Della Madden

February 27, 1940 - November 24, 2020

Della Rose Williams-Madden, 80 departed this earth for her Heavenly home on Tuesday, November 24th, 2020 at Baptist Floyd Hospital in New Albany while surrounded by her family. Della was born February 27, 1940, in Perry County, Kentucky to the late Layton and Nellie (Spicer) Smith. She was a strong woman of faith and was an example of a Proverbs 31 woman. Young in life, Della married Samuel Williams and what started with two people falling in love grew into the family she left behind to mourn her passing: her children Wayne (Gearl Dean) Williams and Tonya Williams of Scottsburg, IN, her grandchildren Samuel Tyler (Keshia) Williams, Dillon Williams and Brielle Oleck of Scottsburg, IN, her great-grandchild Layne Brewer and a very special little redhead. After Sam’s passing in 1978, Della married Billy Noah Madden in 1998 and added to her family Linda (Ron) Doerr of Scottsburg, Billy (Tammy) Madden, Gary (Bonita) Madden of Austin, 9 grandchildren 22 great-grandchildren, and 1 great-great-grandchild. She is also survived by her siblings: Erma Hawkins, Betty (Jim) Cole, Don (Faye) Smith, Lonnie (Barbara) Smith, Luna (James) Evans, Darlene (Johnny) Sandlin, Clinton Smith, sister-in-law Dody Smith and scores of nieces, nephews, friends, and neighbors. She was proceeded in death by her first husband Sam, sister Lillian Williams and brother Rondal Smith. The Funeral will be held at Buchanan Funeral Home in Austin, IN on Saturday, November 28th. Visitation will be from 10 am up until the time of service at 2 pm with close friends and family officiating. Interment will be at Spurgeon Cemetery in Austin, IN. In lieu of flowers, contributions to cover final expenses may be made directly to Buchanan Funeral Home. Due to the COVID 19 Pandemic and the governor's executive order, face masks are required in the funeral home and we ask that social distancing is observed. The funeral service will be live-streamed on Buchanan Funeral Home's Facebook page.