Joan Bennett Williams

JESUP — Joan Bennett Williams of Jesup passed away peacefully Monday, September 19 at the age of 85.

Mrs. Williams was born and raised in Wayne County and was the eldest of the Bennett ‘8’ J’s: Joan, Jimmy, Judy, Jerrie, Jack, John, Jane and Jan. She was a longtime member and Sunday school teacher at Altamaha Baptist Church.

Mrs. Williams enjoyed her career at American National Bank where she found time to squeeze in some teller duties while socializing with the customers. Later, she worked at Rayonier and loved to tell stories about the people she would talk to and work with all over the world while handling her shipping duties.