Webster Lee

Williams

Webster Lee Williams, 83, passed away Saturday, December 10, 2022 , at Hendrick Hospice Care in Abilene, TX. Funeral services will be 10 A.M. Wednesday, December 14, 2022 at McCoy Chapel of Memories with Deacon Bill Butler and Rev. Robert Carey officiating .

Military graveside se rvices will follow at 2:00 P.M. at the Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Abilene , TX, performed by th e United State s Army Honor Guard. A public visitation will be Tuesday evening December 13, 2022 from 6 to 8 P.M. at McCoy Funeral Home.

Webster was born in Sweetwater January 25, 1939 to Oddie B. and Bernice (T aylor) Williams. He was a l i fe long resident of Sweetwater. He graduated from Booker T. Washing ton H i gh School in 1957. Webster attended Prairie View A&M and graduated in 1961 and received his M BA in Ec o nomics in 1970. He was also a member of PHI Beta Sigma . Webster join ed the U. S. A rmy (1961- 1963) serving most of his time in Germany.

After serving his countr y, Webster met the love of his life Naomi Lee Perk ins. They married August 22, 1964 in Hearne, T X. In 1965 Webster came home (Sweetwater) and started his teaching career with SIS D . He taught at Phillip Nolan for 14 years and became Principal August 1, 1977. He later tran sferr ed to South East Elementary and se rved as principal until his retirement in 1995. Naomi sta rted her teaching along with her husband in 1 966 with SISD and retir ed in 1996 ( 30 yrs.). Webster was a member of the Sweetwater Ki wanis Club (sinc e 1970), served on the S.E.E.D. board (11 yrs.) and a member of Texas Elementary Principals an d Supervisors Association (TESPA) 1979 to 1995).

After retirement , Webster worked f or Sweetwate r Housing Authority and P.P.I. (Head Start D ivision). Webster along with his golfing buddies, loved to get together for an afternoon of golf at Sweetwater Countr y Club. Th ese 5 to 6 day s a week golfers (weather permi t ting) are better known as t he $10 D ollar G roup .

He is surv ived by a son, Gregory Williams and wife Erica of Arlington, TX, a daughter Sabrina Williams of Arlington, TX, two sisters, Harriett Washingto n of Sweetwater, TX, Kay Baker and husband Don of Fontana, CA, a brother, Har old Wi lliams of Swe etwater, TX, a gra nddaughter, Kimor ia Williams, four great grandchildren, Kylea, Kyron, Kylee, Kayla, a special friend, Phyllis Roberson of Sweetwater, TX, his Care Giver , Jerome Ray of Sweetwater, TX and a host of nieces, n ephews, and cousins .

He was preceded in death by his wife Naomi Williams January 9, 1996, his parents O ddie B. ( 11-9-2012) and Bernice (1-31-2009), three sisters, Agnes Johnson, Versie Perry, Ruth Nell Williams.

Pallbearers will be Derrick Castillo, Darold Williams, Ronnie J ackson, Reggie Jackson, Jerome Ray, Charles Carrington .

Honorary Pallbearers will be Reagan Shackleford, Johnnie Mac Cunnings, George Blu e for d , Walter Blu e ford .

In lieu of f lowers the family request one may make memorials to the American Cancer Society , P. O. Box 6704, Hagerstown, MD 21741 or Shriners Hospitals, 2222 Welborn ST, Dallas, TX 75219.