ST. MARY PARISH, LA. 

Obituary for: WILLIAMS, RICHARD GILBERT “DICKIE” 

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. 

Source: Franklin Banner-Tribune, Morgan City Daily Review; St. Mary Parish, La. 

Published: 4 Jul 2012

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WILLIAMS, RICHARD GILBERT “DICKIE” 

Dec. 16, 1931 –— June 24, 2012

Private memorial services will be held at a later date for Richard Gilbert 
“Dickie” Williams, 80, a native and resident of Patterson, who passed away 
Sunday, June 24, 2012, at his home.

Williams was raised on the island of Aruba, where he spent his early years.

In 1955, he enlisted in the United States Air Force. Having served in the 
Vietnam War, he made a career in the military and retired from the Air Force 
with the rank of Captain after 24 years of dedicated service to our country.

Survivors include his sister, Dolores Williams Grissom of Richmond, Texas; one 
niece, Nelwyn Grissom Powell and her husband Walt of Richmond, Texas; one 
nephew, Gregory Wayne Grissom of Hockley, Texas; and three great-nephews, 
Travis Grissom, Wyatt Powell and Walker Powell.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Gilbert Joseph Williams and Nelwyn 
Daigle Williams.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations be made to the 
Alzheimer’s Association at www.alz.org or to the Alzheimer’s Association 
National Office, 225 N. Michigan Ave., Fl. 17, Chicago, IL 60601.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Ibert’s Mortuary Inc.,

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