Samuel M Williams

Samuel M Williams obituary

Samuel M Williams

Samuel Williams Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by West Gadsden Funeral Home from Nov. 18 to Nov. 19, 2025.

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The Obituary Of

Mr. Samuel Mac "Bus" Williams

"I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith"

2 Timothy 4:7

Mr. Sameul Mac "Bus" Williams was born January 21, 1936 to Arthur and Gola Forman. He confessed Christ at an early age and joined St Paul United Methodist Church of Ashville, Alabama and later joined New Canaan Baptist Church of Gadsden, Alabama.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Arthur and Gola Forman Williams; brother, Willie Frank Williams; sisters, Mamie Alice Williams, Dorothy Lucille Williams Evans and Lillie Lorene Williams Prater.

He attended Ashville Colored High School. On September 24th 1953 he enlisted in the United States Army and did two tours for the Korean War before being honorably discharged on March 24th, 1959.

He was a vivid hunter, fisherman, farmer and had a passion for his animals.

Beautiful memories will be cherished by his heart-loving and devoted wife of 58 years, Mrs. Alice Faye Mostella Williams; children, Sandra (Roy) White and Towanda Henderson, Lincoln, Alabama, Thomas (Janet) Mostella, Elizabeth Williams, Kalaysia Williams and Malachi Wliliams of Ashville, Alabama; six brothers-in-law, Phoney (Michelle) Mostella, Gadsden, Alabama, Herman (Sylvia) Mostella, Robert Mostella, Jimmy (Joann) Mostella and Howard Forman all of Ashville, Alabama; three sisters-in-law, Edith (Ervin) Herring, Odenville, Alabama, Angela (Beto) Torres, Ashville, Alabama and Allison Gillispie, Gadsden, Alabama; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.

Life Celebration will be 3 O'clock in the afternoon Saturday, November 22, 2025 at the West Gadsden Funeral Home Chapel. Elder Darren Cook Eulogist.

Premiere Provider Of Professional Funeral Services: West Gadsden Funeral Home, Inc. 256.549.0004

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