Virginia Williams, 87, of Dickinson, TX, passed away on June 28, 2022 in Methodist Hospital at the Houston Medical Center due to heart problems.

Virginia was born on August 2, 1934 to Foy Fredrick Howard and Bonnie Bell Mayberry Howard in Lilia Lake, Texas. While very young, the family moved to the Whitharrel, Texas area where her father and grandfather John Oliver Howard and wife, Artie Mae Penner Howard we’re farmers. After graduating from Whitharrel High School in 1950, she married Robert Cecil Williams from Anton, Texas on June 22, 1950. The first few years the newlyweds lived and worked on the farm where Virginia grew up. Their daughter Donna was born in 1951. In 1954 Cecil and Virginia started a ministry career and they moved to Windom, KS. In 1958 while living in Meade, KS the family grew with the arrival of their son Richard. Then in 1967 while living in Morton, TX, the family became complete with the addition of daughter Lorna.

Virginia has also resided in Panhandle, TX, Tucumcari, NM, Fouke, AK, Plains, TX, Aransas Pass, TX, Rotan, TX, and Crowel, TX, while the family was in ministry. Not only was Virginia a busy mother and wife, her ministry included serving as a Sunday school teacher, writing and publishing the church bulletin, organizing various church social events, helping with church summer camps and vacation Bible schools; both in local towns and traveling to other states during the summer as mission trips.

Upon their retirement in 1978 from the church ministry, they bought a home in Deer Park, Texas where they lived until 2006. While living in Deer Park, Virginia found her dream job working for The Downtown Houston Public Library in the cataloging department. She loved everything about working downtown Houston including the thirty minutes she commuted with her coworkers and friends who were part of a carpool party.

Virginia was also an accomplished seamstress and made several formals as well as wedding dresses and bridesmaids dresses for the public, friends and family. She often taught others how to sew.

She was an accomplished pianist. As a teenager, she accompanied “Waylon Jennings” from Littlefield, TX when he played on the radio. She taught many children how to play the piano in the many towns across Texas, New Mexico and Kansas.

She was known for always welcoming all of her children’s friends both while young and as adults as part of her extended family. She loved to cook, sew, do various crafts, music but her favorite thing was to read books. She always loved to go to the library and would check out four or five books at a time. Virginia also loved taking care of her children, and was always the happiest when she could take care of her Grand Babies and Great Grand Babies.

Virginia was predeceased by her father, Foy Fredrick Howard and her mother Bonnie Bell Howard.

Virginia is survived by her husband, (Robert Cecil Williams Brownfield, TX); Daughter (Lorna Richardson and son Aaron Richardson of Dickinson, TX); Daughter (Donna DeBusk and husband Tommy DeBusk of Plainview, TX) ; Son Richard Williams and wife Liz Williams of Brownfield, TX); Grandson (Stephen DeBusk of Fort Worth, TX); Grandson (Michael DeBusk and wife Carmen DeBusk and their children Michael and Savanah of Spring, TX);  Granddaughter (Robin Bradley and husband Michael Bradley and son Lathan Bradley of Lubbock, TX); Grandson (Cody Bradley and wife Dakota Bradley and son Liam of Tampa, FL); Grandson (Landon Bradley and wife Alexis Bradley and son Quilitair of San Angelo, TX); Grandson (Chad Bradley and fiancé Chloee James and expected daughter Mayven of Lubbock, TX).

She is also survived by Sister-in-law (Bonnie Stevens and husband Miles of Littlefield, TX); Brother-in-law (Gene Williams of Lubbock, TX); seven nieces and nephews, along with two cousins of Lubbock. TX. 

Virginia was also known as “MOM” and “GRANDMA” to (Van Kowalik of Brownfield, TX); and (Dario and Marsha DiMichele of Spring, TX and their children Michael and Dawn).

Virginia arranged for her body to be donated to the UT Medical Science School for the use of teaching new doctors.

The family requests memorial donations be made in the memory of Virginia Williams to The Houston Library Foundation in Houston, TX. https://www.houstonlibraryfou…

The family welcomes comments, memories and stories to be added to this site for sharing and the continued memory of their beloved Virginia, Mom, Grandma.

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