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Verlie Chapman Williams, 92 of Monticello, passed away Friday, October 22, 2010 in Little Rock. She was born February 1, 1918 in Conway County, AR.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, Luther Bert Chapman and one son, Ashton Chapman, was a homemaker and a member of Lacey Assembly of God Church. She was the daughter of the late Walter Gasaway and Iva Lee Bailey Gasaway.
Survivors include her husband, Lee Roy Williams of Dumas; four sons, Walter Stinson Chapman and wife, Norma of Monticello, Gene Allen Chapman and wife, Anna of Del Rio, TX, Bert Laron Chapman and wife, Peggy of Pine Bluff and Michael Paul Chapman and wife, Jane of Coulterville, IL; two daughters, Wanda Rose Hurt of Jackson, TN and Gina Diane Sellers and husband, Bob of North Little Rock; one brother, Lonnie Gasaway of Petit Jean Mountain, AR; thirteen grandchildren, twenty five great-grandchildren and eight great-great-grandchildren.
Our mother is well known for her faithfulness to God, His church and her powerful prayers. Her life was a testimony to Jesus. She shared 50 years of life and love with our wonderful father, and was devoted to her children and their spouses. That example of love and commitment has been a tremendous blessing to all of us. She had a special love for her grandchildren and is adored by all of them. She knew how to play and influenced each and every one of them for the good. She adored her brothers and sisters and has left us her treasured memories of them and life on Petit Jean Mountain, where they were all born. She was a special friend of many and loved to travel, cut up, laugh, and sing. She was an accomplished gradener and a cheerful giver of the fruit of her labors. She cooked many delicious meals for large crowds in her home, and no one was turned away. She shared a special love with her husband, Lee Roy, with whom she shared happy, joyous times together until 2005 when she became ill. For that we will always be grateful. Like her own Papa, Mom would never say goodbye, but rather...So long, I'll see you again.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, Luther Bert Chapman and one son, Ashton Chapman, was a homemaker and a member of Lacey Assembly of God Church. She was the daughter of the late Walter Gasaway and Iva Lee Bailey Gasaway.
Survivors include her husband, Lee Roy Williams of Dumas; four sons, Walter Stinson Chapman and wife, Norma of Monticello, Gene Allen Chapman and wife, Anna of Del Rio, TX, Bert Laron Chapman and wife, Peggy of Pine Bluff and Michael Paul Chapman and wife, Jane of Coulterville, IL; two daughters, Wanda Rose Hurt of Jackson, TN and Gina Diane Sellers and husband, Bob of North Little Rock; one brother, Lonnie Gasaway of Petit Jean Mountain, AR; thirteen grandchildren, twenty five great-grandchildren and eight great-great-grandchildren.
Our mother is well known for her faithfulness to God, His church and her powerful prayers. Her life was a testimony to Jesus. She shared 50 years of life and love with our wonderful father, and was devoted to her children and their spouses. That example of love and commitment has been a tremendous blessing to all of us. She had a special love for her grandchildren and is adored by all of them. She knew how to play and influenced each and every one of them for the good. She adored her brothers and sisters and has left us her treasured memories of them and life on Petit Jean Mountain, where they were all born. She was a special friend of many and loved to travel, cut up, laugh, and sing. She was an accomplished gradener and a cheerful giver of the fruit of her labors. She cooked many delicious meals for large crowds in her home, and no one was turned away. She shared a special love with her husband, Lee Roy, with whom she shared happy, joyous times together until 2005 when she became ill. For that we will always be grateful. Like her own Papa, Mom would never say goodbye, but rather...So long, I'll see you again.