Mary Violet Williams
Born: June 28th, 1920
Passed on: July 4th, 2008
88, Alder Point It is with great sadness the family announce the sudden passing of their beloved mother, grandmother, sister and aunt, Mary Violet Williams, age 88, a resident of Alder Point Road, on Friday, July 4, 2008, at her home. Violet was born in Rose Blanche, N.L., on June 28, 1920, the daughter of the late Jacob and Olive (Courtney) Buffett, and resided most of her life in Alder Point. She was a member of the Northside Baptist Church, Halfway Road, Sydney Mines. She is survived by her three sons, Brian (Jocilyn), with whom she resided, Clifton (Nora), Joey (Louise); and three daughters, Sylvia (Fran) Jessome, Carol (Louis) Stubbert, Debby (Bobby) Woods; 12 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren; three sisters, Margie Deveaux, Lily (Gerald) Devoe, Magdaline Dick; and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband, Michael, a son, Kevin, brothers, Gordon and Bill, half-brother, John Joe Arsenault and a sister, Miriam Dugas. Visitation for Violet will be held Sunday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. in the W.J. Dooley Funeral Home, 107 Pleasant St., North Sydney. Funeral service will be Monday at 2 p.m. at the Northside Baptist Church, Sydney Mines, with Pastor Jason Homan officiating. Burial in Point Aconi Cemetery, Point Aconi. Memorial donations may be made to the Northside Baptist Church or a charity of choice. Online condolences may be sent to info@wjdooley.com.
