Gaylia Jeannine Irby Williams

Funeral services celebrating the life of Mrs. Gaylia Jeannine Irby Williams also known as “Mammaw Gay”, age 78, of Chatham, LA will be held at 2:00 P.M. Sunday, September 3, 2017, at the Caney Lake Baptist Church in Chatham, LA with Rev. Lance Otwell and Rev. Bobby J. McGuire officiating. Interment will be at Caney Lake Baptist Cemetery, under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home in West Monroe, LA.

Her family would describe her as the most caring, spunky, enthusiastic, genuine, compassionate, loving, beautiful, and most inspiring woman you would ever meet. She had the ability to light up a room whenever she walked in. Her greatest joy was having her family around her and waiting on them hand and foot while cooking them breakfast, lunch, and two dinners. She loved spending her time in the pool or in her canning room. She was a faithful servant to Our Lord and Savior and was an active member of her church.

Mrs. Williams was born September 19, 1938, and passed on August 30, 2017, at St. Francis Medical Center in Monroe, LA.

Mrs. Williams was a member of Caney Lake Baptist Church. She retired from Entergy as a customer service representative after 22 years of service. She and her husband enjoyed retirement spending time at their homes on Caney Lake and Lake D’Arbonne with their loving children and grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her father, Wyatt E. Irby and her mother, Mary Ethel Roberts Irby.

Survivors include her husband of 62 years, Charles Williams of Chatham, LA; sister, Rosemary Tweedle and husband Donald of Delhi, LA; sister, Gloria Irby of Redondo Beach, CA; brother, Wyatt (Bugs) Irby Jr. of Weatherford TX; sister, Kathy Huff and her husband Terry of Delhi, LA; her son, Mike Williams of West Monroe, LA; daughter, Stacy Holton and husband Troy of Charleston, SC; son, David Williams and Debbie Berthelot of Monroe, LA. Grandchildren and Great Grandchildren are as follows: Heath Williams and wife Rebecca of Grayson, LA and their children Cooper and Aubrey; Jenny Teel and husband Peyton of West Monroe, LA and their children Brewer and Arden; Lauren Vollman and husband Taylor of Alexandria, LA and their child Harlow; Blake Webber of Charleston, SC and his children Brooklyn and Colton; Sydney Finch and husband Austin of Monroe, LA and their children Arabella and Austin Jr.; Stormy Webber and Stephen Boneparte of Columbia, SC; Hunter Williams of Ruston, LA; Reilly Williams of West Monroe, LA. Honorary grandchildren include Shelby Berthelot of Monroe, LA; Tyler Berthelot of Tampa, FL and Zach Murphy of West Monroe, LA; along with numerous nieces and nephews.

Pallbearers are Eric Edwards, Cody Rials, Frankie Christman, Brandon Dunn, Ronny Savage, Jr. and Matt Nolan.

Honorary Pallbearers are Edward Samaha, Cliff White and Joe Gibson.

Visitation will be from 5:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. Saturday, September 2, 2017, at Mulhearn Funeral Home West Monroe, LA.

Memorials may be made to Entergy- Power to Care Group. http://www.entergy.com/care/