Kern County Obituaries

Martha Jan Williams

Submitted by Don Stowell; 13 Feb 2008

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Mojave Desert News; 18 Mar 2004

Martha Jan Williams, age 56, of Bakersfield, California, passed away 
Wednesday, March 10,  2004 in Austin, Texas. Jan, as she was most commonly 
known, was born in Lynwood, California on October 7, 1947.  From the 
approximate age of 2 until 18 years old, she lived and was raised in Mojave, 
California, where she graduated from High School in 1965. In June of 1966 
she married Rodney Carl Williams and moved to Tehachapi, California, where 
she lived and raised four children until 1988. She then moved to Bakersfield 
where she lived and worked for the majority of the rest of her young, but 
beautiful life, except for the last five months which were spent in Austin.

Throughout her life Jan enjoyed multiple hobbies and crafts such as oil 
painting, quilting, crocheting, needlepoint, and guitar. Jan's kindness and 
love through her caring, concern, and giving was, and still will be 
cherished by her family, friends, co-workers, and many others whom she 
knew, and who knew her. Jan is survived by her children, Travis Williams of
Springfield, Missouri; Zane Williams of Portage, Wisconsin; Janna Minorchio 
of Austin; and Blake Williams of Bakersfield. Also still living are her brothers 
Randall and Arden Kelley of Mojave, California and her former husband Rodney 
Carl Williams of Checotah, Oklahoma; and grandchildren, Savannah, Madison, & 
Austin Williams and Kade Minorchio.

A Memorial Service will be held Saturday, March 27, 2004 at 4 p.m. at The 
Hillcrest Seventh Day Adventist Church, 2801 Bernard St. Bakersfield, California  
93306, 661.871.5000. 

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