Priscilla R. Williams

Williams, Priscilla R., 86, June 1, 2009.  Arrangements by Brackett Funeral Home, Brunswick.
    Brunswick – Priscilla R. Williams, age 86, of Brunswick, formerly of Sherman, died Monday, June 1, 2009, at Mid Coast Senior Health Center. She was born in Merrill, Maine on January 8, 1923, daughter of Wendell D. and Barbara M. Rockwell Corliss.
    She attended Sherman schools and graduated Salutatorian from Sherman High School in 1939. She later graduated from Ricker College in Houlton. After College, she worked in New York City on Wall Street as a secretary and bookkeeper. She then worked at Fellows Gear Shaper in Springfield, VT during the war effort. It was there that she met her future husband.
    In 1946, Priscilla married  W. Stanley Williams and they lived on and operated her family’s potato farm in Sherman on Golden Ridge, overlooking beautiful Mt. Katahdin. She also served as Town Manager of Sherman and was a very involved proponent of the Right-to-Know Law, and of people doing the right thing, ethically and morally. Priscilla also served as secretary to the Superintendent of Schools, and worked at Maine Potato Processing Company in Island Falls.
    Priscilla was passionate about horses and owned several. She rode all of her life and was well educated about them. She mentored many young riders, including her grandchildren, and was a member of equestrian organizations.
    She had many friends of all ages, across generations, who were like extended family to her. Priscilla had a positive outlook on everything; even when faced with illness, she was a resilient woman. Her family was most important to her and she enjoyed numerous family celebrations and gatherings throughout the years. She especially loved her cat, “Callie” who will miss her dearly.
    She is survived by her husband, W. Stanley Williams of Brunswick with whom she celebrated her 63rd wedding anniversary in March; two daughters, Rebecca A. Williams and her husband, James Henderson of Harpswell, and Sheila W. Mather and her husband, Dana of South Portland; her sister, Eula Roberts and her husband, Judson of Augusta; four grandchildren, Brady G. Williams, Leslie E. Gardner and her husband, Doug, Justin W. Mather and Angela Johnson, and Joshua H. Mather; and four great- grandchildren, Sophia Gardner, Madison Gardner, Cameron Mather, and Colby Mather.
    Private services will be held.  Memorial contributions may be made in her memory to the American Diabetes Association, 80 Elm Street, Portland, Maine 04101, or to Rockin’ T Equine Rescue, 60 Edgecomb Road, Lisbon Falls, ME 04252. Arrangements are in the care of the Brackett Funeral Home, Brunswick. Condolences can be expressed at www.brackettfuneralhome.com.