Anna Williams

A visitation for Anna will be held Thursday, August 21st, 2025 from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Crawford-Bowers Funeral Home, Killeen, Tx. A funeral will occur Friday, August 22nd, 2025 at 10:00 AM, Killeen, Tx. After which, Anna will be laid to rest with her husband Jimmy Monroe Williams on Friday, August 22nd, 2025 at 11:00 AM in the City of Killeen Cemetery off Rancier in Killeen, Tx.

Anna was born February 1st, 1940 in Dwight, Kansas to Catherine Weeks (Henricks) and Oral Weeks, as one of eight siblings. While a senior in high school, she met Jimmy Monroe Williams stationed at Fort Riley, Kansas. After dating for about a year and a half, she married Jim on December 5th, 1958. Having never been out of the country, she boarded a plane, then a train by herself to follow her love to Germany. While in Germany she continued with college and gave birth to her first daughter with no family nearby. Later they returned to the states where she gave birth to her second daughter in Kansas. Together, they did two tours in Germany, and returning to the states when her husband served two tours in Vietnam. They came to Texas in 1971 to be stationed at Fort Hood. Anna began working on Fort Hood as a waitress at the Mini Dome and NCO/Officer’s Club. In 1974, Anna & Jim decided to make Killeen, Texas their forever home when he retired from the Army. Here, as a wonderful surprise, Anna gave birth to their only son. Anna continued working on Fort Hood, later at the Sports Dome and Community Events & Bingo Center until retiring in 2007.

Anna is preceded in death by both her parents, three brothers (Lonnie, Lenord, and Lauren), and her grandson Stephen Paul Erwin. She is also preceded in death by her husband Jimmy M. Williams of 35 years upon his death.

Anna is survived by her two daughters Teresa Erwin (husband Steve Erwin) and Rhonda Mayo, and son Jason Williams (wife Laura Williams), grandchildren Salina Shimabukuro (husband Shane Shimabukuro Jr.) and widow of Stephen Paul Erwin (Rachelle Erwin), and beloved great grandkids Chloe Erwin, Shane Shimabukuro III, Evan Shimabukuro, Landon McCalib, along with many others to whom she will forever be known as Great-Grandma Ann to. She is also survived by her two sisters Ilene Bolinder and Mary Hayes, and brother Raymond Weeks.

Anna’s grandson Shane Jr., two great-grandson’s Evan and Shane III, and her three extended great-grandson’s James Colon, Tyne Trent, and Benjamin Shimabukuro will lovingly escort her on her final walk as pallbearers.