Mary Louise Williams Sandford, 84, died Saturday, March 28, 2009, in Hampton.
Services will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, April 4, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Moline. Inurnment will be at National Cemetery, Arsenal Island. Memorials may be sent to PEO Chapter F-PS, Del Mar, Calif., or CaringBridge (caringbridge.com).
Mary was born Sept. 23, 1924, in Riverton, Kan., to Ira V. and Elnora Harvey Williams. She graduated from Riverton High School in 1942, and married Charles William Sandford on May 17, 1942, at the Riverton Friends Church. They had two children, Charles Dennis and Cheryl Louise.
Mary was an active member of several women's organizations during her lifetime, including PEO and the Bechtel Wives Club. She enjoyed traveling, crafts, charity work, gardening and spending time with her family.
Mary and her husband retired to Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., for nearly 20 years, before moving to Hampton in 2004. They celebrated 66 years of marriage in May 2008.
Survivors include a son, Charles D. (Maribeth) Sandford, Marengo, Ill.; a daughter, Cheryl L. (Roger) Bayness, Port Byron; a sister, Leah Jean Thomas, Hannibal, Mo.; a brother, Lloyd Dean Williams, Wichita, Kan.; a sister-in-law, Lola Anderson, Tucson, Ariz.; a brother-in-law, Jack Dean, Tucson; three grandchildren, Jennifer L. (Scott) McFadden, Jeremy D. (Jennifer) Bayness, Brittany E. (Blake) Pawlikowski; two stepgrandchildren, Jennifer Madai and Paul (Stephanie) Fleming; three great-grandchildren, Aubrey L. and Ava G. McFadden and Katelyn J. Bayness; and five stepgreat-grandchildren, Anna Marie, Aubrie and Amanda Madai, and Ben and Mia Fleming.
Mary was preceded in death by her husband, Charles; her parents, Ira and Elnora Williams; her brothers, Jonathan E. Williams, Alvin G. Williams, Alpha H. Williams and Nelson E. Williams; and her sisters, Marjorie Martin and Naomi Kenyon.
(Rock Island Argus, Apr. 2, 2009)
Services will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, April 4, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Moline. Inurnment will be at National Cemetery, Arsenal Island. Memorials may be sent to PEO Chapter F-PS, Del Mar, Calif., or CaringBridge (caringbridge.com).
Mary was born Sept. 23, 1924, in Riverton, Kan., to Ira V. and Elnora Harvey Williams. She graduated from Riverton High School in 1942, and married Charles William Sandford on May 17, 1942, at the Riverton Friends Church. They had two children, Charles Dennis and Cheryl Louise.
Mary was an active member of several women's organizations during her lifetime, including PEO and the Bechtel Wives Club. She enjoyed traveling, crafts, charity work, gardening and spending time with her family.
Mary and her husband retired to Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., for nearly 20 years, before moving to Hampton in 2004. They celebrated 66 years of marriage in May 2008.
Survivors include a son, Charles D. (Maribeth) Sandford, Marengo, Ill.; a daughter, Cheryl L. (Roger) Bayness, Port Byron; a sister, Leah Jean Thomas, Hannibal, Mo.; a brother, Lloyd Dean Williams, Wichita, Kan.; a sister-in-law, Lola Anderson, Tucson, Ariz.; a brother-in-law, Jack Dean, Tucson; three grandchildren, Jennifer L. (Scott) McFadden, Jeremy D. (Jennifer) Bayness, Brittany E. (Blake) Pawlikowski; two stepgrandchildren, Jennifer Madai and Paul (Stephanie) Fleming; three great-grandchildren, Aubrey L. and Ava G. McFadden and Katelyn J. Bayness; and five stepgreat-grandchildren, Anna Marie, Aubrie and Amanda Madai, and Ben and Mia Fleming.
Mary was preceded in death by her husband, Charles; her parents, Ira and Elnora Williams; her brothers, Jonathan E. Williams, Alvin G. Williams, Alpha H. Williams and Nelson E. Williams; and her sisters, Marjorie Martin and Naomi Kenyon.
(Rock Island Argus, Apr. 2, 2009)
Mary Louise Williams Sandford, 84, died Saturday, March 28, 2009, in Hampton.
