Funeral services for Sarah Ellen Williams will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday at Historic Liberty Hill AME Church, 2310 Liberty Hill Road, Summerton, with interment to follow at Historic Liberty Hill Church Cemetery.
The public may view from 1 p.m. until the hour of service.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Palmer Memorial Chapel in Columbia and the public may view from noon to 8 p.m. today at the chapel.
Sarah Ellen Williams transitioned on Wednesday, March 13, 2019, at her residence.
She was born in Summerton, a daughter of the late Hazel Romeo Ragin and Zelia Lula Jones Ragin. She was a graduate of Manning Training School Class of 1951. In addition to her parents, she was an original signer of the Briggs v. Elliott petition, which led to the Briggs v. Elliott lawsuit encompassed in the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision.
Surviving are three daughters, Andrietta Ragin Sims, Diane Ellen Williams and Darlene Xina (Tim) Goering; three grandchildren, Kendall Tyler Calyen, Kendra Zelia Sims and Tyler Zachary Goering; a sister, Leversa Johnson; a brother, Andrew Lee (Khalilah) Ragin; and other relatives.
Please visit www.PalmerMemorialChapel.com for additional information.
