Lorena Williams

Lorena Williams COLUMBUS JUNCTION, Iowa - Lorena Williams, 89, of Columbus Junction, died on Saturday, October 23, 2010 at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City. Funeral Service will be 10 a.m. on Tuesday, October 26, 2010, at the Stacy-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services, Columbus Junction. Pastor Al Coffin of the Columbus Junction United Methodist Church will officiate the services. Casket bearers will be Rob Kremer, Roger Porter, Sam Williams, Scott Williams, Matt Murphy, Jeff Idle and John Peters. Burial will take place in Wapello Cemetery. Following the committal services a time of food and fellowship will be held at the Columbus Junction United Methodist Church. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. on Monday, October 25, 2010, at the funeral home. Memorials may be directed to the Columbus City United Methodist Church in memory of Lorena. Lorena Anderson was born on August 16, 1921, in Mt. Union, the daughter of A.B. and May Mathews Anderson. She married Alfred P. Williams on October 26, 1941 in Mt. Union. She was a graduate of Mt. Union High School. She was a member of the Columbus City United Methodist Church, the Order of the Eastern Star, the Rebekahs...[more]

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d the Shellabark Club. Lorena was a lifelong homemaker who farmed with her husband in the Columbus Junction area. She loved spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She liked camping, gardening, baking cookies, playing cards, needlework, reading, and was an avid fan of bullriding. She is survived by her children, Sheldon (and Joyce) Williams of Columbus Junction, Doug Williams of Mt. Pleasant, Nancy Porter of Washington, Alfreda (and John) Murphy of Conesville and Chan Williams and his special friend, Henrietta Stogdill, of Columbus Junction; her grandchildren, Sam (and Rita) Williams, Scott (and Mary) Williams, Jennifer Williams, Jeff (and Vickie) Idle, Gary Idle, Amy Idle-Davisson, Roger (and Gwen) Porter, Rebecca (and Rob) Kremer, Matt Murphy and his special friend, Julie, and Jessica Murphy; her great-grandchildren, Jessup and Michaela Kremer, Madison and Montana Porter, Cole and Erin Williams, Luke and Samantha Idle, Sean and Eric Idle, Garret and Gavin Idle-Davisson; her twin brother and sister, Paul Anderson and Pauline Willson, both of Mt. Pleasant; two special friends, Burdette Boulton of Muscatine and Lillian Fletcher of Wapello; and a special four-legged friend, Buttons. Lorena was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; three brothers, Harold Anderson, Gerald Anderson, and Dale Anderson; and one sister, Francis Oliver.