Kenneth Ray Williams Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Kenneth R. Williams, 92, of Dilliner, Pa., died Saturday, January 18, 2020, in the Monongalia General Hospital in Morgantown. Born March 12, 1927 in Silica, W.Va., he was a son of the late Charles J. and Dora (Champ) Williams. Ken was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII, serving at both Camp Crowder, Missouri and Camp Polk in Louisiana. He was the first certified automobile inspection mechanic in Monongalia County, and then worked for nearly 45 years in the coal mines, first at Rosedale, and retiring from Consol’s Humphrey #7. A member of the UMWA, he enjoyed the outdoors, either working his farm, or hunting and fishing. Surviving are his three sons and their wives, Kenny R. “Doc” and Sue Williams of Point Marion, James R. and Melinda Williams of Dilliner, and Steven P. and Joanie Williams of Mount Jackson, VA; grandchildren, Chad, Casey, Alison Williams-Klein, Ashley Williams-Davis, Travis, Eric, Scott Smith and Stu Smith; nine great-grandchildren and one great-great grandchild. His wife of 73 years, Kathleen (Simpson) Williams passed away on Nov. 22, 2019. Also deceased are two daughters, Brenda Lee and Kelly Rae; and two brothers, Charles “Jay” Williams Jr., and Leonard Williams. Friends will be received in the Richard R. Herod Funeral Home, Point Marion, on Wednesday from 5 - 8 PM., and Thursday from 10 until the 11:00 AM hour of service, with Richard Nicoloff officiating. Interment, with military honors accorded by the Point Marion Veterans Posts, will follow in Fort Martin Cemetery, Fort Martin, W.Va.

Kenneth Ray Williams

March 12, 1927 - January 18, 2020