On November 17, 2016, ABC News reported that Ashley Williams’ mother, Linda Payne Williams, died from dementia at 73 years old. Prior to her death, Ashley opened up about her mother’s dementia on “Good Morning America” and shared, “I’m finally at a point — my mother’s finally at a point where I feel like it’s okay to talk about it. There was a long time … that she didn’t want us to talk about it.”
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Ashley used her mom’s death in a positive light to bring awareness to Alzheimer’s. In a Facebook video, she stated that her mom loved to walk and that they shared many long strolls together. Along with her friend and fellow actor Nikki DeLoach, Ashley announced that she would walk for the organization Walk To End Alzheimer’s in order to raise money. She continues her fight to end Alzheimer’s and in a touching Instagram post from June 2022 dedicated to her mom, she wrote, “Sure, I try to keep it light in here … but please know that underneath my silly dances and ridiculous memes, I’m always working. My mom made me this way. I fight for her, today. I fight to make her proud.”
