Mrs. Betty Jean Williams 85, of Plumerville, Arkansas transitioned on Saturday April 12, 2025. Betty Jean Moore Williams, born January 19, 1940, in Plumerville, Arkansas, she was the beloved daughter of Charlie Bell Hervey and Carter Moore, stepdaughter to Walter (Buddy) Hervey, Sr., and cherished granddaughter of Frank and Parthenia McDaniel. Betty was the wife of Willie George Williams. Together they raised eight wonderful children. Betty professed a hope in Christ early in her life and joined the Mt. Carmel Baptist Church, where she remained a member until her death. Her Educational journey led her to the Plumerville Elementary School, where she attended until she reached the 9th grade and transitioned to Conway CountyTraining School in Menifee, Arkansas. During her work life, she worked at Hammett Cleaners in Conway, Arkansas, for over 20 years. Betty loved gospel music, she traveled all over the state of Arkansas and sometimes Tennessee following the Choir and QuartetUnion, especially the Voices of Deliverance, where she and Mae Bertha Rice would go to hear Claudia Everette sing "UNITY". Betty (Mama Bean) was known for exceptional culinary skills and her love for cooking for her family and friends. Her kitchen was always filled with the aroma of her delicious meals, and her home was a gathering place for family and friends. Betty was truly the glue that held the family together, offering love, support, and wisdom to all who knew her. Family members preceding Betty in death, her husband, Willie George Williams;her mother, Charlie Bell Hervey; father, Carter Moore; stepfather, Walter (Buddy)Hervey Sr, brothers, James Parks and Donny Ray Hervey; and sisters, Virginia McCay, Juanita Fletcher, and Sandra Fay Cooper. The loved ones left to cherish Betty's memories are her loving children; Ricky Williams, California, Vicky Williams, Brenda Williams, Terry Williams, Sheila Williams, William Dexter Williams, Willie George Williams Jr, and Timothy Williams, all of Arkansas., grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and siblings, Shirley Williams, Walter Hervey, Jr, and Menthia Ausler. A host of nieces, nephews, and cousins. Betty Jean Moore Williams memory will live on forever in our hearts. I'd like the memory of me to be a happy one. I'd like to leave an afterglow of smiles when life is done. I'd like to leave an echo whispering softly down the ways, Of happy times and laughing times and bright and sunny days. I'd like the tears of those who grieve, to dry before the sun; Of happy memories that I leave when life is done. Unknown Vance-Wilson & Jarrett Funeral Directors "The Epitome of Service"

Visitation Friday, April 18, 2025 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM The Robert & Barbara Wilson Memorial Chapel 106 E. Elm St. Morrilton, AR 72110 WILL LIE IN PEACEFUL REPOSE Saturday, April 19, 2025 9:00 AM Mt. Carmel Missionary Baptist Church 105 Arnold Street Plumerville, AR 72127 Celebration of Life Saturday, April 19, 2025 10:00 AM Mt. Carmel Missionary Baptist Church 105 Arnold Street Plumerville, AR 72127