Funeral services for Mr. Lewis Wayne Williams, 77 of Marshall will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, November 7, 2012 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home with Father Denzil Vithanage officiating. Interment will follow in Shiloh Cemetery in Linden, Texas. There will be a visitation from 6-8 p.m., Tuesday, November 6th at the Downs Funeral Home. Mr. Williams passed away Sunday, November 04, 2012 in Longview. Lewis Wayne Williams was born to Jim Lewis Williams and Lena Maye Crutcher Williams on October 1, 1935 in Linden, Texas. He went to school in Jefferson, Texas, and served his country in the U.S. Army. He married Karen Lee Dewey on November 11, 1961 in Phelps, New York, and together they celebrated over fifty years of marriage. He was a member of the Sincerity Lodge # 200, F. & A.M. in New York, Masonic Lodge #38 in Jefferson, and First Baptist Church of Jefferson, and a member of the Lions Club in New York. He was a die hard football fan, who also loved gardening, fishing and golfing. He was a very loving and proud father and grandfather and an excellent partner. He is survived by his wife Karen Lee Dewey Williams, daughters Kelly Williams Porter and husband John, and Christina Williams, his sister Wanda Fugler and husband Walter, granddaughter Brittyn Willie and grandson Ian Block. Also surviving are numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his mother, brother Clyde Schuler, aunts and uncles. Donations can be made to the charity of your choice in his honor and memory.