Submitted by: Dan Rich

Alline Williams

July 22, 1910 - Aug. 3, 2001

South Bend Tribune 8/5/2001

Mrs. Alline Williams, 91, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and aunt, who resided on Sprucewood Lane, South Bend, Ind., entered into eternal rest at 5:45 a.m. Friday, Aug. 3, in Saint Joseph Care Center West, after an extended illness. Alline, daughter of the late Johnny and Julia (Govan) Johnson, was born in Helena, Ark., on July 22, 1910. At the age of 12 she confessed Christ and was baptized in St. Gillian Baptist Church.

In 1930 she and Cornelius Williams were united in wedlock. In 1942 they moved to Detroit, Mich. In Detroit she was a member of St. James Baptist Church. She moved to South Bend in 1992, where she lived until her death. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Cornelius, and by eight siblings. Family members who will cherish her memory include a daughter, Lillian Williams; one grandson, Kelvin Williams; a great-grandson, Alin Williams, all of South Bend; two sisters, Julia (James) Patton of Belleville, Mich., and Ruby Kemp of Detroit; along with a host of nieces and nephews.

Services for Mrs. Williams will be held at 12 noon on Tuesday in Alford's Mortuary, where friends may call one hour prior to the service.