RUBY CARLSON WILLIAMS DOVER-FOXCROFT – Ruby Carlson Williams, 96, wife of the late Honorable Matthew Williams, died Sept. 30, 2003, at a local nursing home. She was born June 16, 1907, in Monson, the daughter of Hugh and Astrid (Hanson) Carlson. A graduate of Monson Academy, she also attended the University of Maine. She worked as a teacher and then as a secretary in her husband’s law office. Mrs. Williams was a founding board member of Thayer Parkway. She chaired the rental committee and was treasurer of the organization for many years. She was the recipient of the Holmes Award from Foxcroft Academy in 2001, and was a member of the Miosac Club and the Percolator Club in Dover-Foxcroft. She is survived by two sons, M. Carlson Williams and his wife, Carolyn, of Glastonbury, Conn., Donald F. Williams and his wife, Brenda, of Junction City, Kan.; a daughter, Dione W. Hutchinson and her husband, Frederick, of Lamoine; six grandchildren, Juliana Graham and her husband Dale, of Orrington, Karen Prest and her husband, Al, of Roslindale, Mass., Kari Williams of Glastonbury, Conn., Mark Williams and his wife, Tasha of Richmond, Va., Nicole Williams and Shawn Williams, both of Junction City, Kan.; four great-grandchildren, Ben and Brian Shaw, Brittney and Jacob Prest; a special nephew, Norman Anderson of Honesdale, Pa. Friends are invited to call from 1 p.m. until time of funeral service at 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 3, 2003, at the Lary Funeral Home, Dover-Foxcroft, with the Rev. Kenneth Dale officiating. Burial will be in family lot in Rural Grove Cemetery. Those who wish may make memorial contributions to the Rental Assistance Fund, Thayer Parkway, 33 Thayer Parkway, Dover-Foxcroft 04426, or to the Dover-Foxcroft Historical Society, 28 Orchard Road, Dover-Foxcroft 04426, or to the Brownville Historical Society, 25B Pleasant Park Circle, Milo 04463, or to the Monson Historical Society, P.O. Box 173, Guilford 04443.
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