Barbara Sue “Pritchett” Williams was born in Fort Worth, Texas, on January 4, 1933, daughter of Reverend Benjamin Franklin Pritchett and Cora Lela Pritchett. Barbara was the eighth child of nine children. She is preceded in death by her beloved husband of 61 years, Armel “Bill“ Williams, May 23, 1923 - January 10, 2017. She is survived by her children Les Williams, Conroe, Texas, Jeanne Marie Colvin and husband Steve, Magnolia, Texas, Brandon Williams and wife Robin, Charlottesville, Virginia, grandchildren David and Jonathan Williams, Corey Jimmerson and wife Melissa, Sarah Colvin, Daniel Colvin, John Colvin and wife Megan, Timothy Williams, Andrew Williams and wife Anna, Nathan Williams and wife Stephanie, Justin Williams and wife Ariel, great grandchildren McKenzie and Colin Jimmerson, Adelaide and Audrey Williams, Mackenzie Williams, and sisters Mary Brown of Fort Worth, Texas and Margaret Toler and husband Neil of Arlington, Texas. Barbara attended Texas Wesleyan University studying literature and journalism and the University of Texas at Austin, where she studied theater. She worked at the Fort Worth Star Telegram newspaper and there met the love of her life, Bill Williams. Barbara also worked as a secretary at WBAP – TV in Fort Worth, as a secretary for fire fighters Red Adair and Myron Kinley, at the Bellaire newspaper and as a Splendora High School counselor. She was an accomplished painter and she enjoyed raising and tending cattle on the beautiful little farm where she and Bill lived for 40 years. Barbara was an excellent and beloved Bible study teacher in the Conroe area for over 30 years. She was a loving and faithful wife and mother, devoted to her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Barbara exuded warmth and hospitality and shared the love of Christ wherever she went. She now joyfully resides in the presence of the Lord Jesus Christ whom she so faithfully served along with her beloved husband. “Charm is deceitful and beauty is vain, But a woman who fears the Lord, she shall be praised.” Proverbs 31:30. If desired, donations may be made to one of the following organizations: Wounded Warriors, www.woundedwarriorproject.org, 4899 Belfort Road Suite 300 Jacksonville, Florida 32256 1-904-296-7350 or Abiding Life Ministries International, https//www.abidinglife.com, PO BOX 620998 Littleton, Colorado 80162 1-303-972-0859. Celebration of Life Service will be held in the Cashner Funeral Home Chapel, Conroe, Texas, on Friday, June 15, 2018, at 10am with Pastor Brandon Williams officiating. Interment will follow in the Morgan Cemetery
