Anna Marie Williams
March 18, 2011
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Anna Marie Williams, age 20 of Carlisle, went home to be with the Lord Friday March 18th, 2011.
A visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, March 21, 2011, at Willow Creek Baptist Church, 720 Army Post Rd., West Des Moines, IA. A service will be held on Tuesday, March 22, 2011, at 11 a.m. at the church.
Anna Marie Williams went home to be with her Lord and Savior on March 18th, enroute to support the UNI Women’s basketball team with the UNI pep band for the NCAA tournament. Anna loved life, her family, friends, and her joy was contagious to those around her. She loved singing with her sisters and cousins, playing her trombone, and pounding on her drums. She was always game for any sport and was determined to win. Anna loved her Lord and was strong in her faith, ready to share Jesus with anyone. She was a graduate of Carlisle High School and was enrolled at UNI studying psychology. “Anna Banana” was very loyal to her teams including the Carlisle Wildcats, UNI Panthers, and the Iowa Hawkeyes.
She is survived by her parents, Karl and Kristy Williams; siblings, Jessica, Becca, and Jacob; Grandparents Vonda Lee Williams of Colfax and George and Mary Lou Close of Des Moines; Aunts and Uncles, Kevin (BJ) Williams of Gladbrook, Vana (Monty) Beals of Colfax, Pam Close of Columbia, Mo., Linda (Jim) Mason, Dianne (Tony) Merrill of Des Moines; Cousins, Shannon Williams, Seth (wife, Kristen and daughter, Sydney) Williams, Sean (Heidi) Williams, Danae and Danielle Beals, Jason (Julie) Mason, Blake Arney, Tiffany Merrill and two more on the way.
Anna was preceded in death by her Grandparents: Joanne Close, Walter Williams, and Cousin Matthew Mason.
On-line condolences may be made to:
www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com
John & Carole Ballenger
04/04/2011
We were so sad to hear the news of Anna's passing! We have many memories of her as a little girl & what a sweet spirit she had. It appears she held on to that sweetness throughout her life & became a beautiful testimony for the Lord. Please know our hearts ache with yours and we send love & hugs your way.
judy & carl crees
04/02/2011
kristy & karl and family,
just to let you know you are in our prayers and thoughts in your loss of
your beautiful daughter. anna is pretty just like her mother and i know you
have many wonderful memories to help you during this difficult time. i pray
for courage, comfort and strength for all of the family and friends as she will
missed and remembered by so many lives that she touched and loved.
blessings
judy & carl crees and family
Doris M. Wilder, Denton, TX.
03/28/2011
Karl, I remember you as a little boy. I know you and your wife reared beautiful childrn who loved the Lord.
I am weeping with you over your separation from your beautiful daughter, Anne Marie. Thank God for the comfort we have in Christ as we trust in Him to once again spend eterity with our Saviour and believing loved ones.
May the Lord comfort your hearts. Pastor Charles entered His presence Dec. 26m 10 at the age of 90. He was eager to be with the Lord.
I live two streets from youngest son, Jim, he was born while we lived in Colfax.
Doris M. Wilder
Bob & Carol Salazar
03/22/2011
Karl and Kristy,
You don't know us,we saw the news of your daughters accident and our hearts and prayers went out to you immediately. You see a year ago in February our daughter was also taken home to be with our Lord in a car accident.She was 22 and loved the Lord with all of her heart also. We didn't know at first but the more we leaned on Him the more he revealed things and gave us special things to remember her by.It has been the most difficult thing we have been through,but we have seen him in it through salvations,rededications and people changing things in there lives ect...YOUR BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER IS NOW BEING USED IN A MORE GLORIOUS WAY BY OUR LORD.Lean on Him and he will give you peace and strength you didn't know was possible. Philippians 4:7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Shelly Jacobson
03/22/2011
Kristi and family,
I am so saddened by Anna's sudden passing. Please know your NICU friends are keeping you all in our prayers.
