Ida

Bill

Ida Bill 81 of Beaumont, TX; passed Apr. 30, 2023.

Services are Saturday, May 20, 2023 at P roctor's Mortuary 3522 Washington Blvd. Beaumont, TX. Visitation will begin at 9AM until Funeral at 10AM. Entombment will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery Beaumont, TX.

Ida was born to Joseph and Stella Laws-Williams on August 18, 1941, in Leonville, Louisiana.

She accepted Christ at an early age and was a member of Greater Union Baptist Church.

Ida attended grade school at North Elementary in Opelousas. She attended High School at J. S. Clark, where she played on the girls basketball team, and her nickname was "ZARO" due to her speed. She also enjoyed playing the piano at church.

Ida moved to Beaumont in 1969 with her six children. Anyone from the community was welcome to a hot meal at her table. She worked at Lamar University, where she met George Bill Jr., and they were married June 25, 1977.

Mrs. Bill is survived by her six children, Joycelyn Williams, Ben Daniel Williams Jr. (Melody), Susan Frazier, Bruce Williams, Mark Williams (Tyneese), and Carl Wayne Williams (Cynthia).

Mrs. Bill was preceded in death by her husband, George Bill Jr., her parents, Joseph and Stella Laws-Williams, one son, Darone Williams, and twins, Argentina and Peru Williams, her sisters, Leala May Williams, Velma Williams, Madeline Teal, Geraldine White, Mary Lou Hall, and Versey Richard, and two brothers, Joseph Williams Jr., and Arthur C. Williams."

She is survived by three sisters, Savannah King, Carolyn Allen, and Cora Lee Sam, one brother, Robert E. Williams, a host of grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and one great-great grandson, and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.

Proctor's Mortuary - Beaumont, is in charge of final arrangements, 3522 Washington Blvd. Beaumont, TX. 77705 (409) 840-2022. The guest book can be signed; words of comfort and condolences for the family can be left at www.proctorsmortuary.com