Nora Barnes Williams

Nora Barnes Williams, aged 92, a long-time resident of Ocean Springs, MS, was born in Tupelo, MS, on March 12, 1923 and died on May 11, 2015, surrounded by love. She was preceded in death by her parents Dennis Theodore Barnes and Nora Ellen Moore; her infant twin brother Dennis Theodore Barnes; her sisters Regena Barnes Trimble and Dovie Louise Kirkpatrick; and her husband Fred Williams. Nora is survived by her son William Dennis Williams; her daughter Margaret Anne Williams and her son-in-law Dale Edmonds; her granddaughter Mary Rae Cawood and her husband Trinity Cawood, her great-granddaughter Ayla Margaret Cawood, and her step great-grandson Conner Cawood; her step grandson Paul Edmonds and his wife Nicole, and her step great-grandson Gabriel Edmonds. She is also survived by two sisters-in-law, three nieces, four nephews, and numerous dear friends. Nora was a member of St. Paul United Methodist Church in Ocean Springs, where she served as the church secretary for many years. At St. Paul she was a member of the Loyalty Class and the Response Circle. She remained active in the King's Daughters organization until age 90 and enjoyed mentoring younger members. Nora loved her family and friends, her church, and her community. She loved living in Ocean Springs, a town she felt blessed to call home for nearly sixty years. She enjoyed visits back to New Orleans, where she had lived and studied and worked in the 1940s. She also stayed connected to her Tupelo roots, keeping in touch with friends of her youth who also were granted long lives. She saw many parts of the United States and took a memorable trip to England, but she was always happy to return home to her beloved Ocean Springs. Visitation will be on Sunday, May 17, from 2pm until 3pm, with a 3pm chapel service, all at the Ocean Springs Chapel of Bradford O'Keefe Funeral Home.