Harold J. Williams

Sunday, November 18, 2007

Harold J. Williams, 67, Greencastle, died Friday afternoon at Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis.

Born in Greencastle, he was the son of Louis H. and Willie B. (Carter) Williams.

A 1958 graduate of Greencastle High School, he was a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church. He was a press operator and had also worked as an order entry clerk at IBM before retiring in 1987.

Surviving are his mother, Greencastle; two daughters, Donna Towles, Terre Haute, and Teresa Townsend and husband Ulysses, Terre Haute; sister LaVerne Groves, Greencastle; two brothers, Charles Williams and wife Carman, Bloomfield, Mich., and Elliott Williams and wife Billie, Chicago; six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

His father and a granddaughter preceded him in death.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Hopkins-Rector Funeral Home, Greencastle, with Rev. Anthony Brown officiating.

Burial will be in Forest Hill Cemetery.

Visitation is 4-8 p.m. Tuesday.

Memorial contributions can be made to the American Cancer Society, 1 Hilltop Court, Greencastle, 46135.

Condolences may be e-mailed to the family at inhpr@keystonegroup.com.