Charles Rowan Williams

Asheville Charles Rowan Willie Williams, 72, of Asheville, passed away Thursday, March 19, 2009 at Pisgah Manor Nursing Home. A native of Doddridge County, W.V., he had resided in Asheville the past 51 years. He retired in 1997 following 41 years of service with the Asheville Fire Department where he was a Fire Marshall at the time of retirement. Mr. Williams was a member of Grace Baptist Church and served in the U.S. Marine Corp where he was stationed in Washington, D.C. at the Marine Corp Barracks serving in the Honor Guard. Mr. Williams was the son of the late Charles Williams and Olive McKinney Williams and was also preceded in death by his brother, Randy Williams. Surviving are his wife, Nancy Hartley Williams of the home; daughter, Jennifer Williams Jacobs and husband Steve Jacobs of Marietta, GA; son, Jason Williams of Asheville; grandchildren, Kristen Jacobs and Evan Jacobs; sisters, Esther Hyre of Milford, OH and Laura Sue Williams of Columbus, OH. Graveside services will be held 2 P.M. Sunday at Green Hills Cemetery with the Rev. Cindy Coleman, CarePartners Chaplain officiating. Firefighter's honors will be conducted by the Buncombe County Firefighter's Honor Guard and Asheville Fire & Rescue. The family will receive friends 6 to 8 P.M. Saturday at Anders-Rice Funeral Home.