Margie Coralie Williams

She was born December 1, 1930, in El Dorado, AR to the late Robert Lee and Barbara Irene Justice. She grew up in Lonoke and England, AR and graduated England High School in 1948. She attended the University of Central Arkansas, and in 1952, graduated from the Arkansas Baptist Hospital School of Nursing in Little Rock as a registered nurse.

Coralie began her nursing career in orthopedics and as a surgical scrub nurse at the Veterans Hospital in Little Rock and later worked at Colorado General Hospital.

She was a devoted mother to her five children and supported their varied activities. Coralie was a member of St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church where she served on the altar guild. She cultivated a number of lifelong friends from shared life experiences, including bridge club, church, work, and Duncan and Meandering neighbors.

In 1977, at 47, she enrolled in Westark Community College to refresh her nursing skills and earned her Bachelor of Applied Science in Health Occupations from College of the Ozarks, and returned to nursing at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith as an ICU nurse, retiring after 14 years.

Coralie loved studying religion and philosophy and sought to improve her faith and mindfulness. She played piano and organ. She drew portraits of her five children and crafted Christmas stockings for her grandchildren. In her retirement she visited her five children and 14 grandchildren spread across five states, two coasts and two countries. Coralie loved hosting Christmas and bringing the children and grandchildren together at her house. She will be sorely missed by her devoted family.

She was preceded in death by her sister, Thelma Waddell, brother Robert Lee Justice and a daughter, Baby Girl Williams.

Coralie is survived by her children Robin (Matthew) Schnader of Reinholds, PA; Larry (Tamila) Williams of Richland, MI; Jacqueline Scott (Dave Hamstra) of Marana, AZ; Elaine (Stephen) Korzekwa of Liberty, NC; Mark (Xia) Williams of Blacksburg, VA; her loving grandchildren Holly and Drew Schnader, Rachel and Benjamin Williams, Sarah Bouchereau, Brendan, Alexander, and Michelle Scott; Allie Miller, Nathan, Claire, and Sadie Korzekwa; Bela and Kyler Williams; and two great grandchildren: Madeleine Bouchereau and Elise Miller.

A Celebration of Coralie's Life will be held at 2 PM, Friday, July 2, 2021 at Edwards Funeral Home Chapel.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be sent to American Heart Association, 7272 Greenville Ave, Dallas, TX 75231 or online at www.heart.org