Hilary Williams opens up about her near-death experience, says an angel in white told her 'it’s time to go'

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE: Hilary Williams, the daughter of singer Hank Williams Jr and the granddaughter of country legend Hank Williams Sr, has once again shared the story of surviving a fatal car crash in 2006.

She said she saw an angel who escorted her to Heaven and met her deceased relatives and friends, including Johnny Cash and June Carter.

Hilary Williams's tragic accident that changed her life

Hilary and her sister Holly were on their way from Nashville to Louisiana in March of 2006 for their maternal grandmother’s funeral.

Hilary Williams was behind the wheel when she glanced at her iPod and in a blink of an eye their truck hit the ruts on the side of the country road.

The truck flipped 360 degrees over on Mississippi’s Highway 61 before skidding to the side of the road and into a field flipping four more times. 

Hilary was dangling by her seat belt and smashed behind the steering wheel while Holly crumpled on the seat beside her. They prayed for help as they waited for the paramedics to arrive which took 45 minutes. Hilary recalled saying, “God, send Your angels to help us!" as she soaked in blood, reports Woman's World.

The angel who told Hilary Williams ‘It’s time to go’

As Hilary was losing consciousness, she felt a warm hand holding hers. She looked up and saw a tall, glowing figure in a white gown, who whispered to her, “It’s time to go.”

Hillary, according to Tennessean, lost six points of blood and was told she shouldn't have survived for more than twenty minutes.  She was lifted by a helicopter, “I was in shock,” Williams, a Type 1 diabetic told the publication at the time, adding “I didn’t feel anything. It didn’t hit me until an hour later.”

She was flown by helicopter to the Memphis hospital and remembered nothing afterward as she initially went into an eight-hour-long surgery. During the second procedure a day later, her heart too stopped for the second time.  

Hilary said she felt a sense of peace and love as she left her body and soared into the sky. She saw thousands of images of her life flash before her eyes, and then she entered a bright light that filled her with joy. She thought, “This is God’s love” and felt a “love deeper” than she’d ever “experienced before.”

Hilary Williams' heavenly reunion with her loved ones

Hilary said she arrived at a "mansion made of gold and diamonds" where she was greeted by her loved ones who had passed away. She saw her paternal grandparents, Hank Williams Sr and Audrey whom she had never met in person.

She also saw Johnny Cash and June Carter who were close friends of her family, playing music and singing.

She heard beautiful harmonies and felt like she never wanted to leave. She thought, “Oh and the music…”. But then, her grandparents hugged her and told her "it was not her time yet."

Hilary Williams' miraculous recovery and new purpose

Hilary suddenly woke up surrounded by nurses who were shocked to see her alive. She had suffered multiple fractures, a ruptured colon, and internal bleeding. She underwent 30 surgeries over the next five years, and endured chronic pain and depression.

But she never forgot her near-death experience, which gave her strength and faith. She said, "God has a purpose for all of us" when she would be asked where she gets the strength from."

Hilary, now 44, has fully recovered and followed her musical heritage by releasing an album ‘My Lucky Scars’ in 2018.

She has also written a book 'Sign of Life' about her visit to Heaven. Hilary who used to be afraid of dying is not now "afraid at all."

“I want everyone to know that God is with us, Heaven is real and it’s a place of love so deep, no words can describe it. There’s no pain, only peace and joy—so no matter what happens in life, we shouldn’t fear!," she added.

Hilary William Sr died in 1953 of a reported heart attack while aged 70.