WANDA RUTH SHEPHERD WILLIAMS

Services for Wanda Ruth Shepherd Williams, 87, of Kilgore will be, two p.m., Wednesday, March 26, 2008 at the First Christian Church with the Reverend Bill Blanks officiating. Interment will follow in the Kilgore Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Williams died Saturday, March 22, 2008 in Kilgore. Services are under the direction of Rader Funeral Home of Kilgore.

Mrs. Williams was born in Palo Pinto County to the late Ira and Ruth Shepherd. She was a longtime member of the First Christian Church where she taught Sunday school for many years. She was a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. Mrs. Williams always put her family first, consistently being involved with the kid's activities. She enjoyed sewing, and handmade many of her daughters' dresses. Mrs. Williams always found the good in everyone. She was a poet and enjoyed writing beautiful poems.

Mrs. Williams is survived by her; two daughters Karen Williams Berry of Morgan City, Louisiana and Janis Williams Brannon of Kilgore; son and daughter-in-law Dennis M. and Cissy Williams of Bellville; eight grandchildren; nineteen great grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews as well as many other loving family and friends.

Her husband of 65 years, A.E. Williams precedes her in death.

The family will receive friends at Rader Funeral Home Tuesday evening between 6:00 and 8:00 p.m.

Memorial contributions may be made to the First Christian Church, 609 E. Main, Kilgore, Texas 75662; Texas Home Health Hospice, 500 East Loop 281 Longview, TX 75605-5000; or Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America, 1821 University Ave W. Suite S256 St. Paul, MN 55104.

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