Fairbanks Daily News Miner
Sept 15 1993
Obituaries
Lucy O. Williams
Former Fort Yukon resident Lucy Ogden (Cornell) Williams, 89, died May 7 1993, at her son's home in Ellsworth, Maine. She was born Feb 15 1904 in Charleston S.C.
Mrs. Williams received her nursing degree in Washington, D.C. in 1925. Several years later, in response to a newspaper clipping about unprecedented epidemics in Alaska sent to her by her mother, she went to Fort Yukon to serve at the Hudson Stuck Episcopal Mission Hospital. A year later in Fort Yukon, she married Merritt Francis Williams, a missionary priest serving in the Yukon. They left the Yukon on their honeymoon to Seattle, where they bought a car and headed for Gainesville where Mr. Williams was to be chaplain for Episcopal students at the University of Florida.
Mrs. Williams' three children were born between 1933-42, during which time the family moved to Charleston and then to Washington, D.C. Mr. Williams enlisted in the Naval Reserve as a chaplain at the onset of the war and served for several years.
Mrs. Williams and her two sister, Amelia and Margaret, converged their families in the house in Washington to wait out the war. In 1944, Mrs. Williams' eldest child, Jeannie, was diagnosed with polio and was taken to the Children's Hospital in Washington where she stayed for most of the next year. Mr. Williams, in the meantime, served in the Philippines and Okinawa, was wounded, and was sent to San Diego to recuperate. He did not return to Washington until after the war had ended.
In 1949, Mrs. Williams and the family moved to Springfield, Mass. Mr. Williams had been named dean of Christ Church Cathedral and Mrs. Williams returned to Nursing. Following her husband's death from Parkinson's disease in 1977, Mrs. Williams moved to Stratford, Conn., to live with her daughter Jeannie and family. When Jeannie's husband died in 1988, the mother and daughter moved with the grand-children to Groton, Mass.
Survivors include her sister Amelia Tunnell of Fort Meyers, Fla.; daughter Jeannie O. Zahner of Groton; sons Merritt F. Williams Jr. of Ellsworth and Richard C. Williams of Portland Ore.; and eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Williams donated her body for scientific study. Following cremation at some future date, her ashes will be interred beside her husband's at the Washington Cathedral. The family suggests donations may be made in her memory to the Washington Cathedral, Mount St. Alban, Washington, D.S., 20016.
Sept 15 1993
Obituaries
Lucy O. Williams
Former Fort Yukon resident Lucy Ogden (Cornell) Williams, 89, died May 7 1993, at her son's home in Ellsworth, Maine. She was born Feb 15 1904 in Charleston S.C.
Mrs. Williams received her nursing degree in Washington, D.C. in 1925. Several years later, in response to a newspaper clipping about unprecedented epidemics in Alaska sent to her by her mother, she went to Fort Yukon to serve at the Hudson Stuck Episcopal Mission Hospital. A year later in Fort Yukon, she married Merritt Francis Williams, a missionary priest serving in the Yukon. They left the Yukon on their honeymoon to Seattle, where they bought a car and headed for Gainesville where Mr. Williams was to be chaplain for Episcopal students at the University of Florida.
Mrs. Williams' three children were born between 1933-42, during which time the family moved to Charleston and then to Washington, D.C. Mr. Williams enlisted in the Naval Reserve as a chaplain at the onset of the war and served for several years.
Mrs. Williams and her two sister, Amelia and Margaret, converged their families in the house in Washington to wait out the war. In 1944, Mrs. Williams' eldest child, Jeannie, was diagnosed with polio and was taken to the Children's Hospital in Washington where she stayed for most of the next year. Mr. Williams, in the meantime, served in the Philippines and Okinawa, was wounded, and was sent to San Diego to recuperate. He did not return to Washington until after the war had ended.
In 1949, Mrs. Williams and the family moved to Springfield, Mass. Mr. Williams had been named dean of Christ Church Cathedral and Mrs. Williams returned to Nursing. Following her husband's death from Parkinson's disease in 1977, Mrs. Williams moved to Stratford, Conn., to live with her daughter Jeannie and family. When Jeannie's husband died in 1988, the mother and daughter moved with the grand-children to Groton, Mass.
Survivors include her sister Amelia Tunnell of Fort Meyers, Fla.; daughter Jeannie O. Zahner of Groton; sons Merritt F. Williams Jr. of Ellsworth and Richard C. Williams of Portland Ore.; and eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Williams donated her body for scientific study. Following cremation at some future date, her ashes will be interred beside her husband's at the Washington Cathedral. The family suggests donations may be made in her memory to the Washington Cathedral, Mount St. Alban, Washington, D.S., 20016.
