Anne Kellam Nicks Williams Rochelle, born September 17 th , 1930, passed away on March 30 th , 2021.
Widow of the late James M. Rochelle. She was born and raised in Dickson, TN, the daughter of Carl and
Ida Clement Nicks. She was a 1948 graduate of the Ward-Belmont Preparatory School in Nashville. After
marrying the late Dr. John O. Williams, Jr., she travelled the world as the wife of a Marine. She lived for
a period of time on the Isle of Bermuda, one of her fondest memories that she loved to share with friend
and acquaintance alike. Once her husband graduated medical school, they settled in Mt. Pleasant,
Tennessee, where they raised five sons. She was very active in the community, the DAR, and with First
United Methodist Church of Mt. Pleasant. A woman who truly valued southern traditions and proper
presentation, she was known in her family for her delicious sweet tea and incredible coconut and caramel
cakes. She never met a stranger and was known for her outgoing and engaging personality. After her boys
were grown, she joined her second husband in business, helping to run Broadway Discount Liquors in
Gallatin, Tennessee, for over 20 years. She was the type of strong, Southern woman who was just as at
home at a dinner party for 20 as she was behind the counter at her family business. She will be
remembered for her hospitality, love of entertaining, and the kindness she showed everyone she met.
Survivors include her sons, John Orlando (Kay Kay) Williams, III, Lee Clement (Pam) Williams, David
Walton (Theresa) Williams, and Thomas Allyn Williams; her daughter-in-law, Elizabeth Davis Williams;
grandchildren, Dr. Rosemary Williams, Rebecca Anne Williams (Eric) Hughes, Carol Parks Williams
(John) Carnahan, Walker Davis (Sarah) Williams, Ross McKelvey (Chelsea) Williams, Bevin Anne
Orlando Williams (David) Lyle, Lee Davis (Mary Katherine) Williams, Ashleigh Brooke (Lee) Colvett,
Wesley Adam Williams, Taylor Allyn Williams, David Walton Williams, Jr., Kimmy Lee Williams
(Anthony) Bardwell, Buie MacAlester Williams, John Ireland Williams, Benjamin Fox Williams, Luke
Ross Williams; great grandchildren, Hooper McKelvey Johnson, MaryKannon (Chris Martin) Johnson,
Annabelle Grace Carnahan, Linton Alexander Hughes, Amelia Sloan Carnahan, Eden Elizabeth
Carnahan, Bennett Locke Hughes, Hardin Isaac Hughes, Lucy Pink Carnahan, Emma Grace Williams,
Jackson Parks Hunter, John Nicks Williams, Evelyn Ruth Colvett, Josiah Douglas Carnahan, Maury Lee
“Tripp” Colvett III, Knox Lane Williams, Addison Sage Bardwell, Henry Orlando Lyle, David Nicks
Williams, Hazel June Williams, Brady Davis Williams; and great great grandchild, Langston Jones
Martin.
She is also survived by her step daughters, who she loved like they were her own, Jennifer Rochelle
Williams and Ginger Rochelle Smith; step grandchildren Dylan Williams, Tyler (Kelsey) White, and
Michael (Nicole) Smith; step great grand children Henry White, Daniel White, Ruthie White, Silas Smith,
and Emmett Smith, and a host of nieces, nephews, great nieces, and great nephews.
In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by her son, Carl Nicks Williams, the
father of her children, Dr. John O. Williams, Jr., and her sister, Betty Lou Nicks Wolcott.
Oakes and Nichols Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. The family with have a private graveside
service at Arlington Cemetery in Mt. Pleasant, TN, on Friday, April 2 nd , 2021. Services will be conducted
by John Carnahan. Pallbearers will be Walker Williams, Wesley Williams, Taylor Williams, Walton
Williams, Buie Williams, Hooper Johnson, Linton Hughes, Hardin Hughes, Bennett Hughes, David Lyle,
and Chris Martin. Honorary Pallbearers are The Staff and Residents of The Bridge Assisted Living, all of
whom gave her so much joy in her later years. In lieu of flowers, the family requests those desiring to
make memorials do so by the donation of books to the libraries of Maury County Schools.
