Mrs. Wilma Alicia Comer Williams, daughter of the late William and Naomi Chisley Comer, was born February 10, 1946 in Washington, DC. She entered into eternal rest on March 29, 2016 in Boulder City, Nevada.
Wilma attended the public schools in Washington, DC, and was Valedictorian of her senior class. After graduation she joined the US Air Force and continued her education. She attended various colleges and graduated from the University of Phoenix with a Bachelor's Degree in Business and Accounting.
While on active duty in the Air Force, she met and married Harry L. Williams. To this union three children were born. Wilma enjoyed traveling and especially enjoyed visits to European countries and those in Asia Minor. During leisure moments, she enjoyed reading, sewing, crocheting, and listening to classical music.
Wilma worked in various capacities while she and their family accompanied her husband during his duty assignments. She was employed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), at the Ames Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base in California as an Accounting Technician II. Wilma enjoyed working with numbers and excelled in her endeavors as she held various positions in the Center's financial department, ultimately serving as Lead Accountant. She possessed a photographic memory, and was often sent to conferences and seminars across the country, and upon her return, provided training to her co-workers. She received many awards and honors during her tenure at NASA and was universally liked and respected.
Wilma leaves to cherish her fond memories, her husband of 49 years, Harry L. Williams, Sr. of the home, one son Harry L. Williams, Jr. of Lancaster, CA, one daughter Angela K. Williams of Las Vegas, NV, one step son Eric (Tomma) Williams of Lawrenceville, GA; one brother William Conrad Comer of Germany; two sisters, Mary Comer of Edmond, OK, Sandra Ortega of Washington, DC; seven grandchildren, and a host of aunts, nieces, nephews, and other relatives and friends. One son Brian W. Williams preceded her in death.
A memorial service will be held at 1:00 PM Saturday, April 16, 2016 at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah Witnesses, 1330 Ridgewood Drive, Orangeburg, SC.
Friends may call at the residence, 1438 Lartique Dr., Orangeburg, SC 29118 or Williams Funeral Home of Elloree. Condolences can also be sent to the residence.