Patricia Anne McPherson Williams, 91 passed away peacefully on January 4, 2021, in Bolivar, MO.  She was born January 8, 1929, to Guy and Edith McPherson in Chelsea, Ok.  She was the 2^nd of 4 children.

Pat was raised in Oklahoma and graduated high school in 1947, in Claremore.  From there she attended The Panhandle A&M College in Goodwell, OK.  Her senior year she was honored with the nationally recognized ‘Who’s Who’ award.  She graduated in May of 1951 with a Bachelor’s degree in Music Education.

Shortly thereafter Pat met Ted Williams in Goodwell, Ok, and they were married on March 13, 1953, by her father Guy who was a minister.  Their son Oren Thomas was born the following year in 1954.  They shared 58 years of marriage together.

Pat became a teacher and taught elementary and high school Music Education.  First in Texhoma, OK, then in Amarillo, TX, then Pleasant Hope, MO, and finally in The Coachella School District in California where she retired.  For many years Pat also assisted her husband Ted with operating The Otasco Hardware Store in Bolivar, MO.

Pat is preceded in death by her parents; her husband Ted; her aunts: Margaret Preston, and Clara Foster; a niece Debbie McPherson; Brother Norman McPherson; brother in-law Maurice Mitchell; Brother Jim McPherson; and a nephew Bill McPherson.

She is survived by her son Oren T. Williams of Bolivar, MO; a sister Katherine Mitchell of Turpin, OK; sisters in-law: Jean McPherson of San Antonio, TX, and Rudena McPherson of Muskogee, OK; three grandchildren: Jamie, Stephanie, and Deborah; five great grandchildren; as well as many cousins, nieces, and nephews.

A memorial service will be held at a later date in Hooker, OK.  Online condolences may be made at: www.greenlawnfuneralhome.com.  Arrangements have been entrusted to Pitts Chapel Bolivar, MO.