OBITUARY
Grace DeWeese Williams, 100, went to be with her Lord on Monday, Dec. 26, 2005, at Heritage Care Nursing Center, where she had been a resident for more than six years.
Services are set for 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 28, at Fry-Gibbs Funeral Home with Dr. Randall Perry and the Rev. Michael Cosgrove officiating. Burial follows in Evergreen Cemetery under the direction of Fry-Gibbs Funeral Home. The family receives friends from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the funeral home.
She was born Jan. 17, 1905, in Paris, the daughter of the late James William and Martha 'Mattie' Ratliff DeWeese, both members of pioneer Lamar County families. She was 11 at the time of the Great Paris Fire of 1916 and had vivid memories of that event. She graduated from Pairs High School in 1922 and then attended Mary Hardin Baylor College in Belton and then Baylor University in Waco, where she received her bachelor's degree in Latin in 1926. She was a tremendous Baylor fan ever after and went to many events at the university through the years. She was honored by Baylor on several occasions including her 100th birthday last January.
She married the late John W. Williams Jr. on Sept. 8, 1926, at First Baptist Church of Paris. He was an engineer for Atlantic Oil Company for a number of years, and the couple lived in various oil towns in Louisiana and Texas before settling in Dallas in 1929. In 1931 their only daughter, Patsy, was born. In 1945 the family moved back to Paris, where they started Williams' Sporting Goods. The business is still in the family.
For years, she was an active member of First Baptist Church in Paris, where she taught Sunday school and held leadership positions in Woman's Missionary Society. She and her husband were active members of the Keen Agers group at church and the Silvertones choir. While living in Dallas she was a founding member of Park Cities Baptist Church, which she helped organize in Oct. 1939. Previous to that, she had been an active member of Gaston Avenue Baptist Church. In all her church homes, she used her talents of teaching and promoting missions.
She was also very interested in historic organizations. She was a member and former regent of Joseph Ligon Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, of United Daughters of the Confederacy and was an associate member of Daughters of the Republic of Texas. She had also been a docent at the Maxey House when it belonged to Lamar County, and was involved in raising monies for its preservation. She had also been a member of Lamar Study Club and Home Gardeners Club, and had been a member of the board of directors of Baylor University Alumni Association.
She moved to Heritage Care Center in March of 1999 because of physical limitations, but her mind stayed sharp for more than six years. She played the piano for various church services that were held at the center and continued to play her organ in her room for a number of years.
She was also preceded in death by sisters, Eula Lindsay DeWeese and Hazel DeWeese Bell; and by numerous brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law. She is survived by one daughter, Patsy Williams Davis and husband, Norman, of Paris; four grandchildren, John Davis and wife, Connie, of Lubbock, Susan Davis Bellene and husband, Steve, of Paris, Jim Davis and wife, Susan, of Paris and Sally Davis Cosgrove and husband, Michael, of Paris; 11 great-grandchildren, Jeffrey Davis and Sara Davis of Waco and Lubbock, Alison Bellene Huff and husband, Tommy, of Waxahachie, Patrick Bellene of Lake Charles, La., Alison Bellene of Waco and Paris, Laura Davis of College Station and Paris, Bryan Davis of Paris, and Madeline, Samuel, Carol Anne and Hannah Cosgrove of Paris; nieces, Sally Bell Rutherford and Alice Bell Smith of Houston; nephews, George Williams of Paris, Bill Booth of Lufkin, Bob Booth of Dallas, John Booth of Mount Pleasant and a host of other nieces and nephews; and a cousin, Mary Ann Loper of Paris.
The family would like to especially thank the caring employees of Heritage Care Center for their years of concern and also a special thanks to Dr. Bert Strom and Becki Norment for their love and care.
Pallbearers will be Jeff Davis, Bryan Davis, Samuel Cosgrove, Bill Booth, George Williams, Johnny Williams, Danny Hooten and James McCaskill. Honorary pallbearers will be Herb Walker, Roy Welch and Dr. Bert Strom.
