Extracted from The Longview News-Journal (Longview, TX)
Friday, August 9, 1996

Hamp N. Williams

GILMER -- Services for Hamp N. Williams, 86, of Gilmer, will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Croley Funeral Home Chapel with Charles Turner officiating.

Graveside services will be 4 p.m. Saturday in Rock Church Cemetery.

Mr. Williams died Thursday in Carthage. He was born Aug. 3, 1910 in Shelby County.

Mr. Williams was a retired auto mechanic and a member of the Church of Christ.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Inez Williams, Feb. 4, 1995.

Survivors include daughters, Elsie Curry of Carthage and Linda Knox of Gladewater; brothers, Sam Williams of Joaquin and George Williams of Godley; four sisters, Ann Gibbs of Keatchie, La., Lucille McLemore of Ore City, Lois Barkley of Duncanville and Beatrice Whattington [sic Whittington] of California, six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

Visitation will be 6-8 tonight at the funeral home.