Felicia Lanae Williams

Felicia Lenae Williams, affectionately known as “Lisa,” was born on May 21, 1965, to Jerome and Loreace Ford. On June 5, 2026, she peacefully transitioned from this life, leaving behind a legacy of faith, love, strength, and devotion that will forever remain in the hearts of those who were blessed to know and love her.

Felicia spent her childhood in Saginaw, Michigan until her family moved, making Milwaukee, Wisconsin their new home. At a young age, Felicia accepted Christ and was baptized at New Mount Calvary Baptist Church in Saginaw, MI. She loved worshiping through song and later joined King Solomon Baptist Church in Milwaukee, where she used her angelic voice to sing in the choir. She developed a lifelong relationship with God that remained the foundation of her life.

She graduated from Harold S. Vincent High School in 1983 and later earned a Secretarial Office and Administration Certificate from Patricia Stevens Career College and continued her education by obtaining her Cosmetologist license while residing in Colorado Springs, CO.   Throughout her life she worked in various professions, including administrative services, customer service, barbering, and emergency communications.

On December 23, 1993, she married the love of her life, Tirrell Williams. Together they built a beautiful marriage that spanned more than 32 years, raising three sons and creating a home filled with warmth, love, and unwavering support. Above all, Felicia’s greatest joy was her family. She cherished every moment spent with those she loved. Whether an home barbecue, celebrating special occasions, enjoying game nights, singing karaoke, or simply sharing laughter and conversation, Felicia treasured being surrounded by her family and friends. She took immense pride in her family and considered her marriage, her children, and the generations that followed to be her greatest blessings.

Felicia had a special gift for making people feel at home. Family gatherings were among her happiest moments, and she so enjoyed bringing loved ones together. She expressed her love through home cooked meals, great storytelling including voice impersonations and faces that only she could do, heartfelt conversations and words of encouragement. Her quick wit, infectious laugh, and caring spirit created lasting memories. To know Felicia was to have a friend for life, and the countless lifelong friendships she nurtured are a testament to the love, authenticity, and kindness she shared so freely.

Felicia will be remembered for her strength, honesty, loyalty, kindness, generosity, faith, and the immeasurable love she poured into her family. More than anything, she will be remembered for the joy she found in spending time with those she loved most and for the way she made every gathering feel special. Her life was a testament to perseverance, compassion, and deep devotion to family. Though she will be deeply missed, the love she shared and the memories she created will continue to live on through the countless lives she touched.

Felicia was preceded in death by her father, Jerome Ford, as well as her beloved maternal and paternal grandparents.

She leaves to cherish her memory her devoted husband, Tirrell Williams; her loving mother, Loreace Ford; her sons, Travis (Danielle) Gibson, Eric (Rochelle) Harriel Jr., and Tirrell Williams Jr.; her grandchildren, NyKyra (Micah) Brickhouse-Culbreath, Aysha Harriel, Tae Lawton, Blessing Walker, Travis Gibson Jr., Eddie Walker Jr., Trace Gibson, Rozay Harriel, Renzel Harriel, Seven Gibson, and Chance Gibson; her great-grandchildren, Choyce Rodgers and Mace Culbreath; her siblings, Kevin Ford, Keith (Robyn) Ford, Derek (Paulette) Sangster, Dametrius (Janice) Humes, Jerome (Tonya Powell) Humes, and Allison Doyal; along with a host of beloved aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews, extended family members, and dear friends.

A visitation for family and friends will be held from 11:30 am until 12:30 pm on Tuesday, June 30, 2026, at Spicer-Mullikin Funeral Home, 275 East Main Street, Middletown, DE, where a memorial service will begin at 12:30 pm. Inurnment will be held privately.