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In Loving Memory Of
Marika C. Willams
Marika C. Williams, of Pauls Valley was born May 8,
1912 in Woonsocket, Rhode Island to Michael and Kxenia (Rudke) Chaharyn
who had emigrated from Ukraine near the turn of the century.
She passed away January 9, 2010 in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma at the age of
97 years.
She met her husband, Vinston Williams, in Washington, DC and they were
married in the Woonsocket, Rhode Island 1st Presbyterian Church on July
20, 1935. Vinston preceded her in death on June 24, 1985.
She is survived by her sister, Anna Paszak of Boston, Massachusetts;
four children: her daughters, Mary Jane Pope and her husband, Clyde, of
Pauls Valley; and Patricia Ann McCortney and her husband, Donald, of
Dallas, Texas; her sons, Michael Dwight Williams and his wife, Jean
Ellen, of Grapevine, Texas; and James McSpadden Williams and his wife,
Sammy, of Elmhurst, Illinois; seven grandchildren, Stephenie Anne Parks
and her husband, Jim, of Pauls Valley; Abby Lynn Williams, of Dallas,
Texas; Marika Ann Webber and her husband, Thad, of Gun Barrel City,
Texas; Matthew Chaharyn McCortney, of Dallas, Texas; James Tebe Williams
and his wife, Julie, of Chicago, Illinois; Cecelia Jane Dietzen and her
husband, Anton, of Lombard, Illinois; and Samuel Michael Williams and
his wife, Maureen, of Chicago, Illinois; six great-grandchildren,
Brandon James Parks, of Pauls Valley; Jonathon Kyle Parks and his wife,
Lindsey, of Norman; Brian Webber, Jake McCortney, Patrick Tebe Williams
and Caroline Maureen Williams.
Memorials are requested by the family to be made in Marika C. Williams
name to the Nora Sparks-Warren Library, 210 N. Willow in Pauls Valley,
Ok. 73075 or to the First Presbyterian Church at P. O. Box 506 in Pauls
Valley, Ok. 73075.
Memorial services will be held Saturday, January 16, 2010 at 11:00 am at
the First Presbyterian Church in Pauls Valley officiated by Rev. Tom
Buzbee.
There will be a reception following the memorial services for family and
friends in the First Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall.
A private inurnment will take place at a later date. Professional
services are under the direction of Stufflebean-Coffey Funeral Home. |
