Eddie Williams, Jr., age 67, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, December 24, 2016 in his home in Frederick, MD. He was born on June 19, 1949 in Milledgeville, Georgia to Eddie Williams, Sr. and Lorena Pearson Williams and was the older of two children.
Eddie attended Boddie (pronounced Body) High School in Milledgeville, Georgia and graduated in 1968. Following high school, he attended Georgia College in Milledgeville, Georgia and married his high school sweetheart on September 19, 1969. That same year, he joined the United States Army where he attended Baylor University at Fort Sam Houston, Texas and earned his medical certifications for the military. He was also a great athlete-he played football in high school and the Army and soccer at Georgia College. Eddie had been a resident of the city of Frederick for over 30 years. He retired as a senior Non-Commissioned Officer of the United States Army at Fort Detrick in Frederick, Maryland in 1991. After his military career, he was employed with the Frederick Memorial Hospital as a clinical laboratory technician and was medically retired in 2003.
First and foremost, Eddie loved his family and friends dearly and would travel far and wide to spend time with them. Always willing to strike up a conversation with a perfect stranger wherever he went, he had a wonderful sense of humor and loved to make everyone laugh. He had a passion for watching sports on television, especially football. He was a serious music lover with an extensive music collection that could not be rivaled. He loved to go fishing. He loved reading about or watching history documentaries. He always stayed current on issues in U.S. politics and kept political news correspondent, Roland Martin, on his speed dial.
Eddie was preceded in death by his mother, Lorena Pearson Williams; his aunts, Ruth Wilbon and Johnnie Bell (Walter) Gray; his step-mother, Annie Williams; his sister, Gloria Edwards; and his nephew, William Edwards. Survivors include his high school sweetheart and devoted wife of 47 years, Betty Williams; his three daughters, Kimberly (Carlos) Archie, Kathryn Williams and Valerie Phillips; his father, Eddie Williams, Sr.; his brothers Willie (Margaret) Davis, Sr., Joseph and Jessie (Beverly) Ingram, and Arthur Lewis; his first cousins, Samuel (Julie) Pearson and Mary (Samuel) McIntosh; his nieces, Michelle Edwards and Brigitte (Paris) Wicks; his nephews, Willie Jr (Pam) and Troy; his great niece and great nephew, Kenneth Lane Jr. and Kennedy Edwards; his beloved grandchildren, Dwight Jr. (DJ) and Elijah (Eli) Phillips; Bessie Thornton; Audrey Adams; his best friend, Weldon (Evelyn) Fort; and a host of other family members and friends.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, December 31, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at Stauffer Funeral Home, 1621 Opossumtown Pike, Frederick, MD, with Pastor Jonathan Davis officiating with the Mt.Zion AME Church, Knoxville, MD Interment will follow at Resthaven Memorial Gardens. The family will greet friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Friday, December 30th at the Stauffer Funeral Home, 1621 Opossumtown Pike, Frederick, MD. Flowers and/or cards for the family can be mailed to Stauffer Funeral Home, 1621 Opossumtown Pike, Frederick, MD 21702.
Published Online in The Frederick News-Post from Dec. 27 to Dec. 28, 2016
Eddie attended Boddie (pronounced Body) High School in Milledgeville, Georgia and graduated in 1968. Following high school, he attended Georgia College in Milledgeville, Georgia and married his high school sweetheart on September 19, 1969. That same year, he joined the United States Army where he attended Baylor University at Fort Sam Houston, Texas and earned his medical certifications for the military. He was also a great athlete-he played football in high school and the Army and soccer at Georgia College. Eddie had been a resident of the city of Frederick for over 30 years. He retired as a senior Non-Commissioned Officer of the United States Army at Fort Detrick in Frederick, Maryland in 1991. After his military career, he was employed with the Frederick Memorial Hospital as a clinical laboratory technician and was medically retired in 2003.
