Lena V. Williams, 79, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Feb. 9, 1996, at Southeast Missouri Hospital.
She was born Aug. 7, 1916, to Charles and Blanche Alls Seagraves in Linn, Ark.
She married Clarence Williams in 1937. He died in March 1975.
Survivors include a daughter, Jennie Neely of Cape Girardeau; a brother, Harry Glenn of Aliceville, Ala.; a sister, Eunice Rouse of Hornersville; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Williams was a member of Bethany Baptist Church in Cape Girardeau and worked as a cook with Manila schools in Manila, Ark.
Friends may call Sunday at Howard Funeral Home in Manila, Ark., from 1-3:30 p.m.
Funeral service will be at the funeral home Sunday at 3:30 p.m. with the Rev. Donny Ford officiating.
Burial will be at Manila Cemetery.
Ford & Sons Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau was in charge of arrangements.
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