Williams, Mary Fitzgerald 
  	
GLADEWATER --Memorial services for Mary Fitzgerald 
Williams, 89, of Gladewater, will be held at 10:30 
a.m. Saturday, February 10, 2007, at the First 
United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Rodger Garbs 
officiating. Born February 18, 1917, in Palestine, 
she entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, February 
6, 2007. She graduated from Jacksonville High School, 
attended Lon Morris college and received both her 
bachelor's degree and her master's degree from Stephen 
F. Austin State University. She married Herman W. 
Williams on June 25, 1935. In 1942, they moved to 
Gladewater, and in the early 1950s, she began teaching 
math in the Gladewater public schools. She was an 
active member of the First United Methodist Church, a 
former member of the Three Arts Club, a Sunday school 
teacher and driver for the Meals-on-Wheels program. In 
1998, she was recognized as the Gladewater Chamber of 
Commerce Woman of the Year. She was preceded in death 
by her parents, Herbert Hensley and Martha Priscilla 
Fitzgerald, and husband, Herman Williams. She is 
survived by her daughter, Martha Squibb of Dallas; two 
sons and daughters-in-law, Ronald and Ann Williams of 
Midland, and Donald and Loris Williams of Gladewater; 
five granddaughters, Elizabeth Rochester, Margaret 
Harrup, Beth Ann Williams, Allison Piatak and Katie 
Williams; two grandson and spouses, Randy and Julie 
Squibb, and Terry and Jamie Squibb; and four 
great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; and a 
host of loyal friends. In lieu of flowers, memorial 
contributions may be made to the First United Methodist 
Church, P.O. Box 1167, Gladewater, TX 75647. The family 
will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Friday, February 9, 
2007, at Croley Funeral Home in Gladewater.

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 2/9/2007.