Jane Marie Godwin Williams, beloved daughter, wife, mother and grandmother passed away peacefully in her sleep on August 20, 2017. She was preceded in death by her parents, William Bryan Godwin and Irene Phillips Godwin, her husband, James Nelson Williams, Albert Phillips and Dixie Phillips Robertson, the uncle and aunt with whom she was raised. She is survived by her daughter, Jeanette Oberhofer, of Colorado Springs, her son, James Bryan Williams and his wife, Patricia, of Montgomery, Texas, her former son-in-law, James Oberhofer, her granddaughter, Jenifer Williams, and her grandsons, Christian Oberhofer, Matthew Williams and Scott Williams.
She was born in Tippah County, Mississippi on January 2, 1924. She spent most of her life in Alabama working alongside her husband in public education. Jane developed a textbook program that was published and widely used within the Alabama Public Education System. A devoted disciple, the focal point of her later years became the First United Methodist Church of Talladega , Alabama. With her church family, in which she held numerous leadership positions, Jane unceasingly endeavored to do the Lord's work & help her neighbor.
She enjoyed life and her friends and family. She loved socializing and hostessing events, dancing in her younger days, traveling, reading and Bible study. She loved Panama City Beach, Florida, and went there as much as she could. Some of our family's happiest memories are of being there.
In 2009 she moved to Colorado Springs to be nearer her daughter and grandchildren. She loved being here, being close to family, the beauty of the mountains and all the advantages of living in the largest city in which she had ever lived.
A memorial service will be held at St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Colorado Springs at eleven o'clock Saturday morning, August 26th. Interment will be in the Corinth National Cemetery, Corinth, Mississippi at eleven o'clock on September 8th.
The family is most grateful to the caregivers of Brookdale Village at Skyline and the staff at Pikes Peak Hospice and Palliative Care for their loving care and support.
Memorial contributions for United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) may be made to St. Paul's United Methodist Church, Colorado Springs, CO or to Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure at Komencoloradosouth.org
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