Mrs. Sarah E. Williams

Sarah Elizabeth Williams was born in California, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday, December 20, 1939. Sarah was educated in the Daisytown School System. Although Sarah only completed the 8th grade, she would proudly say, "I may only have an 8th grade education, but I can read and write AND I can count my money!" Her sister Naomi moved to Harrisburg, PA, and Sarah soon followed. Sarah had a passion for people. A homemaker, she took great care of her family. Sarah’s family extended beyond her immediate family. She was known in her community as the Queen of the South Nan! Sarah did what Jesus commanded us to do, feed the hungry! She fed everyone who was hungry in her community. She was a mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and a great friend. If there was a family member or just someone she knew who may have been incarcerated, she made sure they received a card and put money on the books. Sometimes, she would mail up to forty cards! She made sure they knew she was thinking about them and that she loved them. Jesus said, when you do this to the least of them, you do it unto me! In her leisure, Sarah loved cooking, going to the casino, and on Sundays, you could hear her playing her gospel music and cheering for her Dallas Cowboys. Sarah Williams’ legacy of strong family values and commitment will continue to live on through her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. In Harrisburg, PA, at seventy-seven years of age, Sarah passed away on Saturday, October 7, 2017. She was preceded in death by her parents, Lucille and Henry Blackford Bell; daughter, Dawn Williams; sisters, Mamie Mickle, Naomi Williams, Henrietta Biddings, Lucille (Wootah) Bell; and a brother, Charles (Sonny) Bell. Surviving are her siblings, Judith Bell Brice (James), Edna Williams, Vergil “Joey” Bell (Sonya), Juanita McKnight (Charles), Linda Jackson, Sylvester Bell, all of Harrisburg, Henry Bell Jr. and Cathy Spence (Robert), all of Brownsville, PA; daughters, Vertricia “Trish Ann” Warden (Reginald), Sharon Williams, Gertrude “Gertie” Thomas (John), Brenda Williams, Valice “Muca” Williams; her sons, Aaron Williams, Joseph Williams, all of Harrisburg; her twenty-seven grandchildren, Ronell Sanford, William Sanford, David Sanford, Sarah Williams, Charles Williams, William Hinton, Latisa Powell, Darnell Simpson, Steve McCollum, Erica Spriggs, Anthony Williams, Taijarea Pendelton, Calvin Crawford, Shoulyn Crawford, Caevon Crawford, Joseph Williams, Sylena Mills, Aaron Williams, Leron Williams, Ronnell Brown, Aaron Williams, Maya Eubanks, Jalen Williams, Asiyana Williams, Makailla Williams, Jason Williams, Eternity Bellemy; forty-four great-grandchildren, five great-great-grandchildren and a host of other family members and friends. Submitted With Our Everlasting Love, The Family

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Mrs. Sarah E. Williams

December 20, 1939 - October 7, 2017