RODNEY
TAYLOR WILLIAMS III
February 2, 1947 - March 5, 2016Rodney Taylor Williams, III of
Dallas, Texas passed away March 5, 2016, at the age of 69. He was born
February 24, 1947, to Rodney Taylor Williams and Debra Beatrice
(Johnson) Williams in Cedar City, Utah. Rodney was an alumni of R.L.
Turner High School in Carrollton-Farmers Branch, Texas. He played the
trumpet and was a drum major in the high school band. In 1967, Rodney
enlisted into the United States Navy. He completed his basic training in
Norfolk, Virginia and completed his duty on the H.J. Ellison Gearing
Class Destroyer DD-864 as a Sea Duty Special Helmsman. Rodney served his
country proudly during the Vietnam War. He graduated from Richland
College in 1987, where he received a degree in electronic engineering.
He enjoyed the outdoors and locating gemstones for different mining
companies. Rodney retired in 2012, after a long career with AT&T in the
surveillance and maintenance department.
He is survived by his brother, William L. “Bill” Williams and wife,
Barbara of Tomball, Texas; nephews, Michael Lane Williams and wife Jenny
of Dallas, Texas, Ryan Edmond Williams and wife Darlene of Beaverton,
Oregon, and Eric Niclaus Williams of Tomball, Texas; niece, Erika Nicole
Williams also of Tomball, Texas; two great-nieces; two great-nephews;
cousin, Janie Sheridan and husband Tim of Allen, Texas; two other
cousins in the metroplex; and aunt, Mary Weatherby.
He was preceded in death by his parents and sister, Mary Virginia
Clements.
A funeral service will be held 10:00 a.m., Monday, March 14, 2016, at
Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home in Allen, Texas with Dr. Danny
Buster officiating. Interment is to follow at Ridgeview Memorial Park in
Allen, Texas. The family will receive friends during a visitation on
Sunday evening from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home.
Visitation
Sunday, March 13, 2016
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow
2525 Central Expressway North
Allen, Texas 75013
Service
Monday, March 14, 2016
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow
2525 Central Expressway North
Allen, Texas 75013
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