Looking for the obituary of Bertha (Parr) Williams, sje was born in 1903 and died in 1990, however I do not have an exact date. Pat _patrobison@aol.com_ (mailto:patrobison@aol.com) Fairview, TX
Here it is. Marilyn in TX Pantagraph, The (Bloomington, IL) - January 9, 1990 Deceased Name: EL PASO - Bertha Parr Williams EL PASO - Bertha Parr Williams, 86, of the Lutheran Home, Peoria, formerly of El Paso, a retired teacher, died at 12:32 p.m. Thursday (Jan. 4, 1990) at the home, where she had been a resident since 1983. Her funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Philomena's Catholic Church, Peoria, the Rev. John C. Anderson officiating. Burial will be in St. Joseph's Cemetery, El Paso. Visitation will be for one hour prior to the service Wednesday at the church. Wilton Mortuary, Peoria, is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Williams was born Sept. 12, 1903, in El Paso, a daughter of John G. and Christina Grieser Parr. She married Emil A. Williams on June 21, 1928, in El Paso. He survives. Other survivors include one son, John V., Monmouth County, N.J.; one daughter, Theresa Shannon, Marietta, Ga.; one sister, Tresa Crawford, Pekin; and six grandchildren. One son, one brother and one sister preceded her in death. Mrs. Williams was a graduate of Illinois State Normal University and taught school in El Paso for four years. She later became an elementary school teacher in Peoria and taught there for 40 years, retiring in 1969. She was a member of St. Philomena's Catholic Church, Peoria. Edition: FINAL Page: B5 Copyright (c) 1990, Pantagraph Publishing Co. Pantagraph, The (Bloomington, IL) - January 9, 1990 Deceased Name: EL PASO - Bertha Parr Williams EL PASO - Bertha Parr Williams, 86, of the Lutheran Home, Peoria, formerly of El Paso, a retired teacher, died at 12:32 p.m. Thursday (Jan. 4, 1990) at the home, where she had been a resident since 1983. Her funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Philomena's Catholic Church, Peoria, the Rev. John C. Anderson officiating. Burial will be in St. Joseph's Cemetery, El Paso. Visitation will be for one hour prior to the service Wednesday at the church. Wilton Mortuary, Peoria, is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Williams was born Sept. 12, 1903, in El Paso, a daughter of John G. and Christina Grieser Parr. She married Emil A. Williams on June 21, 1928, in El Paso. He survives. Other survivors include one son, John V., Monmouth County, N.J.; one daughter, Theresa Shannon, Marietta, Ga.; one sister, Tresa Crawford, Pekin; and six grandchildren. One son, one brother and one sister preceded her in death. Mrs. Williams was a graduate of Illinois State Normal University and taught school in El Paso for four years. She later became an elementary school teacher in Peoria and taught there for 40 years, retiring in 1969. She was a member of St. Philomena's Catholic Church, Peoria. Edition: FINAL Page: B5 Copyright (c) 1990, Pantagraph Publishing Co. ----- Original Message ----- From: <PATROBISON@aol.com> To: <OBIT-LOOKUPS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 10:46 PM Subject: [OBITL] Illimois Looking for the obituary of Bertha (Parr) Williams, sje was born in 1903 and died in 1990, however I do not have an exact date. Pat _patrobison@aol.com_ (mailto:patrobison@aol.com) Fairview, TX PLEASE Check website FIRST to see if there is a Volunteer before posting a query http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~obitl/ ***Listowner Pam Sherry pamsherry1@comcast.net*** ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to OBIT-LOOKUPS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.423 / Virus Database: 270.14.26/2451 - Release Date: 10/22/09 08:51:00