Robert Junior Williams
d. July 4, 2008
Date Died: July 04, 2008
BOYD -- Robert Junior Williams, 77, went to be with our Lord on Friday, July 4, 2008, in Whitesboro.
Funeral: 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Church of Christ in Springtown. Burial: Boyd Cemetery. Family will receive friends: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Rev. Terry Terry will officiate. Pallbearers: Greg Williams, Nicholas Hunka, Mark Romine, Brent Wilson, Jimmy John Dean, David Deaton, John Basting, Derek Williams. Honorary Pallbearers: Bobby Jack Cruz, Jackie Read, Homer Ray Morgan, Don Patterson.
Junior was born Aug. 5, 1930, to James and Estelle Williams in Keeter. They preceded him in death, along with his son, Ron Williams; his brother, James Williams; and hisw sisters, Gaynelle Holden, Jianice Latham, and Bobbie Sturdivant.
Junior was a retired chief master sergeant with the U.S. Air Force and a retired mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service. He was a member of the 1970 U.S. Armed Forces World Softball Team, a past president of the Boyd School Board, and a member of the local VFW. He was an avid fisherman and a friend to many.
Left behind to cherish his memory is: His son, Greg Williams of Granbury; daughters, Ronna Wilson of Lake Worth, Patti Basting of Boyd; grandchildren, Derek, Kelsey, Emily and Jackson; longtime companion, Alline Lampley of Lake Worth; brother, George Williams of Springtown; the mother of his children, Patsy Chance of Boyd; 4 grandchildren, Derek, Kelsey, Emily, and Jackson, all of Boyd; and a host of friends.
Christian-Hawkins Funeral Home Boyd, 940-433-5310