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Submitted: 1/13/13 • Approved: 8/14/23 • Last Updated: 8/17/23 • R812188-G812188-S3
Remmel 03 Jul 1913 - 10 May 1996
Gracie 10 Sept 1917 - 28 Jan 2008
Marriage: 24 Dec 1934 Izard County, Arkansas*
Remmel E Williams son of Joseph Leander Williams Sr and Maude Jane (Cooper) Williams. Gracie Erma (Stroud) Williams daughter of Alfred Aaron Stroud and Ella Margaret "Maggie" (Melton) Stroud.
Please see veteran marker for more information.
**Obituary
Thursday, January 31, 2008
MELBOURNE — Gracie Erma Stroud Williams, 90, of Melbourne died Monday, January 28, 2008.
Born September 10, 1917, in Guion, she was the daughter of Alfred and Maggie Stroud, She was a homemaker and a member of the Melbourne Church of Christ.
Survivors include a brother, Harold Stroud of Wentachee, Wash.; a sister, Florence Wray of Shamrock, Texas and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband of 61 years, Remmel Williams; two sisters, Estelle Kidwell and Rava Coleman Breece and one brother, Ellis Stroud.
The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Roman and BIlly Howard Memorial Chapel in Melbourne with Gerald Coleman officiating.
Burial will be at Combs Cemetery under the direction of Eddie's Family Funeral Home in Melbourne.
Pallbearers are Jerry Blankenship, Steve Blankenship, Gerald Coleman, Chaney Coleman and Howard Lamb.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday.
Obituary located through archives of Eddie's Family Funeral Home Melbourne, Izard County, Arkansas. Published Jan 2008 © Copyright 2008 - 23 Eddie's Family Funeral Home. All Rights Reserved.
*Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957
Name Remmel Williams
Sex Male
Age 21
Residence Place Melbourne, Izard, Arkansas
Birth Year (Estimated) 1913
Spouse's Name Gracie Strand
Spouse's Sex Female
Spouse's Age 18
Spouse's Residence Place Melbourne, Izard, Arkansas
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1916
Marriage License Date 24 Dec 1934
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 24 Dec 1934
Event Place Izard, Arkansas, United States
Event Place (Original) , Izard, Arkansas, United States
Page 447
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"Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NM2V-WL2 : 9 March 2021), Remmel Williams, 24 Dec 1934; citing Marriage, Izard, Arkansas, United States, county offices, Arkansas; FHL microfilm 2,210,313.
Contributed on 1/13/13 by sandhollow
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