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Frank Leroy Wiliams JR
Frank Leroy Williams, Jr., 80, formerly of Worthington, died Wednesday, January
1, 2020, at Meritus Hospital in Hagerstown, Md.
He was born May 10, 1939, in Craigsville, to the late Frank Leroy, Sr. and June
(Claypoole) Williams.
He was a 1957 graduate of Worthington-West Franklin High School, Worthington,
Pa.
He was a long-time member of the Harendale Presbyterian Church in Glen Burnie,
Md., where he served as a trustee.
Frank retired from the Social Security Administration on Jan. 28, 2005, after 17
years of employment as a Supervisory Systems Accountant. He was also employed in
the division of Financial Administration and Management specializing in
Financial Policy and Operations, Systems Design and Standards.
He retired from the U.S. Army with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel with 22 years
of service including two tours in the Vietnam War, where he received the Bronze
Star.
Frank was a lifetime member of the Worthington American Legion.
He graduated from Indiana State Teachers College with a Bachelor’s degree, and
from George Washington University with a Master’s degree in Financial
Management.
Frank was passionate about family history and was in the process of writing a
book about the genealogy of the Williams, Claypoole and Morrison families.
Frank is the beloved husband of his wife, Gwennie E. (Morrison) Williams, whom
he married Dec. 22, 1959, and recently celebrated 60 years of marriage. He is
the beloved father of Pamela S. Armstrong, Randy L. Williams, Michael E.
Williams and Jeffery A. Williams. He is survived by a step-brother, Henry R.
Williams of Surfside Beach, SC. He is also survived by 12 grandchildren; and
seven great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, June Williams and Frank Leroy Williams,
Sr.; stepmother, Geraldine Williams; and sister, Connie Williams Burke.
Friends will be received at the F. Duane Snyder Funeral Home, 119 Bear St.,
Worthington, from Monday, Jan. 6, 2020, from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. and Tuesday, Jan.
7, 2020, from 3-7 p.m. A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 8,
2020, in the funeral home at 11 a.m. with Frank’s children, the Rev. Pamela S.
Armstrong, and Pastor Randy Williams officiating.
Interment will be in the Worthington United Presbyterian Church Cemetery,
Worthington, Pa.
A luncheon will be served afterward at the American Legion Post 828 in
Worthington.
A memorial service will be held Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020, at 5:30 p.m. at the
former New Hope United Methodist Church, 114 W. North Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15212
with Pastor Kenneth Love officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions
may be made to the American Heart Foundation; National Museum of the U.S. Army,
Army Historical Foundation, or the American Legion.
Arrangements by F. Duane Snyder Funeral Home, Worthington, Pa. |
