IRENE WILLIAMS
Oct. 8, 1940-Nov. 3, 2017
Irene Williams, 77, passed away Nov. 3, 2017, in Hampton Roads, Va.
She was born Oct. 8, 1940, to the late Mamie Lee Walker and Mr. Charlie Holloman Jr. in Goldsboro, N.C.
Her husband, retired Senior Master Sgt. Rufus "Rudi" Williams of 49 years, preceded her in death Dec. 16, 2008.
Irene was instrumentally dedicated and supportive to her professionally high-performance husband and his Department of the Army career at the time he became the Army's first black photojournalist, Stars and Stripes bureau chief in Bremerhaven, Germany, Associated Press and Department of Defense newsman and the broadcast media.
Irene's lifetime professions were in banking, finance and accounting at the time of her and her husband's retirement together in 2006.
She lived her life exclusively contented with her immediate family of husband, daughter and treasured grandchild for more 50 uninterrupted years since her marriage to Rudi in 1959.
Irene enjoyed family vacations, shopping, cookbooks, farmers markets and watching westerns with her husband. She is survived by a loving daughter, Sharon Williams, and loving grandson, Rudy Williams.
Services are pending and under the care of Smith and Williams Funeral Home, 4889 Princess Anne Road, Virginia Beach, Va., 23462.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital at www.stjude.org.
You may offer your condolences at www.smithandwilliamsnorfolk.com.
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Published in Obituaries on November 19, 2017 3:05 AM