Celebrating the life of
Eunice Knox Williams
Passed away on May 14, 2019
Eunice Knox Williams, 101, died Tuesday, May 14, 2019 at Spanish Oaks Retreat. The native of Liberty, South Carolina was the daughter of Hubbard Allen Knox, a Presbyterian minister and moderator of the Presbyterian Church of South Carolina.
Mrs. Williams was the valedictorian of her high school in South Carolina and later graduated with a Bachelor’s degree from Agnes Scott College. She was an educator for many years in the Chatham County and Liberty County School Systems.
Mrs. Williams was an active member of the First Presbyterian Church of Savannah and volunteered at St. Joseph’s Hospital.
She was preceded in death by six brothers, five of whom graduated from Davidson College and her husband, George Brinson Williams, Sr.
Surviving are her daughter, Elizabeth Knox Williams Edwards of Savannah; sons, G. Brinson Williams, Jr. of Savannah; Marshall Knox Williams of Gainesville, GA; two grandsons and several nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, June 28, 2019 at First Presbyterian Church.
I want to extend my sympathies for your loss to all the members of the Williams family. Your mother was a special person to the community as well as to the students she served in Liberty County. As an educator I honor your mother for her commitment and professional ethics in performing her job as a steward and teacher for young people. Her wry sense of humour was a wonderful thing to have experienced as she helped students navigate math. She had grace as she taught lessons of life in the school setting. I look back on our youth with your mother in church, school and the community with warm reflections of her hospitality and generous nature. Liz Pipkin
- Liz Pipkin, Midway, Ga
Not only was MS Williams my Algebra teacher at Bradwell Institute, she was the mother of one of my best friends! I loved staying over at the Williamses, and she always made me feel welcome. My sincere condolences to the entire family.
- Deborah M Westbrooke, Hinesville, GA
I was lucky to have Mrs. Williams as my algebra teacher, more importantly, I am lucky to have known "Eunice" and all of her family. She gave us a wonderful example of a life well lived, and I much appreciate all of the time I spent with her and her family - at the beach, preparing dinner parties while hoping our mistakes were not observed and doing all those things after midnight that one could not do before midnight. She is missed.
- Diane Wheeler, Tampa, FL
Liz, 101 years! Mom turned 98 yesterday. We are so blessed to have had them this long. Eunice was a wonderful neighbor while we were at Oglethorpe Place. You and your family are in our prayers. Love, Sally & Sherree Ernst
- SHERREE ERNST, SAVANNAH, Georgia
I want to extend my sympathies for your loss to all the members of the Williams family. Your mother was a special person to the community as well as to the students she served in Liberty County. As an educator I honor your mother for her commitment and professional ethics in performing her job as a steward and teacher for young people. Her wry sense of humour was a wonderful thing to have experienced as she helped students navigate math. She had grace as she taught lessons of life in the school setting. I look back on our youth with your mother in church, school and the community with warm reflections of her hospitality and generous nature. Liz Pipkin
- Liz Pipkin, Midway, Ga
Not only was MS Williams my Algebra teacher at Bradwell Institute, she was the mother of one of my best friends! I loved staying over at the Williamses, and she always made me feel welcome. My sincere condolences to the entire family.
- Deborah M Westbrooke, Hinesville, GA
I was lucky to have Mrs. Williams as my algebra teacher, more importantly, I am lucky to have known "Eunice" and all of her family. She gave us a wonderful example of a life well lived, and I much appreciate all of the time I spent with her and her family - at the beach, preparing dinner parties while hoping our mistakes were not observed and doing all those things after midnight that one could not do before midnight. She is missed.
- Diane Wheeler, Tampa, FL
Liz, 101 years! Mom turned 98 yesterday. We are so blessed to have had them this long. Eunice was a wonderful neighbor while we were at Oglethorpe Place. You and your family are in our prayers. Love, Sally & Sherree Ernst
- SHERREE ERNST, SAVANNAH, Georgia
Services under the direction of:
Fox & Weeks Funeral Directors, Hodgson Chapel
912-352-7200
