Julia "Judy" Lyon Williams

Julia “Judy” V. Williams, 75, died December 3, 2016 at her residence in Barefoot Bay, FL, after a 16-month battle with cancer. She had a wonderful quality of life to the end.

Born in Dublin, GA on September 4, 1941, Julia was raised in New London, CT, and spent most of her life caring for others as a nurse, wife, mother, and friend in Des Moines, IA. Most remembered for being direct, honest, and having the best sense of humor, Julia took pride in her work as a nurse, her service to the American Legion Auxiliary, and as a devoted grandmother.

She leaves behind her three beloved children, Meredith E. Williams, Jr. (Jackie), Mary-Ann Isenholt (Maxwell), and Linda Casas (Rich), and nine grandchildren Michael, Alexis, Carter, Jackson, Jerome, Julia, Isabel, Riley, and Matthew. She will also be deeply missed by her siblings: Harriet Hall, William Lyon, Patty Ready, Peter Lyon, Barbara Lyon-Finney, Betty-Lou Goodwin, and Michael Lyon. She was preceded in death by her husband, Meredith E. Williams, Sr., and her parents, William and Hilda Lyon, and Ann Champney Lyon.

A visitation will be held at Hamilton’s Funeral Home, 605 Lyon Street, Des Moines, on December 10, 2016, from 1 – 4pm followed directly by a celebration of life at The Longest Yard, 122 5th St, West Des Moines from 5 – 7pm.

Because she was so well-loved wherever she went, additional celebrations of life will be planned in the other places she called home: Barefoot Bay, FL, and Charlestown, RI. More information will follow.

In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made in her name to the American Cancer Society.

Condolences may be expressed at:
www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com

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