Alice Olivier Williams

After 96.5 mortal years, our beloved mother, grandmother, sister, and friend returned home to her Father in Heaven on November 29, 2015.

Alice was born on May 5, 1919 in Chicago, Illinois, to William Olivier and Elfrieda Witzke. She married Lawrence Alden Williams on June 8, 1940, in Jerome, Idaho. They were sealed in the Idaho Falls Temple on August 27, 1957. Together they raised five children.

In the early 1960s, while living in Pocatello, Idaho, Alice was hired as a telephone switchboard operator at First Security Bank. She advanced through the ranks of operations officer, commercial loan officer, and branch manager. She was one of the first women to become a bank officer for FSB. She was a member of several women's organizations and served as president of the Soroptimist Club of Pocatello.

After retirement, Alice moved to Utah to be near her children and grandchildren. She enjoyed tole painting, genealogy, historical fiction, and irises. An active member of the LDS Church, she served a mission to the Family History Library. She inspired her children to get the college education that she did not have, but very much wanted. She had a joyful nature and a great sense of humor. Alice quickly made friends wherever she lived.

She is survived by her five children, Lawrence Williams, Jr., Dennis (Karen) Williams, Susan Williams Boyes, Joan (Boyd) Haven, and Laurie Williams; sister, June Olivier Whipple; 14 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her parents, husband, daughter JoAnne, and daughter-in-law Linda Ludlow Williams.

The family is grateful to Hospice for Utah for their excellent service. Alice was very fond of her nurse, Michael, and caregiver, Tiaré. In lieu of flowers, we encourage donations to Hospice for Utah. We are also deeply appreciative of the tender care, lovingly given, by Karen Williams during the many years that Alice shared her home.

Alice will be greatly missed here on earth yet we are confident a joyful reunion is taking place with Lawrence and dear ones who have departed. She knew we loved her and we knew she loved us. Love is eternal. We shall laugh together again.

Services will be December 12, 2015 at 11 am at the Jenkins-Soffe Mortuary located at 1007 W. South Jordan Parkway (10600 S), South Jordan, Utah. A viewing will be held December 11, 2015 from 6-7 pm at Jenkins-Soffe. Interment and graveside service will be at Restlawn Memorial Gardens in Pocatello, Idaho.

Funeral Home:
Jenkins-Soffe South Valley
1007 W. South Jordan Pkwy.
South Jordan, UT 84095