With hearts surrendered to God’s perfect will, we announce that Mrs. Costell Hudson Williams has graciously accepted Heaven’s invitation and entered into eternal rest. Having completed her earthly journey, she now rejoices in the everlasting presence of the Lord, where pain is no more and peace is everlasting.

Funeral services will be 11 AM, Saturday, September 5, 2026, at Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church, with burial Oakland Cemetery.

Left to cherish her life, love and legacy are her son, Milton Williams; daughters, Marci Alexander and Mildretta Williams; sisters, Ella Jean Head and Glenda Curtis Butler; grandchildren, DeAnthony Young, Rodriguez Alexander and Deja Alexander and two great grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends.

The management and staff of Strong & Jones Funeral Home, Inc. extend our heartfelt prayers and deepest condolences to the Hernandez family. May you find comfort in the promise that those who trust in the Lord are never lost, but have simply answered His divine invitation to a home prepared for them from the foundation of the world.

“Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many mansions… I go to prepare a place for you.” — John 14:1–2

“To be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord.” — 2 Corinthians 5:8