Margie Louise (Lou) Williams, 85 of Alexandria died Monday, October 24, 2016 in Community Hospital, Anderson after a brief illness.
Lou was born in Shirley, AR on July 17, 1931 and was the daughter of Wm. Harvey “Hop” and Katie Alice (Bradley) Harper. On Mar. 23, 1951 she married Billy G. Williams who preceded her in death on Jan. 24, 2008.
She was employed as a Service Writer with Montgomery Ward, she also had worked at Carver’s Dairy Bar and McNeese Appliance Store.
Lou was a loving Mother and Grandmother who always enjoyed being with her family.
Left to cherish her memory are her children, Brent (Betty) Williams of Summitville and her daughter, Anita “Skeeter” (Jim) Barton of Alexandria, her sisters, Jean Brown Bradford, Corrine (Willard) Williams, Maxine (Chastine) Bramlett, sister-in-laws, Helen Castille Spencer, Danise Harper and Marilyn Kestler. Also surviving are her grandchildren, Keith Williams, Alissa (Nathan McQuitty) Williams, Heather (Jeff) Johnson, Greg (Natasha) Ulery, Keven (Nicole Palmer) Ulery, Jim Barton II, Jennifer (Jerry) Hunt and great-grandchildren, Alissa Huffman and Tyler Huffman and her special companion, her cat Bella.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband and brothers, Sherman Dale Harper, Henry Harper, JD Harper, Connie Mack Harper, sisters, Mary Jo Holderfield, Billie Sue McKay.
Funeral services will be Friday, Oct. 28, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. at Whetsel Funeral Service with Bud Whetsel officiating. Burial will follow in IOOF Cemetery, Alexandria. Friends may call the funeral home on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016 from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and one hour prior to the service on Friday.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials are made to the Madison Co. Humane Society, 2229 Crystal St., Anderson, IN 46012 or the Alexandria Food Pantry, 309 W. Washington St., Alexandria, IN 46001 or in care of the funeral home.
Whetsel Funeral Service is honored to serve the family of Lou Williams.
Charitable donations may be made to:
Madison Co. Humane Soc.
2219 Crystal Street, Anderson IN 46012