Joy Williams

Marvin's wonderful wife and our loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and great-great grandmother Joy Darlene (Quinn) Williams, of Sparta, Missouri, passed away peacefully Monday, December 1, 2025 in her home. Joy was 89 years old.
She was born in Mossyrock, Washington on November 25, 1936 to George and Rosa Quinn. She was the last surviving child in her family of six siblings. Joy helped her father on his dairy farm and was taught by her mother who was a school teacher in the local school. She was a bright student and was honored as Valedictorian of her senior class at Mossyrock High School. Joy married the love of her life, Marvin Roy "Marv" Williams, on February 19, 1955, and together they raised four children, Dwight, Randy, Anthony, and Faith. Joy and Marvin celebrated 70 years of marriage this past February.
Joy went to banking school in Seattle, Washington and worked as a banker most of her career. She loved her co-workers at the Federal Home Loan Bank in Seattle, where she worked for 23 years. She retired in 2005 and moved with Marvin and son Randy to Sparta, Missouri to be closer to son Tony.
Joy was a strong woman of faith and was in church her entire life. She played the organ and piano in church for many years. She had a beautiful voice and sang many duets with Marvin in church, weddings, and at funerals. Joy and Marvin were pastors in their mid-years and spent a lot of time serving and helping those in their church. They also loved spending time with their many children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Their family were true blessings to Joy and Marvin. Marvin said, "Joy was a beautiful mother and grandma all the days of her life".
Joy is survived by her loving husband of 70 years, Marvin; children, Randy Williams and Anthony Williams and his wife Yvette; grandchildren Andy Williams, Alicia Atkins, Clancey Marshall his wife Rachelle, Austin Marshall and his wife Karissa, Cole Marshall, Ellie Marshall, Shane Marshall and his wife Sarah, Michael Williams, Matthew Williams and his wife Sarah, Laura Williams, Elliott Williams and his wife Natalie, Alex Mitchell, Bailey Weskamp and her husband Andrew, and Cameron Mitchell; great-grandchildren Joshua Atkins and his wife Jacquelyn, Faith Sharpe and her husband Arron, Jordan Williams, Brady Williams, Kayliegh Williams, Ella Williams, Henry Weskamp, Marcus Williams, Isla Williams, Liam Weskamp, Grady Marshall, Maeve Marshall; and great-great grandchildren Brylie Atkins and Brycen Atkins.
She was preceded in death by her parents George and Rosa Quinn; her son Dwight Williams, her daughter Faith Marshall; her brothers, Warren Quinn, Dick Quinn, Gene Quinn, Glenn Quinn (Shirley), and sisters, Wanda Clark and Shirly Jones.
A visitation will be held from 3:00 – 5:00 p.m., Sunday, December 7, 2025 at JD Lee & Sons Funeral Home, 7405 E. Ferrell Lane, Rogersville, MO.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, December 8, 2025 at the funeral home.
Burial will follow at 1:00 p.m. at the Missouri Veterans Cemetery, 5201 S. Southwood, in Springfield, MO.
In lieu of flowers, please make all memorial donations in Joy's honor to her church, Fellowship Lighthouse Church, 236 S. Marshfield Road, Bruner, MO 65620.