Walter Williams

Walter Williams, the son of the late John Otis and Lillie Mae Glaspell Williams, was born in Painton, Missouri on December 30, 1919, and passed away at Missouri Southern Healthcare in Dexter, Missouri on October 21, 2008, at the age of 88 years, 9 months and 21 days. Mr. Williams had lived in Southeast Missouri all his life and had lived in Dexter the past several years. He was a retired auto mechanic. Surviving are three daughters, Sharon McIntyre of Bloomfield, Missouri, Brenda Burnett of Fountain, Michigan, Susie Everesto of Lake Elsinore, California; one son, Gary Williams of Dexter, Missouri; eleven grandchildren; seventeen great grandchildren; two great great grandchildren; and one brother, Glendon Williams. Other relatives and many friends also survive. He was preceded in death by three brothers, Willie, Charles and Leo Omara; and four sisters, Esther Creed, Lorena Smith, Edna Henson and Mary Tucker. Visitation will be held on Thursday, October 23, 2008, from 5:00 to 8:00 PM at the Watkins & Sons Funeral Home in Dexter, Missouri. Funeral services will be held on Friday, October 23, 2008, at 1:00 PM at the Watkins & Sons Chapel in Dexter, Missouri with Donald Jolliff of Painton, Missouri officiating. Interment will follow in the Walker Cemetery in Bloomfield, Missouri with Watkins & Sons Funeral Service of Dexter, Missouri in charge of arrangements.