Our mom, the first person we ever loved, Glenda Sue Williams Davids left this beautiful earth to be received into her heavenly home on October 2, 2020. She was born to Curtis Williams and Ruby Alice Meyers Williams on February 5, 1940 at their home in Hagerman, New Mexico. Sisters, Bessie Ruth and Jo Ann welcomed their baby sister into the family, as they all would a few years later embrace the arrival of their only brother, Roy Lee. Mama grew up mostly in Hagerman, relocating briefly to California as the family followed the work, which involved picking cotton and different fruits. She hated picking cotton and begged her mother to let her do anything else. Our grandmother, "Neenie," taught Mom to cook, much to the delight of her future family. Mom loved her Uncle Elvin, who was the Sheriff of small, rural Hagerman. She spent many hours riding around with him as he performed some of his duties and tended to his horses. As a young girl, she loved spending Saturday afternoons at the movie theater, watching as many movies as she could for a dime.

In 1958, Mom married our dad, Bruce J. Davids of the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohicans.  Eventually settling in Garland, Texas, they raised four children together - Kenneth, Susan, Karrie and Elmer. Mom was one of the last of the stay-at-home moms of a generation. She was our emotional support in all things, our teacher, our go-to person, our biggest cheerleader. We remember that she always sacrificed her own needs for ours. She was generous, funny, a good listener, a caretaker of our spirits and growth. On school mornings, much to our horror, she would throw open our bedroom doors with a mischievous smile, singing silly songs and flipping on the light switch to rouse us out of bed. She always prepared hot breakfasts before sending us off on our morning walk to school. She taught us many skills.  Her son, Kenneth, remembers Mom teaching him to ride a bike and play baseball.  Before learning to drive a car when her children were teenagers, Mom walked to the local stores in our town to shop. She enjoyed browsing fabric stores and would bring patterns, fabrics and other materials and supplies home where she made many of our clothes when we were young. Her daughter, Karrie, often joined her on these excursions and because of Mom's teaching, became an excellent seamstress herself. Mom loved the music of Bill Monroe, Marty Robbins, Ray Price, Sons of the Pioneers, Barbara Streisand, Abba and others, too many to mention. She allowed her daughter, Susan, to pore through her record collection in later years, an activity that added greatly to the depth of her daughter's ever-growing passion for music discovery.  Mom's cooking talents are remembered by all of her children. Her fried okra and peach cobbler were legendary. Elmer, her youngest son, even enjoyed sharing liver and onions with her. As the baby of the family, he was carted off to Girl Scout camp with Mom as she fulfilled her duties as Assistant troop leader. She lived with Elmer and his wife, Jenny, for a while in later years. They had many adventures together and this was one of the happiest times of her life.

Mom enjoyed old black and white movies, with a particular fondness for westerns and John Wayne. She could recount the storyline of many movies in great detail. She also enjoyed reading and listening to books from favorite authors, most especially Tony Hillerman, who beautifully captured and described the land and culture of her beloved New Mexico. She was a devoted Scrabble player and loved puzzles. She loved the land and all its beauty - the roses, the trees especially as they changed colors in the fall, the many plants and flowers, the gifts from the gardens she once tended.

As she returned to Wisconsin in the 1970's with her husband and family, she served as the Tribal secretary for the Stockbridge-Munsee Tribe under the leadership of Jack Miller. She devoted many hours assisting the tribe's Historical Committee with documenting and preserving tribal history at the Arvid E. Miller Memorial Library & Museum. She accompanied tribal members on the Longest Walk to Washington D.C. in 1978. She worked many years at the North Star Casino before retirement.

Mom was "Aunt Sue" to many and is being remembered for her engaging and honest laugh, kindness, camaraderie and conversations, big warm hugs, birthday cards and gifts, her listening ear and a shared love of opera tenors. In her final years, she enjoyed swapping stories through letters and cards with her grandchildren, Katelyn and Ethan, who were especially curious about their grandmother's experiences and thoughts. Son-in-law, Jeff, found Mom's stories especially entertaining. She was loved dearly by all who knew her.

Mom is survived by her sisters, Bessie Ruth Pollak and Jo Ann Yates; her children Kenny/Kathy, Susan, Karrie/Jeff, Elmer/Jenny, special daughter, Juanita, her grandchildren Erin, Aimee, Ethan, Katelyn, Jordan, Matt, Mike, great grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews in Wisconsin, Minnesota and New Mexico. She was preceded in death by her parents, Curtis and Ruby, her Aunt Bess and Uncle Elvin Lusk, her brother, Roy Lee, an infant sister, Betty Lou and our dad, Bruce.

Her family would like to send a special thank you to Paiser's Oakhaven in Shawano, Wisconsin for the loving care provided during her last few years.

Due to COVID dangers, funeral services will not be held at this time. Swedberg's in Shawano is handling arrangements.

Mom will be returned to rest in the Land of Enchantment, her native New Mexico.