Reta Ann (Parker) Williams

Reta Ann (Parker) Williams

July 14, 1939 - Feb. 22, 2015

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- Reta Ann (Parker) Williams died Feb. 22, 2015, in Bakersfield.

She was born July 14, 1939, to Leonard F. and Charlotte (Woods) Parker in Palisade, Nebraska. She graduated in 1957 from Benkelman High School in Benkelman, Nebraska. She married James L. Williams on Aug. 30, 1959, in Benkelman. They lived in Denver, Colorado, before moving to Bakersfield.

She was preceded in death by her husband; parents, Leonard F. and Charlotte (Woods) Parker; brother, Roy Dean Parker and a great-niece.

Survivors include her children, Randy and wife, Susan Williams and Rick Williams of Bakersfield; brother, Roger and wife, Florence Parker of Max, Nebraska; sister, Pat and husband, Tim Dahna of Tatum, Texas; sister-in-law, Peg Parker of Imperial; brother- and sister-in-law, Gene and Ann Williams of Bakersfield; and four grandchildren.