Edna Williams Obituary

Edna Ann Shelor Williams died August 11, 2025 at the age of 94 at her home in Roanoke, VA. She was born May 31,1931 at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington, DC, the third of seven children of the late Eloise and Posey Shelor of Meadows of Dan, VA. Her siblings were the late Glenn D. Shelor, Nancy S. Wynn, Susan E. Shelor, Joseph B. Shelor, Morgan L. Shelor, and Alice S. Caldwell.

After graduating from high school, she attended Mars Hill College. Then from March of 1951 to August of 1954 she served in the US Air Force. After her honorable discharge she began studies at Radford University from which she received a degree in elementary education. She taught 3rd through 6th grade for the Roanoke City Public Schools and the Town of Stuart Public Schools, from which she retired in June of 1990.

Edna Ann is survived by her son, Rick Williams of Roanoke, VA, her granddaughter Emily Williams of Richmond, VA, her granddaughter Abigail Furry and Abigail’s husband Luke Furry (who she claimed as her grandson) of Salem, VA, and by numerous nephews and nieces.

Memorial Service will be held at 11am, September 6, at Meadows of Dan Baptist Church. Arrangements by Serenity Funeral Home and Cremation Service