Richard Allen Williams

Mr. Richard Allen Williams, age 77, of Salem, passed away Sunday, October 16 at Silver Oaks Health Campus in Columbus, Indiana.

Mr. Williams was born August 11, 1945, in Taylorsville, Kentucky the son of Edgar D. and Cora Dearinger Williams. He was a member of Eastview Church of Christ.  He was an owner, along with his wife, of Equipment Systems Planning Inc. and was a Vietnam War era Army veteran.

Richard married Patricia Routh on July 12, 1968.  He is survived by his wife:  Patricia Williams of Salem, two sons:  Stephen Williams (Toni) of Salem and Keith Williams of Columbus, a brother:  James D. Williams (Margie) of Oglethorpe, Georgia, a sister:  Jeannine Hall (Don) of Loogootee, Indiana, three grandchildren:  Justin Williams (Ashley), Danielle Williams, and Alexis Williams, and four great-granddaughters:  Audrey, Alaina, Adalyn, and Averie, and several nieces and nephews.  He was preceded in death by his parents, a daughter-in-law:  Stacy Williams, a brother:  Carrol Williams, a sister:  Shirley Linzay, and three nephews.

Funeral services will be held Friday at 11:00AM at Weathers Funeral Home with Dr. Jeremy Goen officiating.  Burial will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery with military honors.  Visitation will be Thursday from 4-8PM and Friday from 9AM-time of services.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to:  Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation, 230 E. Ohio St., Suite 500, Chicago, Illinois 60611.