Alda Juanita Williams^[1]

1938 - 2005  (67 years)

• Name	Alda Juanita Williams
  Born	13 Jan 1938
  Gender	Female
  Died	12 Nov 2005	St. Mary’s Hospice   [2]
  Buried	15 Nov 2005	Cedar Grove Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee   [3]
  Person ID	I168345	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	29 Nov 2012

  
  

  Father	Oliver Ray Williams,   b. 10 May 1913, Tennessee ,   d. 15 Oct 1955  (Age 42 years)
  Mother	Myrtle Paralee Dixon,   b. 12 Feb 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 28 Nov 2012, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee  (Age 92 years)
  Married	1 Jun 1935
  Family ID	F47123	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	William E. "Bill" Riden
  Married	22 Feb 1957
  Children	+ 1. Teresa Riden + 2. Darryl Riden
  Family ID	F70636	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Buried - 15 Nov 2005 - Cedar Grove Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S75] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume II, 1955-1973, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 15 Oct 1955. Oliver Ray Williams obituary [S25] Smith Mortuary Company, www.smithmortuary.com, 12 Nov 2005. Riden, Alda Juanita Williams age 67 of Maryville passed away Saturday, November 12, 2005 at St. Mary’s Hospice after a long battle with cancer. She was born on January 13, 1938 to Oliver Ray and Myrtle Dixon Williams. Alda graduated from Porter High School in 1956 and married her high school sweetheart, Bill Riden on February 22, 1957. She was a member of Wildwood Baptist Church. Alda was preceded in death by her father, Oliver Williams; mother-in-law and father-in-law, Doyle and Eunice Riden. Survivors include husband, William E. Riden; daughter and son-in-law, Teresa and Charlie Barnard, son Darryl Riden; grandchildren, Rachel Barnard, Taylor and Caitlin Riden; mother, Myrtle Williams Ledbetter, brothers and sisters-in-law, Oliver “Junior” and Sue Williams, Bud and Carolyn Williams, Larry and Sue Williams; sister and brother-in-law, Wilda and Kenneth Cornett; sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, Bobbie and Jack Carpenter, Marilyn and Mike Smith. Step-sister and brother-in-law; Aven and Ron Fleming, step-brother and sister-in-law; Dennis and Sandy Ledbetter. Alda is also loved by many nieces, nephews, cousins, friends, clients, and business associates. Alda was a Realtor/Broker for 29 years in Blount County. Funeral service will be 8:00 p.m. Monday, November 14, 2005 in the Trinity Chapel of Smith Mortuary. Family and friends will assemble at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, November 15, 2005 at Cedar Grove Baptist Church Cemetery for the Interment. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to “Christ Powered Ministries”, 3221 Landmark Drive, Morristown, Tn, 37814. Alda was a founding board member of this non-profit student evangelism ministry, of which her son, Darryl, is president. Alda’s greatest passion was to see young people come to know Christ. The family will receive friends from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Monday at Smith Mortuary, Maryville, 983-1000, www.smithmortuary.com [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 79513961).