Sarah Elizabeth Connell Williams

Ms. Sarah Elizabeth Connell Williams, age 83, of Woodbury, passed away March 9, 2024.  She grew up in the Concord and Molena area, daughter of the late Hoyt Bennett Connell and Elizabeth Scoggins Connell. One of her fondest memories as a young girl was when she won a biscuit making contest and was awarded a Coca Cola by the Governor. Sarah worked hard her whole life. When she was 15, she worked at the five-in-dime on the courthouse square in Zebulon.  Later in life, she worked at Dundee Mills in Griffin. Sarah enjoyed fishing, cooking, and gardening.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sons, Jackie Smith and Tim Manley, her sister and brother-in-law: Judy and Danny Riggins, brother and sister-in-law, Tom and Brenda Connell, her son-in-law, Toby Herndon.

 

She is survived by her children: Sarah Jill Herndon of Orchard Hill, Charles Hoyt Manley (Georgia), of Griffin, Sammy E. Manley (Connie) of Warm Springs, and Bobby Manley (Ginger) of Griffin; daughter-in-law: Cathy Manley of Manchester; step-children: Buster Manley (Sherry) of Zebulon, Deborah Perdue (Stan) of Griffin, and Barbara Bennett (Johnny) of Griffin; sister: Shirley Hatchett (Buddy) of Griffin; many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, and nephews.

 

Funeral services will be held on Friday, March 15, 2024, at 11 a.m., in the chapel of Moody-Daniel Funeral Home.  Burial will follow in Neal Baptist Church Cemetery in Concord.

 

Friends may visit the family on Thursday, March 14, 2024, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., at the funeral home.