IN MEMORY OF WINIFRED ANN MCWILLIAMS-    11/25/23-07/08/12

 

We come here today to celebrate the life of Winifred Ann McWilliams.   An amazing Mother, Grandmother, Great-Grandmother, Sister, Aunt and Friend.

“Ann” as she was known to her friends was born in the Wales in 1923.    She was the 2nd of 8 children.  She became a nurse and was working as a nurse when she met Raymond McWilliams. They fell in love and were married, during WWII.   As he was a solider, she came to the USA as a war bride, with the first of her children.    Ann and Raymond went on to have a total of 7 children.            They moved to California from Detroit in 1958 with all the children in tow.   Life in California was good to them as they were able to buy their first home in the early 60s.

As time went on and the children grew, relationships fell apart, and they were divorced in  1971. It was about this time that Ann discovered the area where she would spend the last 30 years of her life.  On a visit to her son Eddie, who lived in Parker, Arizona, she went on a side trip to a little town, on the              Colorado River, named Laughlin, and across the river was a sleepy community called Bullhead City.    It was   during this trip that she decided that when she left California she would move to this sleepy community.   In 1982 she moved to this place that she discovered.   While there she worked for various casinos in Laughlin, until she was 72 and was forced to quit working.    To occupy her time, she loved playing bingo at the Riverside, and she loved to garden, and her biggest enjoyment was walking her dog “Buddy” on a daily basis.    She lived in this sleepy community, which she loved until her death in July 2012.

Winifred McWilliams is survived by her 6 children, daughters-Christine, Diane, Linda, and Carol, Sons- Eddie and Timothy.  She is also survived by 8 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren; her sisters-Audrey and Gwen and Brothers- Herbert and Billy, various nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her son Terry, Sisters-Dorothy and Pamela, Brother-Tommy.   

Throughout her life she always worked hard and taught her children the difference between right and wrong, and instilled in them morals and values that are still used in their lives today.  She was religious and prayed on a daily basis.

As we say goodbye to this exceptional human being, we know that she was welcomed with open arms to heaven, and will be with us always.

Thank you for attending our service today.