Wade
Gealda Matthews Williams went to be with the Lord on Saturday, April 29, 2023 at Carolina Inn in Fayetteville.
Funeral service will be held at 4:00 PM Friday, May 5, 2023 at Clement Baptist Church, officiating will be Rev. Scott Keith. Burial will follow at Maxwell Cemetery in Autryville.
The family will receive friends from 3:00 PM to 3:50 PM Friday at the church prior to the service.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Azery and Eva Bell Matthews; husband of 66 years, James “Frank” Franklin Williams; son, Jay Williams; and brother, Phil Matthews.
Gealda was a longtime member of Clement Baptist Church, and she retired from the State of North Carolina with over 32 years of service in the Social Services Department. She was a loving mother, grandmother and sister who will be truly missed by all who knew her.
She leaves to cherish her memory, her son, David Williams & wife, Lisa of Eastover; daughter, Jill Williams of Wade; grandsons, Brock and Rylan Williams; and brother, Gerald Matthews & wife, Sylvia of Wade.
Services entrusted to Butler Funeral Home, 6535 Clinton Road, Stedman, NC 28391.
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