Sandra Lee (Keener) Williams
Sandra Lee (Keener) Williams passed away peacefully in her home on July 8, 2022. She was born on February 25, 1947, in Orlando, Florida, to Cora Agnes (Kelley) Metzner and Clifford Louis Keener, Sr.
She was an energetic girl with a contagious laugh you could hear from miles away. She loved music and learned to play the piano, guitar, clarinet and accordion. She attended William R. Boone High School and went on to Mid Florida Technical College where she was voted Miss Florida Tech. Anyone she met was never a stranger for long; she was loving and kind to everyone.
She married Robert (Bob) Allen Thomas, Sr. in 1966 and they had three children while Bob was serving in the U.S. Navy. Sandra met Junior Stanley of Newcastle, in 1986 and they were married until his death in 1992. Sandra met who she described as the “love of her life,” Roy Lee Williams, in 1992, and they were married until his death on September 14, 2008. Sandra retired from American (Oklahoma) Farmers and Ranchers Insurance Company after 28 years.
The union of her marriage to Roy blended six children: Robert A. (Debora) Thomas, Jr. of Newcastle; Melissa L. (Angelo) Van Wyk-Marranca of Buffalo, New York; Robin A. (Matthew) Hooks-Nowlin of Charleston, South Carolina; Joy (Dale) Henthorn of Jones; Melanie Davis of Jones; and Cindi (Ron) Stearns of Oklahoma City.
Sandra and Roy celebrated their 15 grandchildren: Tony Vaughan, Rebekah (Alan) Spaulding, Nathan (Ariel) Henthorn, Brandon Hooks, Mallory (Tyler) Salazar, Vanessa Van Wyk, Alexis Hooks, Milena Marranca, Amanda (Kelly) Knight, Christopher (Drea) Thomas, Zachary Stearns, Kaelyn Davis, Shaylee Manwell, Baylee Stearns, and Michael Marranca; and seven great grandchildren.
She is survived by three sisters: Andrea (Danny) Morrison of Kannapolis, North Carolina; Linda (Leonard) Lancharic of China Grove, North Carolina; and Brenda Milem of China Grove, North Carolina; a brother, Clifford Louis Keener, Jr. of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina; and longtime companion Carol Barnum of Newcastle.
Viewing was from noon to 8 p.m., Wednesday, July 13, 2022, at Eisenhour Funeral Home. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m., Thursday, July 14, 2022, at Woodland Hills Baptist Church in Newcastle. Burial will follow at the Blanchard Cemetery.
Arrangements are under the direction of Eisenhour Funeral Home of Blanchard.
Online obituary and guestbook are available at www.eisenhourfh.com.