Sara and Garland Williams

Sara and Garland Williams were married on September 3, 1950, after being introduced to each other by a friend. They were married for 52 wonderful years before his death in 2003.

Garland Williams worked for the Ellis family for 40 years in the construction business. He helped build the chapel and breezeway at Allen Memorial, as well as the Sunday School Building. He worked with Charles Ellis, Elizabeth Ellis’ husband, mostly doing finishing work, cabinets, and woodwork. Garland was a member of the Oxford Lions Club for years and also served many years on the Oxford City Council. Both he and Sara were members of the Manning Sunday school class, and Sara has remained a member. Garland was very nice and was an extremely devoted “family man”.

Garland and Sara have two children, Tim and Cathy. Tim lives next door and Cathy is currently living in Oxford also. Tim is in the trucking business, working for Pittman Trucking as an independent trucker and Cathy has worked for the Newton County Board of Education for over 28 years.

Sara has lived in Newton County all of her life and she has lived in her current house in Oxford for over 61 years. She retired at age 65 from Belk Department Store in Covington after working for 18 full years. Sara gladly volunteers at the Community Food Pantry two days a week. She distributes food to needy families in the local area. Except for her work at Belk, Sara was a homemaker and really enjoyed spending time with her children. She has enjoyed the beauty of potted flowers and planting flowers at her house. She loves to read a good book. She says attending Young at Heart at Allen Memorial, is a lot of fun because she really enjoys seeing everyone and being able to socialize. She enjoys the good food and fellowship.

Sara is most proud of her family and her marriage. She and Garland had a very good, strong and loving relationship for 52 years. She is extremely proud of her two children, four grandchildren, and four great grandchildren and loves them very much. They are her “pride and joy.”