Mary Jean Williams

Mary Jean Williams, age 95, met her Master face-to-face on Friday, May 2, 2025 after a short illness. She was born in Sullivan County to Burleigh and Linnie Mongle Gray. She resided in Sullivan County most of her life.

She was a Registered Nurse by profession, spending 40+ years at Holston Valley Medical Center. Jean spent most of her career in the Emergency Room Department where she was fondly known as "Willie". She was faithful to her church and church family at Indian Springs Baptist and active in the Gunnings community along with her late husband, Norman Williams.

Jean was preceded in death by her husband of 66 years, Norman Williams. Jean also lost a grandson, Chad Williams and a great-grandson, Reese Williams, as well as four brothers and four sisters, and her special friend, Hilda S. Hoskins.

Left to cherish her life and memories are her children and spouses, Becky Hubble (Gary), David Williams (Lea), Ken Williams (Connie), John Williams (Angie) and Eugene Williams (Trish) as well as her grandchildren and spouses, Tony Williams (Jamie), Jennifer Williams Sando (Kyle), Christy Beane (Brian), Steve Williams (Kayla), Judah Williams (Abi), Micah Williams (girlfriend, Keri), Hannah Hansen (Richard), Hailey Mullins (Brandon), Jeremy Williams (Laura), Carly Williams, Carter Chapman, and Claire Chapman. She has 21 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great granddaughter.

The family will receive friends from 5pm – 7pm on Monday, May 5, 2025 at Hamlett Dobson Funeral Home, Kingsport. A Celebration of Life will follow with Pastor Aaron Rayburn officiating. Burial will be held at 12pm on Tuesday, May 6, 2025 at Oak Hill Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

A special thank you to Dr. Remey, Dr. Neglia and the amazing hospice nurses on the third floor of Wilcox Hall at Holston Valley Medical Center for their compassionate care.

Memorials may be made to Indian Springs Baptist Church, 325 Hill Road, Kingsport, Tennessee or to your charity of choice.

Proverbs 31:28-21: Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her: "many daughters have done well, but you excel them all" Charm is deceitful and beauty is passing, but a woman who fears the Lord, she shall be praised.

She was the epitome of a Proverbs 31 woman to all her family.