Mrs. Gracie L. Williams,

Mrs. Gracie L. Williams, of Bonifay, Fla., passed away Sunday, September 23, 2007 at the Washington Rehab and Nursing Center in Chipley, Fla. She was 83 years old. Funeral services will be 2 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 26 at the First Baptist Church in Esto, Fla., with the Revs. Clyde R. Smith and Mitch Johnson officiating. Interment will follow in the Esto Community Cemetery. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 25 at the Bottoms Garden Chapel in Hartford. Mrs. Williams is preceded in death by her husband, Richard E. Williams, and daughter, Brenda Sue Williams. She is survived by five daughters, Shirley (Jack) Hobbs of Esto, Fla., Joyce (Barney) Rogers of Panama City, Fla., Donna (Jerry) Efird of Deland, Fla., Mary (Davy) Odom of Chipley, Fla., and Nancy (Dwayne) Skipper of Hartford; two sons, Richard E. Williams Jr., of Esto, and Joe (Kathy) Williams of Hartford; one brother, John R. Watson of Rome, Ga.; one sister, Betty Rodgers of Pompano Beach, Fla.; 21 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren. Bottoms Garden Chapel, (334)588-3250, is in charge of arrangements.