Connie Lee Williams
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
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She was born Feb. 8, 1925, in Queen City, Mo., to Glenn R. and Bessie G. Latshaw Fortune. On June 6, 1946, in Rensselaer, she married Delbert E. Williams, who died Aug. 10, 1995.
She attended Rensselaer High School and was a homemaker. She was a member of First Christian Church, Rensselaer, where she served as financial secretary for 43 years and was honored as Deaconess Emeritus.
Surviving are two daughters, Nancy (and spouse Randy) Reed, Lexington, Ky., and Kathy Williams, Warsaw; a son, Rick (and spouse Opal) Williams, Rensselaer; grandchildren, Amy (and spouse Rob) Longwill, Danville, Ky.; Patrick Williams, Rensselaer; and Jennifer Williams, Brooklyn, N.Y.; and great-grandchildren, Coleman and Karly Longwill, both of Danville. She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, Glenn Fortune Jr.
Services were at 11 a.m. today at Jackson Funeral Chapel, Rensselaer, with the Rev. Eric Brotheridge officiating. Burial was in Memory Gardens Cemetery, Rensselaer.
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Memorials may be made to First Christian Church, 327 N. Van Rensselaer St., Rensselaer, IN 47978.
Condolences may be sent via www.jacksonfuneral.com[[In-content Ad]]
She was born Feb. 8, 1925, in Queen City, Mo., to Glenn R. and Bessie G. Latshaw Fortune. On June 6, 1946, in Rensselaer, she married Delbert E. Williams, who died Aug. 10, 1995.
She attended Rensselaer High School and was a homemaker. She was a member of First Christian Church, Rensselaer, where she served as financial secretary for 43 years and was honored as Deaconess Emeritus.
Surviving are two daughters, Nancy (and spouse Randy) Reed, Lexington, Ky., and Kathy Williams, Warsaw; a son, Rick (and spouse Opal) Williams, Rensselaer; grandchildren, Amy (and spouse Rob) Longwill, Danville, Ky.; Patrick Williams, Rensselaer; and Jennifer Williams, Brooklyn, N.Y.; and great-grandchildren, Coleman and Karly Longwill, both of Danville. She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, Glenn Fortune Jr.
Services were at 11 a.m. today at Jackson Funeral Chapel, Rensselaer, with the Rev. Eric Brotheridge officiating. Burial was in Memory Gardens Cemetery, Rensselaer.
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Memorials may be made to First Christian Church, 327 N. Van Rensselaer St., Rensselaer, IN 47978.
Condolences may be sent via www.jacksonfuneral.com[[In-content Ad]]
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