AN OLD SOLDIER'S PRAYER

I have fought when others feared to serve. I have gone where others failed to go. I've lost friends in war and strife, Who valued Duty more than love of life.

Master Sergeant Charlie Rodwell Williams, 87, departed this life on Wednesday, Sept. 23. UNC Hospice Home in Pittsboro, North Carolina. Mr. Williams may be viewed on Friday, October 2, 2020 from 10-11 a.m. in the chapel of Boyd & Royster Funeral Service, followed by burial in the St. Stephen Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery in Inez.

He is survived by three sons, Tony D. Williams (Ruthie) of Seattle, Wash., Michael P. Williams (Cathy) of Las Vegas, Nev., and Jacques K. Williams (Penny) of Houston, Texas; brother, William T. Williams (Jeanette) of Rocky Mount; six grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews and friends.