Obituary of William Frank Williams, Sr.

EC Williams William Frank Williams South Mills Resident William Frank Williams, age 94, of 225A Culpepper Road, South Mills, NC, died Wednesday, September 28, 2005 at his residence. Mr. Williams, a native of Pasquotank County, was the son of the late F. N. Williams and Mary Etheridge Williams and the husband of Hazel Price Williams. He was a retired farmer and former Director for The Production Credit Association. He lived most of his life in South Mills and was a member of Ebenezer Baptist Church where he was a Honorary Lifetime Deacon and former Sunday School Superintendent for fifteen years. He served on the Camden County School Board from 1950 to 1980. Mr. Williams is survived by four daughters, Gladys Clow, and husband Art, of South Mills, NC, Lois McPherson, and husband Bunch, of Camden, NC, Jean Sawyer, and husband Sam, of South Mills, NC, and Dianne Overton, and husband Gary, of Shiloh, NC; one son, Franklin Williams, Jr., and wife Linda, of South Mills, NC; one sister, Evelyn Clary of South Hill, VA; fourteen grandchildren; and fifteen great grandchildren; and his caretaker, Paula Banks. He was predeceased by his first wife Evelyn Whitehurst Williams in 1977. Funeral services will be at Ebenezer Baptist Church, Friday, September 30, 2005, at 11:00 AM with the Rev. Frank Thigpen and the Rev. Phillip Garrett. Burial will follow in Memory Gardens Cemetery, Elizabeth City, NC. The family will receive friends at Twiford’s Memorial Chapel, 405 East Church Street, Elizabeth City, NC, from 7:00 to 8:30 PM Thursday and at other times at the residence. Memorial donations may be made to Ebenezer Baptist Church, 117 Main Street, South Mills, NC 27976, or one’s favorite charity. You may sign the online guest register at www.twifordfh.com.