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Nell Renew Williams, 78, of Orange, passed away Saturday, March 12, at her home surrounded by her loving family. Services will be at Vaughn Funeral Home in McRae, Ga., with burial to follow at Oak Grove Cemetery.

Nell was born in Milan, Ga., on April 1, 1937 to the late Dessau Renew and Cleddie Bell Spires Renew. She was a member of Faith Baptist Church in McRea and she was a homemaker. Nell loved her little dogs, animals and pictures of her family. Nell followed her husband James, who was in the United States Air Force, to Georgia, Arizona, Florida, Massachusetts and London.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, James Edward Williams; son Jimmy Edward Williams; parents; brother Preston Renew and three sisters; Geraldine Hopkins, Etta Mae Snow and Ruth Renew; nephew Bobby Hopkins and two nieces, Patricia Hopkins and Brenda Gayle Hopkins.

Survivors include her three daughters; June Menard and her husband Steve of Orange, Elaine Moum and husband Danny of Tucson, Az. and JoAnn Williams and her husband Clay Williams; brother, Donald Renew and his wife Tryphena of McRae; three nieces; Linda Hamilton, Debra Lewis and Diane Whittington; three grandchildren; Jeanine Williams, Jennifer Williams and James Menard, as well as two great grandchildren; Kamryn Williams and Cheyenne Lutwinski.