Obit of Williams, Mary Frances - Leflore County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Gene Phillips 17 Feb 2008 Return to Leflore County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/leflore/leflore.htm ===================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ===================================================================== ::NOT LISTED Williams, Mary Frances Mary Frances Williams Mary was born on March 20th, 1930, in Mouldrow, Oklahoma. Although Mary Frances and her older sister Dolores grew up in extreme poverty without their parents and often discriminated against because of their Cherokee heritage, she graduated first in her Oklahoma High School Class in 1947 in Spiro, Oklahoma. Shortly after graduating, she took the long bus ride from Ft Smith Arkansas to the California Bay Area and started a successful career as a secretary for Washington National Insurance Co. After a long break to bear and raise her two children with her husband Bob, she then continued as School Secretary and Office Manager at the Hayward Unified School district for more than 20 years. She was a member of the San Lorenzo Chapter of the Eastern Star, and an avid dancer specializing in swing, jitterbug, ballroom, line, modern, and hula. She had no enemies or harbored any judgment to anyone. Mary Frances was and remains a constant source of joy, love, and inspiration to all who have been blessed to meet her, and to all who have received her most profound level of love, compassion, and unconditional embrace. She is survived by: her sister Dolores (Tommie), niece Sheila, daughter Cheryl, son Robert, grandsons Shawn and Ryan Smith, granddaughter Briella Williams, daughters-in-law Karie Williams and Patti Parlee, and Mr Jerry Sullivan, and hundreds of close friends and companions. All are invited to attend Funeral Services on Monday, June 18th at 1:30 PM, with viewing on Sunday, the 17th between 1:00 and 5:00 PM at the CHAPEL OF THE CHIMES, 32992 Mission Blvd., Hayward, CA. CHAPEL OF THE CHIMES 510-471-3363 Published in the ANG Newspapers from 6/14/2007 - 6/16/2007. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to LeFlore County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/leflore/leflore.htm