Funeral services for Joe Williams, age 84, of Dayton, will be held at 10:00 AM, Wednesday, July 24, 2019, in the Heartland Funeral Home Chapel.  Burial will follow in the Coleman City Cemetery.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Tuesday evening from 6:00 until 8:00.

Mr. Williams passed away on Friday, July 19, 2019 in Dayton.

Joe was born on August 7, 1934 in Blanket.  He graduated from Blanket High School and quickly went to work for Santa Fe Railway and worked every day of his adult life, retiring in 1998 from the mobile home business.  He quickly went back to work as a crew transport driver for railroad crews until totally retiring in 2017.

He loved all kinds of auto racing and the Houston sports teams. But most of all he loved friends and family, always taking the back seat, but loving seeing others having fun.  He was content to sit back and watch family and friends enjoy life.

Joe is survived by Julia Faye, his wife of 57 years; two sons, James and Larry Williams, both of Brownwood; a daughter, Linda Kay Closs of Freeport; a step-son, Norman Tucker of Lake Jackson and a step-daughter, Becky Morgan of Dayton.  He is also loved by seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

Condolences, memories and tributes can be offered to the family online at heartlandfuneralhome.net