Vivian Martin Williams

Vivian Martin Williams, 99 ½, passed away peacefully on Thursday May 19, 2022. She was born on September 18, 1922 in Whiting, Indiana to Lloyd T. & Mamie Martin. Vivian, her parents, and her three brothers, Lloyd A., Ralph, and Robert (Bobby) settled in the south, where Vivian took a train to school to earn her diploma from Maiden High School in North Carolina. She went on to attend Brevard Junior College. Vivian met Franklin S. Moore, Sr. of York, North Carolina, and had two children: Candace M. Schenk and Franklin S. Moore, Jr. Unfortunately, Franklin Sr. passed away within the first few years of their marriage, and Vivian moved to Evansville to be with her mother. There she raised her two children, then met and married Van Williams. She worked as a head teller at Old National Bank for 27 years, participated in the Evansville Business Women’s Association, and acted as an active member of the Methodist Temple. Vivian was an excellent cook and baker, and she and Van enjoyed spending time with family, golfing and traveling together. Vivian was preceded in death by her husband Van, daughter Candace Schenk and son Franklin Moore, Jr. She is survived by her daughter-in-law, Janine E. Moore; son-in-law, Robert Schenk, grandchildren Alyssa (John) Healy and John Schenk, and great-grandchildren Kate and Tyghe Healy. Vivian‘s family also includes her late husband’s daughter, Nancy Illing, son Gary Williams (deceased), grandchildren Gary Williams, Jr., Deanna (Drew) Flora, and Laura Lynn (Clint) Korty, and great-grandchildren Mia, Claire, and Aden Flora, Carter Thompson; and Grant and Roman Korty. A memorial service will be held at 11:30 a.m. Saturday May 28, 2022 at Alexander Newburgh Chapel, officiated by Rev. Andy Payton. Friends and family may visit from 9:30 a.m. until service time at the funeral home. Burial will be held at Alexander Memorial Park Cemetery at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Methodist Temple Church 2109 Lincoln Ave Evansville, IN 47714 or Southern Care Hospice 12251 US-41 Ste. C Evansville, IN 47725. Condolences may be made online at www.AlexanderNewburghChapel.com.