Verna Mae Williams

Verna M. Williams passed away on March 16, 2020, in Riverside, California of congestive heart failure, born in Council Bluffs, Iowa on August 21, 1930, attended local schools and graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School in Council Bluffs then attended and graduated from Graceland College in Lamonia, Iowa. Married Kenneth Benson in 1952 and moved to Riverside in 1955, where she worked for Alcan Aluminum and Hunter-Douglas. One daughter was born in 1961. She was preceded in death by Kenneth Benson in 1964. Verna worked for many years in the dental field from 1971 to 1990. She met and married Gordon Williams in 1972 and they recently celebrated 48 years of marriage. Over the years the family enjoyed boating and taking trips to the Colorado River {Lake Havasu & Lake Powell in Utah}. Gordon and Verna enjoyed taking trips to Laughlin Nevada to enjoy the slot machines at the Hilton Hotel… taking trips to Mazatlan, Mexico, and Hawaii. On August 2, 1998, Verna became a grandmother, welcoming a grandson {Tyler} and of all the jobs she had, being a grandmother and assisting in taking care of Tyler was her best job of all. She had a major stroke in February 2014 and has suffered because of the stroke for the past 6 years. Verna was preceded in death by her parents {Ross Paddock & Agnes Vanderpool}, 3 brothers { Ross, Herb, and Larry} and 1 sister {Lois Fisher}. She is survived by her husband Gordon, daughter Kelly and grandson, Tyler… Funeral arrangements by Sierra Memorial Chapel Mortuary in Riverside and burial at Riverside National Cemetery. The family wishes to thank the medical personnel at Kaiser Permanente & Calstro Hospice for the medical services provided.