Obituary of Herman Williams
Graveside service for Herman Williams (91) of Bedford will be 11:00a.m. March 26, 2019 at Dallas Fort Worth National Cemetery. Visitation will be 6:00 – 8:00p.m. Monday evening at Forest Ridge Funeral Home. Herman was called home to be with his wife March 18, 2019. He was born November 4, 1927 to Pal and Birdie Williams in Newport, Tennessee. Herman was a Corporal in the US Army and served two tours in Korea. He married Irene Hayes January 1, 1957 in New Jersey. Irene was the light of his eye and they could often be seen enjoying nice weather on their porch. Herman enjoyed tinkering in his shop, and sharpening chains. Herman made many friends along the way with his sharpening service. You would find it hard pressed to find someone in the neighborhood who did not speak highly of him. He will be truly missed by many, especially by his family. Left behind to cherish his memory are daughter Dolly Elwood and her husband Paul Van Zandt of Arlington and Dawn Parker and her Husband Bob of Weatherford, brothers Jack and Theodore Williams and sister Ailene Costner, grandchildren Jimmy Allen, Jerry Allen, Nikki Sharp and James Hayes, great-grandchildren Hayden Allen, Hunter Sharp, Landon Allen, Kinley Allen and Hannah Sharp. Herman is preceded in death by his wife of 60 years, Irene Williams, Son James Hayes, brothers Sam, Gabby, Wayne, Sherman Williams and sisters Blondie Smallwood, Opal Mathis, Helen Grooms.
