Virginia L. Williams

Virginia L. Williams, 91, a resident of Laurel Center in Bedford, died Monday, October 19, 2009.

Ms. Williams was born in Lynn, MA, September 10, 1918, and was the daughter of Arthur and Mabel (Dickey) Gagnon. She was raised and educated in Lynn, MA, and had received an associates degree from business school. She spent most of her life on the North Shore and several years in Florida; she loved Rockport, MA, lived there for many years before coming to Bedford in January 2007.

Ms. Williams was employed in various positions as an office manager during her working life. After retirement, she cared for seniors who needed assistance with daily tasks enabling them to stay in their own homes. She was very artistic, played the piano and was a soprano soloist. She was an avid Teddy Bear lover.

She was predeceased by her son Dale R. Williams of Merrimack, who died in May 2008.

Members of her family include her son Bruce Williams of Lowell, MA; his daughter Jacqueline and stepson Scott Christophers; two daughters, Sharon L. Christopherson of Merrimack, her children Kim Esters, Karin Wood and Erik Christopherson, and Cheryl Kilgore of Hamilton, MA, and her children Kathryn and Ethan. She had ten great-grandchildren.

There are no calling hours, a private burial service will take place in Lynn, MA, at the Pine Grove Cemetery.

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