Talmadge C. “Bill” Williams, 85, of Lumberton, Texas passed away Saturday, April 4, 2009, at Christus Hospital Saint Patrick in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
Bill was born on August 1, 1923 in Gillsburg, Mississippi to J. M. and Odie Williams. He worked for Gulf Oil as an Instrument Supervisor in Port Arthur and in Venice, Louisiana. He then retired to Lumberton after forty-two years of service. Bill also served in the United States Air Corps during World War II and was a faithful member of the Ridgewood Church of Christ in Beaumont. He loved working in the yard, around the house, and was always looking forward to enjoying a cup of coffee.
He is preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Bobby and Jack Williams.
Bill is survived by his wife of sixty-one years, Geraldine “Jerry” Williams of Lumberton; sons, James Stephen Williams and wife Jana of Lubbock and Michael Cade Williams and wife Alissa of Lumberton; daughter, Rebecca Sue Brunsink and husband Dave of Warrenton, Virginia; grandchildren, Jordan and Jenna Williams, and Ryan, Paige, and Brett Brunsink; sisters, Carolyn Kirkfield and husband Charles of Gillsburg, Mississippi and Ione Worthington of Baton Rouge, Louisiana; and brother E. B. Williams of Jackson, Mississippi.
Funeral service will be 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, April 8, 2009 at Broussard’s, 490 Cemetery Road in Silsbee with burial to follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Beaumont. A gathering of family and friends will be Tuesday, April 7, 2009 from 6:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. at the mortuary.
