Jean Frantz Williams

Jean Frantz Williams, 87, of Raytown, MO, passed away July 8, 2003, at John Knox Care Center in Lee's Summit. Her celebration of life will be 11 a.m. Saturday, July 12, at D.W. Newcomer's Sons Floral Hills Chapel; interment will follow in Floral Hills Mausoleum. The family will receive friends 10-11 a.m. Saturday at the chapel. Jean was born June 15, 1916, in Topeka, KS, to Andrew and Esther Frantz and was the oldest of three daughters. Her family moved to Kansas City, MO, when she was 12 years old and she subsequently attended Northeast High School, graduating in the "New Plan" Class of 1934. She earned a B.S. degree in Secondary Education from the University of Missouri in 1937 and a master's degree in French from UMKC in 1968. She was president of the Radio and TV Council prior to teaching French and English at Northeast Junior High and Paseo in the Kansas City School System. She also taught in the Raytown schools before retiring. Jean's survivors include her husband of 66 years, Harold, of John Knox Village Care Center; her five children, Carol Pickering and husband Jim of Overland Park, KS, Joy Case and husband Ed of Kansas City, North, MO, Jane Stock and her husband, Gregg, of Merriam, KS, Phil Williams and his wife, Ortella, of Kansas City, MO, Richard Williams and his partner, Ken Schillo of Kansas City, KS; nine grandchildren, Greg and Jeff Corley, Chris Pickering and wife Kathy, Tim Pickering and wife Sheri, Michelle Illig, Angela Gillihan and husband Jasen, Sean Williams, Ben and Michael Stock; five great-grandchildren, Nathan and Hunter Pickering, Grant and Aubrey Illig, and Masen Gillihan. She is also survived by her younger sister, Barbara Cummings and husband Scott of Gladstone, MO, and numerous nieces and nephews. Her grandson Kevin Corley preceded her in death. The family would like to thank the staff at John Knox Care Center for the excellent care given to Jean. (Arrangements: D.W. Newcomer's Sons Floral Hills Chapel, 816-353-1218)