Surry-Sussex County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Williams, James O., 2019 

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JAMES OCTAVIOUS WILLIAMS 

  WILLIAMS, James Octavious, of Dendron, Virginia, passed away in his home on 
Saturday, August 24, 2019, at the age of 82.  "Thomas," as he was known to 
those closest to him, was born on November 11, 1936, to the late Leora (Smith) 
and Joel Calvin Williams Sr. in Edenton, North Carolina.  He graduated from 
Edenton High School in 1955.  James and the late Mary Jean (Halsey) Williams 
were married in Norfolk, Virginia, on June 3, 1961.  He enlisted in the United 
States Navy on February 1, 1958, and was honorably discharged on August 1, 
1962.  After moving to Virginia, James was employed by Virginia Power and by 
Philip Morris International.  In 1999, he retired to devote himself to the 
full-time care of Mary, his wife for 53 years.  James enjoyed cooking/baking, 
was an avid gardener, vacationed on cruise ships frequently with his siblings, 
in-laws and nieces and loved to play and to watch sports, especially the 
University of North Carolina boys' basketball team and the Washington 
Redskins.  In addition to Mary, he was preceded in death by his daughter, 
Donna Maria Williams.  James is survived by and cherished in memory by his 
sons, James Williams Sr. (Valencia) and Joseph Moseley (Eileen); by his 
grandsons, James Williams Jr. and Aidan Williams; by his granddaughter, 
Cheyenne Hindrichs (Kyle); by his great-grandchildren, Gabriella and Mikayla 
Moseley, Cyrus Johnson and Phoenix Hindrichs; by his sisters, Helen Forehand 
and Hazel Black (Bill); by his brothers, Melvin Williams and Jack Williams 
(Brenda).  The family will receive friends tonight, Tuesday, August 27, 2019, 
at R.W. Baker and Company Funeral Home and Crematory, 11414 General Mahone 
Hwy., Wakefield, Virginia 23888 from 6 to 8 p.m.  The funeral service will be 
held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, August 28, 2019, at the funeral home, with Pastor 
Ray Rowland presiding.  Burial will follow in Wakefield Cemetery.  Condolences 
may be registered at www.rwbakerfh.com


James Octavious "Thomas" WILLIAMS, former VEPCO & Philip Morris employee, 
Navy veteran, 
b. 11 Nov 1936, Edenton, NC, d. 24 Aug 2019, at home, Dendron, 
interred in Wakefield Cemetery*, 28 Aug 2019, 
R.W. Baker & Co. Funeral Home obit 

*Wakefield list, an extension 
   of the Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/sussex/cemeteries/wakefd.txt 

His wife's obit (R.W. Baker & Co. Funeral Home, 2015) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/surry/obits/w452j14o.txt 


Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by 
Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), 
and re-formatted by File Manager. 

file at: 
http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/surry/obits/w452j14o.txt