Birth date: Aug 8, 1945 Death date: Aug 1, 2023
Lana DeLyn Wilkes was born August 8, 1945, Baylor Hospital, Dallas, TX and passed away on August 1, 2023 in Austin, TX. Lana was preceded in death by her parents, L.T. Hankey and Pathie Williamson; her husband, Norman Williamson; Read Obituary
I loved Leslie! We worked together and became great friends! So much fun and laughter! She was an inspiration in so many ways and was so dedicated to her husband, Jack! I can still hear her laughter and always the optimist! Now, she is free from all pain and suffering as God’s newest beautiful Angel!!
Lana is very loved & will be missed. We met briefly at Paul & Debbie Watsons home and played cards. Fun times! Praying for the family for comfort and peace!
My mom was a free spirit that didn't know a stranger and loved her family and friends fiercely. While the last year has been met with such sadness knowing this time would come after a long, hard fought battle with Alzheimer's, I've found peace and solace knowing she is no longer suffering at the hand of the one fate she was so afraid of. There is joy in knowing she has found eternal peace and I know with all my heart that her spirit was ready to meet her savior long before her body was willing to let her go. Each day begins and ends with memories I will hold dear. Instead if the sadness, I choose to remember the family reunions she held so dear, the skits she conjured up that still make us giggle (and perhaps even blush if I'm being honest) to this day, the joy she had in welcoming and loving each of her grandchildren, her love for all animals, the uncanny way she could calm my soul during what felt like the wildest of emotional storms, wine nights with her friends and so many other memories and moments helped me become the woman I am today. I am blessed to have been chosen to call her mom and grateful for every moment I can now look back on with a smile and maybe an occasional tear. Even better still, she no longer has to celebrate the birthday she shared with my Nana alone as they now get to celebrate together in Heaven starting this year as we lay her to rest on what would have been her birthday. I know she is flying high and watching over us from above with those we love that left before her. Until we meet again mama!
