Willa Jean Williams Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Willa Jean Williams of Oak Park, Illinois, born in Edmondson, Arkansas, who passed away at the age of 82, on December 2, 2025. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family. You may also light a candle in honor of Willa Jean Williams or send a beautiful flower arrangement to the funeral service.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Olivia Brownlee and Richard Brownlee, Sr.; her siblings, Maurice Buckley, Sam Brownlee, Velma Holland and Dorothy Williams; her son-in-law Melvin Jones; and her siblings-in-law, Eddie Holland and Donna Buckley.
She is survived by: her spouse Jesse Williams; her siblings, Richard Brownlee, Jr. (Judy), Arlester Brownlee and Tommy Lee Harris; her sister-in-law Annie Brownlee; her children, Audrey Williams-Lee (Byron Lee), Derrick Williams (Jocelyn Hines-Williams), Carroyl Jones, Gwendolyn Saunders (Pete) and Jacqueline Crowell; her grandchildren, PJ Cassell Jones, Jamal Macon, Jr. (Alanis Ambrose), Jade Williams (Rasaq Shutti), Brittney Saunders, Kayla Trevino (Jesse), Sydney Williams, Sherron Crowell, William Saunders, Javin Jones, Christopher Lee, Leah Jones, Kennedy Williams, Trey Saunders, Sarah Jones, Hannah Jones, Rebekah Jones and Matthew Lee; her great grandchildren, Chloe Trevino, Penelope Jones, Alayla Macon, Nova Trevino and Daniel "Ky" Jones; her aunt Arlester Brownlee; her cousin LaShanda Williams; and her daughter Kayla Trevino. She is also survived by nieces and nephews.
