Betty Ann Williams

Betty Ann Williams, passed peacefully from this life on February 28th, 2025 surrounded by her loving family. She was born on November 16, 1928 in Yale Oklahoma, located in Payne county, to William Edgar Dodd and Allie Magalina Tiner. She married Dr. James E. Williams in 1952 and moved to Kansa City, Missouri, then to Independence, Missouri. Working first as a nursing assistant at the Osteopathic Hospital, and then with her husband.

She was pre-deceased by her husband James E. Williams, 4 siblings, William Dodd, Fern Varnell, Beulah Vaughan, Bonnie Tilson and her son, Robert Leroy Williams. She is survived by her daughter, Kimberly A. Roberts, Husband Mike, Grandchildren, Kelly O. Roberts, Stacey A. Cole, husband Adam and Rachael J Shalley, husband Chet and Great Grandsons, Brandon Cole, Philip Cole, Andrew Cole and Brody Shalley. She shared her home with Nephews, David Williams, deceased, Will Williams, wife Wendy, Nieces Elizabeth Vaughan, husband Dale, and Kathy Williams, her heart with their children, and many nieces and nephews who affectionately called her “Aunt Betty.”

She was a life-long member of the Church of Christ having helped found her current church, Blue River Church of Christ.

While her accomplishments on paper seem small, the life she lived and her heart was large. She was truly the matriarch of the family, having invited many into her home and life, the example of love, laughter and joy as evidenced by the many friends and family who will miss her dearly.