Walter “Earl” Williams, Jr., age 70, went home to be with the Lord on August 9, 2020.

Earl is survived by his beloved wife, Shawnett Riley-Williams; children, Reyes “Snoopy” Smith, Normell Riley, Rachel Milner, Ariell Milner, John Williams, Dayanna Williams, Shawnea “Charm” Williams, Walter “James” Williams, QuaShawn Williams, DeMarion Williams, and Antonio Williams; siblings, Sylvester Williams, Dora B. Williams, and Michael “Mike” Williams; grandchildren, Joseph “Joe” Riley, Joshua “Josh” Riley, JaVeon Riley, Dennis Riley, Daniel Riley, Dominique Riley, Adrienne Smith, Reyes Smith, Shanicca Smith, Ariel Smith, Marion Smith, De’Andre Smith, and Ta’Yona Smith; aunt, Florida Nash (Toledo, Ohio); nephews, Christopher Williams and Jason Riley; nieces, Gail Ezeagwu, Lakisha “Nikki” Williams, Dodie Jefferson, Jolyn (Ron) Salmond, Tameka (DeShawna) Bulger, Lakysya Ballard, Kathryne Ballard, Kamylle Ballard, Barbara (Saki) Mihalakos, and Catherine Delestre; sisters-in-law, Martha Williams, Kim (Fredrick) Bowman, Genevieve (Derrick), Dominique (Mike) Bartley, and Ida Williams; special cousins, Charles and Juanita Glaster; and a host of other relatives, as well as his best friend, Cliff.

Walter is the son of the late, Alberta Williams and Walter Prince Williams. He is also preceded in death by his brother, Herman Williams.