Virginia Williams

Virginia Elizabeth Nevels Williams Virginia (Ginny) Nevels Williams of Wharton, TX passed from this life into eternity in the presence of God on July 12, 2012 in Columbiana, Alabama. Virginia was born on July 29, 1923 in Fayette, Mississippi, and is preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, David G. Williams whom she married on February 24, 1943 in State College, Pennsylvania. She is also preceded in death by four brothers, Brown Nevels, Wayne Nevels, Joe Nevels, Jim Nevels and one sister, Mary Nevels Hebler. She is survived by one sister, Martha Ann Evans of Vicksburg, MS, son Joel Williams and his wife Debbie, daughter Peggy Grote and her husband Steve, grandchildren, Kellye Demski, Zach Williams, David Grote, and Travis Grote and five great-grandchildren. Virginia enjoyed reading, sewing, gardening, her grandchildren, great grandchildren and her time being a Sunday School teacher of five-year-olds. In later years she was always a regular at the Wednesday morning Bible Study at the Abell St. Church of Christ where she was a member for over thirty years. Virginia was quite the seamstress affording the enjoyment of dressing "homemade" while exhibiting a style that kept saying "store bought". She spent many years being informally known as the "Assistant Golf Coach" at the University of Houston, being such an asset for decades to her husband Coach Dave Williams. Together they were able to travel over the entire United States, Japan, Scotland and Mexico with the University of Houston Golf Team. Her family came to rely on her wit, intellect, steely perception and uncanny ability to always verbally define any moment or situation with polite deftness. A visitation will be held at the Wharton Funeral Home located at 515 E. Boling Hwy. in Wharton on Sunday evening, July 15 from 6:00-8:00 P.M. There will be a Committal Service at the Evergreen Cemetery in Wharton, TX on Monday morning, July 16 at 9:30 A.M. followed that same day by a Celebration of Life at the Wharton Funeral Home, Wharton, TX at 11:00 A.M. In lieu of flowers, the family directs those desiring memorials to the University of Houston Golf Team, 3100 Cullen Blvd, Golf Office, Houston, TX 77204 or the Abell St. Church of Christ, 501 Abell St. Wharton, TX 77488. May she rest in peace and may her memory be eternal.