Obituary of June Ruth Williams

June Helms Williams, 88, of Monroe, North Carolina, passed away on December 21, 2023 in Hopkins, South Carolina.

Visitation will be January 3, 2024 at 11:00 AM at Thompson Funeral Home, 845 Leesburg Road, Columbia, South Carolina 29209.

Funeral services will be held at 12:00 noon on January 3, 2024 following the visitation at Thompson Funeral Home with Pastor David Spears of Eason Memorial Church officiating. Burial will immediately follow at Greenlawn Memorial Park at 1:00 PM. Arrangements are by Thompson Funeral Homes.

June was born in Monroe, North Carolina to the late Robert Jackson and Bertha Plyer Helms on June 7, 1935. She went to school in Monroe, North Carolina where she was recognized by the district for not missing one day of school in 12 years. She graduated from Mineral Springs High School in 1953. She was married to the late Morris Williams for 52 years. She worked various bookkeeping positions for many years. When the family moved to Hopkins, South Carolina, she started an in-home day care and served this community’s children for 28 years.

June is preceded in death by her parents, six brothers and one sister, her husband of 52 years, Morris Williams and her beautiful daughter, Karen Williams Pritchett.

June is survived by Kevin J. Williams and wife Anita; granddaughter, Melissa Fields; great grandchildren, Connor Fields, Anistyn Fields, Harper Baxley and Emma Baxley.

Pallbearers will be Heath Hill, Harold Hill, Ray Hill, Chuck Blackwell, Mike Fraylick and Gage Jones. Honorary Pallbearers will be Jimmy Christmas, Mike Dockery, Rusty Braizer, Buddy Martin and Ricky Newton.

June loved flowers and her church. In lieu or in addition to flowers, memorials may be given to Eason Memorial Church, 201 Vanboklen Street, Eastover, South Carolina 29044.

The family of June Williams wished to extend our sincere thanks to Ms. Lillian Green, aka Ms. Betty. June was blessed (and us) the day Ms. Betty walked into our home in April, 2023. She cared for June like she was family for 9 months. We could not be more thankful! A very gracious thank you to our church family at Eason for all the love, prayers and support that you gave all of us. We also would like to extend a special thanks to Amedisys Home Health Care for their Hospice care and support during this time.