May 10, 1945 – October 24, 2024
Connie Elaine Williams, 79, of Mitchell, passed away Thursday, October 24, 2024, at Baptist Health Floyd Hospital.
Born May 10, 1945, in Mitchell, she was the daughter of James Edward and Violet Mae (Cooper) Karr. She married James Robert Williams on April 21, 1984, and he preceded her in death on August 16, 2020.
Connie had worked at the Marble Hill Nuclear Power Plant, RCA, and Joan’s Quilts and Crafts.  She greatly enjoyed her work as a homemaker raising her family.  Connie was a member of the First Christian Church and the Dorcas Group.  She enjoyed meeting her high school classmates on most Wednesdays to go out to eat.  Connie spent her time doing arts and crafts, including making dolls, quilting, and crocheting.  Her favorite pastime was caring for her beloved dog, Violet. Â
Surviving are her children, Troy (Christi) Hackney of Madison, Tricia (Larry) Hackney Bird of Madison, April (Jeff) Asbury of Sullivan, Tammy (Jerry) Hollingsworth of Sullivan, and Cathy (Wade) Hysell of Madison; nine grandchildren; fourteen great-grandchildren; brother, Jim (Reedie) Karr of Mitchell; sister-in-law, Shirley Karr of Mooresville; and brother-in-law, Rob (Evelyn) Williams of Mitchell.
Her parents, husband, children Timothy Hackney and Rebecca Hackney, granddaughter Brittany Grubbs, brothers Danny Karr and Bob Karr, father-in-law James Edward Williams, and mother-in-law Mary Louise Williams preceded her in death.
The funeral service will be at 1:00 p.m., Friday, November 1, in the Memorial Chapel of Chastain Funeral Home & Cremation Center, with Pastor Brian Bolton officiating. Â Burial will be in Mitchell Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 11:00 a.m. until the service on Friday at the funeral home.
In Connie’s memory, memorial gifts can be made to the First Christian Church.
Condolences may be sent to the family at www.chastainfuneralhome.com.
