Virginia Marie Williams

Virginia Marie Williams (Van Liew), age 94, passed away in Edmonds, Washington on January 10, 2016. She was born in Muncie, Kansas, November 3, 1921 to Walter Van Liew and Ruth Lynn Van Liew. She met Elden E Williams, her husband of 72 years, while in high school in Lawrence, Kansas. They were married September 8, 1943 after Elden graduated from pilot training in the US Army Air Corps. When he went to Europe in WW II, she stayed in Lawrence with her family until his return in late 1945. They lived in Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Texas, Kansas, Oklahoma, California, Hawaii and finally Washington where he retired from the USAF in 1966. She loved the moving round and the chance to make many different friends during this time. She took up bowling and golf in Hawaii and added Go Kart racing in CA and WA. She was a member of Beta Sigma Phi and was a Brownie Scout leader when her daughters were young. She retired from the National Parks Service where she was employed as a Data Processing Supervisor in 1983. She was an avid golfer and was a member at Kayak Point, Olympic View and Lynnwood Golf Clubs for many years and was also a member of clubs in Arizona where they spent their winters playing golf. Earlier in life she had been a very active bowler and even raced Go Karts throughout the west coast. She also assisted her husband when he was the Executive Director of the International Air Fair at Paine Field. She is survived by her husband Elden, daughters Dianna Coppersmith of Maui, Hawaii, and Teri Williams of Napa, California, plus grandchildren Matthew, Michelle and Nathaniel and great grandchildren Ty, Chloe, Jetty, Isaac and Sofia. One grandson, Mark, preceded her in death. There will be a private service with relatives and close friends at a later date. She will eventually be entombed with her husband at the Tahoma National Cemetery.