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Mary Etta Runnels Williams
16 Jan 1921 – 8 Jun 2008
| Birth | 16 Jan 1921 |
| Death | 8 Jun 2008 |
| Cemetery | Southland Memorial Park Grand Prairie , Dallas County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | 46844902 on 10 Jun 2008 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27476030 |
Bio
Mary Etta Williams, 87, our beloved mother and granny, was welcomed into the arms of her Savior Jesus Christ on Sunday, June 8, 2008. Service: 10 a.m. Friday in Bean-Massey-Burge Funeral Home Chapel in Grand Prairie. Interment: Southland Memorial Park in Grand Prairie. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Mary was born Jan. 16, 1921, in Anna to Charles and Stella Runnels. She graduated from Anna High School, where she lettered in basketball. Since 1957, she had lived in Grand Prairie, where she owned Hill Street Automotive. She was a longtime Dallas Cowboys fan. Mary dearly loved children and was a foster mother to dozens of children throughout her life. With a heart for those in need, she never turned away someone she could help. She was a longtime member of Westridge Baptist Church in Grand Prairie. Mary was preceded in death by her parents, Charles and Stella Runnels; brothers, George, Jim, Elmer and Emmit Runnels; sister, Faye Gourd; stepson, Clifford Powell; daughter, Patsy Jean Lindsey; husband, Lee Austin Powell; and second husband, Clarence Howard Williams. Survivors: Daughter, Bettye Johnson and her husband, Ken; sons, Roger Powell and his wife, Jeanne, and Terry Powell and his wife, Kathy; stepsons, Alton Powell and his wife, Foncell, and James Powell and his wife, Holly; stepdaughter, Laura Brooks; grandchildren, Tonya Lockard, Jack Stanley, Rod Powell, Darrin Powell, Chris Powell and Kim Griggs; great-grandchildren, April Goff, Michael Boyd, Landon Stanley, Jacqueline Stanley, Audrey Powell, Seth Powell, Adrian Powell, Madison Griggs, Lathan Powell and "Baby" Powell; great-great-grandson, Julian Goff; several nieces and nephews; and a multitude of foster children. Published in the Star-Telegram on 6/11/2008.
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- Emmet Runnels 1911–1960
- Elmer "Chub" Runnels 1913–1985
- Alma Faye Runnels Gouard 1915–1991
- Jim Odell Runnels 1917–1987
- S1 George Ray Runnels 1922–1944
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