Violet "Vi" E. Williams
April 21, 1924 — November 24, 2016
Violet “Vi” E. Williams, 92, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died on November 24, 2016, at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Funeral Service: 11:00 a.m. Monday, November 28, 2016, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Visitation: 10:00 a.m. until service time at the funeral home. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids.
Vi was born April 21, 1924, in Osyka, Mississippi, the daughter of Louis and Allie (Wall) Barbier. She married Theodore “Ted” Williams in Chicago, Illinois, on September 27, 1944. Ted died on December 8, 1997. Vi worked in production and management at Cryovac in Cedar Rapids.
Survivors include her children, Ted (Linda) Williams of Ely, Iowa; Patrick (Terri) Williams of Cedar Rapids; Chris (Gina) Williams of Hiawatha, Iowa, and Holyn Kim (Sam) York of Solon, Iowa; eight grandchildren, Chet, Lisa, Greg, Ryan, Bob, Mike, Jon Patrick, and Ashea Barbier; twelve great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild.
Vi was preceded in death by her parents, husband, three granddaughters, Karrie Williams, Amiee Madlane Sparrow, Ashley Williams, and her brother, Quill.
Vi was born April 21, 1924, in Osyka, Mississippi, the daughter of Louis and Allie (Wall) Barbier. She married Theodore “Ted” Williams in Chicago, Illinois, on September 27, 1944. Ted died on December 8, 1997. Vi worked in production and management at Cryovac in Cedar Rapids.
Survivors include her children, Ted (Linda) Williams of Ely, Iowa; Patrick (Terri) Williams of Cedar Rapids; Chris (Gina) Williams of Hiawatha, Iowa, and Holyn Kim (Sam) York of Solon, Iowa; eight grandchildren, Chet, Lisa, Greg, Ryan, Bob, Mike, Jon Patrick, and Ashea Barbier; twelve great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild.
Vi was preceded in death by her parents, husband, three granddaughters, Karrie Williams, Amiee Madlane Sparrow, Ashley Williams, and her brother, Quill.
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