Jedediah Williams

Jedediah Waylin Oshea Williams was born April 11, 1996, to Linda Iverson and Harvey Wayne Williams (deceased 2012), at 24 weeks gestation, weighing in at a delicate 1 lb. 11 oz. He spent a few months in the NICU at Tacoma General Hospital before his first brain shunt surgery at 3 months, the first of several dozen he received over the years. Jed was a fighter from Day 1, powering through life-threatening infections, seizures, ambulance rides (which he loved), hospitalizations, surgeries and complications of cerebral palsy and severe developmental disabilities. His family moved a great deal, from Washington state to Oklahoma City and Tulsa in Oklahoma; Anchorage, Alaska; Salt Lake City; Boise; Lewiston; and Moscow, where the family has resided since 2005. In 2009, Jed got a new stepdad when his mother met Steven Moser and married him in May 2010. Jed formed a loving, powerful, unbreakable bond with Steve from the first day they met.

Jed loved literally everyone. He enjoyed walks in the park, playing with bubbles, seeing movies at the Kenworthy Theater in downtown Moscow and tapping on the piano with his friends at the 1912 Center. He graduated from Moscow High School in 2017 and was active in the Buddy Club where he attended the Friendship Ball every April, and slicked his hair back and blew kisses to all his many girlfriends. He loved long drives up Moscow Mountain and Paradise Ridge, listening to a carefully curated music playlist including artists such as Billie Eilish (duh!), Michael Jackson, Eiffel 65 and a lot of ’80s favorites. One of his favorite hangouts was the garage at his family home, a mid-century garage space converted to a family room with a huge TV for watching movies and shows with his staff, friends and family. More than anything, Jed just loved being around people. He also enjoyed hanging out on the front porch waving at everyone passing by.

Jedediah was admitted to Shriner’s Hospital in Spokane for a spinal fusion in June 2013, at the age of 17. In 2016, the fusion failed when the steel hardware became exposed and he was readmitted to Shriner’s for removal of a portion of the left superior spinal rod. The years 2021 through 2024 saw more changes in the spinal fusion status, with signs of further failure and infection. Summer 2024, he was flown via LifeFlight to University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle for another modification of the left superior rod protruding again. There was a marked decline over the next several months, and while Jed bounced back strong every time, he developed another life-threatening infection, and the Man of Steel was weakened from fighting back so many times. He was admitted to a wonderful adult family home, Care Tribe, in Pullman in October 2025, under the care of Gentiva Hospice. He was surrounded by his attending angels the morning of Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, when he peacefully passed.