Patsy Edith Williams

1937 - 2014

Patsy Edith Williams, 77, passed away Thursday, June 12, 2014, in Arlington. Funeral: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Fielder Church, 2011 S. Fielder Road, Arlington, with the Rev. Jerry Morris, the Rev. Roland Williams and Bishop Randy Williams officiating. Interment: Emerald Hills Memorial Park, Kennedale. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Wade Family Funeral Home, 4140 W. Pioneer Parkway, Arlington. Patsy was born March 23, 1937, in Archer City to Luther Nelson Wakefield and Edith Jewel Singleton Wakefield. She graduated from the University of New Mexico with a bachelor of science and earned her master's from the University of North Texas. An Arlington resident for the 44 years, she was an active member of Fielder Church. A longtime public schoolteacher, she worked as a business education teacher and later as a librarian with the Arlington Independent School District. Patsy was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, Willie Hayes Williams, on May 11, 2014. Survivors: Sons, Randy J. Williams and wife, Melanie, and Rodney G. Williams; brothers, Luther Nelson Wakefield Jr. and Jerry Dee Wakefield and wife, Barbara; grandchildren, Randy Jr., Aaron, Emma, Jacob, Miriam, Gideon, Moses and Esther; and great-grandson, Elijah.