Arletta Ann Williams

Arletta Ann Davidson Williams was born on October 9, 1941 and went home to be with the Lord on May 4, 2020. Arletta loved the Lord & was a friend to many. She never met a stranger. She was a licensed cosmetologist and loved to make people look their best. She was an artist and enjoyed painting well into the last years of her life. An excellent cook and was always offering to feed you. She worked alongside her husband daily in all his businesses & efforts. I watched many late nights & early mornings. My parents were the hardest working people I had ever met. They loved the Lord & instilled values in me I will carry to my own grave & pray to pass them to my sons. Arletta was Texan to the core & loved the western lifestyle. Many hours & many cookies were baked for the Christian Cowboy ministry at the Houston Livestock Show- which she loved doing. She was a founding member of Christian Faith church & loved the people dearly. She would always be ready to take food or sing. She would complain about song practice or getting up on stage- but she did love music & singing. Arletta loved her grandsons Marshall & Tanner-they were her absolute everything. She was so proud of them. Both parents pushed me aside when Marshall was born & then Tanner. They were her “only sunshine” & the “stars of the show” as her would say. She started to “forget” in 2008 & when dad passed in 2011 it all got worse. I allowed her to live on her own at the ranch as long as I possibly could. I appreciate the people God sent to help us at the time- Trevor & Ms. Rita helped more than they know. Allowing mom to stay those last few years in her place. Arletta is preceded in death by her parents, Arthur and Ethel Davidson; husband, Nathan Dick Williams; son, Mark Williams; brother, Arthur Henry Williams; Sister and brother in law, Norma Jane and Carl Hagan. Her mother and father in law, Laurelle and JC Williams, and sister in law, Lynnie Selman. She is survived by her daughter, Janey Williams Wood; grandsons, Marshall Rein Wood and Tanner Case Wood. Also by nephew, Kerry Carl Hagan and nephew, Kevin Wade Hagan and his wife Deb, as well as many friends through the years. I have missed her a great deal before her death & especially now. She was very wise & spot on about people. Being able to read people is an art & she was a pro. Arletta had good taste & an eye for color & design- I wish she could have used it more or done more of what she wanted- but she catered to my dad & myself first & foremost. She had humor & liked to joke or make jokes. Arletta had a lot of tragedy in her own life but continued on with the best heart & attitude. An example of strength, most days I don’t know how she did it. She was the most loving & giving person I have ever known & proud God gave her to me as my mother. She was a stand in mom for many others as well. I would ask that in lieu of flowers- people donate to the Alzheimer’s Association or the Baytown Pregnancy Resource Center in her name.

Arletta Ann Williams

October 9, 1941 - May 4, 2020