Ovalyn Land Williams

Pendleton, SC – Ovalyn Land Williams, 103, wife of the late Percy Hoyt Williams, passed away on Sunday, December 3, 2023, at Callie and John Rainey Hospice House.

 

Born in Oconee County, South Carolina, Ovalyn was the daughter of the late Oscar James and Grace Ethel Weldon Land, Jr.  Ovalyn retired after 57 years of service with WestPoint Stevens, Inc. and was the oldest member at Chauga Baptist Church.

 

Ovalyn is survived by her sons, Charles Larry Williams and wife, Wanda of Augusta, GA, Dennis Lane Williams and wife, Nancy of Charleston, SC; daughters, Betty Williams Kay of Pendleton, and Kathy Margaret Williams McAdams (adopted granddaughter) and her husband, Ricky of Townville; grandchildren, Melissa Wagaman (Ken), Donna Myer (Mickey), David Williams (Dana), Cindy Jenkins (Tommy), Allan Williams, Missy Gutherie, Trey Williams (Christina), Nancy Lane Williams, Denise Williams, Christina Williams, Jera McAdams, Hannah Marcengill (Ryan); grandson-in-law, Jeff Cook; 15 great-grandchildren; 9 great-great grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.

 

 

In addition to her parents and husband, Ovalyn is preceded in death by her son, Dewey Wayne Williams; a brother, Oscar J. Land, Jr.; sisters, Jessie Foster, Jewell Pickens, Grace Fricks, Opal Jean Crymes; and grandchildren, Caleb McAdams and Sherri Cook.

 

A Funeral Service will be held at 2:00 pm, Wednesday, December 6, 2023 at Sandifer Funeral Home with burial to follow at Chauga Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends and family from 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm, prior to the service, at Sandifer Funeral Home.

 

The family is at their respective homes.  Flowers are accepted. Condolences may be expressed online by visiting www.sandiferfuneralhome.com.