Our mother was born Anna Jane (Gallimore) Williams on August 15, 1935 to William and Isabel Gallimore, she lived in Cambridge MA. When she was a young teen her family moved to Whitman.
She had 9 siblings, 8 of whom passed away before she did, Patricia, Tyro, George (as children) and Alice, Alvin, Jack, Jimmy, and Isabel. She is survived by her youngest sibling Carol.
She married our dad, Donald Willliams on November 1, 1958. They remained married for over 62 years. He was by her side as a loving husband until her final moments on earth. Together they raised 6 children in East Bridgewater, Donnie, Patty, Wendy, David, Scott, and Diane. It wasn’t uncommon to be called all 6 names by her in the above order.
Our mother was a talented artist, she was a wealth of knowledge, and a nature lover. She loved all animals especially dogs and would often say she liked dogs better than most people. She enjoyed researching her ancestry, traveling and learning about different cultures.
Our mother loved spending summers at our cottage in Myles Standish, where she would go blueberry picking and even enjoy a book in the hammock while keeping an eye on us all while we swam. She loved going on day trips to Foxwoods, wasting money in the slot machines and smuggling cookies out from the buffet in her pocketbook.
Our mother had a big crush on Robert Redford, and loved watching a good wholesome movie or seeing a Broadway musical.
In addition to her husband Donald and her 6 children, she leaves behind her beloved grandchildren Amanda, Craig, Jessica, Matthew, Emily, CJ, Nick, Anna, Cameron, Brandon and Tyler, and a whole bunch of great grandchildren, which we would accidentally leave one or two out if we attempted to to list them all.
She was like a mom to all of our spouses, friends and anyone who became a part of our big family throughout the years.
Our brother Scott took the absolute most amazing care of her and our Dad did too. She died peacefully at home with both of them by her side comforting her.
Kind, sweet, and nice are some of the words that everyone uses to describe our mom, she was the best mother and we were all blessed to be her children. She will be deeply missed.
Services will be private, a celebration of Anna's life will be held in the near future.
In lieu of flowers we suggest a donation in Anna’s memory to St. Jude Research Hospital.