Joyce Knowles Williams ’58

Joyce Knowles Williams ’58, of Smithfield,Va.; June 14. After Brown, she earned a nursing degree from Boston University and worked as a hospital pediatric nurse in Washington, D.C. Later she joined the faculty at George Mason University as a professor of nursing. During her tenure at George Mason she worked closely with the international nursing program and traveled to Saudi Arabia to assist in the establishment of a nursing department and train pediatric nurses for a hospital being built. She enjoyed sailing, skiing, painting, reading, and especially sewing. A gifted seamstress, she sewed American Girl outfits for her granddaughters’ dolls and matching outfits for the girls to wear. She was an active member of the Women’s Club and Red Hat Society, for which she knitted hats for newborns in hospital nurseries. She participated in a book club and enjoyed weekly mahjong games. She also enjoyed taking cruises with her husband Rex before his passing. She is survived by two sons and their spouses, five grandchildren, a sister-in-law, a niece, a nephew, and a cousin.