Superior Township, MI
Age 71, passed away on Thursday, October 15, 2020 with his loving family by his side. He was born March 11, 1949 in Tazewell Tennessee, the son of Donald Reid and Elsie Pauline (Sandefur) Williams. The family moved to Monroe Michigan where Bruce was raised. He graduated from Jefferson Public Schools in 1967. He joined the Army and served honorably from February 1968 until February 1973. On May 30, 1970 he married the love of his life Vicki Lynne Hicks and together they built a strong family of seven children. He then went to Eastern Michigan University earning a Bachelors of Arts in Biology and Chemistry. He worked for 22 years at the University of Michigan Hospital in Anesthesiology research department. He later was employed at the Warde Medical Lab retiring after 17 years. The memory of Bruce will be cherished by: his beloved wife Vicki; his children, Amanda (Gary) Watson, Timothy (Melinda Lawrence) Williams, Gerald (Sarah) Williams, Deborah Caddell, and Laurel (Ben Torrey) Williams-Torrey; eighteen grandchildren; brothers, Donald (Betty) Williams, Gary (Dorothy) Williams; sister-in-law, Nancy Williams; eight nieces and nephews and nine great nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his two sons, Justin and Mark Williams, his brother Charles Williams, his mother, Elsie Pauline Havens and his father Donald Reid Williams. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, October 20, 2020 from 3:00 PM until 7:00 PM at Muehlig Funeral Chapel. A Masonic service will follow at 7:00 PM. The funeral service will be on Wednesday, October 21, 2020 at 11:00 AM at St. Luke's Lutheran Church, 4205 Washtenaw Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48108 with visiting beginning at 10:00 AM. Burial will follow in Highland Cemetery.
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