KAREN GIBBS WILLIAMS

November 15, 1961 - December 20, 2021

COLUMBUS – Karen Gibbs Williams, 60, passed away unexpectedly during minor surgery on Monday, December 20, 2021, at Piedmont Columbus Regional Hospital. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, December 28, 2021, at Watson-Hunt Funeral Home in Perry from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. Services and interment will be held in Virginia, and details will be announced as soon as they are available. In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully requests donations be made to Breast Cancer Awareness at give.breastcancer.org. Karen was born on November 15, 1961, in Norfolk, Virginia. Karen had a love of the fire service, since her oldest son, Austin, was a fire-fighter. Her hopes were that he would continue his passion for fire-fighting. Karen loved baseball, too, and always hoped her younger son, Tanner, would continue to follow his dream of playing. She was preceded in death by her mother, Alice Doughtie Gibbs. Left to cherish the memories they made with Karen are her father, Jimmie Gibbs of Chesapeake, Virginia; her sons, Austin Taylor Williams of Perry, and Tanner Reid Williams of Columbus; her step-daughter, Alicia Horner (Steven) of Suffolk, Virginia; her brothers, David Gibbs (Alma) of Virginia Beach, Virginia, and Michael Gibbs (Michelle) of Chesapeake, Virginia; her grandchildren, Emory and Riley; her niece, Ava; and her nephew, Aiden. Condolences for the family may be left in the online guestbook at www.watsonhunt.com. Watson-Hunt Funeral Home in Perry has been entrusted with the arrangements.