Mary Blanche Williams
July 9, 1920 — February 16, 2017
Mary Blanche Williams, 96, of Beaufort, NC, passed away on Thursday, February 16, 2017 at Harbor View Nursing Home in Morehead City.
Funeral service will be held, at 2:00 on Sunday, February 19, 2017 at Ann Street Methodist Church with the Reverend Taylor Mills and Reverend Charles “Chuck” C. Smith, Jr. officiating. Burial will follow at Carteret Memorial Gardens.
She was born on July 9, 1920 in Avon, NC to the late Columbus Casteven and Estie Taylor Meekins Gray. She worked as a dental assistant to Dr. Woodard for over 30 years in Beaufort. She was a member of Ann Street Methodist Church and sang in the choir for over 60 years. She was a member of the Eastern Star.
Left to cherish her memory is a daughter; Andrea Jill Smith; a son Mahlon P. Williams, Jr. and wife Brenda; grandsons, Charles Smith, Jr. and wife Michelle, Mahlon Williams, III and wife Maxine, Shawn Williams and wife Belinda; granddaughter, Kathy Jo McVey; 6 great grandchildren, 3 great great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband of over 60 years, Mahlon P. Williams; brother, George Gray, Oscar Gray, Sr., Norman Gray, Billy Gray; sisters, Rena Dawson, Eleanor May, and Thelma Williams.
Viewing will be from 6:00 – 8:00 PM on Saturday, February 18, 2017 at Munden Funeral Home.
Flowers are welcome or donations can be made to Ann Street Methodist Church, 417 Ann St., Beaufort, NC, 28516 or Saint John United Methodist Church, PO Box 129, Avon, NC 27915-0129.
Online condolences may be made at www.mundenfuneralhome.net
Arrangements are by Munden Funeral Home & Crematory, Morehead City, NC.