Barbara Ann Williams, daughter of the late Delbert G. Essen and Christina Edith Elizabeth Stone Essen was born in St. Louis Missouri on April 4, 1941 and departed this life at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri on February 3, 2018 at the age of 76.

Mrs. Williams was a homemaker and a resident of Bernie.

She was united in marriage to William “Bill” Ray Williams in Ellisville, Missouri on September 12, 1959.  Mr. Williams preceded his wife in death on October 30, 2012.

Survivors include three sons, Lonnie Williams of Bernie, Missouri, Jeffery Williams of Dexter, Missouri and Rodney Williams of Bernie, Missouri; by three brothers, Louis William Essen of Gretna, Nebraska, Delbert Griffin Essen Jr. of Benton, Illinois and John Charles Essen of Jefferson City, Missouri; by ten Grandchildren and thirteen Great-grandchildren; also by other relatives and many friends.

She was preceded in death other than by her parents and her husband, by one son, Anthony Lee Williams; by one brother, Bernard Allen Essen; and by one grandson, Colin Matthew Williams.

Friends may call at Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Bernie, Missouri on Tuesday Evening, February 6, 2018 from 5:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M.   

Funeral services will be conducted in the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel on Wednesday morning, February 7, 2018 at 11:00 A.M. with Stan Dauck officiating.   

Interment will follow in the Bernie Cemetery.  Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in charge of all arrangements.

In lieu of flowers memorial maybe made to:

Children’s Homes Inc., 5515 Walcott Road, Paragould, Arkansas 72450