Muriel May Morley Williams, 98, of Vashon, died peacefully October 16th, 2012. Muriel was born in Seattle on September 1st, 1923. She was the only child of Ray and May Morley. Muriel and her parents moved to Vashon in 1930 where she received her education on Vashon and is part of the proud VHS class of 1941.
On October 3, 1944 she married Harvey Williams, the love of her life. Starting married life living in Arizona and California, they returned to Vashon in 1945. They built and made their home at Vashon Heights where they lived and raised their family, son Bob and daughter Kathy. Muriel felt blessed and proud being a stay at home mom.
After retirement Muriel and Harvey packed up their Winnebago and their dog Susie and headed for Carson City, Nevada, spending much time with cousins on their horse ranch. When at home Muriel found pleasure in planning gatherings with her many friends and family or sharing in the dessert making’s for the Old F*rts Club and was always ready for music with The Garage Boys on Saturday nights. Never without a craft, whether it was ceramics or card making, or an evening watching Wheel of Fortune with knitting in lap, while baking brownies, or with coffee cup and cookie in hand visiting with friends. Muriel was never
idle for long. She was the queen of zingers, ready at any given moment for her favorite victims.
Muriel is preceded in death by her husband Harvey and is survived by son Bob and wife Donna of Cosmopolis, WA, daughter Kathy and husband John Pierce of Sammamish, WA, grandchildren Mardi Jo, Aaron, Heidi, Curtis and Mica and their spouses, and great grandsons Robert and Dylan, plus her extended family, the Ljubich and Lawson tribe.
Muriel has now joined her husband, friends and family who were waiting on the day of her arrival in heaven but left behind many very special dear friends who came into her life and blessed her with love, care, and friendship, many of whom call her mom or sister. Her list of special people is long but each and every one will know she is around with every “whiff” of coffee!
Her family would like to give their heartfelt thanks to all the people who have helped care for her in her final years, the staff and volunteers at Vashon Community Care, Kevin and Nicole Lucas at Sunrise Lifestyles Adult Family Home, and Cindy Grenville the “good daughter.”
A memorial will be held November 18, 2012, at 2:00 pm at the Island Funeral Service, reception following at Sound Foods. Thank you to Lisa Devereau at Island Funeral Service for assisting with the arrangements. Please visit the
online guest book www.islandfuneral.com. Memorial gifts in Muriel’s memory can be made to Vashon Community Care, 15333 Vashon Highway SW, Vashon, WA 98070.
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