Lillian Irene Williams

Monday, March 21, 1921 to Monday, December 16, 2013 A Resident of Rolla, MO Visitation Services will be held on Saturday, December 21, 2013 at 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM at the Liley Funeral Home in Patton, MO Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, December 21, 2013 at 12:00 PM at the Liley Funeral Home in Patton, MO The Final Resting Place is at the Patton Cemetery in Patton, MO Lillian Irene Williams, age 92, of Rolla, MO; passed away on Monday, December 16, 2013 at the Phelps County Regional Medical Center in Rolla, MO. She was born March 21, 1921 in Marquand, MO; daughter of Marvin Dane and Mabel Irene Kelley Ward. She and Lt. Col. Cecil Bennett Williams were united in marriage on July 12, 1942 in St. Louis, MO. Lillian was a member of the Rock Hill Presbyterian Church in Rock Hill, MO. She taught school for 3 years in the same one-room school house that she attended as a child near Marquand, MO in Madison County. She worked at Curtis Wright during WWII, and after the war, she was a private secretary at Missouri Illinois Material Co. In her later years, she became the manager at the Art Mart Inc., in Warson Woods, MO, and then at the Kirkwood store from which she retired. Lillian and C.B. enjoyed traveling, visiting all 50 states, as well as Canada, Mexico, and Europe. Lillian loved to dance, and enjoyed all types of music, and spending time with her family. She always had a beautiful smile for everyone. Survivors include her husband Lt. Col. Cecil Bennett Williams; daughters Linda Diane (Charles Richard ) Armistead of St. James, MO; Terri Lynn (Gerald Warner) Carlson of Richmond, VA; three grandchildren Michael Charles Armistead, Gerald Leon Carlson, Jennifer Nicole Carlson and two nephews Donald Loy Ward and Rick Dee Williams. She was preceded in death by her parents; brother Loy Russell Ward, one nephew Clyde Delano Ward, and one niece Vicky Lee Moore. Visitation will be Saturday, December 21, 2013 from 11:00 to 12:00 PM at the Liley Funeral Home in Patton. Funeral Services will be Saturday at 12:00 PM at the Funeral Home with Rev. Fred Ritter officiating. Interment will follow in the Patton Cemetery in Patton.

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Lillian Irene Williams

March 21, 1921 - December 16, 2013