Ouachita County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....WILLIAMS, RUDOLPH W. December 18, 2012
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News Star World - December 21, 2012
RUDOLPH W. WILLIAMS

Funeral services for Rudolph W. Williams will be held on Friday, December 21, 
at 2:00 PM at the Bethany Baptist Church in Hebert, LA. 

Rudolph passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 18, 2012 at Maison de 
Lafayette Nursing Home in Lafayette, LA. He was 103 years old.

Reverend Brian Rankin will conduct the funeral services. Burial will be in the 
Bethany Cemetery which will be under the direction of Riser Funeral Home of 
Columbia.

A native of Hebert, LA, Rudolph was born of the union of Houston Williams and 
Mattie Collins Williams on February 23, 1909. Rudolph was a farmer for much of 
his life, then he worked for T. L. James in road construction until he 
retired. He served proudly in the United States Army during World War II.

Survivors include his son, Donnie Williams and wife, JoeRenda, of Lafayette, 
and his daughter, Sharon Foy and husband, Buddy Foy, of Grayson, LA. His 
grandchildren, Darren Williams, Danielle Hutto, Misty Brien, Shayne Arthurs, 
Raines Barnett, and Chris Foy, and his former wife, the mother of his 
children, Edna Godwin. He was honored to have 13 great-grandchildren and two 
great great grandchildren. He was affectionately known to his great grand 
children as "Old Papaw".

He was preceded in death by his parents, his loving daughter, Mary Ann Kelly, 
and all of his brothers and sisters, Rev. Cecil Williams, Edgar Williams, Carl 
Williams, May McCartney, Minne Little, and Stella Howard.

Rudolph was a gentle and kind soul until his last days. He will be greatly 
missed.

Pallbearers will be his grandsons, Darren Williams, Chris Foy, Duke Medaries, 
Coal Hillestad, Laine Hutto, Raines Barnett, Dylan Williams, and William 
Brien. 

Serving as Honorary Pallbearers will be Don McClanahan, Jon McClanahan, Travis 
Kirby, Roger Murphy, Wiley Kelly, Billie Joe Poole, Issac McClanahan and 
Norman Fakier.

The family would like to thank the staff of Maison de Lafayette for their care 
and kindness given to Rudolph during his last years. We would also like to 
thank his church, Bethany Baptist, and its members for the many years of 
devotion and care shown to him.

The family request that visitation be observed at Riser and Son's Funeral 
Home, Columbia, LA, on Thursday, December 20, 2012 from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM. 
Then again on Friday, December 21 at the Bethany Baptist Church in Hebert, LA 
from 10:00 AM until the time of the service at 2:00 PM.

In lieu of flowers memorial contributions can be made in honor of Rudolph 
Williams to the Bethany Baptist Church, 1740 Hwy 133, Columbia, LA 71418.


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