Kenneth
Williams, 55
Crookston
- Kenneth E. "Kenny" Williams, 55, died Sunday,
April 8, 2001 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks,
N.D. as a result of injuries sustained in a two-car
accident in Crookston on March 29.
A
memorial service will be held on Saturday, April
14, at 1 p.m. at Stenshoel-Houske Funeral Home in
Crookston with lay pastor Roger Ready officiating.
Visitation will be held for one hour prior to the
service.
Kenneth
E. Williams was born on June 26, 1945 at Santa
Rosa, Calif., the son of Robert and Rose (Baumgard)
Williams. He moved from California to Crookston in
1976. In 1977, he began employment with American
Crystal Sugar Company in Crookston, working as a
house mechanic until the time of his
death.
Kenny
was a member of BCT Workers and Grain Millers
Union, AFL-CLO 267-G.
His
interests included motorcycles and anything having
to do with them. He was co-founder and first
president of the Northwest Chapter of A.B.A.T.E.
(American Bikers Association Teaching and
Education). He had also been very active in judging
at area bike shows.
Survivors
include two daughters, Samantha (Boyce) Harvey of
Lancaster, Calif. and Heather Williams (Mitch Hall)
of Crookston; a son, Earl Dodds of Thief River
Falls; three grandchildren; his father, Robert
(Balinn) Williams of Portland, Ore.; two sisters,
Esther Williams of Auburn, Calif. and Laura Mae
Williams of Ogden, Utah; two brothers, George
Williams of Crescent City, Calif. and Bobby
Williams of San Francisco, Calif.; and many other
relatives.
He
was preceded in death by his mother and
grandmother, Laura.
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