Obituary of Larry Williams

LARRY WILLIAMS WAS BORN ON JULY 20, 1950 TO SAMUEL AND JESSIE MAE WILLIAMS IN TROUT, LOUISIANA. HE WAS THE THIRD OF HIS MOTHER 11 CHILDREN. LARRY LOVED HIS FAMILIES AND CLOSE FRIENDS DEARLY. HE WAS ALWAYS WILLING TO HELP OTHERS. LARRY LOVED PLAYING HIS CASINO GAMES ON HIS TABLET AND MON-FRI HE HAD TO WATCH JEOPARDY AND WHEEL OF FORTUNE. HIS FAVORITE FOOTBALL TEAM WAS THE NEW ORLEANS SAINTS. HE ENJOYED WATCHING EVERY GAME WITH HIS OLDEST SON. LARRY HAD A STRONG PASSION FOR COOKING HE HAS BEEN COOKING FOR OVER 40 YEARS. LARRY WAS EMPLOYED AT LUCILLE’S RED KETTLE RESTAURANT FOR OVER 20 YEARS WHERE HE REMAINED UNTIL HIS HEALTH FAILED. LARRY ACCEPTED CHRIST AT AN EARLY AGE HE BECAME A MEMBER OF SECOND NEW ZION MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH PASTORED BY THE LATE REV FRANK FREEMAN. HE MOVED HIS MEMBERSHIP TO THE NEW SCOTT OLLY BAPTIST CHURCH WHERE HE WAS BAPTIZED BY BISHOP LYNELL SMITH WHERE HE REMAINED UNTIL HIS DEATH.

LARRY WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HIS FATHER: MR SAMUEL WILLIAMS, (1) BROTHER JERRY WAYNE WILLIAMS, (3) SISTERS KAREN SUE SMITH, BARBARA ANN KING, AND VERDIA LEE BLAND, MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS: ISHMAN AND MARY HOARCE, PARENTAL GRANDPARENTS: JASPER AND ANNIE WILLIAMS (2) GODDAUGHTERS: ANNAYA AND MAKAYA WILLIAMS.

HE LEAVES TO CHERISH A VERY LOVING, CARING, AND DEVOTED WIFE: LATOYA WILLIAMS OF PINEVILLE, LA (1) DAUGHTER SHANEKIA PHILLIPS OF ALEXANDRIA, LA. (2) SONS KENDERRICK PEARSON AND RANDAL SMITH JR BOTH OF PINEVILLE, LA. (2) SISTERS ELLA WATTS AND SAMMIE LEE JEFFERSON BOTH OF ALEXANDRIA, LA. (5) BROTHERS: EDDIE WILLIAMS (MARY) OF PINEVILLE, LA, HARVEY WILLIAMS OF ALEXANDRIA, LA, EDWARD CHARLES WILLIAMS (KIKI) OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA  AARON BRUCE WILLIAMS(LISA) OF PINEVILLE, LA AND MICHEAL WILIAMS SR

 OF ALEXANDRIA. LA (4) GRANDCHILDREN: KYLEIGH, ADDILYN, Z’YARION, AND DEMONTRE’. (1) GODSON ISIAH WOODS, (3) SPECIAL CHILDREN: IRONESHA WOODS, MIRACLE MEREDITH, AND SH’NIAYA MEREDITH ALL OF ALEXANDRIA, LA. A SPECIAL SISTER LATONYA WALKER (WANDRECKUS) OF PINEVILLE, LA (2) SISTER IN LAWS ROSE BRYANT (RICKY) AND BRENDA BRYANT BOTH OF ALEXANDRIA, LA (4) BROTHER IN LAWS (DEVOTED) KENNETH PEARSON (APRIL) DERRICK PEARSON (NINA) CALVIN BRYANT (DEIDRE) ALL OF ALEXANDRIA, LA AND ALEX BRYANT OF BATON ROUGE, LA. (3) SPECIAL FRIENDS: LOUIS CULBERT (PHILLIS) ROOSEVELT CULBERT (ANN) AND PATRICK ISSAC ALL OF ALEXANDRIA AND A HOST OF NIECES, NEPHEWS, AND OTHER RELATIVES.