--from The Paris News, December 17, 2005
Grace DeWeese Williams, 100, went to be with her Lord on Monday, Dec. 26, 2005, at Heritage Care Nursing Center, where she had been a resident for more than six years.
Services are set for 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 28, at Fry-Gibbs Funeral Home with Dr. Randall Perry and the Rev. Michael Cosgrove officiating. Burial follows in Evergreen Cemetery under the direction of Fry-Gibbs Funeral Home. The family receives friends from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the funeral home.
She was born Jan. 17, 1905, in Paris, the daughter of the late James William and Martha 'Mattie' Ratliff DeWeese, both members of pioneer Lamar County families. She was 11 at the time of the Great Paris Fire of 1916 and had vivid memories of that event. She graduated from Pairs High School in 1922 and then attended Mary Hardin Baylor College in Belton and then Baylor University in Waco, where she received her bachelor's degree in Latin in 1926. She was a tremendous Baylor fan ever after and went to many events at the university through the years. She was honored by Baylor on several occasions including her 100th birthday last January.
She married the late John W. Williams Jr. on Sept. 8, 1926, at First Baptist Church of Paris. He was an engineer for Atlantic Oil Company for a number of years, and the couple lived in various oil towns in Louisiana and Texas before settling in Dallas in 1929. In 1931 their only daughter, Patsy, was born. In 1945 the family moved back to Paris, where they started Williams' Sporting Goods. The business is still in the family.
For years, she was an active member of First Baptist Church in Paris, where she taught Sunday school and held leadership positions in Woman's Missionary Society. She and her husband were active members of the Keen Agers group at church and the Silvertones choir. While living in Dallas she was a founding member of Park Cities Baptist Church, which she helped organize in Oct. 1939. Previous to that, she had been an active member of Gaston Avenue Baptist Church. In all her church homes, she used her talents of teaching and promoting missions.
She was also very interested in historic organizations. She was a member and former regent of Joseph Ligon Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, of United Daughters of the Confederacy and was an associate member of Daughters of the Republic of Texas. She had also been a docent at the Maxey House when it belonged to Lamar County, and was involved in raising monies for its preservation. She had also been a member of Lamar Study Club and Home Gardeners Club, and had been a member of the board of directors of Baylor University Alumni Association.
She moved to Heritage Care Center in March of 1999 because of physical limitations, but her mind stayed sharp for more than six years. She played the piano for various church services that were held at the center and continued to play her organ in her room for a number of years.
She was also preceded in death by sisters, Eula Lindsay DeWeese and Hazel DeWeese Bell; and by numerous brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law. She is survived by one daughter, Patsy Williams Davis and husband, Norman, of Paris; four grandchildren, John Davis and wife, Connie, of Lubbock, Susan Davis Bellene and husband, Steve, of Paris, Jim Davis and wife, Susan, of Paris and Sally Davis Cosgrove and husband, Michael, of Paris; 11 great-grandchildren, Jeffrey Davis and Sara Davis of Waco and Lubbock, Alison Bellene Huff and husband, Tommy, of Waxahachie, Patrick Bellene of Lake Charles, La., Alison Bellene of Waco and Paris, Laura Davis of College Station and Paris, Bryan Davis of Paris, and Madeline, Samuel, Carol Anne and Hannah Cosgrove of Paris; nieces, Sally Bell Rutherford and Alice Bell Smith of Houston; nephews, George Williams of Paris, Bill Booth of Lufkin, Bob Booth of Dallas, John Booth of Mount Pleasant and a host of other nieces and nephews; and a cousin, Mary Ann Loper of Paris.
The family would like to especially thank the caring employees of Heritage Care Center for their years of concern and also a special thanks to Dr. Bert Strom and Becki Norment for their love and care.
Pallbearers will be Jeff Davis, Bryan Davis, Samuel Cosgrove, Bill Booth, George Williams, Johnny Williams, Danny Hooten and James McCaskill. Honorary pallbearers will be Herb Walker, Roy Welch and Dr. Bert Strom.