Fairbanks Daily News Miner
Sept 15 1993
Obituaries
Lucy O. Williams
Former Fort Yukon resident Lucy Ogden (Cornell) Williams, 89, died May 7 1993, at her son's home in Ellsworth, Maine. She was born Feb 15 1904 in Charleston S.C.
Mrs. Williams received her nursing degree in Washington, D.C. in 1925. Several years later, in response to a newspaper clipping about unprecedented epidemics in Alaska sent to her by her mother, she went to Fort Yukon to serve at the Hudson Stuck Episcopal Mission Hospital. A year later in Fort Yukon, she married Merritt Francis Williams, a missionary priest serving in the Yukon. They left the Yukon on their honeymoon to Seattle, where they bought a car and headed for Gainesville where Mr. Williams was to be chaplain for Episcopal students at the University of Florida.
Mrs. Williams' three children were born between 1933-42, during which time the family moved to Charleston and then to Washington, D.C. Mr. Williams enlisted in the Naval Reserve as a chaplain at the onset of the war and served for several years.
Mrs. Williams and her two sister, Amelia and Margaret, converged their families in the house in Washington to wait out the war. In 1944, Mrs. Williams' eldest child, Jeannie, was diagnosed with polio and was taken to the Children's Hospital in Washington where she stayed for most of the next year. Mr. Williams, in the meantime, served in the Philippines and Okinawa, was wounded, and was sent to San Diego to recuperate. He did not return to Washington until after the war had ended.
In 1949, Mrs. Williams and the family moved to Springfield, Mass. Mr. Williams had been named dean of Christ Church Cathedral and Mrs. Williams returned to Nursing. Following her husband's death from Parkinson's disease in 1977, Mrs. Williams moved to Stratford, Conn., to live with her daughter Jeannie and family. When Jeannie's husband died in 1988, the mother and daughter moved with the grand-children to Groton, Mass.
Survivors include her sister Amelia Tunnell of Fort Meyers, Fla.; daughter Jeannie O. Zahner of Groton; sons Merritt F. Williams Jr. of Ellsworth and Richard C. Williams of Portland Ore.; and eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Williams donated her body for scientific study. Following cremation at some future date, her ashes will be interred beside her husband's at the Washington Cathedral. The family suggests donations may be made in her memory to the Washington Cathedral, Mount St. Alban, Washington, D.S., 20016.
Sept 15 1993
Obituaries
Lucy O. Williams
Former Fort Yukon resident Lucy Ogden (Cornell) Williams, 89, died May 7 1993, at her son's home in Ellsworth, Maine. She was born Feb 15 1904 in Charleston S.C.
Mrs. Williams received her nursing degree in Washington, D.C. in 1925. Several years later, in response to a newspaper clipping about unprecedented epidemics in Alaska sent to her by her mother, she went to Fort Yukon to serve at the Hudson Stuck Episcopal Mission Hospital. A year later in Fort Yukon, she married Merritt Francis Williams, a missionary priest serving in the Yukon. They left the Yukon on their honeymoon to Seattle, where they bought a car and headed for Gainesville where Mr. Williams was to be chaplain for Episcopal students at the University of Florida.
Mrs. Williams' three children were born between 1933-42, during which time the family moved to Charleston and then to Washington, D.C. Mr. Williams enlisted in the Naval Reserve as a chaplain at the onset of the war and served for several years.
Mrs. Williams and her two sister, Amelia and Margaret, converged their families in the house in Washington to wait out the war. In 1944, Mrs. Williams' eldest child, Jeannie, was diagnosed with polio and was taken to the Children's Hospital in Washington where she stayed for most of the next year. Mr. Williams, in the meantime, served in the Philippines and Okinawa, was wounded, and was sent to San Diego to recuperate. He did not return to Washington until after the war had ended.
In 1949, Mrs. Williams and the family moved to Springfield, Mass. Mr. Williams had been named dean of Christ Church Cathedral and Mrs. Williams returned to Nursing. Following her husband's death from Parkinson's disease in 1977, Mrs. Williams moved to Stratford, Conn., to live with her daughter Jeannie and family. When Jeannie's husband died in 1988, the mother and daughter moved with the grand-children to Groton, Mass.
Survivors include her sister Amelia Tunnell of Fort Meyers, Fla.; daughter Jeannie O. Zahner of Groton; sons Merritt F. Williams Jr. of Ellsworth and Richard C. Williams of Portland Ore.; and eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Williams donated her body for scientific study. Following cremation at some future date, her ashes will be interred beside her husband's at the Washington Cathedral. The family suggests donations may be made in her memory to the Washington Cathedral, Mount St. Alban, Washington, D.S., 20016.
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