Rhoda Van Dora "Rodia" Suther Williams ~
Religion: Pentecostal
Church of God, Northern Iredell County, North Carolina, Gospel Chapel Churches, Statesville (Wallace Springs Road) & Charlotte (Norwood Avenue & Willard Street).

my Aunt Lessie's mother-in-law
She was like a second grandma to me

Father: John E. Suthers (B: Sep 1853, NC)

Mother: Mary Ann Brown (B: Jan 1849, NC)

Married: Byrd Owen Williams (B: 04 May 1886 /1896, Upper Iredell /Lower Wilkes Co., NC - 10 Jan 1978, Huntersville, Meckklenburg, NC; Obituary: Statesville Record & Landmark, page A4, 1978, January 11; Burial: Forest Lawn West Cemetery, 4601 Freedom Drive, Charlotte, NC) S/o Melvin Talton Williams & Allie Delphia Adaline Sprinkle
Residence: In 1910, Byrd & Dora lived in New Hope, Iredell, NC. Dora's mother, Mary, age 61, lived with them.

Children:
1. Adopted: Cleo Pearl Williams Prevette, RN, Davison Hospital, Statesville, NC, (B: 16 Sep 1911, Iredell Co., NC - 10 Apr 1994, Taylorsville, Alexander, NC) (youngest child of M. T. & Allie Delphia Adaline Sprinkle Williams & sister of Bryd O. Williams who adopted her to raise);
2. Ernest Blain Williams (B: 25 Apr 1911, Iredell Co., NC - 25 Nov 1999, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, NC; Burial: Forest Lawn West Cemetery, 4601 Freedom Drive, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, NC 2820);
3. Stella (Stell) Mae Williams Gaither (B: 02 Feb 1913, North Iredell, NC - 18 Jun 2003, NC, age 90, Greensboro, Guilford Co., NC);
4. Allie Rea "Tump" Williams Sloan (B: 07 Dec 1914, Iredell, NC - Tues 13 Feb 2007, 92, Statesville, Iredell, NC (of Olin, Iredell, NC; Burial: Feb 2007, Moss Chapel United Methodist Church, Cemetery, Olin, Iredell, NC);
5. Claude Haskel Williams (Born: 18 Nov 1916, North Iredell, NC - 17 Mar 1981, Winter Haven, Polk, Florida;
6. Ellis "Ell" Vernon Williams (B: 16 Sep 1918, Iredell Co., NC - 04 Jul 1967, Roxboro, Person, NC; Burial: 07 Jul 1967, Forest Lawn West Cemetery Freedom Drive, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, NC);
7. Coy Lee William (Born: 02 Aug 1920, Iredell, NC - 13 Nov 1999, Statesville, Iredell, NC; Nov 1999, Smith Chapel Church Cemetery, Hghway 901, Union Grove, NC);
8. Violet Iona Williams (Schoonover) (B: 27 Jun 1922, Iredell, NC - 16 Jan 1995, Statesville, Iredell, NC; Obituary: Statesville Record & Landmark, page A8, 1995, January 18; Burial: Friendship Methodist Church Cemetery, Statesville, Iredell, NC);
9. Owen Thomas Williams, brother-in-law of my aunt, (Birth: 3 Jul 1924, Iredell County, North Carolina, USA - Death: 3 Mar 2014, Mooresville, Iredell, North Carolina, USA; Burial: Mar 2014, Glenwood Memorial Park, Plot: 7A_18_B_3, Mooresville, Iredell, North Carolina, USA), US Navy, first married: Juanita Drane Williams (Birth: 5 Jun 1923, Clemmonsville, Forsyth, North Carolina, USA - Death: 6 Nov 1991, age 68, Mooresville, Iredell, North Carolina, USA; Burial: Nov 1991, Glenwood Memorial Park, Plot: Plot: 7A_18_B_4, Mooresville, Iredell, North Carolina, USA) D/o Alfred Drane & Maria Wood -They adopted Mary Ann and Kenny. Marry Ann Uzell has several children and Kenny has found his biological family. second married: Geneva (Living) (grows & cans beets);
10. Dwight Harris Williams (Born: 29 Aug 1926, Iredell, NC - 27 Feb 2006, Dwight Harris Williams (Birth: 29 Aug 1926, Iredell County, North Carolina, USA - Death: 27 Feb 2006, hospital, West Palm Beach, Palm Beach, Florida, USA);
11. John "Johnny" Lou Gehrig Williams (B: 09 Feb 1937, Union Grove, Iredell, NC - Fri 29 May 2009, Charlotte, NC; Private Memorial: Thur 04 Jun 2009; Burial: May 2009, Forest Lawn West Cemetery, 4601 Freedom Drive, Charlotte, NC)

Recollection by Steve Ellis: Grandma Williams loved to read, and she read widely. I remember her reading Josephus when I was a pre-teen. She would talk to me about God and living a clean and wholesome Christian life. "Never go to the cirCUSE or carnEVIL," she would say. I loved their little silver bullet trailer, as it suited a little fellow like me. Grandma loved to walk and enjoyed her stroll outdoors. I really miss her and wished I had known her as I grew older. However, her influence probably went a long ways in shaping my world view.

Burial: Aug 1969, Forest Lawn West Cemetery, 4601 Freedom Drive, Charlotte, NC