Kimberly Kay Williams

Kimberly (Kym) Kay Townsend Williams, 52, of Buchanan Dam, Texas passed away on February 28, 2013 in Buchanan Dam. Funeral services will be at 2:00 pm on Monday, March 4, 2013 at Wylie Baptist Church. Brother John Fanning of View Baptist Church will officiate. Burial will be follow at the Lakeview Cemetery in Winters, Texas. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 6:00 pm on Sunday at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. There will also be a celebration of Kym’s life on Wednesday March 6th at 4:00 pm at the Chapel of the Hills Baptist Church in Buchanan Dam, Texas. Pastor Steve Leftwich will officiate. Kym was born in Abilene, Texas to Evelyn and Irvin Townsend on July 23, 1960. She attended school at Wylie before graduating from TSTC Waco in 1980. Kym worked as a correctional officer for the Burnet County Jail for 3 years. Kym was preceded in death by her father Irv Townsend and her grandparents B.R. Thetford and Francis Williams Thetford. Kym is survived by her mother, Evelyn Townsend, her brother Dewey Townsend and his wife Traci, her sister Kelly and husband John Collums, her nieces and nephews Marcos Reyes, Ali Dockter, Taylor and Cole Townsend, Maddie, Jake, and Gus Davis. She is also survived by many beloved aunts, uncles, and cousins, as well as many dear friends, including her dear friend Ed, who has been a great help to her. Pallbearers will be Vance Long, Mike Bounds, Marcos Reyes, John Collums, Gary Linn, Troy Cooper and Dale Doby. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorials be given to the Wylie Baptist Church Fund, 6097 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene, TX 79606; Rescue the Animals, SPCA, 5933 South 1st St., Abilene, TX 79605; or Chapel of the Hills Baptist Church Food Pantry at 19135 TX-29, Buchanan Dam, TX 78609.