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Lila Williams
LILA ROSE WILLIAMS
Cedar Rapids
Lila Rose Williams, 86, of Cedar Rapids, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017, at Heritage Nursing & Rehab Center, Cedar Rapids. Visitation: 1 to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Immediate burial will follow in Wilcox Cemetery, Viola.
Lila is survived by her son, Roland (Rebecca) Williams; grandchildren, Christine, Nicholas, Richie, Raymond, Christopher, Kelly and Bobby Jo; 15 great-grandchildren; and siblings, Joyce (Delbert) Albin of Palo, Dorothy (Eldon) Bencke of England and Larry Sills of Marion.
She was preceded in death by her former husband, Richard (died 2006); sons, Raymond and Randy Williams; and two infant children.
Lila was born July 28, 1930, in Marion, Iowa, the daughter of Claude and Blanche (Andrews) Sills. She was a natural caregiver. Lila spent many of her years working as a nurse's aide for several nursing homes, finishing her career at Crestview Acres, Marion.
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