Kenneth R. Williams, 92, of Dilliner, Pa., died Saturday, Jan. 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 on his farm, or hunting and fishing.
Surviving are his three sons and their wives, Kenny R. “Doc” and Sue Williams, of Point Marion, Pa., James R. and Melinda Williams, of Dilliner, Pa., 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, Pa., from 5-8 p.m. Wednesday, and from 10 a.m. Thursday until the 11 a.m. 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.
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