First and foremost, Eddie loved his family and friends dearly and would travel far and wide to spend time with them. Always willing to strike up a conversation with a perfect stranger wherever he went, he had a wonderful sense of humor and loved to make everyone laugh. He had a passion for watching sports on television, especially football. He was a serious music lover with an extensive music collection that could not be rivaled. He loved to go fishing. He loved reading about or watching history documentaries. He always stayed current on issues in U.S. politics and kept political news correspondent, Roland Martin, on his speed dial.
Eddie was preceded in death by his mother, Lorena Pearson Williams; his aunts, Ruth Wilbon and Johnnie Bell (Walter) Gray; his step-mother, Annie Williams; his sister, Gloria Edwards; and his nephew, William Edwards. Survivors include his high school sweetheart and devoted wife of 47 years, Betty Williams; his three daughters, Kimberly (Carlos) Archie, Kathryn Williams and Valerie Phillips; his father, Eddie Williams, Sr.; his brothers Willie (Margaret) Davis, Sr., Joseph and Jessie (Beverly) Ingram, and Arthur Lewis; his first cousins, Samuel (Julie) Pearson and Mary (Samuel) McIntosh; his nieces, Michelle Edwards and Brigitte (Paris) Wicks; his nephews, Willie Jr (Pam) and Troy; his great niece and great nephew, Kenneth Lane Jr. and Kennedy Edwards; his beloved grandchildren, Dwight Jr. (DJ) and Elijah (Eli) Phillips; Bessie Thornton; Audrey Adams; his best friend, Weldon (Evelyn) Fort; and a host of other family members and friends.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, December 31, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at Stauffer Funeral Home, 1621 Opossumtown Pike, Frederick, MD, with Pastor Jonathan Davis officiating with the Mt.Zion AME Church, Knoxville, MD Interment will follow at Resthaven Memorial Gardens. The family will greet friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Friday, December 30th at the Stauffer Funeral Home, 1621 Opossumtown Pike, Frederick, MD. Flowers and/or cards for the family can be mailed to Stauffer Funeral Home, 1621 Opossumtown Pike, Frederick, MD 21702.
Published Online in The Frederick News-Post from Dec. 27 to Dec. 28, 2016
Eddie Williams, Jr., age 67, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, December 24, 2016 in his home in Frederick, MD. He was born on June 19, 1949 in Milledgeville, Georgia to Eddie Williams, Sr. and Lorena Pearson Williams and was the older of two children.
Eddie attended Boddie (pronounced Body) High School in Milledgeville, Georgia and graduated in 1968. Following high school, he attended Georgia College in Milledgeville, Georgia and married his high school sweetheart on September 19, 1969. That same year, he joined the United States Army where he attended Baylor University at Fort Sam Houston, Texas and earned his medical certifications for the military. He was also a great athlete-he played football in high school and the Army and soccer at Georgia College. Eddie had been a resident of the city of Frederick for over 30 years. He retired as a senior Non-Commissioned Officer of the United States Army at Fort Detrick in Frederick, Maryland in 1991. After his military career, he was employed with the Frederick Memorial Hospital as a clinical laboratory technician and was medically retired in 2003.
First and foremost, Eddie loved his family and friends dearly and would travel far and wide to spend time with them. Always willing to strike up a conversation with a perfect stranger wherever he went, he had a wonderful sense of humor and loved to make everyone laugh. He had a passion for watching sports on television, especially football. He was a serious music lover with an extensive music collection that could not be rivaled. He loved to go fishing. He loved reading about or watching history documentaries. He always stayed current on issues in U.S. politics and kept political news correspondent, Roland Martin, on his speed dial.
