Kinder-Celebration of Life services honoring Jessie Williams, 94, will be held at 11 o’clock a.m. on Saturday morning, August 1, 2026, at the Chapel at Creel Memorial Gardens at Camp Pearl in Reeves, LA. Jessie will be laid to rest at Creel Memorial Gardens at Camp Pearl immediately following his services.

    Jessie’s family will receive friends and visitors at the Chapel at Creel Memorial Gardens at Camp Pearl in Reeves, LA, on Saturday morning, August 1, 2026, from 10 o’clock a.m. until time of service. All of Jessie’s arrangements have been entrusted to the care of Ardoin/Allen Parish Funeral Home of Kinder.

    Jessie Williams passed away peacefully at his home in Amite, LA on Saturday, July 25, 2026. was born on Saturday, October 3, 1931, as an only child to the union of Paul and Katie Rogers Williams. He was a loving husband, father, brother, grandfather, great grandfather, great great-grandfather, uncle, and friend to all. Originally from Walker, LA, he was a hard worker and worked as a Stevedore and Operator at the Port of Lake Charles from which he retired. Jessie resided in Lake Charles, LA and Reeves, LA with his wife and children most of his life and eventually moved to Amite, LA in the final years of his life. He was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed hunting, fishing, raising cattle and chickens, riding horses, and growing a garden. One of his most memorable past times is when he did what he loved most, putting on his cap and overalls, and making the drive to have coffee with family and friends, which he did until two weeks prior to his passing. Jessie loved and cherished his family, especially his grandchildren, great grandchildren and great-great grandchildren. He was a very humble, loving and caring person and will be forever missed and unconditionally loved by all who knew him.

     Those left to cherish Jessie’s memory include his four sons, Jesse Kurt Williams and wife Charlene, Jonathan Kim Williams and wife Brenda, Jason Kain Williams and wife Bridgette, and Jacob Kade Williams; three daughters, Joselin Kathy Williams, Janet Kari Williams, and Jodi Katrece Williams and husband Brian; twenty nine grandchildren, fifty two great grandchildren, fourteen great-great grandchildren, and a host of extended family members and friends.

    Jessie is preceded in death by his wife, Delores Alexander Williams; his father, Paul Williams, his mother, Katie Rogers Austin; one infant brother; and two grandsons, Yancy John Tate and David Wayne Fontenot, Jr.

    Condolences and expressions of sympathy may be shared with Jessie’s family at www.ardoinfuneralhome.com or on Facebook-Ardoin/Allen Parish Funeral Homes.