Joseph I. Williams, Sr. | ||
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| VIRGINIA BEACHJoseph Irvin Williams, Sr., 88, of the 4400 block of Prestige Lane, went to be with the Lord on October 17, 2009. A native of Norfolk, he was the son of the late George Irvin Williams and Dorothy Pearl Wright Williams and had retired as a corporate insurance director with Farm Fresh, Inc. He was a member of Thalia Lynn Baptist Church, a Past Master and 60-year member of Berkley Masonic Lodge #167, a Past District Deputy Grand Master of the 35th Masonic District, a 50-year member of Norfolk Scottish Rite bodies, a 50-year member of Khedive Shrine Temple, and a Past Patron of Berkley Chapter #52, Order of the Eastern Star.
Surviving are his wife, Frances Eloise Williams; two sons, Joseph I. Williams, Jr. and his wife, Nancy of Chesapeake and Ray Williams and his wife, Faith, all of Virginia Beach; five grandchildren, Benjamin Joseph Williams, Nicholas Todd Williams, James Matthew Williams, Melissa Ann Williams, and Cheryl F. Keith; two great-grandchildren; and a brother, Benjamin R. Williams of Virginia Beach. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Jackie Celentano. A funeral service will be held on Saturday at 11 a.m. in Thalia Lynn Baptist Church, Virginia Beach with Dr. Prentis McGoldrick officiating. A private burial will be in Riverside Memorial Park, Norfolk. Viewing at Graham Funeral Home, Greenbrier Chapel will be daily beginning Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and at the church on Saturday from 10 to 11 a.m. Please share a memory with the family at www.grahamfuneralhome.com. | ||
