LeeEllen Jean Williams - Vian Tenkiller

Obituaries

August 6, 2025

LeeEllen Jean Williams

Nov. 10, 1977 – July 9, 2025

Celebration of Life services for LeeEllen Jean Williams, 47, of Gore, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025, at Christian Life Fellowship, Sallisaw under the direction of Agent Mallory-Martin Funeral Home.

Mrs. Williams was born on Nov. 10, 1977, in Fort Smith, Ark., to Odie Wesley Davis and Mildred Irene (Crain) Davis. She died on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, in Gore.

She was a homemaker and of the Pentecostal faith.

She married Ken Williams on May 6, 2021, in Sallisaw.

Survivors include her husband, of the home; son, David Barnes of the home; daughter, Nevaeh Merritt of the home; and other family members and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents; and two brothers, James and Albert Davis.

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