Robert Claudius Williams

Robert “Bob” Williams, 91 of Fairfax, Virginia passed away peacefully at his home on Wednesday May 15, 2024, with his family at his side. Born in Masontown, West Virginia, Bob met the love of his life Verna Mae Taylor, while he was working at a penny pitch booth at a fundraising carnival held by the Masontown Volunteer Fire Department where Bob was serving as a volunteer fire fighter. Bob graduated from Masontown HS in 1950 and went on to receive his bachelor’s degree at the University of West Virginia in 1954 and immediately thereafter, Bob and Verna were married. They moved to Rocky Mount, Virginia, where Bob began teaching high school biology and it was there where he and Verna began their family. While in Rocky Mount he received a Scholarship from the University of Virginia, where he studied and earned a master’s degree in education. Shortly after graduating from UVA in 1959, Bob and Verna moved to Fairfax, Virginia with their two daughters, and he began teaching biology at the newly opened James Madison High School in Vienna, Virginia. After a few more years of teaching biology, and the birth of another daughter and two sons, Bob then went into High School Administration and served as Assistant Principal at James Madison High School until he retired from Fairfax County Public Schools in 1985. During his retirement, Bob enjoyed travelling the country with Verna, and with a recent trip last year to Vermont, they had visited all 50 of the United States. Bob also loved spending time at the family cottage in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. He enjoyed gardening, chopping wood for the woodstove, visiting with family and friends, and spending time with his many grandchildren and great grandchildren. He was a faithful member of Fairfax United Methodist Church where he worshiped God, and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Bob was preceded in death by his parents Lillie Belle Lemmons Williams, Edward Earl Williams: sisters Alice Jane Williams, Christine Williams Martelle; and brothers Kermit Earl Williams, and William Wade Williams. He is survived by his loving wife of 70 years, Verna Mae Taylor Williams; his daughters, Roberta Sue (Paul) Daniel of Herndon, VA, Linda Marie (Kurt) Butler of Mechanicsville, VA, and Janice Lynne (Larry) Coutry of Chantilly, VA; sons Robert Claudius (Jill) Williams, Jr. of Fredericksburg, VA, and William Taylor (Ginny) Williams of Gainesville, VA; grandchildren Erica, Kyle, Rachel, Brian, Paul, Julia, Kevin, Megan, Bethany, Brandon, Spencer and Hayden; great grandchildren Evelyn, Calvin, Chet, Francesca, Mia, Arabella, Evangeline, Viviana, Josie, Benjamin, Owen and Sawyer; his sister-in-law Gladys Taylor Seney, and his many nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be held at 12:30 PM on Thursday May 23, 2024 at Fairfax United Methodist Church, 10300 Stratford Avenue, Fairfax, VA 22030, with interment at the Fairfax City Cemetery immediately afterward, 10567 Main Street Fairfax, VA 22030 and followed by a Celebration of Life at Demaine Funeral Home, 10565 Main Street, Fairfax, VA 22030. In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting that donations be made to the Fairfax United Methodist Church Missions Fund. Fairfax United Methodist Church.org Donations: General Fund