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M. Lester "Les" Williams   

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[June 04, 2015]  RALEIGH NC - M. Lester "Les" Williams, 86, of Raleigh, N.C. passed away on Saturday, May 30, after an extended illness.

Visitation: None

Service: Saturday, June 6, at 11:00 a.m. St. Mary's Cemetery in Lincoln.

Funeral home: Peasley Funeral Home, Lincoln      Quiram Peasley Funeral Home, Atlanta

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M. Lester Williams, “Les”, 86, of Raleigh, NC died Saturday, May 30, after an extended illness.

Les will be remembered by all who knew him as a caring, kind and gentle man who was always thinking of others. He was known for his witty sense of humor and his deep faith in his loving Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.

Les served four years in the US Air Force, stationed in Great Britain during the Korean War era.

Les is survived by his son Barry Williams and his wife, Kit Williams, of New York City, NY; his daughter, Dana Jordan, of Cary, NC; his grandson, William Jordan, and his wife, Brooke, as well as, a great-granddaughter, Emerson Jordan of Cary, NC. He is also survived by a sister, Betty Lohrenz, of Lincoln.

 

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Les was born on February 16, 1929 in Evanston, the son of the late Josephine and Marion Williams. He was preceded in death by his wife, Marian Williams; his sister Karleen Schreiber of Gilbert, AZ; sister Sharon Italiano of NJ; brother Roger Williams of Lincoln, and stepfather Henry Schreiber of Lincoln,.

Graveside services for Mr. Williams will be held on Saturday, June 6, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. St. Mary's Cemetery in Lincoln with Military rites accorded by American Legion Post # 263 of Lincoln.
No Visitation is scheduled.

Memorial contributions may be made to Transitions LifeCare, 250 Hospice Circle, Raleigh, NC 27607.

Funeral Arrangements have been entrusted to the Peasley Funeral Home in Lincoln.

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