Mr. Bryan Keith Williams, 52, passed away on Saturday February 11, 2023 at UNC Healthcare Blue Ridge, Morganton, after a brief illness.
Mr. Williams was born July 26, 1970, in Burke County, a son of Esther Brittain Williams Smith and the late Lloyd Randall Williams. Bryan along with his father and brother, co-owned R & W Trucking for a number of years. He attended Music Institute of America and was an accomplished musician, playing the drums, something he dearly loved. He attended United Baptist Church for most all of his life.
In addition to his father he was preceded in death by a brother, Timothy Randall Williams.
Surviving are, his mother and step-father, Esther and Randall Guy Smith, a step-brother, Ryan Randall Smith, nephew, Timothy Ryan Williams (Madison Renee Williams), niece, Shelbe Makala Williams (Devin Thomas Wichie) and sister-in-law, Candace Marie Williams.
A Service of Remembrance will be held at 3:00 P.M. Sunday February 19, 2023 at United Baptist Church with Rev. Steve Matthews officiating. Interment will follow in the United Baptist Church Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 2:00 until 3:00 P.M. at United Baptist Church.
I’m so sorry. Loved Bryan so much. Love & praying for family & friends ❤ 💙 🙏 🙏 😔
So sorry to hear this. Bryan was a good one. So many good memories from from back in school.
Bryan was a great person and a free spirit that always lit up any room he was in.
I have great memories of Bryan and will miss his enthusiastic and humor.
May God Bless!
We are deeply sorry for your loss
Bryan was so kind and did alot of work for us and helped us move into our new home.
He did great landscaping and we will truly miss him.
Hate to hear this. Bryan will definitely be missed. Have a lot of good memories playing sports and being in the band together. RIP brother.
Bryan I’m gonna miss ya brother we had some great times I no your watching over all your friends and loved ones
Much love to a beautiful family. He will be missed.
Jackie Crawley
Esther I am so sorry just found out this morning at pool. Love you and praying for you
Just found out about this from John Berry’s Facebook post. I can’t express in words the influence he had on me in the few years he instructed us in drumline at EBHS. He pushed us to levels beyond what we thought we could accomplish and made everyone on that drumline a better person and musician. He wasn’t just a teacher and he did his best to relate to teenagers and i considered Bryan a good friend and mentor. RIP my friend.
I never met Bryan but I’ve heard funny stories from Linda and Angela! Angela told me yesterday about a time when he put her flip plop in the middle of the pool, when he was younger! She laughed and said, he was always doing things to make her laugh! I pray for you to feel some peace in this difficult time! I know you were a great Mother and you have been to both of your Sons! You raised them in a wonderful Christian home! He is in Heaven now with Jesus. God be with you, Esther and know we all are remembering you in our prayers! Love you so much, Rest in peace, Bryan!
I am so sorry to hear this and he will be