Minneola- Marjorie Gee Williams, 98, died June 23, 2016 at the Minneola Long Term Care Unit. She was born south of Kinsley, Kansas in the Bethel Community to Jerry s. and Maude McLean Gee on May 10, 1918

She attended a rural grade school in the Bethel Community, graduated from high school in Kinsley, Kansas, she graduated from Southwestern College in Winfield, Kansas and did some graduate work at Wichita State University.

She taught home economics and science for 10 years in Kansas Schools, including one year in Minneola, and three years in Dodge City.

She married the Rev. James H. Williams in 1952 and they served in Presbyterian churches in Dodge City, Ardmore, Oklahoma, Farmington, New Mexico and Ouray, Colorado. They served as interims after Jim retired in Cortex, Delta, Glenwood Springs, and Durango, Colorado, Moorcroft, Wyoming, and in Midland, Texas. They moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico in 1978. Her husband Jim died in Santa Fe in 1981.

After living in Santa Fe for 16 years, and Albuquerque for 5 years, she moved to Minneola, Kansas in 1995 to be closer to family.

Marge was a member of the Presbyterian Church where she served as an elder and as a deacon and served in the field of Christian Education in both local churches and the Presbyteries. She also served as a visitation deacon for several churches, visiting in hospitals and nursing homes. She was honored in 2003 as a 50 year member of PEO, having served various offices in each chapter. She was also a member of study clubs or book clubs in each place they lived.

In addition to her husband and her parents, she was preceded in death by her stepmother, Ethel Gee, her sister, Geraldine Ramsay, her brother and wife, Jerry M. and Marcia Gee, brother in law, George Engel, nephew-in-law, Bill Thayer, and grand nephews, Jerry R. Gee and Matt Gee.

Surviving are two sisters, Kathy Engel, Florida, and Marilyn Iserman and husband Gene, Houston, Texas, 9 nieces and nephews, 17 grand nieces and nephews, and several great grand nieces and nephews. Also surviving is one "adopted in the heart daughter" Zoila Holman and one "adopted in the heart family" Trevon and Trisha Burns and their sons, Gage and Mason.

Cremation has taken place and a memorial service will be held at 10:30 am Wednesday, June 29th, at Minnis Mortuary, Minneola, Kansas. A private burial will take place with the family before the service.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be sent to the Minneola Long Term Care or the Minneola Youth Ministry both in care of Minnis Mortuary, 123 S. Main P.O. Box 459, Minneola, Kansas 67865. Condolences may be left for the family at www.minnismortuary.net.