Burial Date October 26, 2013
Obituaries » MARY WILLIAMS
WILLIAMS, MARY BUTLER, 86, died September 30 at Heaton Woods in Montpelier, with family by her side. She was born May 19, 1927 in New York City, the daughter of John Ben and Dorothy Cumpson Butler. She attended the Fieldston School and graduated from Vassar College in 1947. In 1948, she married Dr. M. Henry Williams Jr., of New Haven, Conn., a pulmonary physician who spent most of his career at Albert Einstein Medical Center in the Bronx, N.Y. They lived briefly in Chevy Chase and Silver Spring, Md., and then for over 50 years in Scarsdale, N.Y., retiring to Montpelier in 2005. Mary is survived by five children: Dr. Stuart. and wife Sarah Griffith Williams, of Montpelier; Patricia and husband Joseph Garofalo, of Colchester; Marshall and wife Marguerite Gousie, of Woonsocket, R.I.; Frances Williams, of Bonnieville, Ky.; and Richard Williams, of Barre. She is also survived by seven grandchildren; one great-grandchild, and another “on the way.” She was predeceased by her parents, her husband and three brothers: John, Edward and Daniel Butler. Mary was past president of the Scarsdale Women’s Club; past president of the Westchester Vassar Club, where she was very active with the Club Book Sale; a member of the Factotums singing group; and a member of the Bel-Aires Tap Dance Troupe. In Montpelier she was active with Bethany Church and the Senior Activity Center. All her life she enjoyed summers in Marlboro, Vt. She played the piano expertly and loved watching tennis, ice skating and ballet, and playing bridge. She loved the novels of Thomas Hardy and read widely about the history of England, especially the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. In her later years she traveled in Europe and Egypt. A memorial service will be held Saturday, Oct. 12, at 1:30pm at Bethany United Church of Christ, 115 Main St., Montpelier, with reception following. A memorial service and interment will be held Saturday, Oct. 26, at 1:30pm at the Marlboro Meeting House in Marlboro.
