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IN LOVING MEMORY OF Alice Williams
Alice
Williams
Jun 30, 1908 — Jun 1, 2011
Alice Williams' Obituary
Alice Williams was born on a farm near Burlington Junction, Missouri, on June 30, 1908 to John and Effie (Hagey) Williams. She passed away, following a brief illness, at Shenandoah Memorial Hospital on June 1, 2011.
The Williams family lived and worked on the Colwell Ranch, south of Burlington Junction; and Alice attended a country school in the area through the eighth grade. In 1923 the family moved to Shenandoah, Iowa, to the house on South Avenue, where Alice lived until 2007 when she entered Garden View Care Center after a fall.
After attending Shenandoah High School for a time, Alice went to work in 1925, for the local branch of Northwestern Bell Telephone Company. She and her sisters, Edna and Jane, were longtime employees of the phone company. Alice retired from her position in the business office in 1971.
Alice was a lifetime member of the Telephone Company Pioneers of America. She was a faithful member of the First Christian Church, where she served on a variety of committees over the years and belonged to the Christian Women's Fellowship.
Throughout her life, Alice loved to garden, read, quilt, embroider and do ceramics. She enjoyed cooking and baking, especially angel food cakes (from scratch) and lemon meringue pies. She and her sisters enjoyed trips to visit their brother, Leo and his wife in Wyoming.
Alice was honored on her 100th birthday in June of 2008. Family and friends from near and far gathered to share good wishes and fond memories at a special reception. Alice's family was very dear to her and she was happiest when she could be surrounded by them.
Two weeks after she turned 100, there was cause for more celebrating. Alice underwent successful knee-replacement surgery!!
During her time in Garden View Care Center, Alice served on the Resident Council and was an active participant in the activities there.
Alice was preceded in death by her parents; brothers Floyd, Alvin, Leo, John, Nelson, and Virgil; and sisters Edna and Jane.
She is survived by her brothers Russell and Jesse of Shenandoah; other family and a host of friends.
May God grant comfort and strength to those who mourn her loss.
The Williams family lived and worked on the Colwell Ranch, south of Burlington Junction; and Alice attended a country school in the area through the eighth grade. In 1923 the family moved to Shenandoah, Iowa, to the house on South Avenue, where Alice lived until 2007 when she entered Garden View Care Center after a fall.
After attending Shenandoah High School for a time, Alice went to work in 1925, for the local branch of Northwestern Bell Telephone Company. She and her sisters, Edna and Jane, were longtime employees of the phone company. Alice retired from her position in the business office in 1971.
Alice was a lifetime member of the Telephone Company Pioneers of America. She was a faithful member of the First Christian Church, where she served on a variety of committees over the years and belonged to the Christian Women's Fellowship.
Throughout her life, Alice loved to garden, read, quilt, embroider and do ceramics. She enjoyed cooking and baking, especially angel food cakes (from scratch) and lemon meringue pies. She and her sisters enjoyed trips to visit their brother, Leo and his wife in Wyoming.
Alice was honored on her 100th birthday in June of 2008. Family and friends from near and far gathered to share good wishes and fond memories at a special reception. Alice's family was very dear to her and she was happiest when she could be surrounded by them.
Two weeks after she turned 100, there was cause for more celebrating. Alice underwent successful knee-replacement surgery!!
During her time in Garden View Care Center, Alice served on the Resident Council and was an active participant in the activities there.
Alice was preceded in death by her parents; brothers Floyd, Alvin, Leo, John, Nelson, and Virgil; and sisters Edna and Jane.
She is survived by her brothers Russell and Jesse of Shenandoah; other family and a host of friends.
May God grant comfort and strength to those who mourn her loss.
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