George C Williams, Jr.

George Curtis Williams Jr., USMC (retired), Vietnam Era Veteran transitioned from labor to reward on September 10, 2025.  Born on September 23, 1937, in Montgomery, Alabama, to George C. Williams Sr. and Mary Jane McCall Williams, he attended Carver High School and joined the United States Marine Corps in 1955.  He served proudly for 20 years and retired in November 1975. During his time in the Marine Corps, he served two tours in Vietnam, as well as tours in Hawai’i and North Carolina.  He professed his faith in Christ at an early age.  He was a member of New Life Missionary Baptist Church.

He met and married Helen Sandra Williams in 1961 and enjoyed 62 years of matrimony until her passing in November of 2023.  The marriage united five children: Jack McClease, Jerome McClease (Kimberly), of Montgomery, Alabama; Deborah Harris of Birmingham, Alabama; George C. Williams III of Montgomery, Alabama (who preceded him in death in 2013); and Dr. Joan Williams, Naples, Italy (Ricky Triplett).  He had a bonus son, Marvin Ousley, of Miami, Florida.

A graduate from Alabama State University in 1980 with a degree in Business Management, he was a visionary and a leader in his community.  He served several years as the Commander of the former VFW, Homer Mitchel Post 10366, and is a current member of Post 4545, Tuskegee, Alabama.  He further served the Southern Pride Elks Lodge 460 as the House Chairman, the Chairman of the Board of Trustees, and as the Exalted Ruler.  Under his leadership at the Elks Lodge, he initiated and led several community initiatives, including the Christmas toy giveaway, Trunk-a-Treat, and Thanksgiving Community Baskets, creating and establishing a surplus of goods, services, and financial prosperity.  He also worked with his daughter, Joan, in support of the homeless and domestic violence communities by contributing and distributing Thanksgiving baskets and toys during the holiday season.  He was voted Volunteer of the Year with the Family Guidance Center for his support of their annual 5-K fundraiser. He also devoted over 10,000 hours in volunteer service with the Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System in Montgomery, Alabama, with the Prosthetics department.

He leaves to hold, cherish, and honor his memories, Jack and Jerome McClease, Deborah Harris, and Joan Williams; siblings: Johnny Williams, Barbara Parker, Gladis Williams (Montgomery, Alabama) and Lula Williams (Decatur, Georgia); 14 Grandchildren: Kimberly, Tamika, Erica, LaToya, Jacqueline, Joyceline, Keisha, Jerrica, Amy, LaWanna, Lonnie, Lionel, Nicos, and Melody, a host of great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews (who were all his favorites), cousins, his North Carolina family-in-love the Hamiton’s, The Luther’s, and the  Duncan’s. He was preceded in death by his parents, George and Mary Jane Williams, as well as his siblings Jimmie Lee Milton, Mary Williams, James Williams, and Martha Thorn.

Celebration of Life for George C. Williams Jr., Saturday, September 20,2025 @11:00am, New Life Missionary Baptist Church, 1943 Rosa L Parks Ave, Montgomery, AL 36108, Repast to follow at ALOE Event Center, 2596 Eastern Blvd Suite B, Montgomery, AL 36117

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