RUPERT — Samuel Henry Williams, Jr., age 88, of Rupert, W.Va., formerly of Alderson, W.Va., passed away on Wednesday, April 22, 2015, at the University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville, Va., following a long battle with Alzheimer’s Disease.

Born September 12, 1926, in Alderson, W.Va., he was the son of the late Samuel Henry and Agnes Mae Loomis Williams. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Jack L. Williams; and a sister, Audrey Frances Williams Thompson. Samuel was a 1945 graduate of Alderson High School.

Mr. Williams was a lineman/serviceman, having retired from Appalachian Power Company, Rainelle, W.Va., retiring after 35 years of service. He was a World War II veteran, having served our Country in the United States Navy, and was a member of the Big Clear Creek Baptist Church in Rupert, W.Va. Mr. Williams was an avid golfer who loved golf, was a devoted husband, and a loving father and grandfather.

Survivors include his wife of 65 years, Faye Williams of Rupert, W.Va.; two sons, Samuel Henry Williams, III, of Huntington, W.Va., and Randal Terry Williams and his wife, Judy, of Louisa, Va.; a brother, Harold Williams and his wife, Liz, of Sarasota, Fla.; a sister, Lillian Williams Burns of Perrysburg, Ohio; a sister-in-law, Toni L. Williams of Alderson, W.Va.; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be Sunday, April 26, 2015, at 2 p.m. at the Lobban Funeral Home Chapel, Alderson, W.Va., with Pastor Glen Kuhn officiating. Burial will follow at the Fletcher Addition of the Alderson Cemetery, Alderson, W.Va., where military funeral honors will be conducted. Friends may call Saturday, April 25, 2015, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Lobban Funeral Home, Alderson, W.Va.

Family members will serve as pallbearers.

Arrangements by Lobban Funeral Home, Alderson, W.Va.