Deana Williams

Mrs. Deana Williams, 56, of Paris died Saturday, March 28, 2026, at Henry County Health and Rehabilitation Center.

Services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 11, 2026, at Mount Zion Baptist Church. Interment will follow in Greenwood Cemetery.

Visitation will begin at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday at the church.

Deana Faye Williams, daughter to the late Charles Williams and Carolyn Foster-Woods, was born on April 16, 1969, in Paris, TN. 

She graduated from Henry County High School in 1987 and relocated to Columbus, Ohio in 1995 and resided there until her health began to decline due to Pancreatic Cancer in 2025.

Deana Faye had a love for music, often filling her home with songs that brought her peace and joy. Her laughter was just as memorable, genuine, contagious, and able to light up any room. Her faith was the foundation of her life, and she was a devoted member of Kimberly Parkway Church of God in Columbus Ohio, where she found strength and community.

She is proceeded in death by her brother Christopher Woods and stepfather Robert Woods.

She leaves to mourn her passing: her son Aaron Milton of Nashville, Tn; daughter Tanisha Williams of Hendersonville Tn; grandchildren Jordan Williams and Ivyanna Williams. Sisters: Carol “Trudie” Foster, Malinda (Ricky Sr.) Kinley; brothers: Carnell Williams, Charles “Tony” Williams, Edward Woods and sister-in-law Sylvia Beltran Woods. Uncles: Leo Foster and Thomas D. Foster; aunts: Ernestine (Eli) Olds, Mamie Williams, and a host of nieces, nephews and cousins.

McPhearson-Rawls Funeral Home - Paris 731-642-1515