Donna Y. Williams

Martinez, GA – Donna Y. Williams, 69, entered into rest Friday, August 26, 2022, at Memorial Health University Medical Center, Savannah, GA.

Funeral services will be held Thursday, September 1, 2022, at 11:00 A.M. at Calvary Baptist Church, Richmond Hill Road, Augusta, with Dr. Glenn Taylor and Reverend Rick Nevard officiating.

Interment will be at Bethsalem Baptist Church in Billingsley, Alabama, on Saturday, September 3, 2022, at 11:00 AM with visitation prior from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m.

Ms. Williams, daughter of the late Melvin and Gertie Mae Wilkins Yeargan, was a native of Chilton County, AL. She was a retired educator who served schools in Columbia, Richmond, and Johnson Counties as a teacher, counselor, assistant principal, and principal. In addition, she served the Lord in music ministry for over fifty-five years and at the time of her passing was Music Director at Cokesbury United Methodist Church. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church.

Ms. Williams was known by her love, which was evident in her expressions of hospitality, generosity, and compassion. She had a gentle spirit and a gift for making people feel at home in her presence. She loved to cook, garden, read, and care for her home. Nevertheless, her most important legacy and greatest joy was found in service to her family.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother- in-law, George Dobbs.

She is survived by her children, Brant Williams (Mallory), Landon Williams (Megan), and Amanda Greene (Eric); her grandchildren, Alyssa Greene, Bryan Greene, Emory Williams, Penn Williams, Mary Margaret Williams, and Everett Williams; her siblings, Shirley Smith (Bill), Melvolene Dobbs, and Steve Yeargan; her nephew Mark Smith (Sheryl), her nieces Kim Bice (DeWayne) and Aimee Dobbs; as well as her great nieces and nephews Anna Kate Bice, Jameson Bice, Tiffany Smith, and Drew Smith.

The family will receive friends from 5:00-7:00 PM on Wednesday, August 31, 2022, at the funeral home.