Deacon Cecil Williams

WILLIAMS, Deacon Cecil - Age 79, passed away Saturday, March 21, 2015 at his residence. Family hour 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 28, 2015 at Mt. Hermon Baptist Church, G-5283 Clio Rd., with funeral service commencing at 11 a.m. Dr. K. D. Yarber officiating. Interment Sunset Hills Association, G-4413 Flushing Rd. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 10:30 a.m. Saturday. Deacon Williams will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., and may be viewed from 12 p.m. - 8 p.m. Friday. Deacon Cecil Williams was born on April, 14, 1935 in Atlanta, TX., the son of Mr. and Mrs. Elbert and Elzanie Williams. He was educated in the Texas public school system and graduated from Thornton High School in Queen City, Texas. Deacon Cecil moved to Flint where he gained employment with Truck and Bus, a division of General Motors and C. J. Williams Trucking, until he retired. He was a member of Mt. Hermon Missionary Baptist Church. Deacon Cecil loved gardening, and hunting. If you couldn't find him outside he was somewhere playing cards or dominoes. Deacon Cecil Williams leaves to cherish lasting memories: his loving wife, Katherine Williams of Flint; daughter, Barbara Jean (fiancee Warren Taylor) Butler of Flint; 2 grandchildren, Sade’ (Phillip) Blanks of Swartz Creek, MI, and Jermaine Embry of Albuquerque, NM; 3 sisters, Pauline Fredrick, Isabel Black and special sister, Elzie Garner; special brother, David Williams; 12 nieces, including special niece, Latanya D. Williams; 10 nephews; 2 aunts, Reola Horsely and Helen Fortune; uncle, Troy Mitchell of Flint; 4 sisters-in-law, Thyra Williams, Alice Williams, Ruby Williams, Ella Williams; brother-in-law, George Fedrick; a host of other relatives and friends including special friends, Gary Wicks, Leon Mattox, Henry Anderson, and Christina Perez. Deacon Cecil was preceded in death by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elbert and Elzanie Williams; sister, Doris Hunter; brothers-in-law, Adam Garner, Nathaniel Black, Lee Williams, Samuel Williams and Wilbert Williams. We the family of Deacon Cecil J. Williams would like to thank everyone for their love and support during our time of bereavement. Knowing that one day everyone will cross the same threshold, it is comforting to know that in our time of need, there are special people like you!

Deacon Cecil Williams

April 14, 1935 - March 21, 2015