Perlie Nell (Roark) Edgar, age 97, of Sedalia passed away peacefully Saturday, December 12, 2020.

She was born October 10, 1923 at Cooper Hill in Osage County, MO, the daughter of Dada Lavada (Jett) and Noie Dell Roark.

She lived most of her life and obtained her education in Pettis County, MO. On November 6, 1940 she married Earl Edward Williams. She later married Roy Otis Edgar.

She worked at Lamy Mfg. Co. for 13 years. She sold health insurance for Bankers Life & Casualty and American National Life Insurance Co. She later worked for Kim Originals and Waterloo Industries, Inc. and was a door greeter for Wal-Mart.

She joined the Baptist Church in the early 1940s.

She enjoyed traveling, gardening, and flowers. She also enjoyed spending time with her family and friends.

Perlie is survived by her sons, Jerry W. Williams of Green Ridge, MO and Ronald D. Williams of Windsor, MO; grandsons Jeffery Scott Williams of Jackson, GA, Andrew K. Williams of Sedalia, MO and Merl Edward Williams of Russelville, MO; granddaughters Lisa Marie Irwin of Windsor, MO and Leah Ann Mahin of La Monte, MO; a sister Pansy Jean Gish of Mexico, MO; half-sisters Ruby Schell of Sedalia, MO, Rowena Hoffman of Aitkin, MN, and Ruth Elaine Moon of Cole Camp, MO; 11 great grandchildren; 3 great great grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husbands, Roy O. Edgar and Earl E. Williams; three sisters, Pauline C. Kramer, Plurcy Bell Eckles, and Patsy J. McDougall; a half-sister Roberta Thompson; her step-mother Frances Pummill Estes Roark Grace; a half-brother Noie Randall "Randy" Roark; a step-brother Billy Joe Estes; and a great-grandson Jeffery Keith Williams.

A private inurnment will be held at a later date in Highland Sacred Gardens in Sedalia.

In lieu of flowers, Perlie requested for one to perform a random act of kindness for a stranger.