Mary Owen Williams

Mary Owen Williams, age 98, of Gulfport, died Sunday, December 18, 2011 in Gulfport. She was born in Gulfport and was a resident of the Coast for most of her life. Mrs. Williams was a member of St. Peters By the Sea Episcopal Church where she was the oldest living member. She was a retired Real Estate Broker. In 2005 Mrs. Williams and her sister, Marguerite Kalif were awarded the Sam Owen Award for outstanding service to the Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. The award was originally established by her brother, Sam Owen in 1956. She was a longtime member of Gulfport Yacht Club, a MGCCC Foundation Member, a former longtime member of Gulfport PTA, and served as treasurer for ECW at St. Peters for many years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lt. Col. George Williams (US Army Retired); a son, Charles Mitchell Williams; her parents, Mitchell and Adgia Elmer Owen; brothers, Sam Owen, Tofie Owen, and Father George Owen, and her sister, Marguerite Owen Kalif. She is survived by a daughter, Mary Williams Wood and her husband, William T. Wood, Jr. of Pass Christian; a son, Dr. Michael Owen Williams and his wife, Tracy of Gulfport; and three grandchildren, Mary Anne Wood, William T. Wood, III, and Drake Owen Williams. The visitation will be Thursday, December 22, 2011 beginning at 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. at St. Peters By the Sea Episcopal Church, Gulfport with the service following at 1:00 p.m. in the chapel. Interment will follow at Evergreen Cemetery. The family prefers memorials to MGCCC Foundation, George William Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 99, Perkinston, MS 39573-0099 or to St. Peters By the Sea Episcopal Church, 1909 15th Street, Gulfport, MS 39501. Bradford-O’Keefe Funeral Home, 15th Street, Gulfport is in charge of arrangements. View and sign register book at www.bradfordokeefe.com