of Paris, AR
May 3, 1918 - December 9, 2015
Estelle Ellen (Lievsay) Willems Girard, 97 of Paris, Arkansas passed away on December 9, 2015 in Paris.
She was born in Paris, Arkansas on May 3, 1918 to William Walter Lievsay and Sarah Josephine (Spillers) Lievsay. She was the widow of Mathew Willems and Wilfred (Jabe) Girard. She was a member of Saint Joseph's Catholic Church and the Saint Joseph's Mother Society. She was instrumental in starting the lunch program for St. Joseph's School. She lived her life on her terms and truly loved the farm.
She is preceded in death by her parents and her former husbands, her daughter, Louise Hugenroth, her son-in-law, Joe Hugenroth, Son-in-law, William Grist, her brothers, Robert, Luther and Woodrow and sisters, Mildred and her twin sister, Esther.
She is survived by three daughters, Patricia Grist of Paris, Charlotte Hatwig and her husband, Robert (Gene) of Fort Smith, Alice Merritt and her husband Nathan of Memphis and one son, David Willems and his wife Margaret of Paris. Nineteen grandchildren, forty three great-grandchildren and seventeen great-great-grandchildren.
Memorial Rosary will be held 6:00 p.m., on Sunday, December 13, 2015 at Roller Funeral Home Chapel in Paris
Memorial Mass will be held at 10:00 a.m., on Monday, December 14, 2015 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Paris with burial in St. Joseph Cemetery in Paris under the direction of Roller Funeral Home.
In Lieu of flowers, Memorial donations may be made to St. Joseph's Catholic Church, 15 S. Spruce St. Paris, Arkansas 72855 or Saint Benedict's Catholic Church, 81 West Parish Drive, Subiaco, Arkansas 72865
We are sorry for your loss.