Mary A. Williams was born on August 1, 1956, in Plant City, FL. She enjoyed biking, listening, and dancing to music. She was loving and giving. She worked at J.C. Newman Cigar Company, where she would later retire. She also attended schools within the Hillsborough County area.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Josephine and Paul Williams; three sons, Tyrone, Dwayne, and Devon; four brothers, Paul, David, Ronald, and Robert Williams; and sisters, Pauline and Rene Williams.

She leaves to cherish her loving memories to her special friend, Robert Simmons; children, Yolanda Williams, Carla McGruder (Jarvis), and Benjamin Chappell (Ashley); grandchildren, TyRe'onna Williams, Ron'Dajia Ponder, Jayla Williams, Ty'Juan Peoples, Beiosha Chappell, Janaya Williams, Benjamin Chappell, and Breon Chappell; great-grandchildren, Tyrin Cherry, Ty'ahni Williams, and Ty'liah Glover; siblings, Gary, Joyce (Jeffery), Joann (Marc), Clifton (Pat), Laverne (Calvin), Howard, Paula, Phillip, Patrick, and Paulette Williams; nieces, and nephews, Nicole, Tonia, Roshawnda, Takeshia, Roslind, Ronald, Corey, Brian, Tiffany, Michael, Clifton Jr., Bernard, Tashia, Howard Jr., Dominique, Devonte, Gary Jr., Baraka, and Timiki; close friends, Ms. Valerie, Margie, Gloria, Annie Ruth, Sylvia, and a host of other family and friends.