Billy Williams

Billy Williams, 80, of Springfield, IL died at 1:35 a.m. Friday, September 9, 2005 at St. John’s Hospital. Billy was born October 26, 1924 in Springfield, MO the son of B. Oren and Mava McGee Williams. Mr. Williams was employed as a service technician for IBM and retired after 42 years of service. He served in the Army Air Corps. He was a member of Anchor Boat Club and Hidden Valley Lake and loved nature, especially fishing and bird watching. Billy was funny with a good heart and enjoyed Cardinals Baseball, Miller Lite Beer, the news, anything that flew, especially NASA, and could often be found at Top Cat’s. He is missed by one son: Mark (wife, LouAnn) Williams of Chatham; two daughters: Patti Bassett of Springfield and Jan (husband, Chris) Chiodo of Bensenville, IL; seven grandchildren: Mitchell Cain, Jenna, Nick and Vince Chiodo, Jeph (wife, Carrie) Bassett and Darci and Bria Williams; two step-grandchildren: Emily and Clarke Ladage and many friends. Family will receive friends from 3:00 – 6:00 p.m. Sunday, September 11, 2005 at Kirlin-Egan & Butler Funeral Home, 900 S. 6th St. Springfield. Funeral services will be at 11:00 Monday, September 12, 2005 at Kirlin-Egan & Butler Funeral Home with Reverend John Miller officiating. Burial will follow at Oak Ridge Cemetery. Memorial Contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 1305 Wabash, Ste. J, Springfield, IL 62704 or the National Wildlife Federation, Source Code WSXRLGXS, 11100 Wildlife Center Dr., Reston, VA 20190-5362. The family of Billy Williams is being served by Kirlin-Egan & Butler Funeral Home, 900 S. 6th St. Springfield.