Robert Lee Williams 13 September 1944 - 8 March 2002 Brenda S. Williams 23 September 1944 - 19 February 2023 Sue
was born on the family cattle farm west of Anna, TX on a fall day of
September 23, 1944 to Allen and Bonnie (Phillips) Holland.
She passed away on February 19, 2023 in Anna, TX after a long suffering of heart and lung disease. Funeral services will be held on Saturday February 25, 2023, at 11:00AM at Scoggins Funeral Home in Van Alstyne. Visitation will be held Friday February 24, 2023, from 5:00-7:00PM at Scoggins Funeral Home. Burial will follow the funeral service at Van Alstyne Cemetery. Sue is survived by her husband, Junior Strawn, one son, Tommy Allen O’Dell and wife Betsey Thompson, one stepdaughter, Maggie, one stepson, Michael, one granddaughter, Andrian O’Dell, one grandson, Jacob O’Dell, two Great Granddaughters, Zozie and Grace, and her sister Delores Richards. She is also survived by a number of nieces, nephews and cousins as well as her sweet kitty cat, Mittens. She is preceded in death by her parents, two sisters, Ruth Harlow and Marty Lawson. Three brothers, Homer, Pete, and Joe Holland and her special friend Doggie Maggie Suzi. Sue graduated from Van Alstyne High School in 1963. She became employed by S.W.B. Telephone Company in 1964. She retired in 2002. After retiring she took up flowers and gardening. In 2017 she won gardener of the month for June. In the early 1970’s she was top barrel racer throughout Texas and Oklahoma. She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary for over thirty years. She served every office from President all the way down. In the Van Alstyne Unit she originated the first Friday of the month fish fry over 20 years ago. She is a lifetime member of the Telephone Company Pioneers and the local union CWA in Dallas, TX. She is also a member of the Anna Historic Society. She would like to add a special thanks to Dr. Jarrah, Junior Strawn, Donna Martin, Darin Hayes, Tony Cook, LaDonna Waller, Lynn Joe Early, and Dorothy Saylor. Van Alstyne Cemetery Susan Hawkins © 2024 If you find any of Grayson CountyTXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |