Leland Williams

Mr. Leland Kenneth Williams, age 67, of Burlington, passed away on Thursday, December 18, 2014 at the Hospice Home after several months of failing health. Born in Berea County, OH, he was the son of the late Lt. Col. Leland Tracey Williams, U.S.A.F., Ret. and the late Fay Oliver Hill Williams. He was married for 44 years to Mrs. Nancy Patricia Sadler Williams, who survives. Leland was a U.S. Army Veteran, retired from Sonoco with over 20 years of service and was a member of Stony Creek Presbyterian Church. Mr. Williams is survived by his wife, Pat; a daughter, Susan Williams Gwynn and her husband, Jesse, of Burlington; three grandchildren, Sierra Williams, Sadler Gwynn, and Catherine Gwynn; and three sisters, Margaret Donald Faust, Judy David Wood and Lori Dave Cox. He was preceded in death by his parents and a son, Leland Samuel Williams. A graveside memorial service will be conducted at 2:00 PM Sunday, December 21, 2014 at Stony Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery by Rev. Randy Wellford. The family will receive friends following the service in the church fellowship hall and other times at the daughter's residence. The family would like to extend a special thanks to the staff of Hospice, especially Cindy van Staveren, for all the loving and thoughtful care given to Mr. Williams. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care of Alamance-Caswell, 914 Chapel Hill Rd., Burlington, NC 27215 or to Stony Creek Presbyterian Church, 2140 Stoney Creek Church Rd., Burlington, NC 27217. You may sign the online register book at www.lowefuneralhome.com.