Love Co., OK. - Obits: Jewell S. Williams

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                        Obit for Jewell S. Williams

Services for Jewell S. Williams, 91, of Ardmore, were held at 10 a.m. Thursday,
July 5, at the First Christian Church in Marietta with Dr. Doug Miller
officiating.

Mrs. Williams was born March 2, 1910, in the Eastman community, the daughter of
N.A. and Flora Leah Carlton Sanders. She died Saturday, June 30, 2001, in Mercy
Memorial Health Center in Ardmore.

Mrs. Williams had lived in Love County most of her life. She and Sims Williams
were married in Henrietta, Texas, on October 8, 1950, and he preceded her in
death November 14, 1989. Mrs. Williams began her career as a beautician as an
apprentice in 1928 in a beauty salon owned by her aunt. She then owned a beauty
salon, the "Beauty Box" in Marietta, and later leased a beauty salon in Daube's
Department Store in Ardmore. While living in Altus, she owned and operated the
Cox Hotel, in addition to working at the Beauty School in Altus and having a
Merle Norman franchise. Mrs. Williams also taught at the Beauty Schools in
Wichita Falls, Texas, and Ardmore, and was a Cosmetology Instructor at the
Southern Oklahoma Vo-Tech in Ardmore.

Mrs. Williams was the first RSVP director in Love County. She also served on
the board of directors for the Chickasaw Library and assisted in getting a
library in Love County. Mrs. Williams also donated the Sanders Center to the
people of Love County. She was a Life Elder of the First Christian Church in
Marietta, serving as a member of all of the church committees and as a member
of the building committee for the new church. Mrs. Williams was actively
involved in civic affairs and functions for the betterment of Love County.

Survivors include three nieces, Cynthia S. Weldon and Jane Sanders Galt of
Ardmore and Leah P. Bond of New Orleans, Louisiana; a nephew, Charles E. Pearce
of the Greenville community; and two grandchildren, John Williams and Gary C.
Williams Jr.

Mrs. Williams was also preceded in death by her parents, N.A. and Flora
Sanders; a stepson, Gary C. Williams on December 24, 1990; a brother, T.I.
Sanders; and three sisters, Sybil Asher, Hazel Duckworth and Opal R. Pearce.

Pallbearers were John Williams, Chris Williams, Travis Galt, Charles Pearce,
James Howard and Sam Knight.

Interment was in Lakeview Cemetery in Marietta under the direction of Flanagan-
Watts Funeral Home, Marietta.

The family has requested that memorial contributions be made to the First
Christian Church, 210 N.W. 3rd, Marietta, OK; or the Sanders Center, 405 West
Main, Suite 101, Marietta, OK.

Source: Marietta Monitor, Friday, July 6, 2001 Love County, OK