Ms. Mattie Jane Williams

October 15, 1947 - April 13, 2020

Ms. Mattie Jane Hayward Williams https://gov.louisiana.gov/assets/Proclamations/2020/38-JBE-2020.pdf Final remembrance will be held privately for Ms. Mattie Jane Hayward Williams, 72, who entered eternal rest, Monday, April 13, 2020 at her residence in Melville, LA. Ms. Williams is survived by two sons, Willie Williams, Jr. (Pamela) and Larry L. Williams (Nichola); a daughter, Samantha Williams; a brother, Robert Hayward, Sr.; two sisters, Dixie Martin and Enolia Hayward; nine grandchildren, four great grandchildren and a host of extended family members and friends. Ms. Williams was preceded in death by her husband, Willie Williams, Sr.; parents, Robert Hayward, Sr. and Odelia Fontenot Hayward; five brothers, Walter, Austin, MC, Jessie and Frank and seven sisters, Christine, Julia, Demetria, Bernadine, Harriett, Hannah and Mary. Share words of comfort with the family of Mattie Jane Williams on her Permanent Life Tribute Page at www.williamsfuneralhomes.net. Be the first to post your most treasured memory of Mattie. Show your support by sharing a personal message or story, meaningful photo or video, or record a video message using your webcam. On behalf of the family, we encourage you to share your personal experiences and preserve the memory of Mattie Jane Hayward Williams for future generations to come. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Williams Funeral Home of Opelousas, 337-942-2037. Extraordinary times, requiring extraordinary measures, exacting extraordinary courage utilizing extraordinary faith !!! The mandate for public gatherings makes it doubly difficult for grieving families especially, pastors and funeral service professionals; we pray your cooperation and support for us all !!! We remain in prayer with and for all of the families we have served and are serving who have the difficult task of celebrating the lives and legacies of loved ones. Our prayer is that God grant you an extraordinary measure of strength and peace as you go forward. We are honored and grateful to be assisting with each celebration and appreciate the confidence entrusted to the legacy that is Williams Funeral Home. Family serving families “since 1932”! To send a memorial please feel free to visit our website at www.williamsfuneralhomes.net *Please adhere to state and national measures to protect each other. We solicit your prayers for us, funeral professionals throughout this community and the country who endeavor and persist in maintaining the commission of service to families at a critical time! “GOD IS IN CONTROL !!!”