--from The Paris News, December 17, 2005
OBITUARY
Grace DeWeese Williams, 100, went to be with her Lord on Monday, Dec. 26, 2005, at Heritage Care Nursing Center, where she had been a resident for more than six years.
Services are set for 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 28, at Fry-Gibbs Funeral Home with Dr. Randall Perry and the Rev. Michael Cosgrove officiating. Burial follows in Evergreen Cemetery under the direction of Fry-Gibbs Funeral Home. The family receives friends from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the funeral home.
She was born Jan. 17, 1905, in Paris, the daughter of the late James William and Martha 'Mattie' Ratliff DeWeese, both members of pioneer Lamar County families. She was 11 at the time of the Great Paris Fire of 1916 and had vivid memories of that event. She graduated from Pairs High School in 1922 and then attended Mary Hardin Baylor College in Belton and then Baylor University in Waco, where she received her bachelor's degree in Latin in 1926. She was a tremendous Baylor fan ever after and went to many events at the university through the years. She was honored by Baylor on several occasions including her 100th birthday last January.
She married the late John W. Williams Jr. on Sept. 8, 1926, at First Baptist Church of Paris. He was an engineer for Atlantic Oil Company for a number of years, and the couple lived in various oil towns in Louisiana and Texas before settling in Dallas in 1929. In 1931 their only daughter, Patsy, was born. In 1945 the family moved back to Paris, where they started Williams' Sporting Goods. The business is still in the family.
For years, she was an active member of First Baptist Church in Paris, where she taught Sunday school and held leadership positions in Woman's Missionary Society. She and her husband were active members of the Keen Agers group at church and the Silvertones choir. While living in Dallas she was a founding member of Park Cities Baptist Church, which she helped organize in Oct. 1939. Previous to that, she had been an active member of Gaston Avenue Baptist Church. In all her church homes, she used her talents of teaching and promoting missions.
She was also very interested in historic organizations. She was a member and former regent of Joseph Ligon Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, of United Daughters of the Confederacy and was an associate member of Daughters of the Republic of Texas. She had also been a docent at the Maxey House when it belonged to Lamar County, and was involved in raising monies for its preservation. She had also been a member of Lamar Study Club and Home Gardeners Club, and had been a member of the board of directors of Baylor University Alumni Association.
She moved to Heritage Care Center in March of 1999 because of physical limitations, but her mind stayed sharp for more than six years. She played the piano for various church services that were held at the center and continued to play her organ in her room for a number of years.
She was also preceded in death by sisters, Eula Lindsay DeWeese and Hazel DeWeese Bell; and by numerous brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law. She is survived by one daughter, Patsy Williams Davis and husband, Norman, of Paris; four grandchildren, John Davis and wife, Connie, of Lubbock, Susan Davis Bellene and husband, Steve, of Paris, Jim Davis and wife, Susan, of Paris and Sally Davis Cosgrove and husband, Michael, of Paris; 11 great-grandchildren, Jeffrey Davis and Sara Davis of Waco and Lubbock, Alison Bellene Huff and husband, Tommy, of Waxahachie, Patrick Bellene of Lake Charles, La., Alison Bellene of Waco and Paris, Laura Davis of College Station and Paris, Bryan Davis of Paris, and Madeline, Samuel, Carol Anne and Hannah Cosgrove of Paris; nieces, Sally Bell Rutherford and Alice Bell Smith of Houston; nephews, George Williams of Paris, Bill Booth of Lufkin, Bob Booth of Dallas, John Booth of Mount Pleasant and a host of other nieces and nephews; and a cousin, Mary Ann Loper of Paris.
The family would like to especially thank the caring employees of Heritage Care Center for their years of concern and also a special thanks to Dr. Bert Strom and Becki Norment for their love and care.
Pallbearers will be Jeff Davis, Bryan Davis, Samuel Cosgrove, Bill Booth, George Williams, Johnny Williams, Danny Hooten and James McCaskill. Honorary pallbearers will be Herb Walker, Roy Welch and Dr. Bert Strom.
