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Max Williams Obituary
Max graduated from Roscoe High School and Kent State University majoring in chemistry and accounting. On October 12, 1942 he married Jeanne E. (Lorenz) Williams who preceded him in death on December 30, 2001. He retired from Edmont as plant manager in 1985 after 45 years of service with the company. Max also served in the US Army from 1941-1946 during WWII in the European Theatre. He received the Purple Heart award from wounds received at St. Lo, France and was honorably discharged with the rank of Major in 1946. He was member of the Roscoe United Methodist Church, Elks B.P.O.E 376, Bethlehem Grange, past member of the River View School Board serving for 16 years and past member of the Coshocton City Council.
Max is survived by his four sons, Ron (Beth), Jim (Nancy), Fred (Debbie) and John (Sue) Williams all of Coshocton; eight grandchildren, Scott (Megan), Cody, Megan, Whitney, Andrea, Max, Matthew and Jennifer; one great grandson, Jackson Gray Williams; three brothers, Charles (Dorothy) Williams of Newark, Bob (Shirley) Williams of Athens, Ohio and Fred (Barbara) Williams of Roscoe; sister, Helen Guy of Coshocton; sister-in-law, Louel Williams of Coshocton; several nieces and nephews. Along with his parents and wife, he is preceded in death by an infant daughter Nancy Williams and brother William Williams.
Friends may call at Miller Funeral Home, Coshocton on Tuesday January 25, 2011 from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. Funeral services will be at the funeral home on Wednesday at 11 a.m. with Pastor Coralee Cox officiating. Interment will follow in Roscoe Cemetery with the Coshocton County Veterans Council performing military honors.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be directed to Windsorwood Place, Activities Dept., 255 Browns Lane, Coshocton, Ohio 43812, envelopes will be available at the funeral home. An online memorial is located at www.themillerfuneralhome.com.
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Memories and Condolences
for Max Williams
lisa hawthorne
January 31, 2011
sorry to hear this, i cleaned his house for a while with leona.he was a kind man. i just seen this today. sorry again
January 30, 2011
Max and Waunita Stoecker
Bob Hall
January 30, 2011
Sorry to read that Max passed away. I always had a lot of respect for him. I work 30 years with & for your dad Robert ( Bob ) Hall Park Springs TX.
karla brawner
January 28, 2011
my prayers and thoughts are with the williams family. I shall miss him always. His face was always happy at the elks on wed.night dining.
Pam Grace
January 27, 2011
With my deepest sympathy to you and your families. Max was a very special man who always had a kind word to say. He will be missed. Pam Grace
January 27, 2011
Sorry for your loss.
January 26, 2011
Please know you are in our prayers. Your dad was very special. Bruce and Terrie Brown
Larry Singer
January 25, 2011
As one married to Max's cousin Alice I came to know Max over the years one of the true great men. We will miss him as one of the positive forces in the world.
Vicky Hicks
January 25, 2011
Sue & John - my deepest sympathy on your loss. You are in my thoughts & prayers.
Kent & Shelley Howell
January 25, 2011
Fred, Debbie & Whitney,
May your hearts soon be filled with wonderful memories of joyful times together as you celebrate a life well lived
Don Gordon
January 24, 2011
My condolences and sympathy to all of the family. Remember the good times. Don
Kristy Kempf & Family
January 24, 2011
Ron,Jim,Fred,John and Families: Our thoughts and prayers are with all of you. Max was a wonderful man. I will always have such fond memories of the family get togethers. Something about Max always made me think of Grandpa Williams. Which I told him on many occasions. He was so good to me at my darkest time. We spent hours on the phone. He knew I needed him and his stories, and he was there. He will be missed.
Nancy & Steve Murray
January 24, 2011
Our deepest sympathy to the whole family. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all.
Rick VanSickle
January 24, 2011
Beth and Ron and The Williams Family, so sorry for your loss, Max was a great person so full of life and vitality! He will sadly be missed by all.
Amy Freeman
January 24, 2011
Fred,
I am sorry to learn of your father's passing. May you and your family feel God's grace during these next days and weeks.
Amy Freeman
Lorin Reyzek
January 24, 2011
To Ron and Beth and the entire family my sincere sympathies on the loss of Max. A great guy, father, husband, and example for all of us. My thoughts and prayers are with you.
January 24, 2011
Williams family,so sorry for your loss,Max was a wonderful man,I just recently lost my grandmother who was also 90,what a full life they lead,my prayers are with you all.Shara Prindle,The Frame Shop
Bea Gordon McClure
January 24, 2011
To all the Williams Family---What a
"good neighbor" Max was!! I have many memories of your family going back to special dinners at Zelma and Jack's home on Roscoe Hill! My prayers are with you at this time.
January 24, 2011
Ron and family,
My thoughts are with you in your time of loss.
Eileen Cunningham West - Columbus, Ohio
January 23, 2011
John, Sue and family, Thoughts and prayers. Linda and Jim Cope (Zanesville, Ohio)
Paulla Emery
January 23, 2011
Ron and Beth, I will always remember this sweet man. He always made me smile. He will be missed at the club.....
January 23, 2011
John, Sue, and family,
Please accept our sincere sympathy in your time of loss.
Joe, Cindy, Jamie, and T.J. Wright
Curtis Hartsook
January 23, 2011
To the Williams Family,
You have my deepest sympathy. I have great memories of this wonderful family when I was small. My grandmother was Rebecca Horn (Williams) from Walhonding.
My thoughts and prayers are with you.
January 23, 2011
Ron and Beth, our thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of loss.
Jody and Angie Bolden (Coshocton,Ohio)
Charlie and Karen Graham
January 23, 2011
Jim, Nancy, Andrea, Matt, and Jennifer: Please accept our sincere sympathy in the passing of your dad and grandfather.
January 23, 2011
To all the Williams family, our thoughts and prayers are with you at this time of loss.
Tom and Kim Barrick (Wheelersburg, OH)
Jim and Nancy Hamilton
January 23, 2011
John and Sue, our thoughts are with you and the family at this time of loss. We always enjoyed listening to Max's anecdotes. He was indeed the exemplar of our "Greatest Generation"
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