Ruth Cynthia Ree Walker Williams, 88, affectionately known in Hardee County as "Miss
Cindy", joined Heaven's family at the Tidewell Arcadia Hospice House on January 12,
2026, surrounded by her loving family and wonderful care team. Born December 14,
1937, in Blue Springs, Alabama, most of her life was dedicated to the support and
encouragement of her beloved husband in service to God and Country, and her four
children.
"Miss Cindy" spent many years teaching young children in Sunday School and
Children's Church at Oak Grove Baptist Church, Wauchula, FL. After her husband's
retirement, she continued to minister to those who were homebound and sick.
She is preceded in death by husband, Rev Jimmy R Williams Sr; her parents, Cotis Oyd
Walker and Mary Ruth Strickland Walker; 2 brothers, Earl and Durwood Walker; 3
sisters, Becky Gray Mooneyham, Betty Sargent, Sarah Walker; and a great-grandson
Hunter Abbott.
Survivors include her son, Jimmy "Jimbo" Williams Jr (Kim) of Littleton, CO; daughters,
Terri Brown (Gil) of Wauchula, Tonya Albert (Bill) of Wesley Chapel, FL, Dana Abbott
(Ronnie) of Wauchula; three brothers Nelson Walker of Smith Station, AL, Spurgeon
Walker of Pittsview, AL, and Max Walker of Salem, AL; grandchildren, Dr Bailee Oliff
(James) of Denver, CO; Jarrah "Gunnar" Brown of Wauchula, FL; Kristy Little of
Asheville, NC; Gabriel Albert of St Petersburg, FL; Luke Albert(Sonja) of New Port
Richey, FL; Thomas Ryan Abbott(Amanda) of Wauchula; William Abbott (Cassidy) of
Avon Park, FL; Jessica Garner (Doug) of Wauchula; Great grandchildren, Jimmy Little;
Theodore Albert, Kai and Skylar Kinna; Lane, Lyla and Levi Abbott; Paislee and Emma
Abbott; Dalton, James, and Weston Garner, and Jordan Benning.
A visitation will be held at Robarts Garden Chapel on Wednesday, January 14, 2026, from 7:00 P.M.-9:00 P.M. A second visitation will be held at Holman Funeral Home of Ozark on Saturday, January 17, 2026 @ 10:00 A.M. in Ozark, Alabama
Interment will follow at Woodlawn Memory Gardens, Ozark, AL