Surnames: WILLIAMS THOMSON KIPPENHAN BERTHOLD BARTLETT WALTEMATE OLP

----Source: Tribune-Record-Gleaner 9/3/1975

MOTHER OF GREENWOOD WOMAN DIES

Bessie M. Williams, 84, died Sunday, Aug. 24, 1975, at St. Joseph's Hospital, Marshfield, as a result of a heart attack. She had been living with her daughter, Mrs. Don Berthold, at R. 1, Greenwood, Clark County, for the past year.

The former Bessie Thomson was born Dec. 29, 1890 at Shawano. She was married on Dec. 31, 1913 at Omrow, Wis. to Rollin Williams, who preceded her in death.

Funeral services were held at the Thorp Funeral Home, Thorp, on Thursday, Aug. 28, at 1:30 p.m., with burial at Sylvan Cemetery in the Town of Reseberg. Mr. Murray Keene and Mr. Erling Omdal officiated at the rites.

Pallbearers were Rollie Williams, Frank Briski, Kenneth Williams, James Williams, Danny Bartlett, and Tommy Briski.

She is survived by three sons, Dewey Williams of Thorp, Roy of Adams, Wis., and Walter of Colorado Springs, Colo., five daughters, Mrs. Alvin (Emma) Kippenhan, Greenwood, Della Williams, Clayton, N.M., Mrs. Don (Nettie) Berthold, Greenwood Mrs. Dalton (Grace) Bartlett, Colorado Springs, Colo., and Hester Williams, Colorado Springs, Colo. and two sisters, Mrs. Willie (Ethel) Waltemate, Waukegan, Ill., and Mrs. Howard (Veda) Olp, Mauston, Wis., and 22 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by a daughter, Mrs. Frank (Mildred) Briski, and a daughter and son in infancy.

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Obit: Williams, Bessie M. #2 (1890 - 1975)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Williams, Thompson, Kippenhan, Berthold, Bartlett, Olp, Waltemate, Dahl, Keene, Ondol

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 8/28/1975

Williams, Bessie M. #2 (29 December 1890 – 24 August 1975)

Bessie M. Williams, 84, Greenwood, died at 8:10 p.m. Sunday of an apparent heart attack at the St. Joseph’s Hospital, Marshfield, where she had been admitted Saturday afternoon.

Mrs. Williams, the former Bessie M. Thompson, was born December 29, 1890, in Shawano County and received education in the Berlin schools.

She married December 31, 1913, at Omro to Rollin H. Williams, who died January 3, 1956. After their marriage they lived in the Thorp area. After the death of her husband, she resided with her children and at Stetsonville at the home of Alma Dahl.

Surviving are eight children: Dewey J. Williams of Thorp, Mrs. Alvin (Emma) Kippenhan of Greenwood; Roy Williams of Adams, Walter Williams of Colorado Springs, Co., Delia Williams of Clayton, N.M., Mrs. Donald (Nettie) Berthold of Greenwood, Mrs. Dalton (Grace) Bartlett of Colorado Springs, Co., and Hester Williams of Colorado Springs, Co. Twenty-two grandchildren, and 15 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Howard (Veda) Olp of Mauston and Mrs. Willie (Ethel) Waltemate of Waukegan, Il., also survive.

Funeral services were scheduled for today (Thursday) from the Thorp Funeral Home with Murray Keene and Erling Ondol officiating. Burial will be made in the Reseburg Cemetery.

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Obit: Williams, Bessie #3 (1890 - 1975)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Williams, Briski, Bartlett, Knightston, Brockhaus, Keene, Omdal

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 9/11/1975

Williams, Bessie (29 December 1890 – 24 August 1975)

Funeral services for Mrs. Bessie M. Williams were held Thursday, August 28 at 1:30 p.m. at the Thorp Funeral Home with Mr. Murray Keene and Mrs. Erling Omdal officiating. The soloist, Sara Knightston was accompanied on the organ by Maydelle Brockhaus.

Pallbearers, all grandsons, were Rollie Williams, James Williams, Frank Briski, Jr., Tom Briski, Kenneth Williams and Danny Bartlett.