--from The Paris News, December 17, 2005
Grace DeWeese Williams, 100, went to be with her Lord on Monday, Dec. 26, 2005, at Heritage Care Nursing Center, where she had been a resident for more than six years.
Services are set for 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 28, at Fry-Gibbs Funeral Home with Dr. Randall Perry and the Rev. Michael Cosgrove officiating. Burial follows in Evergreen Cemetery under the direction of Fry-Gibbs Funeral Home. The family receives friends from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the funeral home.
She was born Jan. 17, 1905, in Paris, the daughter of the late James William and Martha 'Mattie' Ratliff DeWeese, both members of pioneer Lamar County families. She was 11 at the time of the Great Paris Fire of 1916 and had vivid memories of that event. She graduated from Pairs High School in 1922 and then attended Mary Hardin Baylor College in Belton and then Baylor University in Waco, where she received her bachelor's degree in Latin in 1926. She was a tremendous Baylor fan ever after and went to many events at the university through the years. She was honored by Baylor on several occasions including her 100th birthday last January.
She married the late John W. Williams Jr. on Sept. 8, 1926, at First Baptist Church of Paris. He was an engineer for Atlantic Oil Company for a number of years, and the couple lived in various oil towns in Louisiana and Texas before settling in Dallas in 1929. In 1931 their only daughter, Patsy, was born. In 1945 the family moved back to Paris, where they started Williams' Sporting Goods. The business is still in the family.
For years, she was an active member of First Baptist Church in Paris, where she taught Sunday school and held leadership positions in Woman's Missionary Society. She and her husband were active members of the Keen Agers group at church and the Silvertones choir. While living in Dallas she was a founding member of Park Cities Baptist Church, which she helped organize in Oct. 1939. Previous to that, she had been an active member of Gaston Avenue Baptist Church. In all her church homes, she used her talents of teaching and promoting missions.
She was also very interested in historic organizations. She was a member and former regent of Joseph Ligon Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, of United Daughters of the Confederacy and was an associate member of Daughters of the Republic of Texas. She had also been a docent at the Maxey House when it belonged to Lamar County, and was involved in raising monies for its preservation. She had also been a member of Lamar Study Club and Home Gardeners Club, and had been a member of the board of directors of Baylor University Alumni Association.
She moved to Heritage Care Center in March of 1999 because of physical limitations, but her mind stayed sharp for more than six years. She played the piano for various church services that were held at the center and continued to play her organ in her room for a number of years.
She was also preceded in death by sisters, Eula Lindsay DeWeese and Hazel DeWeese Bell; and by numerous brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law. She is survived by one daughter, Patsy Williams Davis and husband, Norman, of Paris; four grandchildren, John Davis and wife, Connie, of Lubbock, Susan Davis Bellene and husband, Steve, of Paris, Jim Davis and wife, Susan, of Paris and Sally Davis Cosgrove and husband, Michael, of Paris; 11 great-grandchildren, Jeffrey Davis and Sara Davis of Waco and Lubbock, Alison Bellene Huff and husband, Tommy, of Waxahachie, Patrick Bellene of Lake Charles, La., Alison Bellene of Waco and Paris, Laura Davis of College Station and Paris, Bryan Davis of Paris, and Madeline, Samuel, Carol Anne and Hannah Cosgrove of Paris; nieces, Sally Bell Rutherford and Alice Bell Smith of Houston; nephews, George Williams of Paris, Bill Booth of Lufkin, Bob Booth of Dallas, John Booth of Mount Pleasant and a host of other nieces and nephews; and a cousin, Mary Ann Loper of Paris.
The family would like to especially thank the caring employees of Heritage Care Center for their years of concern and also a special thanks to Dr. Bert Strom and Becki Norment for their love and care.
Pallbearers will be Jeff Davis, Bryan Davis, Samuel Cosgrove, Bill Booth, George Williams, Johnny Williams, Danny Hooten and James McCaskill. Honorary pallbearers will be Herb Walker, Roy Welch and Dr. Bert Strom.
--from The Paris News, December 17, 2005
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