Jackson, Mississippi – March 26, 2025 – It’s with heavy hearts and treasured reminiscences to announce the passing of Huey P. Williams, the beloved lead singer of the legendary Gospel group, the Jackson Southernaires. He died peacefully at his house in Smithdale, MS on Monday, March 24, 2025.
Huey got here from nice music inventory. He was the older brother of Frank Williams – founding father of the award-winning Mississippi Mass Choir, and of Melvin, Doug and Leonard Williams of the acclaimed Williams Brothers.
“My large brother Huey, in my eyes, was in a league of his personal,” mentioned Doug. “He possessed a signature voice that was unmistakably his personal. His music ministry touched so many lives in such a constructive approach through the years. He had a giant character, however such a humble spirit. Huey was the epitome of a individuals’s particular person, a person that beloved all people and by no means met a stranger. He would actually provide the shirt off his again. That’s why so many individuals from throughout the nation gravitated to him and beloved him dearly. His presence might be sorely missed, however his plain legacy will reside on ceaselessly.”
When Huey was requested about retiring, he mentioned, “My reply to that query is, how do you quit on God? How do you quit on Gospel? How do you say, ‘I’m going to retire?’ It’s like a great marriage, till demise do us half.” And Huey was trustworthy to the top.
A musical celebration might be held on Friday, March 28, 2025, a6PM at Fernwood MB Church, 3176 Fernwood Highway, McComb, MS 39648, adopted by a celebration of life on Saturday, March 29, 2025, 1:00 PM, with viewing from 11:00AM – 1:00 PM.
Huey P. Williams, Legendary Jackson Southernaires Lead Singer Dies
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