The Celebration of Life for Mrs. Arlene Williams, 72, of Orange TX will be Saturday, January 28th, 2023, at 11am at the Mount Olive Baptist Church. Rites of Christian Burial will follow at Hollywood Community Cemetery under the direction of Sparrow Funeral Home.
Visitation will be from 9 until 11am.
Arlene Smith Williams of Orange, Texas, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on January 19, 2023, in the comfort of her home surrounded by her loved ones.
Born March 28, 1950 in Vinton, Louisiana, she was the daughter of Jettie Smith of Beaumont, Texas and Lola Mae Jones Smith (aka Susie) of Grand Chenier, Louisiana.
Arlene devoted her life to Christ and was always very generous when it came to giving time, prayers, love and anything else that she had to anyone in need.
She was an all “A” honor roll student throughout her elementary and high school years leading to her graduating as Valedictorian from Vinton Negro High School in 1969. She continued her studies for one year at McNeese State University.
She began her career in healthcare in 1971 at Orange Memorial Hospital in the Medical Records department. She retired in 1992 from nursing at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont, Texas. She loved helping and taking care of people. If she had it to give and you needed it, she gave it without hesitation.
Arlene was a member of Mount Olive Baptist Church where she served for many years as a member of the Pastor’s Aide Committee and the head of the Hospitality Committee.
She was a natural caretaker and spent years of her life caring for her family. She truly believed in keeping family together. She loved her family dearly, especially her grandbabies.
As a single parent, after becoming widowed in 1976, she had a generous heart and was known as mom to many. Many of the neighborhood children knew her to be a mom that would definitely give you whatever you needed, including discipline. She was loved by everyone that she came into contact with. She was truly a beautiful soul inside and out.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Jettie and Lola Smith; her husband, Clint (Bae Brother) Williams; her sisters, Darlene Smith and Jetty Sue Smith; and her niece, Dawnella Smith.
Arlene is survived by her son, David (Akeisha) Williams; two daughters, Darlene Williams and Susan Williams; step brother Marvin Roberts, step sister Deborah Guillory, niece April Smith, nephew Jerrick Smith, and niece Jasmine (Gage) Clark; grandchildren, Clint Williams, Jackson Williams, David Williams Jr., Jordan Williams, Isis Williams, Trakeisha Youngblood, Nazingah Watson; and numerous other loving family and friends.
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