The daughter of Samuel Goldman Williams and Jessie Christine Watkins, Eleanor was born in Searcy, White County, Arkansas. The family moved to Alton, Madison County, Illinois when she was a child.
Eleanor attended Roosevelt Junior High School in Alton until she became ill in late 1942 or early 1943.
The family moved from Alton to nearby Cottage Hills in mid-December of 1944.
6 weeks after the move, Eleanor's condition took a turn for the worse. She died at her home at 5:32 a.m. on the morning of 21 Jan 1945. At the time of her death, she was 18 years, 7 months and 30 days old.
She was survived by her mother and father; 5 younger brothers; and her maternal grandmother, Zula Watkins.
Visitation was held at Streeper Funeral Home in Alton. At 10:35 p.m. on 22 Jan 1945, the body was sent from St. Louis, Missouri to Searcy.
Burial was at Oak Grove Cemetery.
Children: None.
Eleanor's siblings:
Billy Joe Williams, Sr.
Jerry Dean Williams
Bobby Dale Williams
Jimmy Lee Williams
Danny Keith Williams
Eleanor attended Roosevelt Junior High School in Alton until she became ill in late 1942 or early 1943.
The family moved from Alton to nearby Cottage Hills in mid-December of 1944.
6 weeks after the move, Eleanor's condition took a turn for the worse. She died at her home at 5:32 a.m. on the morning of 21 Jan 1945. At the time of her death, she was 18 years, 7 months and 30 days old.
She was survived by her mother and father; 5 younger brothers; and her maternal grandmother, Zula Watkins.
Visitation was held at Streeper Funeral Home in Alton. At 10:35 p.m. on 22 Jan 1945, the body was sent from St. Louis, Missouri to Searcy.
Burial was at Oak Grove Cemetery.
Children: None.
Eleanor's siblings:
Billy Joe Williams, Sr.
Jerry Dean Williams
Bobby Dale Williams
Jimmy Lee Williams
Danny Keith Williams
The daughter of Samuel Goldman Williams and Jessie Christine Watkins, Eleanor was born in Searcy, White County, Arkansas. The family moved to Alton, Madison County, Illinois when she was a child.
Eleanor attended Roosevelt Junior High School in Alton until she became ill in late 1942 or early 1943.
The family moved from Alton to nearby Cottage Hills in mid-December of 1944.
6 weeks after the move, Eleanor's condition took a turn for the worse. She died at her home at 5:32 a.m. on the morning of 21 Jan 1945. At the time of her death, she was 18 years, 7 months and 30 days old.
She was survived by her mother and father; 5 younger brothers; and her maternal grandmother, Zula Watkins.
Visitation was held at Streeper Funeral Home in Alton. At 10:35 p.m. on 22 Jan 1945, the body was sent from St. Louis, Missouri to Searcy.
Burial was at Oak Grove Cemetery.
Children: None.
Eleanor's siblings:
Billy Joe Williams, Sr.
Jerry Dean Williams
Bobby Dale Williams
Jimmy Lee Williams
Danny Keith Williams
Eleanor attended Roosevelt Junior High School in Alton until she became ill in late 1942 or early 1943.
The family moved from Alton to nearby Cottage Hills in mid-December of 1944.
6 weeks after the move, Eleanor's condition took a turn for the worse. She died at her home at 5:32 a.m. on the morning of 21 Jan 1945. At the time of her death, she was 18 years, 7 months and 30 days old.
She was survived by her mother and father; 5 younger brothers; and her maternal grandmother, Zula Watkins.
Visitation was held at Streeper Funeral Home in Alton. At 10:35 p.m. on 22 Jan 1945, the body was sent from St. Louis, Missouri to Searcy.
Burial was at Oak Grove Cemetery.
Children: None.
Eleanor's siblings:
Billy Joe Williams, Sr.
Jerry Dean Williams
Bobby Dale Williams
Jimmy Lee Williams
Danny Keith Williams
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