Eddie was preceded in death by his mother, Lorena Pearson Williams; his aunts, Ruth Wilbon and Johnnie Bell (Walter) Gray; his step-mother, Annie Williams; his sister, Gloria Edwards; and his nephew, William Edwards. Survivors include his high school sweetheart and devoted wife of 47 years, Betty Williams; his three daughters, Kimberly (Carlos) Archie, Kathryn Williams and Valerie Phillips; his father, Eddie Williams, Sr.; his brothers Willie (Margaret) Davis, Sr., Joseph and Jessie (Beverly) Ingram, and Arthur Lewis; his first cousins, Samuel (Julie) Pearson and Mary (Samuel) McIntosh; his nieces, Michelle Edwards and Brigitte (Paris) Wicks; his nephews, Willie Jr (Pam) and Troy; his great niece and great nephew, Kenneth Lane Jr. and Kennedy Edwards; his beloved grandchildren, Dwight Jr. (DJ) and Elijah (Eli) Phillips; Bessie Thornton; Audrey Adams; his best friend, Weldon (Evelyn) Fort; and a host of other family members and friends.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, December 31, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at Stauffer Funeral Home, 1621 Opossumtown Pike, Frederick, MD, with Pastor Jonathan Davis officiating with the Mt.Zion AME Church, Knoxville, MD Interment will follow at Resthaven Memorial Gardens. The family will greet friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Friday, December 30th at the Stauffer Funeral Home, 1621 Opossumtown Pike, Frederick, MD. Flowers and/or cards for the family can be mailed to Stauffer Funeral Home, 1621 Opossumtown Pike, Frederick, MD 21702.
Published Online in The Frederick News-Post from Dec. 27 to Dec. 28, 2016
Eddie attended Boddie (pronounced Body) High School in Milledgeville, Georgia and graduated in 1968. Following high school, he attended Georgia College in Milledgeville, Georgia and married his high school sweetheart on September 19, 1969. That same year, he joined the United States Army where he attended Baylor University at Fort Sam Houston, Texas and earned his medical certifications for the military. He was also a great athlete-he played football in high school and the Army and soccer at Georgia College. Eddie had been a resident of the city of Frederick for over 30 years. He retired as a senior Non-Commissioned Officer of the United States Army at Fort Detrick in Frederick, Maryland in 1991. After his military career, he was employed with the Frederick Memorial Hospital as a clinical laboratory technician and was medically retired in 2003.
First and foremost, Eddie loved his family and friends dearly and would travel far and wide to spend time with them. Always willing to strike up a conversation with a perfect stranger wherever he went, he had a wonderful sense of humor and loved to make everyone laugh. He had a passion for watching sports on television, especially football. He was a serious music lover with an extensive music collection that could not be rivaled. He loved to go fishing. He loved reading about or watching history documentaries. He always stayed current on issues in U.S. politics and kept political news correspondent, Roland Martin, on his speed dial.
Eddie was preceded in death by his mother, Lorena Pearson Williams; his aunts, Ruth Wilbon and Johnnie Bell (Walter) Gray; his step-mother, Annie Williams; his sister, Gloria Edwards; and his nephew, William Edwards. Survivors include his high school sweetheart and devoted wife of 47 years, Betty Williams; his three daughters, Kimberly (Carlos) Archie, Kathryn Williams and Valerie Phillips; his father, Eddie Williams, Sr.; his brothers Willie (Margaret) Davis, Sr., Joseph and Jessie (Beverly) Ingram, and Arthur Lewis; his first cousins, Samuel (Julie) Pearson and Mary (Samuel) McIntosh; his nieces, Michelle Edwards and Brigitte (Paris) Wicks; his nephews, Willie Jr (Pam) and Troy; his great niece and great nephew, Kenneth Lane Jr. and Kennedy Edwards; his beloved grandchildren, Dwight Jr. (DJ) and Elijah (Eli) Phillips; Bessie Thornton; Audrey Adams; his best friend, Weldon (Evelyn) Fort; and a host of other family members and friends.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, December 31, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at Stauffer Funeral Home, 1621 Opossumtown Pike, Frederick, MD, with Pastor Jonathan Davis officiating with the Mt.Zion AME Church, Knoxville, MD Interment will follow at Resthaven Memorial Gardens. The family will greet friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Friday, December 30th at the Stauffer Funeral Home, 1621 Opossumtown Pike, Frederick, MD. Flowers and/or cards for the family can be mailed to Stauffer Funeral Home, 1621 Opossumtown Pike, Frederick, MD 21702.
Published Online in The Frederick News-Post from Dec. 27 to Dec. 28, 2016
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