Thomas Lee Williams

Thomas Lee Williams obituary, Louisville, KY

Thomas Lee Williams

Thomas Williams Obituary

Published by Legacy on Dec. 13, 2023.
Thomas Lee Williams, 76, of Shepherdsville, Kentucky departed this life on Monday, December 11, 2023 at Baptist Health Hardin in Elizabethtown, Kentucky.
Born in Louisville, Kentucky on Tuesday, November 25, 1947. Thomas was the son of the late Reuben Williams, Sr. & Mary Catherine McGowan. He was a member of the Calvary Holiness Church & was a retired Fork Lift Operator for Phillip Morris, with over 30 years of service. With pride & honor, Thomas served his nation in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. During his tenure, Thomas served as a Private E-1 & Specialist 4th Class, serving as a representative in Engineer Equipment Maintenance. He was a Wheeled Vehicle Mechanic & was awarded the National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal. Vietnam Campaign Medal & the Good Conduct Medal. Thomas was a huge U.K. Fan, loved old cars, working crossword puzzles & traveling after his retirement.
Besides his parents, Reuben, Sr. & Mary Catherine Williams; his brother, James Robert Williams; nephew, Kenneth Hull; brother – in – law, Harry Hull; & sister – in – law, Patty Williams, precede Thomas in his passing.
Left to cherish his memory is his wife, Mary Sue Williams; daughters, Melissa Williams & Carrie (Travis) Mattingly; brother, Reuben Williams, Jr.; sisters, Betty Hull & Carolyn (Ronnie) Roberts; nieces, Amy, Sarah, Sheila & Sheena; plus, a host of other relatives & friends to mourn his passing.
Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 12:00 p.m. in the Dignity Chapel of the Evergreen Funeral Home. Graveside Services & Burial will follow in the Brookland Cemetery in Shepherdsville, Kentucky. Visitation will be held on Saturday, December 16, 2023 from 10:00 a.m. until the Funeral Hour of 12:00 p.m. also at the Evergreen Funeral Home.

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