Yvonne Williams Cessna

CESSNA, WILLIAMS, ROACH, VANNIER

Posted By: Treva Patterson (email)
Date: 5/4/2006 at 18:03:35

Winterset Madisonian
1964

MRS. YVONNE CESSNA DIES AT 49 YEARS

Mrs. Yvonne Cessna of Dallas, Tex., formerly of Winterset, died at her home there Tuesday, April 14. She was 49 years of age, and had been in ill health the last six months.

Mrs. Cessna was the former Yvonne Williams, daughter of Frank B. and Alma Williams. Her father was a Winterset merchant for a number of years. As a young woman she was married here to Charles Cessna of Winterset. His death occurred in 1941. Her father also preceded her in death.

She is survived by her mother, Mrs. Alma Williams of Des Moines; a sister, Mrs. Martin Roach of Winterset; and a brother, William F. Williams of Sunnyvale, Calif.

Mrs. Williams left by plane for Dallas Tuesday and will accompany her daughter's body to Winterset, together with Dr. Mary Ellen Vannier, with whom Mrs. Cessna had made her home in Dallas. They are expected to arrive here Thursday.

Funeral services will be held this Friday at 2 p.m. from the Collins Funeral home. Burial will be made in the Winterset cemetery. Services were held in Dallas, Texas Wednesday evening.