Gary Williams

Gary Robert Williams, lifelong resident of Ponca City, passed Sunday, July 5, 2009. He was 60 years of age. Gary was born January 12, 1949 in Ponca City, the son of Dale B. Williams and Lenetta Mae Lynn Hewitt Williams. He was a 1967 graduate of Ponca City High School and a 1969 graduate of Northern Oklahoma College of Tonkawa. Gary then attended Oklahoma State University. He was married to Theresa Womack on June 29, 1973 in Ponca City. Gary was a 31 year member of the Ponca City Fire Department, retiring from the department on April 1, 2001 as the Assistant Fire Chief. He then was employed at the Conoco Carbon Fiber Plant for two years, the Ponca City Hospital for two years and most recently in the maintenance department of Westminster Village. Gary was a member of the First Baptist Church of Ponca City. He knew Christ as his savior and loved to watch prophecy shows. His enjoyments included woodworking, at which he was very skilled, making muzzle loader guns, making walking canes, collecting antique music boxes, watching old black and white movies on TV, riding his Harley especially with his best friends, Rev. Clyde and LuAnn Garrett of Bella Vista, Arkansas and John and Dona Elliott of Keota, Oklahoma, and most of all spending time with his grandson, Dustin whom they adopted in May 2004. Gary is survived by his wife, Theresa, of the home; his daughter, Penny Williams, Oklahoma City; his grandson, Dustin Williams, of the home; his mother Lynn Williams of Ponca City; one sister, Nancy Niemann and husband, John, of Ponca City; two brothers, Bruce Williams and wife, Louisa, Ponca City, and Dale Williams Jr. of Baraboo, Wisconsin. He had numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father, Dale Williams in August of 2002, and one sister-in-law, Mary Williams in June 2009. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, July 9, 2009 in the Worship Center of the First Baptist Church with Rev. Dr. Michael Seabaugh presiding. Interment will follow in Resthaven Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Grace Memorial Chapel. Casket bearers will be Cliff Lampe, Paul Lambring, Scott Kulczycki, Dan Daniels, David VanBuskirk and Gary Vap. Honorary casket bearers will be members, past and present of the Ponca City Fire Department. Memorial contributions may be made in Gary Williams name for the Dustin Williams Scholarship Fund, in care of RCB Pioneer, attention Regina Lewis, P.O. Box 111, Ponca City, Oklahoma 74602. A family and friends visitation will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday evening July 8th at Grace Memorial Chapel.