Pearl Elizabeth Johnson Williams

Born July 18, 1926 Holly Springs, Mississippi

Died November 17, 2016 Dallas, Texas

Age 90

Preceded in death by parents, Clayton and Pearline Johnson; brother, Clayton Johnson, Jr.; sister, Inez Bell; son, Richard Williams.

Survived by: husband of 74 years, Riley Williams; son, Ron Williams and wife, Paula Williams; Daughter-in-law, Ruth Williams; grandsons; Randal, Robert, and Ryan Williams; granddaughter, Amy Williams. Great-grandchildren: Riley Maxwell, Russell Henry, Tess and Selah Williams; Brother, Richard Johnson and wife Emily; and sister, Sandra Kay Brown and husband Mike.

Many nieces and nephews

During her 90 years of life, Liz lived in Mississippi, Tennessee, California, Illinois, and Texas

She married at age 15 and died two months before her 75th wedding anniversary. She loved and lived with Riley having two sons, 3 grandsons, one granddaughter, two great grandsons, and two great granddaughters.
She worked hard her entire life in a variety of careers: store clerk, grocery checker, farm hand, assembly line worker, executive secretary to VP of Marketing of a large defense contractor, franchise owner, real estate sales, actress, marketer, and nanny. She was always the hardest worker and advanced quickly in her jobs.
Liz was a partner with Riley in 50 years of ministry, pastoring, teaching, and counseling, singing and loving countless people of all ages and stages of life. She attended countless services, singings, Bible classes, prayer meeting, visitations, weddings, funerals, concerts, and music festivals.

She was a member of several organizations and supported Riley in his many fraternal activities.

She was a member of a large extended family and loved to return to Tennessee to visit them several times a year for 60 years.

She always took care of others until the last three years when illness and disability caused others to take care of her. She is laid to rest in the DFW National Cemetery to await the resurrection of her body at the return of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

If she had done nothing else, her life as a wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother was that of complete giving of herself. She will be missed by many.

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