DEWEY MILTON WILLIAMS, SR.
24 Jun 1905 - 21 Nov 1995
Son of Stith Milton Williams

Contributed 8 Aug 2005
by Frank Williams

          Dewey Milton Williams Sr., 90, 214 Simpson St., Florence, died Tuesday, Nov. 21, 1995,after a brief illness. Visitation will be noon-1:30 P.M. today at Greenview Funeral Home, Florence. The grave side service will be at 2 p.m. today at Greenview
Memorial Park, Florence. Officiating at the funeral will be Rev. Aubrey Gaskins.
          He was a native and lifelong resident of this area. He is survived by his wife, Ruth Williams, Florence; son, Dewey M. Williams Jr. and wife Ann, Florence; daughter, Carolyn Bevis and husband Leonard, Haleyville; stepson, Joe Skipworth and wife
Christine, Winston- Salem, N.C., grandchildren, Dewey Williams III and wife Judy, Rogersville, Christi Williams and Carol Lynne Bevis, both of Florence, and Beau L. Bevis,
Haleyville; great-grandchild, Andrea Williams; two step-grandchildren; three step-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Lizzie Earline Joiner Williams.
         Pallbearers will include friends and Sunday School class members. He was a member of Highland Baptist Church for 50 years and was a Deacon Emeritus. He was the last surviving child of the pioneer family of Stith M. and Fannie Elizabeth Williams of
Lexington. He was known for his love of music and of restoring Reed organs.