Hiram Thomas (Lee) Williams

Funeral services for Hiram Thomas (Lee) Williams, 85 of Ochlocknee formally of Napa, CA will be Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 10:00AM at Willis-Jamerson-Braswell Funeral Home. Rev. Nathan Fowler will officiate and interment will be in Mizpah Church Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Shannon Maloy, Brian Anglin, Brice Miller, Robbie Williams, Todd Williams, and Chris Cowart.  Born September 12, 1939 in Tampa he was the son of the late Elzie Lynn and Lucile Sarah Cobble Williams. Mr. Williams passed away Tuesday, March 25, 2025 at Southern Pine Assisted Living in Thomasville. The second oldest of five siblings, Lee's early years of hard work sharecropping laid the groundwork for sharecropping that would define his life. At age 18 he joined the Airforce where he began in Texas and ended up in Travis Airforce Base in California. This became home and Lee transformed a small gas station into a beacon of automotive excellence for 63 years. He became a big part of the Napa Community dedicating 55 years to the Napa County Sheriff's Department Sheriff's Posse, earning the rank of captain. His most notable construction of a southern style mansion, served as his home but also a backdrop for Hollywood's Falcon Crest series. Behind this home he built a haunted house an October delight for the public, with all proceeds going to supporting Skyline Park as Lee was one of its founders. A proud husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, he is survived by his wife, Rebecca Susan Ballentine Williams of Ochlocknee, sons, Michael Williams (Lisa); Alan Williams; grandchildren. Nicki Williams, Kyle Williams, Mike Williams; and one great grandchild, Harper Williams all of Napa, CA; a sister, Ollie Woodworth of Thomasville and a brother, Grant Williams (Janice) of Albany. He was preceded in death by his parents, brother, Robert L. Williams and sister, Sonya Guy. Willis-Jamerson-Braswell Funeral Home, Pelham