Robert Henry "Bob" Williams' Obituary
Robert Henry “Bob” Williams passed away at St. Tammany Parish Hospital on Monday, December 21, 2009 at the age of 82.
Beloved husband of 57 years to Jean Cooper Williams. Loving father of Robert Cooper Williams of Franklin, TN and Richard Hunter Williams of New Orleans. Father-in-law of Stacey West Williams. Son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Alexander Williams of Oklahoma. Brother of Herbert Williams and the late Dorothy Williams and J.C. Williams. Grandfather of Jessica, McKain, Marcy, Hunter and Clayton Williams.
He was born and raised in Oklahoma, graduated from Oklahoma University as a petroleum engineer and moved with oil and gas industry to Louisiana where he resided for 40 years in New Orleans and retired to Covington, LA. Bob served in the U.S. Navy during WW II. He was a lifetime member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers, resident and member of Tchefuncta Country Club and beloved member of Tchefuncta R.O.B.S.
Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the memorial services on Wednesday, December 23, 2009 at 11:00 AM from the Chapel at E.J. Fielding Funeral Home, 2260 W. 21st. Ave., Covington, LA 70433 with visitation on Wednesday beginning at 10:00 AM until service time.
Interment will follow in Pinecrest Memorial Gardens.
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