Hugs, Shelly
Holly McCarville Clifton
03/22/2011
Karl and family:
I just heard the very sad news of Anna's passing. I am so deeply sorry for your loss. I hope you find comfort in those around you and knowing that Anna is with the Lord. Please know you are in my thoughts and prayers and I wish I was in the United States to be able to provide you this support in person.
With my deepest sympathy,
Holly McCarville Clifton
Christy
03/22/2011
I did not know your daughter personally, but I have been around the pep band and I know what an inspirational young woman she was to all of those she came into contact with. She will be greatly missed, but have peace in knowing she is with our Lord in Heaven!
Donna Reeder
03/22/2011
Karl & Kristy and family,
Our thoughts and prayers are with all of you. We are so sorry for the loss of your Anna. Praying that you find peace knowing she is with our Lord & Savior Jesus Christ. She is a beautiful addition to the heavens above and will be watching over all of you in the days, months & years to come.
Peace be with you~
Donna & Charles Reeder
(Hubert & Rose Anderson's daughter)
Shanel Dearinger
03/22/2011
~An Angel in the Book of Life wrote down Anna Marie Williams birth. And whispered, as she closed the book, "Too Beautiful for Earth." ~?~
Kim Hutchinson Jasper
03/22/2011
Kristi and Karl and family,
I am so sorry for your tremendous loss. Anna was a true blessing to me. I so enjoyed working with her in Sparks and in Sunday School at Willow Creek. She was always such a joy and she was always so positve and sure of what she believed in. I can not even begin to fathom the pain in your hearts, as a parent I know this has to be extremly difficult. Please know that I am praying for you all and I know that you all take comfort in knowing she is with Jesus and that one day you will all see her again.
Love
Kim Jasper
Patti Carroll
03/21/2011
I just read Anna's obituary in the Des Moines Register and my heart breaks for you and your entire family. What a truly beautiful child of God. I can't imagine the "what if"s you run through your head over and over again, but God has a plan for us the day we are born and only He knows the reason these things happen. I am so very sorry for your loss and hope that as time passes your tears will turn to smiles as you remember all of the special times you had with Anna and the joy she brought to your lives.
Liz Platte
03/21/2011
I worked with Anna at UNI in the Reading and Learning Center and was just getting to know her. She allowed me to sit in on some of her tutoring sessions, so that I could start learning how to become an academic coach. She was a great mentor and I'm very sorry for your loss. She will always be remembered and loved by all of us at the RLC.
Steve Danielson
03/21/2011
Good evening Mr. and Mrs. Williams,
We don't know each other, however, our lives and that of our children are now intertwined. My most heartfelt condolences to both of you, your family, and friends.
My name is Steve Danielson, I live in Carlisle. Your beautiful daughter and my wonderful son are now both with Jesus. You may remember a Carlisle boy died during Spring Break in March 2010. He is my son Tyler, age 19. He passed away just a a couple of months shy of his 20th birthday. Tyler is a member of the Carlisle Class of 2008. Anna and Tyler probably went to school together.
His visitation and funeral are the same dates, March 21 and 22 as Anna Marie's.
When and if you feel you would like to talk about Anna Marie you can reach me at stevenole@gmail.com. My phone is 515-238-4793.
God Bless,
Steve
Jon & Rogette Huntington
03/21/2011
While we have never personally met, please know that our hearts and prayers go out to you. Our daughter,Rhiley has worked,traveled and had classes with your daughter,Jessica. We were so very saddened to hear the news of Anna's passing. She sounds like an incredible, loving and faith-filled young lady. God bless all of you.
Laura Nunez
03/21/2011
I remember watching your daughter play the trombone at the choir/band concerts at the high school. She was so good. It's such a tragic loss, and I know there are no right words to say when you lose a child. She was such a beautiful young lady. I'm so, so sorry you have to all go through this.