Patricia A. Williams

Township, N.J. Patricia A. Simmons Williams, 76, of Egg Harbor Township, N.J., died Monday, March 15, 2010, at Shore Memorial Hospital in Somers Point, N.J. She was born in Philadelphia, Pa. She was the wife of the late Franklin Williams. She was an Ocean City, N.J., resident for 50 years before moving to Egg Harbor Township. She was the co-owner, along with her husband, of Franklin Williams Real Estate in Ocean City for 40 years, and was a member of the Ocean City Board of Realtors. She was a member of St. Augustine's R. C. Church in Ocean City, where she served as a Eucharistic minister. Surviving are sons Franklin Williams Jr. and Mark B. Williams and wife Jennifer, all of Egg Harbor Township, and Paul G. Williams of Ocean City; daughters Patty Marshall and husband Ken, of Marmora, N.J., Peggy Williams, and Betsy Schein and husband Ken, all of Egg Harbor Township; a son-in-law, Kenneth Edwards, of Petersburg, N.J.; grandchildren and spouses Amy and Mike Giammatteo, of Pittsburgh, Pa., Mike and Ali Edwards, of Millville, N.J., Kelly and Jason Sanders, of Mays Landing, N.J., Lisa and Patrick O'Hara, of Ocean View, N.J., Jennifer Williams and Franklin Williams III, of Ocean City, Loretta Marshall, stationed in Iraq, and Elizabeth Hatos, Anne Hatos and Joel Schein, all of Egg Harbor Township; great-grandchildren Mia, Michael and Marco Giammatteo, all of Pittsburgh, Patrick and Gwen O'Hara, both of Ocean View, and Star and Summer Sanders, both of Mays Landing; brothers and sister-in-law Richard J. and Margaret Simmons, of Westminster, and Bernard Simmons, of Sarasota, Fla. She was predeceased by her daughter, Kathleen Edwards; a grandson, Robert Marshall; and her brother, the Rev. Joseph Simmons. Friends may call 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Godfrey Funeral Home of Palermo, 644 S. Shore Road, Palermo, N.J., and from 9 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. Friday at St. Augustine's R.C. Church, 13th Street at Wesley Avenue, Ocean City, N.J. A Mass of Christian burial will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at the church. Interment will be in Seaside Cemetery in Palermo. Memorial contributions may be sent to the charity of one's choice. Online condolences may be offered at www.godfreyfuneralhome.com. Sign this guest book online at www.carrollcountytimes.com.