Mary Jo Williams, 81, of Bedford, passed away on Saturday, November 16, 2024, at the I.U. Health Hospice House in Bloomington. Born on April 27, 1943, she was the daughter of Herbert Hamilton and Bernadine (Butler) Hamilton.
Mary Jo was a graduate of the Bedford High School with the class of 1961. She was a member of the St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church where she was active in the Bereavement Committee, sang in the choirs, was a Eucharistic Minister, a member of the Altar Society, and volunteered in the Adoration Chapel. Mary Jo also volunteered at the St. Vincent Thrift Store, was a member of the American Heart Association and the White River Humane Society.
Mary Jo loved working in her flower beds, doing puzzles, reading, playing in her Euchre Club for over 50 years, and playing Shanghai Rummy on Friday nights. She worked as a bookkeeper and teller at the Citizens National Bank in Bedford and then as a loan officer at the Hoosier Hills Credit Union, from which she retired after 38 years of service.
Surviving to cherish Mary Jo’s memory are her two children, Jeff Williams of Bedford and Angie (Bill Fegan) Williams of Bedford; two grandchildren, Jessica (David) Stanley, and Donavan Sage; her aunt, Barb Butler of Peoria, IL; and several cousins.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Herbert and Bernadine Hamilton, and two sisters, Bernadette “Mickey” Hamilton of Bedford in 2022 and Mary Hamilton in infancy.
A mass of Christian Burial will be held for Mary Jo Williams at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 23, 2024, at the St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Bedford, with Father Jegan Peter, Deacon Dave Reising, and Deacon Tom Scarlett officiating. Burial will follow at Green Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be on Friday, November 22, 2024, from 3:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Ferguson-Lee Chapel of Thorne-George Family Funeral Homes in Bedford. The Rosary will be prayed at 6:30 p.m.
Mary Jo’s family requests that donations be made in her memory to the White River Humane Society and Lawrence County Cancer Patient Services instead of flowers.
Memories and condolences may be shared and flowers ordered at www.FergusonLee.com.
