Max Lewis Williams

West Valley City/Salina, Utah - Our loving dad, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend, Max Lewis Williams, age 67, passed away on April 11, 2015, from a 2 month battle of pancreatitis. He was born September 29, 1947 in Salina, Utah, a son of Lewis Thurland and Erna Lenora Larsen Williams. He graduated from North Sevier High School, Class of 1966. Max served his country during the Viet Nam Conflict in the United States Army from 1967 to 1969. He married Betty Jane Beemus, August 6, 1969 and together they raised three children, Jody, Wendy and Jeffrey. Betty died September 8, 2005. Max's greatest joys were his grandkids and being on his mule "Bob" in the mountains. He was a true cowboy and mountain man. He loved to hunt, fish, camp and just sit by the campfire telling stories. Max is survived by his children: Jody (Jenifer) Williams of West Valley; Wendy (Jared) Barlow of West Jordan; 7 grandchildren; his siblings: Carol (Jack) Morris of Orem; Glen Williams of Cheyenne, Wyoming; Ione (Melvin) Hughes of Mesquite, Nevada; Clyde Williams of Salina; Don (Darlene) Williams of West Jordan; RaeAnn (Dannny) Woolsey of Salina; Burke (TerriLyn) Williams of Redmond; his sister-in-law Doneal Williams of Salt Lake City; extended family and countless friends. He was preceded in death by his wife, Betty; a son, Jeffrey; his parents; and a brother, Warren. Funeral services will be held Saturday, April 18, 2015 at 12 Noon in the Springer Turner Funeral Home Chapel, 260 North 400 West in Richfield, where friends may call for viewing Saturday morning from 9:30 to 11:30 prior to the services. Burial with military honors accorded by the Salina American Legion Post #36 and the Utah Honor Guard will be in the Salina Pioneer Cemetery under the care of the Springer Turner Funeral Home of Richfield and Salina, Utah.