Class of 1960
1960 Maroon Spotlight
Don Williams
F.F.A. 57-58; Football 57-58.
1960 Graduation EditionPerry Daily Journal
Freddie Don Williams, 18, plans to enroll at Oklahoma State university after graduation from Perry high. He is making his home with a brother and family, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Williams, 1018 Grove street. Williams was born in Meeker and came to Perry in 1958. He has attended school at Morning Star, Red Oak, and Chandler in addition to PHS. His activities have included basketball, track, baseball, honor society, and Future Farmers of America. Biology is his favorite subject, and his hobbies are fishing and hunting.
Freddie Don Williams
January 7, 1942 – October 15, 2010
Freddie Don Williams, 68, of Lawton, Oklahoma, passed away on Friday, October 15, 2010 in Lawton, Oklahoma.
Born on January 7, 1942 in Chandler, Oklahoma, he was the son of Olin James and Gertrude Marie Williams. He grew up in Chandler and Perry, Oklahoma where he attended local schools, graduating from high school in 1960. He married Noreen Williams. He later married Alva Jean Burchel Petty in August of 1978.
Don began his career in the grocery business where he work for Herb’s Grocery Store working his way to store manager. Mr. Williams retired in 1987 and he and his wife moved to Greenville, South Carolina where he worked for Ingles Grocery as a store manager until 2003. He was a Christian.
He liked to fish and was a very caring and gentle person.
Survivors include his wife, Alva of the home; his step son, Frank Petty and his wife, Veronica, of Lawton, Oklahoma; his daughters, Tamara Putman and her husband, Daryl, and Michele Williams, both of Greenville, South Carolina; his step daughter, Kendra Petty, of Chicago, Illinois; his brothers, Kenneth Williams, Steve Williams, Olin Williams, and Lynn Williams, all of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and six grandchildren.
Preceding him in death were his parents, is first wife, Noreen Williams, his brothers, Larry G. Williams, and Ronald E. Williams.
Funeral service will be at 10:00 a.m., Friday, October 22, 2010 at Lawton Ritter Gray Funeral Home with Joshua Wall, officiating. Burial will be at Highland Cemetery.