Mrs. Dorothy Williams, 65, of Salem Road, died at 1:10 pm yesterday at Hickory Grove Manor Nursing Home. She was a former employee in the office of Florsheim Shoe Co.

Funeral services will be held at 3:30 pm Sunday at Myers Chapel, with the Rev. Russell Richardson and the Rev. Everett Lemay officiating. Burial will be in Hopewell Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 6 pm Saturday.

Mrs. Williams was born in Jefferson county on April 6, 1909, the daughter of Albert and Agnes (Vaughn) Carpenter.

She was married to Lester M. Williams, who preceded her in death in 1954.

Mrs. Williams was a member of Logan Street Baptist church.

She is survived by one son, Jerry Bob Williams, Mt. Vernon; one daughter, Mrs. Nancy Hancock, Mt. Vernon; one brother, Earl Carpenter, Peoria; two sisters, Mrs. Cora Ratliff and Mrs. Ruth Johnson, both of Mt. Vernon; and five grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by one brother.

Source: Mt. Vernon Register News
Date: January 3, 1975
Submitted by: Ken Richardson