Bobby Ray Williams

ROCKY MOUNT – Bobby Ray Williams, age 66, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, February 16, 2023. Born in Edgecombe County, NC on November 1, 1956, he was the son of the late Dossie Edmund Williams and Louise Collie Williams.

Bobby was a long-time member of Proctor’s Chapel Baptist Church. His life was filled with happiness, love, and a strong spiritual devotion to his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Bobby was a strong Christian man, serving as a Deacon, a Sunday school teacher, RA Counselor, and many other church capacities. He retired in 2017 from the North Carolina Corrections Maintenance Department and was self employed as a plumber for many years. A loving and dedicated husband, father, son, brother, and dear friend to many, he will be forever missed and never forgotten.

Bobby is survived by his wife of 44 years, Jackie Pittman Williams; his son, Christopher “Brian” Williams and his wife, Amy of Morganton, NC; his sister, Brenda Yates and her husband, Tony; his brothers, Royce Williams and his wife, Wanda and James Williams and his wife, Angela; his mother-in-law, Peggy Pittman; his brother-in-law, Jimmy Pittman; his sisters-in-law, Elaine Gouldin and her husband, John, and Ellen Clay; and many special nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews and other extended family members. He will also be greatly missed by his companion/friend, Howard Davis and special friends, Joe and Jackie Varnell.

A Graveside Service to celebrate Bobby’s life will be held on Monday, February 20, 2023, at 11:00 AM at Rocky Mount Memorial Park with Pastor Walt Cooper officiating. The family will receive friends and relatives immediately following the service at the graveside.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in Bobby’s memory to The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, Grand Central Station, P.O. Box 4777, New York, NY 10163-4777 or Proctor’s Chapel Baptist Church, 2917 Old Wilson Road, Rocky Mount, NC 27801.

Arrangements entrusted to Wheeler & Woodlief Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 1130 N. Winstead Avenue, Rocky Mount, NC 27804. You may share memories and condolences with the family by visiting www.wheelerwoodlief.com.