Cora Lorraine "Coke" Williams, age 61 of Colfax, passed away on Thursday, January 23, 2020 at Unity Point Methodist in Des Moines. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. at the Howard Street Christian Church in Colfax. Burial will take place at Greencastle Cemetery. Visitation for Cora will be held on Monday, January 27, 2020 from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. at Coburn Funeral Home in Colfax. Memorials may be directed to the family and condolences may be left at www.coburnfuneralhomes.com The daughter of Harold E. and Catharine (Wade) Henderson, Cora was born on December 18, 1958 in Newton, Iowa. She graduated from Mingo High School in 1977. She then went on to receive her nursing license. On December 4, 1983, she was united in marriage to Mike Williams in Seymour, Texas. Cora worked as a cardiology nurse at Des Moines General, retiring in 2004. She was a member of the Pocahontas Lodge, the Colfax Fire Department and the Mingo Alumni Association. She enjoyed dog grooming, fishing, gardening, helping others in need and most of all time spent with her grandchildren. Those left to honor her memory include her husband Mike; children, Erika (Tyson) Schmidt, Cora (Mariano Galla) Johnson, and Byron Johnson and four grandchildren, Izaiah, Camden, Holsten, and Sterling Wade. Also surviving are her siblings, Clifford (Doris) Henderson, Ronald (Coleen) Henderson, Charles R. (Mary Myer) Brown, Nora Borts, and Marilyn (Richard Fite) Henderson. Preceding Cora in death were her parents, siblings, Dorothy Henderson, Marcella Van Sant, Lavina K. Dawson and Julia Henderson; a sister-in-law, Diana Brown and a brother-in-law, Larry Borts Sr.

Visitation

Coburn Funeral Home 24 W Howard Street Colfax, IA 50045 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Service

Howard Street Christian Church 101 N Locust Street Colfax, Iowa 50054 Burial will follow at Greencastle Cemetery. 2:00 PM