The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Friday, May 10, 1996                   TAG: 9605100455
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B6   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: PORTSMOUTH                         LENGTH: Short :   31 lines

JOYCE A. WILLIAMS

Joyce Ann ``Boo-Boo'' Williams, 38, of the 2000 block of Atlanta Ave., died May 8, 1996, in Norfolk Sentara Hospital.

She was a Component Lab Technician for the Red Cross and a native of Portsmouth. She was a former member of St. John Baptist Church.

She is survived by her ex-husband, Morris Williams Jr.; two sons, Jamal C. Williams and Marcus C. Williams, both of Portsmouth; her mother, Florie M. Edwards and her father, Joe Lee Edwards; four sisters, Francis Franklin of Portsmouth, Joan McDonald of Portsmouth, Debra Lewis of Roselle, N.J. and Bridgett Edwards of Virginia Beach; two brothers, James M. Edwards of Portsmouth and Joe L. Edwards of Portsmouth; mother, Louise Edwards of Portsmouth; and a host of other relatives and friends.

A funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday by the Rev. Spencer Riddick in St. John Baptist Church, Portsmouth. Burial is in Lincoln Memorial Park. A viewing will begin today from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Family and friends will assemble at 2020 Atlanta Ave., at 1:15 p.m. for the procession to the church. Serenity Funeral Home is in charge.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY

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