ROWENA WILLIAMS Rowena Williams, 78, a homemaker, of Las Vegas, passed away Nov. 25, 2011. She was born Aug. 17, 1933, in Olustee, Okla., and had lived in Nevada since 1963. She was preceded in death by her husband, Derwood "Joe" Williams; and son, Mike Williams. She is survived by her daughters, JoNita Williams and Julie McGlothlin and her husband Karl; brothers, Adrian Rosser, Duane Rosser, Lyle Rosser, Dennis Rosser and Lee Rosser; sisters, Shirley Hume, Beverly Thomas and Sherry Hornbrook; grandchildren, Heather, Jeremy, Adam and Michael; great-grandchildren, Freddie, Chasey, Andrew, Aspen, Josh and Marilyn; and several nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be at 1 p.m., at Thursday, Dec. 1, at Palm Mortuary, 6701 N. Jones.
