Keith Bryon Williams, Sr. was born on March 1, 1950 in Cincinnati, Ohio to the union of Wayne H. Williams, Jr. and Doris Raye Williams (Williams). Keith was raised in Madisonville and was educated in the Cincinnati Public School System. He graduated from Withrow High School in 1968 and attended the University of Cincinnati before enlisting in the U.S. Army. Keith received an honorable discharge from the Army in 1976.
On Friday, December 2, 2011, Keith departed this earthly life and was called home to be with the Lord.
Keith was known for his beautiful smile. He always greeted others with a smile, a loving hug or a firm hand shake.
As a young adult, Keith joined First Antioch Baptist Church in Cincinnati Ohio, under the leadership of Rev. E.G. Smith, Jr.
Keith loved music. He was quite a singer in his younger days and as a youth, he played the cello. Keith loved working on automobiles. He was a master of the mechanical trade. Early in his young adult life, Keith was an entrepreneur. He was a professional who had vision and was the owner of an agency company, one of the first in Cincinnati, Ohio. Keith was a good cook and he loved to eat! Most of all, Keith loved his family and friends.
Keith?s loving parents preceded him in death; his mother, Doris Raye Williams, in January 2007 and his father, Wayne H. Williams, Jr., in October 2008.
Keith leaves to celebrate his life: his devoted daughter, Maleika (Chris) Huff of Cincinnati, Ohio; his devoted son, Kyle (Donietta) Smith of Fort Wayne, Indiana; his loving son, Keith B. Williams II of California; his six precious grand-children, Chandler, Hayli, Aliyah, Kyla, Raja and Alani; his loving sisters, Raye Ann (Jerry) Cosby of Cincinnati, Ohio and Jan L. (Carl) Palmer of Roanoke, Virginia; nephews, Donald Wayne Brown, Bryon Joseph Smith and Damon Joseph Smith; and niece, Kimberly Palmer. His oldest niece, Kellie Lynn Brown preceded him in death in October 2007.
Keith will be missed by all who knew and loved him.