Lawrence Wayne Williams
"Larry"
Lawrence Wayne “Larry” Williams passed away at the age of 67 on
August 16, 2010 at 11:30pm after a long struggle with cancer. He
was the only son of LaVerna Woodrow Bybee and Charles C.
Williams, and was born in Long Beach, CA on July 24, 1943.
Larry served with the United States Army completing a tour of
duty in Vietnam receiving the Vietnam Service Medal with Bronze
Service Star and being honorably discharged in May 1972. He was
a member of the American Legion, Austin Reedy Post 97, Libby, MT
and the Veterans of Foreign Wars post 1548.
He retired in 2005 from the Department of Reclamation where
he was the foreman of Yellowtail Dam for 17 years. He also
worked in Colstrip, MT as a carpenter during construction of
the coal-fired power plant there, taking special pride in
building the scaffolding from which the stacks could be
built.
Larry loved fishing, camping, boating, golfing and was an
avid baseball fan.
Larry received his formal education in the Billings and
Great Falls, graduating from Great Falls High School in
1961. He attended Fullerton State College in California and
Eastern Montana College.
He was preceded in death by his mother LaVerna Bybee and
father Chuck Williams along with grandparents Margaret and
Birdine Williams and Agnes and Mathew Woodrow and niece Amy
Sheard.
He is survived by his daughter Keius Milam (Tim),
grandchildren, Talis Milam, Tanon Milam, Tiana Milam and
unborn great grandson Bridger Milam, his sister Charlene
Nihill (Pat), all of Billings, niece Susan Sheard (Alex
Lussier) of Bozeman, and nephew Mike Sheard (Tracey) and
their children Kristin and Kobe of Round Rock, TX. He is
also survived by special childhood friend, Gary Huntsberger
of Libby, MT.
Keius would like to thank the staff of Aspen Meadows for
their kindness and flexibility, Rocky Mountain Hospice for
all their help and mostly to my husband (his son-in-law) Tim
Milam for being the rock Charlene and I needed in the end.
Graveside services with military honors will be held 3:30pm Friday, August 27, 2010 at Mountview Cemetery. A reception will follow at the American Legion Club, 1540 Broadwater Ave, Billings, MT.
Remembrances
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I met
Larry when I was living with my brother Joe about 1973. We were all
partners in "crime" for the next several years and had many fun
times.I'm so sorry Larry had to continue a fight with cancer, as I was a
student nurse on the floor where Larry was recuperating from his first
bought of cancer. It never did stop him from being "a rambalin and
gambalin man" as he put it. He will always hold a special place in my
memories.
Bonnie Taylor