The world became a brighter place on April 18, 1996 and on June 13, 2017, we all were again blessed to now have an angel watching over us.

Brandi N. Williams, 21, of Crestline, went to be with the Lord Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at Kobacker House, Columbus, after a long courageous battle with cancer.

Brandi was born in Winter Haven, Florida, on April 18, 1996 to Monica R. (Fulton) Dees, of Crestline, and David R. Williams, of Auburndale, Florida.

Brandi graduated from Crestline High School in the Class of 2015. She was an actor with the Mad FX Lab in Crestline and with Paranormal Penitentiary Blood Prison, Mansfield.

She loved to draw and was very artistic which made her passionate about making special masks and doing the “haunt.” Brandi always put others first, even throughout her two and a half year battle with cancer. She was an avid blood donor and after her passing, she donated her eyes so that she could give the gift of sight to others, bringing them out of darkness and into the light.

In addition to her parents, she is survived by her brother, Aaron Dees, of Crestline, her maternal grandfather, Lloyd and Nancy Fulton, of Crestline, her maternal grandmother, Deb Troiano, of Crestline, her paternal grandmother, Patricia Williams, of Auburndale, Florida, and numerous cousins and friends.

A Memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, July 22, 2017 at West Side Baptist Church, 3720 West Fourth St., Mansfield, with Pastor Joe Smith officiating.

The Schneider-Gompf Funeral Home, 223 W. Main St., Crestline is honored to serve the family of Brandi Williams.

Memorial contributions may be made to the family in care of the funeral home. Online condolences may be made to the family at masfh.com.