Tryon, NC - Willie Leroy Williams, 79, of 100 Vista Terrace, Tryon, NC died Thursday morning, August, 7, 2008 at his home. Born in Polk County, NC, he was the son of the late Duford Williams and Magdaline Glover Williams Nesmith. Mr. Williams was retired from the Town of Tryon as Public Works Director for twenty-six years. He was a retired member of the Tryon Fire Department where he joined in 1956 and was named Fireman of the Year in 1971. He was a member of the Tryon United Methodist Church, Tryon, NC. Surviving are his wife of 58 years, Doris Cochran Williams; two daughters, Sharon Owens and husband Daniel of Lake Lanier, SC and Jackie Seay and husband Keith of Tryon, NC; four grandchildren; Danielle Owens Klepper and husband Daniel , Kristin Owens, Brent Seay and Brittany Seay; and two great grandsons, Daniel Erwin and Christian Sawyer Klepper. Also surviving are two cousins raised in the home, Christine Glover of Tryon, NC and Michael Glover of Goldsboro, NC. No immediate services are planned. Memorials may be made to Hospice of the Carolina Foothills 130 Forest Glen Drive, Columbus, NC 28722 or to the Tryon United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 897, Tryon, NC 28782.
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