Loretta Williams, 85, of Dyersburg, TN, passed away on Friday, May 31, 2019 at Life Care Center in Centerville, TN.

She was born on August 7, 1933, in Fowlkes, TN, to the late Loy and Alice Prather Welch. Loretta was a retired secretary for the Dr. Pepper Bottling Company, where she worked for 16 years. She was also a former employee for Oldberg Manufacturing for 20 years. Loretta was a member of Fowlkes Baptist Church.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday, June 7, 2019 in the chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with Pastor Joey Clark officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery.

The family will receive visitors from 5-8 p.m. Thursday, June 6, 2019 at Dyersburg Funeral Home.

Survivors include her two sons, Randy Clark and wife, Cathy, of Dyersburg, TN and Joey Clark and wife, Robbie, of Lyles, TN; two step-sons, Mitchell Williams and wife, Zhihong, of Memphis and Michael Williams and wife, Debbie, of Newbern; ten grandchildren; eleven great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Willard I. Williams; a daughter, Nancy Lynn; a son, Andy Clark; and three brothers, Bob Welch, Kenneth Welch and Ronnie Welch.