Christine E. Williams

She was the wife of Robert “Bob” Williams, who died in 2006, and was the youngest of 7 children born to the late Christopher and Bertha Wilcox of Orleans.

Christine was born in Eastham, raised in Orleans, where her family owned the Orleans movie theater, and graduated from Orleans High School. After marriage to her high school sweetheart Bob in 1943, they owned & operated Williams Garage (Brewster Mobil) and Williams Oil Co. (now Hall Oil) until they retired to Punta Gorda FL in 1975, spending summers in Brewster. Eventually returning to Orleans in 2003, she attended Cape Cod Bible Alliance Church and was active on the Orleans Republican Town Committee.

Survivors include two sons and their wives, Rob Williams (Elaine) of Brewster MA, and Lloyd Williams (Hedi) of Arvada CO; 5 grandchildren: Christopher, Julie, Kurt, David, and Jennifer; 5 great-grandchildren; and an extended family including nieces Ronnie Jamieson, Christie Turner, and Judy Reynard, all of Orleans, who were loved as daughters by their “Aunt Teenie.”

Funeral service will be held at Cape Cod Bible Alliance Church, Rte 6A, Brewster, on Wed, June 7 at 1:00 PM, followed by burial in Orleans Cemetery.

Memorial donations would be appreciated to Cape Cod Bible Alliance Church building fund, Rte 6A, Brewster, 02631; Wounded Warriors Project, PO Box 758517, Topeka, Kansas 66675-8517; Orleans Rescue Squad, c/o Fire Dept. Association, Eldredge Parkway, Orleans, MA 02653, VNA Hospice, 434 Rte. 134, So. Dennis, MA 02660.

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