WALTER SAMUEL WILLIAMS

SUMMERFIELD — Mr. Walter Samuel Williams, 80, passed away on Sunday, August 26, 2012, at Beacon Place.

Mr. Williams' funeral will be held at 2 p.m. today, Thursday, August 29, 2012, at the Forbis & Dick Brooke Chapel with Rev. Bill Chatman officiating. Burial will follow in the Mabe family cemetery in Danbury.

A Guilford County native, Mr. Williams was born on August 4, 1932, the son of the late William D. and Lillie Wilson Williams. A proud US Army veteran, he attended Calvary Baptist Church in Summerfield as long as his health allowed, and worked as a carpenter. He enjoyed time spent with family, especially the grandkids sporting activities. On October 10, 1932, he married Viola Sue Fagg.

Surviving are his wife of fifty-seven years, Viola F. Williams of the home, sons Bobby Williams and his wife, Debbie, of Stokesdale and Billy Williams of the home; daughter Barbara Sturgill and her husband, Dale, of Cincinnati, OH; three sisters Mabel Williams of Summerfield, Joann Manring and Edna Brame both of Reidsville; brothers Billy Williams of San Diego, CA and Edgar Williams of Walnut Cove; a half-sister Glenola Barham of High Point; five grandchildren Sam Williams, Amy Williams, Stephen Williams, Brandon Mabe and Brandy Pennington; and great grandchildren Juliana Engstrom, Jordan Williams, Dawson Koller, Emory Mabe and Adelyn Mabe.

The family will receive friends from 1 p.m. until 2 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Memorials may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care of Greensboro, 2500 Summit Avenue, Greensboro, NC 27405.

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