Alfred Ray Bud Mr. Williams

Wadesboro - Mr. Alfred Ray 'Bud' Williams, 83, died suddenly Saturday, May 10, 2014. Funeral services will be 2:00PM Tuesday in Leavitt Funeral Home with Rev. Randy Swaringen and Rev. Steve Hill officiating. Interment will follow in Bethel Cemetery. The family will greet friends an hour before the service beginning at 1:00PM. Bud was born in Anson County on June 8, 1930, a son of the late Hamp and Jessie Harrington Williams. He served in the US Army that included a tour of duty in occupied Japan following the end of WWII. He was a retired mechanic with the NC Department of Transportation and a member of Cathedral Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Betty Boyette Williams of the home; a son, Michael (Sheri) Williams of Lilesville; a daughter, Janice (Hugh) Mozingo of Jacksonville, NC; a step-daughter, Sharon Boyette of Wadesboro; nine grandchildren, Michelle Williams, Michael Williams Jr., Zachary Mozingo, Hannah Mozingo, Mark Mozingo, Matthew Flake, Blain Flake, Britney Smith and Shana Baucom; and seven great-grandchildren, Aiden, Addison, Alyssa, Elynn, Erica, Logan and another Alyssa. Also surviving is one brother, Albert Williams of Burnsville, NC; and a sister, Cassie Cox of Lilesville. In addition to his parents, Bud was preceded in death by his first wife, Ruby Carpenter Williams, a son, A.R. Williams, Jr., and 10 of his 12 brothers and sisters. Leavitt Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be made at www.leavittfuneralhomewadesboro.com.