Laura Jeane Rodman Williams of Pittsboro, NC, died Sunday, December 8, 2013, at UNC Memorial Hospital after a short illness. She was 56 years old. Laura was born in Plymouth, NC, on August 25, 1958.

She is survived by her son, Matthew Evan Williams, and daughter, Sarah Catherine Williams, both of Pittsboro, NC; her mother, Joy Harrison Rodman of Washington, NC; a sister, Kathryn Rodman Carter, and brother-in-law, Richard Edward Carter of Garner, NC; an aunt, Jeanne Harrison Weaver of Plymouth, NC; an uncle, Henry Eugene Harrison of Mackeys, NC; and many loving cousins, friends, and relatives. Laura is preceded in death by her father, Wiley Croom Rodman III.