Lula was a member of and attended the First Christian Church. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend. She loved helping other people, reading her Bible, spending time with her family, and traveling to Kentucky.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Fred Williams; one daughter, Patricia L Swartz; five brothers, Arnold, Harold, Curtis, Charles, and Herbert Gulley; and two sisters, Charlotte Parsons and Mary Irene Owens.
Lula is survived by one daughter, Sue (Roger) Wirick of Mansfield, OH; three sons, Bill (the late Sharon) Sammons of AL, Michael (Diana) Sammons of Vanceburg, KY, and Timothy Sammons of Mansfield, OH; one son-in-law, Edward (the late Patricia) Swartz of Mansfield, OH; two sisters, Mildred Kline and Betty Thurston of Indiana; 11 grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren. She leaves behind many other relatives and friends that will greatly miss her.
Family and friends may visit from 5:00-6:00 pm on Friday, July 1, 2022 at the Diamond Street Home of Wappner Funeral Directors, 98 S. Diamond Street. Rev. Gregory Bibler will officiate the funeral service beginning immediately at 6:00 pm.