Sadie Barnette Williams

Sadie Barnette "Barney" Williams, 79, died Wednesday, November 4, 2009, at the home she shared with her son and daughter-in-law in Nashville, Georgia. She was born in Bruce, MS, on November 10, 1929, to the late Vernon and Sally Tallant Morgan, and was the eleventh of twelve children. She was of the Baptist faith. For many years, she worked alongside her husband and children, operating Barney's Sandwich Shop in Jackson and Barney's Family Restaurant in Clinton.\ She was preceded in death by her husband and best friend Douglas Lee Williams in February 1991. Also preceding her in death were five brothers and three sisters.\ She is survived by her son Mike (Linda) Williams, Nashville, Georgia; daughter Debbie (Greg) Hicks, Byram; grandchildren Christie (Jason) Harrison and Michael (Liz) Williams of Florence, Corey and Haley Hicks of Byram; step-grandchildren Kathleen (Tony) DiLella of Winter Springs, Florida, and Jennifer (Wes) Peper of Savannah, Georgia; three great-grandchildren: Leslee and Lauren Higgs and Wyatt Williams, all of Florence; three step-great grandchildren: Matthew and Michael DiLella and Caroline Peper. Also surviving are one brother, Al Morgan, and three sisters: Hazel Bollinger, Opal Simmons, and Jeanette Varner.\ Funeral services will be conducted at 10:00 a.m., Monday, November 9, in the chapel of Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram, with Brother Carl Prewitt officiating. The family will receive friends from 2:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m., Sunday, November 8, at the funeral home. Interment will be in Lakewood Memorial Park in Jackson.\