Friday, March 1, 2013

Steven R. Williams

   
HOUSTON, Texas —Steven R. Williams, 63, died Friday evening at his home in Houston, Texas.

Born and raised in Kingsport, Steven resided in Houston for more than 25 years where he worked and retired from the Houston Chronicle. Steven was also a U.S. Army veteran.

He was preceded in death by his mother, Magnolia Williams; two brothers, James and Michael, and a sister, Diane (Sissy) Hale. 

 
Surviving are his wife, Almita Williams, Houston; two sons, Marcus and Steven Jr., both of Houston;  three daughters, Kenita Miller, Felicia Thomas 
and Stephanie White, all of Houston; two sisters, Shelia Johnson and Patricia Skaggs, both of Kingsport; sister-in-law, Valeria Williams, Kingsport; brother-in-law, Carl Hale, Kingsport; several grandchildren, nephews, nieces and cousins.
Steven’s wishes were to be cremated and his ashes scattered on the ocean.

Carnes Funeral Home, South Houston, Texas, served the Williams family.