Grace Jeanette Williams Brown Thompson

March 10, 1945 - January 14, 2021

Grace Jeanette Williams Brown Thompson, 75, passed away peacefully on January 14, 2021 in Austin, TX. Although colon cancer overtook her physically at the end of her life, her spirit and smile were ever present until she went on to Heaven. Jeanette had a good life as evidenced from deep sorrow and pain in the hearts of all who knew her. Jeanette was the oldest child of parents David H. Williams and Grace Pierce Williams born on March 10, 1945 in Shreveport, Louisiana. Growing up with brother, John D. Williams, Jeanette graduated from Fair Park High School in Shreveport, Louisiana in 1963. Her classmates remember her as beautiful, kind, smart and an excellent writer as demonstrated during her time as Editor of the Sequoyah, the school’s yearbook. Jeanette would go on to attend and graduate from East Texas Baptist College in Marshall, Texas with a Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education. During her time in college, Jeanette met and married Cliff Brown in June 1964 and with whom she had her two children, Clifton Brown and Brooke Brown Ruffin. After divorcing, Jeanette met Glenn Thompson while out dancing and he would continue to be her dance partner for the next 37 years. Jeanette resided in Ennis, Texas for the majority of her life enjoying many friends, attending Baylor Baptist Church, teaching swim lessons and cheering on the Dallas Cowboys.