Williams, Claude Earl    

Claude Earl Williams, of Harrison County, died April 12, 2006, at Good Shepherd 
Medical Center. He was born January 1, 1929, on the family farm in Harrison County, 
to Clara Hickey Williams and Pleze Ray Williams. Claude moved to San Angelo in 1941, 
after the death of his father and lived there until January 1972, when he and his 
wife, June, returned to the Longview area, building a new home on the farm where he 
was born and raised until he was 12 years old. Funeral services will be held 4 p.m. 
Saturday, April 15 , 2006, at Alpine Presbyterian Church, with the Reverend Richard 
Hollingsworth officiating. Burial will follow in Alpine Cemetery, under the direction 
of Rader Funeral Home of Longview. Claude was a member of the Alpine Presbyterian 
Church. He retired from Natural Gas Pipeline Co. in Longview. He enjoyed fishing and 
hunting since his early years. Survivors include his wife, June; two sons, Michael G. 
Williams and wife, Irene, of Longview, and Terry Cope and wife, Becky, of Anna; 
daughter, Cathy Gulley and husband, Ivan, of Calliham; one grandson, David Williams 
and wife, Lisa, of Phoenix, Ariz.; one granddaughter, Amy Carter Kemp and husband, 
Cody, of San Antonio; two great-grandsons; three great-granddaughters; one brother, 
Phillip Mann and wife, Brenda, of Longview; one sister, Dorothy Price and husband, 
George, of Woodward, Okla.; and numerous nieces and nephews, including Anita 
Willeford Loggins of Diana. He was preceded in death by his parents; one sister, 
Norma Willeford of Diana; one brother, Leonard Williams of Longview; and two 
grandsons, Paul Williams and Max Carter III. Memorials may be made to the Alpine 
Presbyterian Church, 4102 Tryon Rd., Longview, TX 75605; or to the Highway 80 
Rescue Mission. The family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Friday evening, April 14, 
2006, at the funeral home. A memorial guestbook may be signed online at www.raderfh.com.

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 4/14/2006