Williams, Gerene Lee
Gerene Lee Williams formerly of Roanoke Va., passed away Tuesday, December 11, 2007. She was preceded in death by her husband, Luther A. (Al) Williams (1997).
Mrs. Williams was born November 12, 1915 in Patrick County to Robert E. Lee, Sr. and Lilly Ada (Robertson) Lee. Growing up in Floyd, she was a member of the Floyd Baptist Church, graduated from Floyd County High School in 1933 and received her Teacher Certificate from Radford College. Returning to Floyd County, she taught at Floyd, Check, and Willis Elementary Schools until her marriage to Al in August 1939, and then also during 1942 to 1945.
She joined him in Bluefield, W.Va. with the start of his 40 year career with the JC Penney Company. Transfers sent them to live in Charleston and Parkersburg, W.Va., Covington, Va., Lancaster, Ohio, and Forestville, Md. where Mrs. Williams was active in school, scouting, church, and civic activities. In 1976, they retired to live in Roanoke and began raising cattle and gardening along the Little River in Floyd. Winters were spent in Sebastian, Fla. enjoying the sun, surf fishing, and hobbies. In 1992, they moved to Mason Christian Village in Mason, Ohio. In 2007, Gerene moved to Chesterwood Village, West Chester, Ohio.
She was preceded in death by brothers, T. Bernard Lee, R. Edgar Lee, Arthur E. Lee, Woodrow W. Lee, Fred T. Lee; sister, S. Irene Lee Blaney; half brothers, John W. Lee, II, Fitzhugh C. Lee, Roger W. Lee, (Infant Son) Lee, J. Garfield Lee; half sisters, Ocie E. Rakes, Vera R. Salmons and Vada D. Wood.
Mrs. Williams will be greatly missed by her son and his wife, Ronald Lee and Carol Bosak Williams of Flemington, N.J.; daughter and her husband, Sara Sue and Thomas Raymond Back of West Chester, Ohio; grandchildren, Ronald Lee Williams, II, Flemington, N.J., Jonathan Bosak Williams, Bondi Beach, NSW, Australia, Cy Jeffrey Williams, Charlotte, N.C., Gregory Thomas, Abigail Irene and Jeffrey Alan Back, West Chester, Ohio.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, December 17, 2007 at Gardner Funeral Home with Dr. Dave Holladay officiating. The family will receive friends from 10 a.m. until service time on Monday. Arrangements by Gardner Funeral Home, Floyd, Va.