Ned Stough Williams Jr.

WILLIAMS Ned Stough Williams, Jr., a very devoted and loving husband, father, grandfather and friend, passed away on Friday, February 16, 2007, at his residence. He is survived by his wife of 36 years, Gerrie Davis Williams; daughter Amber Williams McConnell and her husband Rob; son, Ned (Trey) S. Williams, III; Sisters, Anda Cochran and Rosa Hudson and his 5 grandchildren, Kathlyn and Emily Capone, Katie, Emily and Nathan McConnell. He was 61 years old, a native of Charlotte, N.C. and a resident of Slidell for the past 24 years.He was the Group V.P. and General Manager of Boasso America Corp., Gulf States Intermodal Division and President of the Louisiana Motor Transportation Association. He served in the U.S. Army in Vietnam as a Staff Sargent where he received a purple heart and is a life member of the 22nd Infantry Regiment Society. Mr. Williams was a longtime member of Aldersgate U.M.C. and it's Men's Club. The family would like to extend a special thanks to their friends, family, his many doctors, the staffs of Slidell Memorial Hospital and St. Joseph's Hospice, for all of the love, support, compassion and comfort given to Ned and his family during his courageous battle with cancer. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the Funeral Services at Aldersgate United Methodist Church, 360 Robert Blvd., Slidell, LA., 70458, on Monday, February 19, 2007 at 11:00 A.M. Visitation at the chuch on Monday morning after 9:00 A.M. until funeral time. Interment at Hopewell Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Huntersville, N.C. on Thursday, February 22, 2007. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Men's Club of Adlersgate U.M.C., preferred. Arrangements by Honaker Funeral Home, Inc., Slidell, LA.