Barbara Jean Williams, 93, of San Jose, CA passed away peacefully on September 6, 2025.

Born on December 6, 1931 in Genoa City, Wisconsin to Thomas and Pearl Watson. At the age of seventeen years-old she married the love of her life, Stanley Williams, on December 29, 1948 in Vashon Island, WA. Soon thereafter, she moved to San Jose, CA and began creating her family. Barbara and Stanley would eventually bring five children into the world.

Barbara was an avid collector of Hallmark (namely their Christmas ornaments) and loved to travel with family and friends. She was a skilled seamstress, baker, and homemaker. Barbara loved hosting her family during the holidays and passed on many Christmas traditions that her family enjoys to this day.

Barbara is survived by her five children Susan, Claudia, Steve, Tom, and Sharon; her seventeen grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Thomas and Pearl Watson, and husband of forty-six years, Stanley.

Barbara’s final wishes included forgoing a memorial service as she knows that she will live on in the memories of her friends, family, and those she touched in this life. She will be laid to rest next to Stanley in her hometown of San Jose, CA.

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