. Dr. Rodney Powell officiating. Burial will follow in Westview Cemetery, Easley.The family will receive friends from 10:00 AM until 11:45 AM Wednesday at the funeral home, prior to the service.Family members are at their respective homes.In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Julie Valentine Center, 2905 White Horse Road, Greenville, SC 29611, or to the Captain Kimberly Hampton Memorial Library, 304 Biltmore Road, Easley, SC 29640.Condolences may be expressed online at www.robinsonfuneralhomes.com or in person at Robinson Funeral Home-Downtown, which is assisting the family.