Mary "Alice" McWilliams
July 27, 1912 ~ November 15, 2007
Services:
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Tuesday, November 20, 2007 at 10:00 AM in Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Bushwood, MD with Fr. Francis Early officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.
Visitation:
The family will receive friends on Monday, November 19, 2007 from 4:00-8:00 PM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home where prayers will be said at 6:30 PM.
Mary "Alice" Beitzell McWilliams, 95, of Clements, MD died November 15, 2007 in St. Mary's Nursing Center. Born July 27, 1912 in El Centro, CA, she was the daughter of the late Charles Henry and Lelia "Lillie" Virginia Cheseldine Beitzell and the step-daughter of the late Mary Ida Cheseldine . She was the loving wife of the late George McWilliams, Jr. who preceded her in death of November 5, 1992. She is survived by her children; George McWilliams III and his wife Bobbie of Avenue, MD, Mary Alice McWilliams Muir and her husband Michael of Trumbull, CT, Ida Claudia McWilliams McAuliffe of Rockville, MD, James Joseph McWilliams and his wife Myrtle of Bushwood, MD, Charles Henry McWilliams and his wife Barbara of Leonardtown, MD, Rose Marie McWilliams Benson and her husband Benjamin of Jasper, GA, and Andrew Jackson McWilliams and his wife Dianne and William Patrick McWilliams and his wife Sharon, all of Mechanicsville, MD. Alice is also survived by twenty-two grandchildren and thirty-four great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her son in-law James McAuliffe, daughter in-law Cecelia McWilliams and her siblings Lelia Virginia Beitzell, Grace Beitzell and George Lee Beitzell. Alice was a life long resident of St. Mary's County, and attended Katy Dunn's Beauty Academy where she received her Beautician's license. She was a homemaker who belonged to many organizations, including the Catholic Daughters of America, American Legion Auxiliary - Post #221, St. Clements Island and Piney Point Museums, St. Clements Hundred, St. Mary's Historical Society, Seventh District Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary and Sacred Heart Church. The family will receive friends on Monday, November 19, 2007 from 4:00-8:00 PM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonardtown, MD where prayers will be said at 6:30 PM, by Fr. Francis Early, followed by the 7th District Fire Department Auxiliary and the American Legion Post #221. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Tuesday, November 20, 2007 at 10:00 AM in Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Bushwood, MD with Fr. Francis Early officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be George McWilliams III, James Joseph McWilliams, Charles Henry McWilliams, Andrew Jackson McWilliams, William Patrick McWilliams, Michael Muir, Benjamin Benson and Thomas Grason McWilliams, Jr. Honorary pallbearers will be her grandchildren and great grandchildren. Contributions may be made to the St. Clements Hundred-St. Clements Light House Restoration Fund, P.O. Box 202, Avenue, MD 20609 and/or The Seventh District Volunteer Fire Department, P.O. Box 206, Avenue, MD 20609 and/or American Legion Auxiliary Post #221, P.O. Box 98, Avenue, MD 20609.
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“We prayed for Mrs. McWilliams at St. Georges Church on Sunday. I was reading the Obituary of John J. Cullison and saw this one. You are all in my prayers. God Bless, Mary Ann”
“A beautiful and gracious lady who was always so lovely to be around. We will really miss her.”
“To the entire McWilliams Family: We are so sorry for the loss of your Mom, she will be truly missed. We wish peaceful moments, renewed strength, hope and our deepest sympathy. “
“We miss you already Gran. We love you much! Val, Larry, Jamie and Lexie”
“To the McWilliams family we are sorry to hear about the passing of Mrs McWilliams,our thoughts and prayers are with you all”
“To the McWilliams family: We are so sorry to hear about the passing of your mother. Hold her memory close to your heart and know the she is in the presence of her Savior. May God bless all of you.”
“Alice had a winning way with all the visitors she talked with as a volunteer at the St. Clement’s Island Museum. She was a volunteer from the day the museum opened in 1975 till earlier this year. She was a treasure and we’ll miss her terribly. “
“I am so sorry to hear of the passing of Miss Alice. She was very dear to me and to all that knew her. The Seventh District will not be the same without her kindness and beauty. My deepest condolences and sympathy to the family for their tremendous loss.”
“To the McWilliams family – I’m so sorry for your loss. “Grandma Mac” was a very special woman with an amazing family. My thoughts and prayers are with you all.”
“Grandma-Mac touched many lives and her spirit will touch many angels. Take good care McWilliams family.”
“On Sunday you told Lindsay and I you were tired. You spoke of prayer, hymns, and “good things”. We hope you are now at rest with nothing but “good things” around you – full of prayers and hymns.”
“Our sincere condolences to you and your family in the passing of your Mother. Sorry we didn`t know her any better then we did, but I am convinced she was a very special person who passed on to be with her Heavenly Father…….. Eleanor and Ray Paeth”
“Mrs. Mac,as we called her lovingly, is now in heaven with those that she has been looking forward to seeing, her Mom and Dad. Now she is at peace. God love her! She was such a special person and someone we could all look up to. She and her family will always be in my prayers.”
“Grandma, Heavens Gardens will flourish with you tending them.”
“Andy & Diane: We are sorry for the loss of your mother. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family during this difficult time. Remember all the wonderful memories that your mother have given you. Cherish them. Again we are so sorry for your loss. Sorry we cannot be there to offer our condolences in person. May God bless the entire McWilliams family. Love Doris & Skip Jones”
“We will miss you and all the stories. Memories of long ago not forgotten. God Bless you all McWilliams family”
“Your mother was a lovely, lovely lady. It was always a joy to see her and see her smile and hear her soft laugh. She lit up a room, even in her 90’s.”
“Millie & Mike, Our deepest sympathy to you and your family on the passing of your mother. May she rest in peace. God be eith her, Mary & George Sando”
“Our deepest sympathies and condolences to the McWilliams family. “
“Grandma Mac told me (in reference to “breaking out of the nursing home”) – “If I could just make it to the wind and the air, I know I could make it home.” There is no doubt in my mind, that she has made it “Home.” Much luv Grandma, Carol, Tommy, Mike and Emily”
“I’ve many sweet childhood memories of warm afternoons visiting BB, Uncle George and Aunt Alice. She was the epitome of a southern lady. My thoughts and prayers are with you all.”
“To the McWilliams Family, Sorry for the loss of your mother and grandmother. You all are in my prayers. Ellen Ball”
“What a shock to return home to this news. I am so sorry to hear this, but know you must have been near her at her passing. Know that David’s and my thoughts are with you and Michael at this sad time.”
“To the McWilliams Family, I will always remember all of the good times I spent at your Mother’s house as a child. It was a time of joy and fun. Your Mother was always very gentle with me as well as with her youngsters. My time at her house will never be forgotten by me. Mrs. Mac was a very special person and a great lady to follow as an example of purity, grace, and love. She is in my prayers always. Love, Bernadette “
“Your greatest gift was your Catholic faith.”
“So sorry to hear of the passing of this lovely, well-repected lady. I portray Pvt James B. Grason First Maryland CoH C.S.A. in the Civil War re-enactments. She was present at the dedicated of Pvt Grasons’ buriel stone. What a pleasure and an honor to have known her if for a brief moment in time.”
“Aunt Alice sent me a note once it said, “I thank God for the joy you have brought to my life” Imagine- She was a blessing and she was love in every sense of the word………….”