LaDonna Kaye Williams was born on September 15, 1962, in Watonga, Oklahoma, to Gary Lee Williams and Bobby Kaye (James) Williams. She passed away Tuesday, June 3, 2025, at Weatherford Regional Hospital in Weatherford, Oklahoma, at the age of 62.  LaDonna was raised in Calumet, Oklahoma, where she attended Calumet Public Schools and was active in basketball and softball. After high school, she pursued her education at Dickinson Business School, earning a degree in accounting.  At a young age, LaDonna married Paul Gardner, and they shared ten years together. On July 28, 1988, she married Rodney Dale Williams Sr. in Foster, Oklahoma. Together, they made their home in Alex, Lindsay, and later Geary, where they lived for 23 years before settling in Hinton, Oklahoma, 14 years ago.  LaDonna had a zest for life and a wide range of interests. She loved crocheting, ceramics, cars, card games, cruising, going to the lake, traveling, riding ATVs, fishing, cooking, reading, and spending quiet evenings watching movies on the back porch. She had a special fondness for hummingbirds and was a skilled makeup artist. She also enjoyed shopping on Amazon and Temu and loved listening to Joyce Meyer and Joel Osteen. Most of all, she cherished time with her family.  She was a proud member of the Red Dirt Jeep Club and Frank’s Jeep Club and attended the Christian Center Church in Chickasha, Oklahoma. LaDonna’s vibrant spirit, generous heart, and joyful presence will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved her.

LaDonna is survived by her loving husband, Rodney Williams of the home in Hinton; her children: Rodney Dale Williams Jr. of the home, Hinton, Rocky Gardner of Fort Worth, Texas, Josh Gardner and his wife Ashley of Oklahoma City, and Felicia Voegeli and her husband Justin of Chickasha; eight grandchildren: Bryce Gardner, Mickey Gardner, Sophie Gardner, Emily Voegeli, Emmett Voegeli, Felix Voegeli, Roxy Gardner, and Maximo Gardner; and one great-granddaughter, Donna Gardner. She is also survived by her brother, Frank Fetters of Oklahoma City, first cousin, Shane James of Amarillo, TX, along with many nieces, nephews, other relatives, and countless friends.

She was preceded in death by her father, Gary Williams; her mother, Bobby Kay Gooden; her stepfather, Gene Gooden; and her sister, Diamond Cleveland.

Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, June 6, 2025, at Hinton Cemetery, with Brother Eddie Ince and Mary Jones officiating services entrusted to Turner Funeral Home, Hinton, Oklahoma. Condolences may be sent to the family at turnerfuneralhomes@gmail.com, turnerfh.net, or you can find us on facebook.com (Turner Funeral Homes.)