Dwight Williams

Harold Dwight Williams, 83, of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, passed away peacefully Sunday, October 30, in Cape Girardeau. Dwight was the son of the late Lowell and Nila Adams Williams of Dexter, Missouri. Dwight graduated from Dexter High School in 1951. He married Naomi Norman in 1952. He married Pat Miller in 2004. Dwight started his career in residential construction with his father and later worked in commercial construction for Pebble, Geupel Demars & Hagerman, Contract Surety Consultants and Bausch & Lomb and Nello Teer Construction in North Carolina. Dwight resided and worked in North Carolina for 30 years. Dwight moved to Cape Girardeau in 2003. Dwight enjoyed fishing for King Mackerel at Emerald Isle and spending time with his family and grandchildren. Dwight was a member of Maple United Methodist Church in Cape Girardeau. He was a member of the Maple United Methodist Choir and a trustee Chairman and member of other committees at the church. He was also a Life Member volunteer of St Francis Hospital Auxiliary and a Life Member of the Foundation at St. Francis Medical Center. In addition, Dwight was a Lifetime Member of the Masonic Lodge in Indianapolis, Indiana. Dwight is survived by his beloved wife, Pat; seven children, Dr. David Williams (Cindy), Daniel Williams, and Caryl Webb (Brent) of Cary, North Carolina, Christa Gala (Jerry) of Apex. North Carolina, Steve Miller (Susan) of Jackson, Missouri, Cathy Dirnberger (John) of St. Charles, Missouri, and Tom Miller (Wendy) of Jemison, Alabama. He’s also survived by 15 grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and a sister in-law, Linda Williams of Bloomfield, Missouri. Dwight was preceded in death by his parents, Lowell and Nila, and also by four siblings, Genevia Maxine Williams, Lowell Carl Williams, Paul Leslie Williams and Rex Duane Williams. Visitation will be held Friday, November 4, 2016 from 10:00 to 11:30 am at Maple United Methodist Church Funeral service will be Friday, November 4, 2016 at 11:30 am at the church. Interment will take place Friday at 3:00 pm at Dexter City Cemetery in Dexter, Missouri. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to Maple United Methodist Church or St. Francis Medical Center Foundation.

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Dwight Williams

October 28, 1933 - October 30, 2016