- Date Of Birth: April 18, 1926
- Date Of Death: January 31, 2021
- State: Alabama
Jean Crowder Williams was born on April 18, 1926, in the Langdale Community of Valley, Alabama, to Jim Tom and Eva Snuggs Crowder. She passed from this life on January 31, 2021, at the age of 94.
She was a life-long member of Langdale United Methodist Church where she held various positions over the years. She was Sunday School teacher, member of Administrative Board, Bible School worker and church secretary. Her church and her faith were foundations of her life.
Graduating from Valley High School in 1944, she often mentioned her classmates who had to leave school to fight in WW II. She appreciated their sacrifice and was staunchly patriotic. At Valley High School, she was a member of the Beta Club.
Jean married Horace M. Williams, Jr. of Fairfax on October 17, 1942. Together they raised a family of three boys and a niece and nephew. She worked hard to help provide for her family.
Her secretarial/office manager jobs include: Bell Aircraft Corporation in Marietta, Georgia, George H Lanier Memorial Hospital, Alabama Gas Corporation, Langdale United Methodist Church, and Pastoral Institute (Bradley Center) in Lanett. She worked with West Point Pepperell as an Employment Assistant at Personnel Services and retired as a Junior Accountant in the Consumer Products Division.
She had a great love for history and was instrumental in the formation of the Valley Historic Preservation Commission, serving in various capacities in that organization.
In 1986, she was installed as a member of the National Secretary Association and served on several committees in that organization. She was Secretary of the Year in 1976 and received her hard-earned Certified Professional Secretary status in May, 1976, and her Lamp of Learning at Georgia Division Workshop in Gainesville, Georgia, in September of that same year.
Mrs. Williams is survived by two sons, Russell (Aneva) Williams, Randall (Debbie) Williams of Valley, AL; a daughter-in-law, Sheree Williams of Lanett, AL; her niece, Wanda (Gary) Irvin of Lanett, AL; a nephew, Jackie (Debbie) Crowder of Albany, NY; and her sister-in-law Billie Jean Clem of Daphne, AL.
Grandchildren, David (Vickie) Williams; Jane Williams Moseley of Elba, AL; Melissa (Harley) Moore of Greenwood, SC.; Ben (Jennifer) Williams of Cusseta, AL; Matthew (Joy) Williams of Placida, Florida, Elizabeth (Drew) Robinson of Opelika, AL; Kevin Williams U.S, Army, Angela Irvin Harmon of Lanett; Becky Hess Anderson of Salmon, Idaho; Cody Crowder of Albany, NY; Crystal Hess and Misty Brady of Colony, NY; Chanda Crowder of Boaz, AL, and Jeremy Crowder of Beauregard, AL, and twenty-eight great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Horace M. Williams, Jr.; her son, Richard K. Williams; her parents, Jim Tom and Eva Snuggs Crowder; and her siblings Luther Crowder, Lynn Crowder, Ruby Jim Tillie, Irma Gibson, and Edward Crowder.
Memorials may be sent to the Langdale United Methodist Church Barrel of Love Fund, 6301 20th Avenue, Valley, Alabama 36854.
