A visitation will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, December 1, 2025 at the Morrison Chapel of the Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home, followed by a graveside service at 11:15 a.m. at Grove Hill Cemetery in Morrison, officiated by Mr. Ken Renkes.
Pauline was born December 4, 1922, in Fulton, IL to Edward and Katherine (Hermes) Pannell. She was educated in the Fulton schools, and participated in softball and basketball. On September 6, 1945 she married Harvey L. Williams in Moline, IL. He passed away on July 24, 2007.
Pauline worked at a military sewing factory during WWII, and then was a homemaker, raising her five children. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Morrison. Pauline loved to go walking, feeding the squirrels and birds and enjoyed traveling out west and camping with her husband, Harvey. She enjoyed attending her grandchildren’s sporting events and loved her dogs.
Survivors include one daughter, Marcia (Dale) Wiersema of Morrison, IL; two sons, Harvey Williams, Jr. and Rick Williams, both of Morrison; seven grandchildren; eight great grandchildren; three great-great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Harvey; one daughter, Toni Cossman; one son, Kerry Williams; one great-great grandson, William Michael; one daughter-in-law, Regina Williams; six sisters, Mary Ellen Schuester, Beverly Pannell, Elaine Turner, Katherine “BeeBee” Williams, Nola Williamson, Mae Baker; three brothers, Harry Pannell, Hi Pannell, Bob Pannell.
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