Knoxville native, Allison Elizabeth Williams passed away Tuesday, April 9, 2024, in her prime at the age of 35. She was undoubtedly met with open and loving arms by both our Lord Jesus Christ and her mother, Lydia.

Born April Fool’s Day in 1989, Allison was anything but a fool. She was brilliant, vibrant, hilarious, beautiful, and intrinsically captivating - owning the room as she entered. She won arguments, either by logic or sheer persistence (when she knew she wasn’t exactly in the right) with her disarming wit, quick mind, and expansive vocabulary. That girl could make anyone acquiesce to her point and like it -whether a foe or innocent bystander, everyone would be laughing at the end.

Allison loved her niece Aubrye, animals, Mexican food, overcoming stereotypes, Diet Coke, her friends, and regaling people with her humor. Her two true loves in life were her Daddy (she was his spitting image) and Chemistry, but she also cherished her tattered life-long keepsake, Blankie, until it was just a knot of threads. With unrelenting determination, she started her undergrad studies at UT-Chattanooga before earning her Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from Tennessee Tech, winning awards along the way. Allison’s brilliance was matched only by her passion for learning. She’d also want it said that she looked amazing in a lab coat (because she did). And did we mention she was funny?

Despite her diminutive stature, "Tiny Allison" stood out in every room because her mindset, energy, and drive were unique. She felt differently, loved differently, and thought differently. That was her superpower – bestowing the authentic version of herself on everyone she encountered, which is the painful void we'll never fill.

Preceded in death by her mother, Lydia Elizabeth Benitez Williams.

 She will be sorely missed by her sister and niece Joey and Aubrye Williams, sister-from-a-different-mister Abby Bowman Smasal, and father, Joe Williams.

Celebration of Life will be held Wednesday, April 24 from 5:00-7:30pm at The Doubletree Hotel in Oak Ridge, TN. Since Allison glowed brightly with pride in donning the lab coat symbolic of her profession, her family invites those attending her service to wear a lab coat or bright colors as an homage. In lieu of flowers or arrangements, donations may be made to Krazy For K9’s Rescue, Inc [linktr.ee/krazy4k9rescue or kfkrescue@icloud.com] or any animal rescue organization.