Obituary of Roy Williams

Roy H. Williams, age 71, of Florence, passed away Thursday, January 22, 2015 at St. Elizabeth Hospice Center in Edgewood. He was a retired Electronics Engineer for Midwest Corporation, the former proprietor of Viscount Video Sales, and a U.S. Marine Corps veteran. Roy enjoyed working and traveling with his wife Anna in their 1929 Model A including many local trips and one across the country to Alaska and back. He was a member of the Model A Restorers Club, the Horseless Carriage Club, River Squares, the U.S.O., and the R.O.M.E.O.S His father, John S. Williams preceded him in death. He is survived by his wife, Anna Williams; daughters, Sarah Alice McDonner and Joanna Marie Williams; mother, Gladys Williams; sister, Carol Dahmer, brother Ronney (Ethel) Williams, and grandchildren, William Patrick McDonner and Kyla Elizabeth McDonner. Visitation will be Monday from 5 to 8 p.m. at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home in Independence. Funeral services will be Tuesday, January 27, 2015 at 11 a.m. at the funeral home. Interment will be at Richwood Cemetery in Walton, KY. Memorials may be made to the U.S.O., Attention: Kathy Williams, P.O. Box 36, Hebron, KY 41048 or the Model A Ford Foundation, Inc., 49 Jasset St., Newton, MA 02458 .