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Harold “Butch” Lee Williams passed away Aug. 2, 2016, in Llano, Texas, at the age of 65. He was born Aug. 3, 1950, in Hollywood, California, to Lillian Marie (Turban) and Everett Williams.

He graduated from Benton Junior-Senior High School in Pennsylvania. He received his bachelor’s degree in computer engineering from the University of Delaware and worked at DuPont for 34 years.

Harold married Laura Hamilton on Jan. 16, 1993, in Orange, Texas. He loved fishing, hunting and being outdoors with animals.

He is survived by wife, Laura Williams of Llano; daughters, Tanya Sellers of Delaware and Taylor Williams of Texas; brothers, Joseph Griffith and Larry Williams; Gloria Templin of Pennsylvania, Terry Griffith, Carol Zeisloft of Delaware and Bonnie Reilly of Maryland; and 15 nieces and nephews.

Harold was preceded in death by his parents, Everett Williams and Lillian Turban; stepmother, Esther Williams; sister Barbara Karns; and mother-in-law, Mary Vick Scott Hamilton.

A celebration of life service will be held in May 2017 at the family home on the Llano river.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Cherokee Home for Children, P.O. Box 295, Cherokee, TX 76832; or Hill Country Humane Society (formerly Christ-Yoder Animal Shelter), 9150 RR 1431, Buchanan Dam, TX 78609.

Arrangements by Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home, 307 E. Sandstone in Llano, (325) 247-4300. Email whhfuneral1@verizon.net to offer condolences.