Services will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, April 4, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Moline. Inurnment will be at National Cemetery, Arsenal Island. Memorials may be sent to PEO Chapter F-PS, Del Mar, Calif., or CaringBridge (caringbridge.com).
Mary was born Sept. 23, 1924, in Riverton, Kan., to Ira V. and Elnora Harvey Williams. She graduated from Riverton High School in 1942, and married Charles William Sandford on May 17, 1942, at the Riverton Friends Church. They had two children, Charles Dennis and Cheryl Louise.
Mary was an active member of several women's organizations during her lifetime, including PEO and the Bechtel Wives Club. She enjoyed traveling, crafts, charity work, gardening and spending time with her family.
Mary and her husband retired to Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., for nearly 20 years, before moving to Hampton in 2004. They celebrated 66 years of marriage in May 2008.
Survivors include a son, Charles D. (Maribeth) Sandford, Marengo, Ill.; a daughter, Cheryl L. (Roger) Bayness, Port Byron; a sister, Leah Jean Thomas, Hannibal, Mo.; a brother, Lloyd Dean Williams, Wichita, Kan.; a sister-in-law, Lola Anderson, Tucson, Ariz.; a brother-in-law, Jack Dean, Tucson; three grandchildren, Jennifer L. (Scott) McFadden, Jeremy D. (Jennifer) Bayness, Brittany E. (Blake) Pawlikowski; two stepgrandchildren, Jennifer Madai and Paul (Stephanie) Fleming; three great-grandchildren, Aubrey L. and Ava G. McFadden and Katelyn J. Bayness; and five stepgreat-grandchildren, Anna Marie, Aubrie and Amanda Madai, and Ben and Mia Fleming.
Mary was preceded in death by her husband, Charles; her parents, Ira and Elnora Williams; her brothers, Jonathan E. Williams, Alvin G. Williams, Alpha H. Williams and Nelson E. Williams; and her sisters, Marjorie Martin and Naomi Kenyon.
(Rock Island Argus, Apr. 2, 2009)
Services will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, April 4, at Esterdahl Mortuary & Crematory, Moline. Inurnment will be at National Cemetery, Arsenal Island. Memorials may be sent to PEO Chapter F-PS, Del Mar, Calif., or CaringBridge (caringbridge.com).
Mary was born Sept. 23, 1924, in Riverton, Kan., to Ira V. and Elnora Harvey Williams. She graduated from Riverton High School in 1942, and married Charles William Sandford on May 17, 1942, at the Riverton Friends Church. They had two children, Charles Dennis and Cheryl Louise.
Mary was an active member of several women's organizations during her lifetime, including PEO and the Bechtel Wives Club. She enjoyed traveling, crafts, charity work, gardening and spending time with her family.
Mary and her husband retired to Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., for nearly 20 years, before moving to Hampton in 2004. They celebrated 66 years of marriage in May 2008.
Survivors include a son, Charles D. (Maribeth) Sandford, Marengo, Ill.; a daughter, Cheryl L. (Roger) Bayness, Port Byron; a sister, Leah Jean Thomas, Hannibal, Mo.; a brother, Lloyd Dean Williams, Wichita, Kan.; a sister-in-law, Lola Anderson, Tucson, Ariz.; a brother-in-law, Jack Dean, Tucson; three grandchildren, Jennifer L. (Scott) McFadden, Jeremy D. (Jennifer) Bayness, Brittany E. (Blake) Pawlikowski; two stepgrandchildren, Jennifer Madai and Paul (Stephanie) Fleming; three great-grandchildren, Aubrey L. and Ava G. McFadden and Katelyn J. Bayness; and five stepgreat-grandchildren, Anna Marie, Aubrie and Amanda Madai, and Ben and Mia Fleming.
Mary was preceded in death by her husband, Charles; her parents, Ira and Elnora Williams; her brothers, Jonathan E. Williams, Alvin G. Williams, Alpha H. Williams and Nelson E. Williams; and her sisters, Marjorie Martin and Naomi Kenyon.
(Rock Island Argus, Apr. 2, 2009)
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