Ronald B. Williams, 60, of Blairsville, PA passed away on Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at his home.The son of James H. "Boots" Williams, Sr. and Mamie L. (Gibson) Williams, he was born October 12, 1947 in Blairsville, PA.Mr. Williams was a member of the Second Baptist Church, Blairsville, PA.He graduated from Derry Area High School in 1967.He was a veteran of the US Marines having served in the Vietnam War and retired from the Pennsylvania Army National Guard, 28th Signal Battalion with 24 years of service.He worked for Allvac, Latrobe, PA for 19 years, retiring in 2005.Surviving are his wife of 26 years, Ellen B. (Groft) Williams whom he married on April 24, 1982; his mother of Blairsville; two sons, James R. Williams of Fresno, CA and Justin L. Hill of Blairsville; a stepdaughter, Erica P. Ash of Blairsville; three grandchildren, Myranda Williams, Marcus Williams and James Latson; a brother, Kendall Williams of Newport, NC; four sisters, Leila Bass of Black Lick; Mamie L. Dennison of Blairsville; Ida Jenkins of Johnstown and Rita Graves of Blairsville.He was preceded in death by his father on February 27, 1991; four brothers, David Earl Williams, Willie Edward Williams, Philip "BoBo" Williams and James H. Williams, Jr. and two sisters, Betty Richardson and Pearl Dennison.The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 P.M. Sunday at the Shoemaker Funeral Home, Inc., 49 N. Walnut St., Blairsville, PA. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Monday in the funeral home with Rev. Ronnie C. Morris Sr. and Terry Semsick co-officiating.Interment will be in the Blairsville Cemetery, Blairsville, PA.Military services will be accorded by Blairsville VFW Post #5821 and the American Legion #0407.
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