Obituary of Dolores Williams

Dolores Williams, 91, of Bedford, died at 11:20 am on Friday, August 31, 2018 at Stonebridge Health Campus after a lengthy battle with Alzheimers.

Born March 27, 1927 in Louisville, KY, she was the daughter of George and Anna (Barrett) Garnes. She married Conley Williams on December 20, 1947 and he preceded her in death on September 4, 1984. She was the entrepreneur of Dolores Fabric Shop on Bedford’s downtown square and an active member of Calvary Lutheran Church in Bedford.

Survivors include three daughters, Cheryl Nichoalds and husband, David, of Bedford, Janet Barnette, of Nashville, TN and Deborah Roskopf and husband, John, of Redmond, WA; a sister, Vivian Lenberger, of Louisville, KY; grandchildren, Marissa Schenk and husband, Ryan, of Evansville, IN, Schuyler Huls, of Seattle, WA, and Caitlin Huls, of Seattle, WA; great grandchildren, Amiya Nan, of Seattle, WA, Carter Schenk, of Evansville, IN, Harper Schenk, of Evansville, IN. Dolores was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, a son-in-law, David Barnette; sisters, Virginia Smith and Anna Scherer; brothers, George Garnes and Sherman Garnes.

Funeral services will be conducted at 10:30 am on Wednesday, September 5^th at the Calvary Lutheran Church located at 3705 Austin Dr., Bedford, IN 47421 with Pastor Gary W. Zakian officiating. Burial will follow in Green Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm on Tuesday, September 4th at the Day & Carter Mortuary and from 9:30 am until the hour of service on Wednesday, September 5^th at the church. Flowers are welcome or in lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorial contributions be made to Calvary Lutheran Preschool, 3705 Austin Dr., Bedford, IN 47421.

Mom wished to acknowledge very special friends that touched her life to include Iola Boehme, Mary Anderson, Brenda Hardwick, Lydia Summers, Susie and Guy Rumsey, and Janet Phillips.