BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Senior Master Sergeant James Keith Williams, 71, of Bloomfield died Sunday, Jan. 20, 2007, at his home.
He was born Aug. 19, 1935, at Delta, son of Archie and Lona Parmenter Williams.
Williams was a graduate of Bloomfield High School. He served in the U.S. Air Force 33 years, retiring in 1995. He moved back to Bloomfield seven years ago.
Survivors include a son, Mike Williams of Bloomfield; two brothers, Gary Williams of Nashville, Tenn., Eddie Williams of Bloomfield; four sisters, Patsy Laxton of Ellington, Mo., Nancy white of Cape Girardeau, Ann Ruddick of Mount Vernon, Ill., Mary Kay Gilles of Dexter, Mo.; and three grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Chiles-Cooper Funeral Home in Bloomfield. The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Kevin Eskew officiating. Burial will be in Missouri State Veterans Cemetery with full military rites.
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