Rachel B. Williams, 89, died November 9, 2008 at Cherry Village Nursing Home, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born March 13, 1919 at Duquoin, Kansas, the daughter of Francis Lloyd and Annabelle (Baker) Mayberry. She married W. F. "Bud" Williams August 17, 1946 at Kingman, Kansas. He died August 28, 1988. A resident of Great Bend since 1992, Mrs. Williams was a registered nurse, working in Kingman for seventeen years, then at New Horizons in Valley Center for fifteen years. Mrs. Williams was a member of the Valley Center First Christian Church, and Order of Eastern Star, Valley Center. She was also a member of the V. F. W. Auxiliary, Maize, and the Pearl Harbor Survivors-Spouse, Wichita, Kansas. Survivors include one niece: Pam Lewis, Great Bend, Kansas; one great-nephew, Jeremy Lewis and wife, Melanie, Great Bend, Kansas; and cousin, Phyllis Christie and husband, Bill, Stafford, Kansas. She was preceded in death by one nephew, Chuck Lewis; and two sisters: Geraldine Lawson and Imogene Lewis. Graveside services will be at 11:30 a.m., Thursday, November 13, 2008 at Hillside Cemetery, Sedgwick, Kansas with Pastor Chuck Smith officiating. Friends may call from 1:00 to 9:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 12, 2008 at Bryant Funeral Home. Memorials are requested to the CKMC Foundation for the benefit of the Heartland Cancer Center, in care of the funeral home.