Beverly A. (Payne) Williams, age 83, passed away peacefully with family at her side on Thursday, December 14, 2023, at Marshfield Medical Center after a courageous battle with cancer.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am on Thursday, December 21, 2023, at Rembs funeral Home, Marshfield, where a visitation will be from 9:00 am until service time. The service will be streamed online at www.facebook.com/rembsfuneralhomes. Burial will be in Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Marshfield, and serving as pallbearers will be Sylar Hatala, Larry Rogers, Nick Liebe, Allan Rothenburger, Shandon Blank and Jimmy Langerud.
Beverly was born on October 12, 1940, in Adams County, to Harvey and Olive (Evans) Payne and attended P.J. Jacobs School, Stevens Point. She was united in marriage to Myron W. Williams, Sr. on February 7, 1959, in Wausau, Wisconsin. He died on December 10, 2021.
In addition to raising their five children, Bev and Myron were loving and devoted foster parents to many children for over 50 years from 1974 until the present time.
She enjoyed camping, attending tractor shows, flower beds, gardening, bird watching, word puzzles, and her family, especially her grandchildren.
She is survived by her children, Myron “Mike” (Terri) Williams, Jr. of Waupaca, Laurie Krug (special friend – Ken Kilty) of Marshfield, Donna Tysver and Sheila Pohle, both of Chili, Pamela (Eric) Fredrickson of Marshfield and adopted daughter Jolie Williams of Plover, and foster children, Tim Liebe of Stevens Point, Mark Sternweis of Marshfield, and several other foster children. She is also survived by 16 grandchildren, 22 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild.
She was preceded in death by her parents, a daughter Cindy Marie at birth, a grandson, Jammie Joe Tysver, sons-in-law, Ron Krug, Mark Tysver, and Don Pohle, sisters, Bertha Morris, Gladys Stevens and Janet Brown and brothers, Harvey, Jr. “Sonny”, Norman, Richard, and Stanley Payne.
A special thank you to Palliative Care, Oncology staff, and Darla Meddaugh.
Condolences may be sent online to www.rembsfh.com