Young Co., TX - Obituaries - Lois Fikes Williams

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The Graham Leader
Wednesday, September 01, 2004 -
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Lois Fikes Williams, 93, Texas, died Friday, Aug. 27, 2004, at her home in 
Newcastle.
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Funeral services were Monday, Aug. 30, at the Chapel of Lunn Funeral Home 
with the Rev. Ron Duvall, pastor of Newcastle Baptist Church, officiating. 
Interment followed at Newcastle Cemetery.
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Mrs. Williams was born Nov. 7, 1910, in Dean to the late Mack N. and 
Florence (McCarthy) Thompson. She and Thomas Fikes married Nov. 6, 1930, 
in Lovington, N. M. He preceded her in death in February 1938. She moved 
to Newcastle in 1938 from Snyder. She married William W. "Bill" Williams 
July 1952 at Palo Pinto. He preceded her in death March 31, 1993. She was 
a retired nurse's aide, working for Hamilton Hospital in Olney a number of 
years. She was a member of Newcastle Baptist Church.
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She was preceded in death by a son, Mack Fikes, in February 1994 and a 
grandson, Larry Fikes, Nov. 3, 1995.
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Survivors include three sons, Wade Fikes and wife Edwana of Olney, Dean 
Fikes of Fort Worth, and Tom Fikes and wife Nancy of Phoenix, Ariz.; a 
daughter: LaVerne Brown of Prescott, Ariz.; a daughter-in-law, Sandra 
Fikes of Inverness, Fla.; a sister: Omega Smith of San Angelo; 11 
grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
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Memorials may be made to Solaris Hospice, 2250 South FM 51, Suite 400, 
Decatur, TX 76234; the American Cancer Society, 900 West Edwards, Olney, 
TX 76374; or a favorite charity.