Sylvia Ransom Williams

Sylvia Ransom Williams, 84, of Union City passed away Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021, at her home.
Funeral services were held 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021, at White-Ranson Funeral Home, with Bro. Pat Murdock officiating. Burial followed in Old Republican Cemetery. Visitation was held from 1-3 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Pallbearers were Bobby Wyatt, Billy Wyatt, Jimmy Hawkins, Kevin Ransom, Kevin Seaton, Jeff Goad, Shane McDaniel, Ricky Grooms and Junior Ransom.
Mrs. Sylvia was born in Obion County on Sept. 17, 1936, to the late Lester “Becie” and Stella Marie (Wyatt) Ransom. She married James Edwin Williams, who passed away on Jan. 28, 2021. She worked for many years as a bookkeeper for Five Season’s Mens Shop. She was also a member of Mt. Olive Baptist Church.
The family requests memorial donations be sent to The Old Republican Cemetery Association.
Mrs. Sylvia is survived by two sisters, Joan Williams and Jane McDaniel, both of Union City; two brothers, Bobby Ransom and Larry Ransom, and his wife, Sharon, of Union City; and one nephew, Jimmy Hawkins of Union City.
In addition to her husband and parents, Mrs. Sylvia was preceded in death by her son, Steve Williams; and her brother, L.T. Ransom.
Condolences may be sent to the family at the funeral home website: www.white-ranson.com.