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1 SENATE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to
3 express their condolences to the family of Mrs. Ida Lee
4 Williams of East St. Louis, Illinois; and
5 WHEREAS, Ida Lee Williams was born in Panola County,
6 Mississippi on February 27, 1918; she was the oldest daughter
7 of Mr. and Mrs. Lonzo Williams; and
8 WHEREAS, Ida Lee Williams accepted Jesus Christ as her
9 Saviour at an early age and was baptized by Reverend Arthur
10 Morgan of the Springhill Baptist Church; after moving to the
11 Goose Hill area of East St. Louis, Illinois, Ida united with
12 the Saint Mark Baptist Church, under the leadership of
13 Reverend James Wings; she was a devoted member of the church
14 and the Senior Choir; and
15 WHEREAS, Ida Lee Williams was married on October 11, 1936
16 to Mr. Thomas Wells Collier; and
17 WHEREAS, Ida Lee Williams is remembered as hardworking
18 and independent; she took great pride in her home, family,
19 children, and appearance; she was known to always greet
20 people with a smile; she will be remembered by all her knew
21 her for her outgoing personality; and
22 WHEREAS, Ida Lee Williams is survived by her two sons,
23 Lonzo T. Collier and his wife Ruby, and Charles Jones; her
24 daughter Evene H. Pratcher and her husband W.C.O.; her sister
25 Larnie Mae Riley; her two brothers Henry Jones and Russell
26 Soggs; her thirteen grandchildren; her fourteen great
27 grandchildren; her two great great grandchildren; her two
28 aunts, Mrs. Callie Shelton and Mrs. Cherry Morgan; her five
29 nieces Yvonne, U'Essie, Josephine Riley, Norma Jenkins, and
30 Denise Coleman; her two nephews Stanford and Stanley Riley;
31 her life-long friend Mrs. Mabel Rease; as well as several
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1 cousins, other relatives, and many friends; therefore, be it
2 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETIETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
3 OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with her
4 family and friends, the death of Mrs. Ida Lee Williams of
5 East St. Louis, Illinois; and be it further
6 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
7 presented to the family of Mrs. Ida Lee Williams.