R. A. Williams Jr.

SERVICES: 2:00 PM Monday, Oct. 5, 2009, at the First Baptist Church in White Deer with Rev. Alan Wilson, pastor, officiating.BURIAL: White Deer Cemetery under the direction of Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors of Pampa.BIOGRAPHY: Mr. Williams was born Nov. 4, 1928 in Loco, Texas in Childress County to R. A. and Bertha Roller Williams and had been a resident of White Deer since 1953. He married Katherine McSpadden on Feb. 15, 1948 in Wellington. R. A. was a control technician for Northern Natural Gas Co. in Skellytown for 32 years. He was a member of First Baptist Church of White Deer. He was a pilot and loved airplanes, boating, fishing, and skiing. Mr. Williams enjoyed computers and taught computer classes every winter in RV parks in Aransas Pass, Texas. He was preceded in death by his parents, and by a grandson, Billy Everett.SURVIVORS: Wife: Katherine Williams of the home; 1 daughter: Tana Everett and husband Clifton of Corinth; 2 sons: Walt Williams and wife Karen of Pampa and Robert Williams and wife Gail of Longview; 2 sisters: Mary Lou Snyder of Albuquerque, NM and Shirley Wooldridge of Lake Kiowa; 3 grandchildren: Kari Schaffer and husband Taylor of Hereford, Randy Williams of Longview, and Lori McGraw and husband Brett of Garden City, KS; and by 8 great grandchildren: Macie, Mackenzie, and Macaylie Schaffer, Raquel Williams, Dakota Cole Everett, and Ashton, Brooklyn, and Cazlyn McGraw; and many nieces and nephews.MEMORIALS: First Baptist Church, 411 S. Omohundro, White Deer, TX 79097, or Odyssey Healthcare, 6900 I-40 W., Ste. 150, Amarillo, TX 79106.SPECIAL NOTICE: The family will receive friends from 5:00-6:30 PM Sunday at the funeral home.