Audrey Williams Death
Audrey passed away on November 4, 1975 at the age of 52 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Audrey's cause of death was heart failure related to years of alcohol and drug use.
When did Audrey Williams die?
November 4, 1975How did Audrey Williams die? What was the cause of death?
Heart failure related to years of alcohol and drug useHow old was Audrey Williams when died?
52Where did Audrey Williams die? What was the location of death?
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Audrey Williams Birthday and Date of Death
Audrey Williams was born on February 28, 1923 and died on November 4, 1975. Audrey was 52 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: February 28, 1923
Date of Death: November 4, 1975
Age at Death: 52
Audrey Williams - Biography
Audrey Mae Sheppard (February 28, 1923 – November 4, 1975), better known as Audrey Williams, was an American musician and the first wife of country music icon Hank Williams, Sr., mother of Hank Williams, Jr. and grandmother of Hank Williams III and Holly Williams.
Sheppard met Hank Williams in 1943. Despite the objections of both Williams' mother and the musicians in his band, Sheppard was added to the band as an occasional singer and upright bass player. In December 1944, the two were married 10 days after the finalization of Sheppard's divorce from her first husband. The ceremony was performed by a justice of the peace at the officiant's gas station in Andalusia, Alabama.
On December 31, 1951, after allegations of mutual infidelities and the resumption of her husband's health problems, Williams called from a hotel and told him to be out of their Tennessee house by the time she returned. Replying to Williams with a seemingly prophetic statement, Hank Williams stated, "Audrey I won't live another year without you." In June 1952, the couple divorced. She was awarded the house and their child as well as half of her ex-husband's future royalties on the condition that she never remarry. In 1953, months after Hank Sr.'s death, Williams paid his second wife Billie Jean Jones $30,000 to relinquish the title of "Hank Williams' Widow". Both women had been using the description professionally. Jones agreed to Williams' terms.
Williams and her son, Hank Jr., became estranged after he turned 18. She never remarried. Williams died of congestive heart failure on November 4, 1975.
