ROBERT L. WILLIAMS

CAIRO, Ill. -- Dr. Robert L. Williams, 82, of Cairo died Saturday, June 1, 1996 at Lourdes Hospital in Paducah, Ky.

He was born Aug. 21, 1913 in Decatur, Ill., to Dr. George and Anna Belle Ground Williams.

He was an optometrist and practiced in Cairo for 41 years.

Survivors include his wife, Ruth Williams of Cairo; one son, W. Stephen Williams of Cairo; three daughters, Anna Lynn Parmelee of Findlay, Ohio, Mary Bly Trinrud of Jacksonville, Fla., and Doris W. Greenwell of Columbia, Ohio; 10 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

There will be no visitation. A memorial Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Cairo with the Rev. Jerome Fortenberry officiating. Private internment will be at a later date.

Barkett Funeral Home in Cairo is in charge of arrangements.