Individual Details

Virginia Eileen Bilger

(15 Jun 1924 - 7 Jan 1987)

Jacksonville Journal Courier, Jacksonville, Illinois, Thursday, January 8, 1987, Page 13, Col. 7: Virginia Williams dies Wednesday. Mrs. Virginia E. Williams, 62, of 424 Caldwell, died at 11:15 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 7, at her residence. She was born in Roodhouse June 15, 1924, a daughter of Jesse A. and Meda M. Garner Bilger. She married Rev. James W. Williams Jn. 24, 1943, in Roodhouse, and he preceded her April 12, 1983.

She is survived by two sons, Army First Sgt. (ret) Ronald W. Williams of Sierra Vista, Ariz., and Pastor Rick W. Williams of Carrollton, three daughters, Mrs. Jimmie (Sheryl) Werries and Marcia Williams, both of Jacksonville and Mrs. Jeff (Shawn) Lindquist of Springfield, seven grandchildren, one great-grandchild, a brother Denzil E. Bilger of Silvis, and an aunt, Mrs. Lena Brown of Jacksonville, Several nieces and nephews. She was preceded by a brother, Wayne, and a sister, Geneva.

She was a member of the Roodhouse Christian Church and graduated from Roodhouse High School.

Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Gillham-Buchanan Funeral Home with burial in Diamond Grove Cemetery. The family will meet friends from 9:30 a.m. to time of services Saturday at the funeral home.

Events

Birth15 Jun 1924Roodhouse, Greene Co., Illinois
Marriage23 Jan 1943Roodhouse, Greene Co., Illinois - James Willard Williams
Death7 Jan 1987Jacksonville, Morgan Co., Illinois
BurialDiamond Grove Cemetery, Jacksonville, Morgan Co., Illinois

Families

SpouseJames Willard Williams (1923 - 1983)
ChildRonald Wayne Williams (1943 - 2014)
ChildSheryl Maureen Williams (1948 - )
ChildMarcia Kay Williams (1950 - )
ChildRicky Wray Williams (1953 - )
ChildShawn LaRue Williams (1957 - )

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