Cornelius Octave Williams departed this life on Saturday, February 22,2025.  He was born April 26,1937.  He was the 10th child of ten children born to the union of the late Elbert Charles Williams Sr. and Mayburke Graves Williams. He was a loving father to 5 children, Cornelius Jr., Kimberly Marie,  Kenneth, Norman, and Larry.  He was married to Shirley Mae Williams for 53 years. He has 15 grandchildren, 7 great-grandchildren, and
a host of cousins, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.