Vontina Williams Brace

Vontina Williams Brace passed away July 27, 2013.

She was born on December 18, 1973, to the late Edgar Lee Williams, Jr., and Mozell Davis Williams in Charleston, MS.

Vontina Graduated from Clarendon College school of nursing and worked for various doctors, hospitals, nursing homes, and agencies though out the Panhandle area.

Vontina was baptized on October 26, 1991, as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses while living in Clarksdale, MS.

In 1992 she began serving in the full-time ministry and continued to do so until her death. She served in Clarksdale, Marks, and Charleston, MS as well as in Shamrock, Pampa, Childress, and Clarendon. She taught Bible studies in eight languages not including Spanish or English. She served many years with the Regional Building Committee of Jehovah’s Witnesses.

On March 23, 2013, Vontina married Colburn Brace and moved to Wichita, Kan., and served in the full-time ministry with the Sign Language Wichita Congregation (ASL) until her sudden and unexpected death.

She is preceded in death by her father Edgar Lee Williams, Jr., grandfather Edgar Lee Williams, Sr., and grandmother Beulah Williams.

She leaves to cherish her memory her loving husband, Colburn Brace; mother, Mozell Williams; grandmother, Hosie Davis; two siblings, Shondra Rhodes (Owen) and Ebony Williams (Kelvin); two step-daughters, Michelle Brace and Jessica Brown; two step-sons, Matthew Brace and James Brace; five nieces, Shauntel Morris, Catera Thompson, Dasha Tillis, Mozell Williams, and Jasmine Rhodes; one nephew, Vondrell Warren; one great niece, Shamyla Moore; two aunts, Tammy Davis and Dorothy Davis; two uncles, William Davis and Willie Williams; six cousins; and a host of other relatives along with many dear friends near and far.

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, August 17, 2013, at 1:00 p.m. at Parkway Kingdom Hall, 1717 South Manhattan, in Amarillo. In lieu of flowers, there has been a memorial fund established at Wells Fargo Bank under the name Vontina Williams Brace Memorial Fund.