Mrs. Hortense Williams

November 23, 1931 - December 15, 2019

****NOTE: Visitation and Funeral Service Times Are Listed Below**** Hortense Williams passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 15, 2019 at Medilodge of Westwood Nursing Home in Kalamazoo, MI. She was born November 23, 1931 to the late Henrietta (Spillers) Woods and Charlie Woods, n Charleston, Missouri. She later moved to Kalamazoo where she married her husband Hulen Burel Williams, also known as “H.B.”. They were married for 56 years. She was a loving stepmother to two step sons, M.C. Williams, Hulen Burel, Jr., and a stepdaughter Cathy Cutts. She also served as a special aunt to two nephews that she assisted in raising later in life, Bradford Woods and Robert Woods. She worked at Shakespeare for many years before retiring. She was a member of Galilee Baptist Church for years and was also a member of the Eastern Star organization. In her spare time, she enjoyed gardening and spending time with family, especially her siblings. She also loved children. She was preceded in death by sisters Charlesetta “Rose” Stegall, Lillie Mae Patterson, Mozell Wilson, Virgie Woods and brothers Billy Woods, Charles Woods, and Robert Earl Woods. She is survived by siblings Ester Best, Rose Laverne Betts, Georgia Eadie, Betty Williams and Willie Woods, and a host of nieces and nephews.