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Subject: [ARIZARD] Sarah Williams Obituary
Date: Tue, 01 May 2007 11:29:47 -0400


WILLIAMS
Stella Blankenship Williams of Melbourne, daughter of the late Georgie Lee and
Addie Fought
Blankenship, was born February 25, 1913, at Newburg. She died December 18,
2000, at Pioneer
Nursing and Rehab Center in Melbourne. She was 87.

Mrs. Williams was a homemaker and a devoted wife and mother. She was lifelong
member of
First Baptist Church of Melbourne.

Survivors include: two daughters, Bonnie Williams Cone of Little Rock and Mary
Ann Hall of
Harrison; four sisters, Loyce Floyd of Melbourne, Helen Hudgens, Joyce Floyd,
and Lela
Durhan, all of Independence, Missouri; four grandchildren; Annette Herrington,
Jimmy Cone,
and Maria Henery, all of Little Rock; and John Wray of Springdale; six
great-grandchildren:
Christina Blue, Caroline Herrington, Patrick Cone, Alex Cone, Rachel Wray, and
Raegan Wray;
and a host of nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband of
49 years, Tom
Williams; an infant son; her parents; three brothers, Stanley, Lonnie and Jess
Blankenship.

Funeral services were held December 20, 2000, at First Baptist Church in
Melbourne with
Reverend Doyne Robertson officiating. Pallbearers were Jimmy Cone John Wray,
Phil
Herrington, Paul Henry, Deanie Floyd, Wayne Moore, Y. D. Whitehurst, Bige Wray,
Tommy
Cone, and Sam Cooke.

Interment was in Melbourne Cemetery under the direction of Roller-Crouch Funeral
Home of
Melbourne.

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