Faye Williams

Faye Williams, was born on November 10, 1940 in White House, Tennessee. After a long illness, she died at her home in Dallas, Texas, on July 14, 2020, having reached the age of seventy-nine years and eight months.

Faye was the daughter of Church of Christ minister W. T. Smith and his wife Maggie (Rector) Smith, formerly of McKinney, Texas. She was the second of three children, which includes one sister and one brother.

Faye is survived by her husband of fifty-nine years, Tom Williams of Dallas, Texas; three daughters, Sherrinda Ketchersid and her husband John of Irving, Texas; Audra Lewis and her husband Nathan of Grapevine, Texas; and daughter Jennifer Polk of Plano, Texas.

She is also survived by eight grandchildren: Thomas Edmund Ketchersid, John Caleb Ketchersid, Elyssa LeAnn Ketchersid, Mark Williams Ketchersid, Chastiny Araya Lewis, Ashton Caspian Lewis, Steven Tye Polk, and Madison Avery Street; and one great-grandson, Ezekiel James Polk.

She is also survived by her older sister, Wanda Cantwell of Luling, Texas, and her younger brother, Tollie Smith and his wife Dorinda of Arlington, Texas.

Faye lived a long and fruitful life which blessed everyone who knew and loved her. She was a strong Christian who loved the Lord and His church, her husband, and her daughters. Over her lifetime she lived in several cities, including Kerrville, San Antonio, Robstown, Farmers Branch, Amarillo, Fort Worth, Euless, Austin, Carrollton, Nashville, Granbury, and Dallas. In those places she has left behind many friends whom she has loved and have loved her. She will be greatly missed by the many whose lives she has touched.