After 62 years of marriage, Clois Edward and Mary Ellon (Ayres) Williams of Saline, Louisiana, passed away together in a tragic accident in Bienville Parish on Tuesday, February 20, 2024.  Edward was 82 and Ellon was 78.  They loved each other very much and will be greatly missed by their family and friends.  Edward and Ellon were pillars of their community and never passed up an opportunity to help others.

Edward loved the outdoors and especially enjoyed fishing on Saline Creek.  He was a very outgoing person who loved to joke and laugh. His personality was uplifting and upbeat.  His favorite sport was basketball and he played on independent teams when he was younger.  He was proud to tell people that he was from Readhimer, Louisiana.

Ellon was an entrepreneur.  She established several businesses over the years, but she was especially proud of her flower shops which were located in Hodge and Saline.  Ellon loved her family unconditionally and she was a prayer warrior for them.

Edward and Ellon are survived by their children, Scottie Wayne Williams (Connie), Janet Lanette Williams Rich (Billy), Karen Sue Williams Sullivan (Buddy); grandchildren, Christopher Wayne Williams (Natessia), Casey Nicole Williams, Wesley Cole Sullivan (Farrah), Alecia Breanne Sullivan Hattaway (Phillip), Raegan Elise Rich Garcie, William Kyle Sullivan (Allison), Sidney Alaine Rich (Ryan); great-grandchildren, Adalynn Williams, Addison Williams, Waylon Sullivan, Abigail Sullivan, Isabella Hattaway, Hannah Garcie, Preston Williams, John Hattaway, Sarah Garcie, Elijah Hattaway and Nathan Sullivan.

They were preceded in death by their grandson, Chad Edward Williams.  Edward was preceded in death by his parents, Clois and Izula (Hasley) Williams; siblings, Lacy Laverne (Williams) Davis and Johnny Doil Williams.  Ellon was preceded in death by her parents, Frank and Ruth (Underwood) Ayres; her siblings, Arren Dewayne Ayres, Prentice Franklin Ayres, Peggy Ann Ayres, Thomas Edward Ayres and Tommy Glenn Ayres.

Friends may visit with the family on Sunday, February 25, 2024 at Briarwood Baptist Church in Readhimer, Louisiana from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM.  The funeral will be at 10:00 AM on Monday, February 26, 2024 at Briarwood Baptist Church.  Bro. Ken Roberts and Bro. James Lovell will officiate.  Burial will be in the Oak Grove Cemetery near Creston under the direction of Southern-Edmonds Funeral Home of Jonesboro.

Serving the family as pallbearers will be Lee Wise, Michael Wise, Bodee Cheatwood, Mark Babers, Billy Nelson and Jerry Brigmon, Jr.