ROCKY MOUNT - Donald "Uncle Don" Lane Williams, age 65, passed away on Monday, November 23, 2020. Born in Nash County on November 30, 1954, he was the son of the late Charles Thomas Williams, Sr. and Lucille Taylor Williams. He was also preceded in death by his mother-in-law, Dorothy Cooper Brown and father-in-law, Thurman Brown; his sisters, Cleo Matthews, Margaret Ellis, Shirley Proctor and Rachel Williams; his brothers, C.T., J.D., Phillip, Glenn, Milton, and Aaron Williams; his brothers-in-law, Cecil Matthews and Ed Ellis; and his sisters-in-law, Margaret and Louise Williams.

He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Jenelle Brown Williams; his son, Thomas Lee Williams; three grandchildren; his sister, Nancy Ellis and husband, Bobby, of Rocky Mount; one brother, Dr. J. Oliver Williams and wife, Julia, of Raleigh; three sisters-in-law, Peggy Williams, of Rocky Mount, Patsy Williams of Cary, and Susie Kall, of Raleigh; one brother-in-law, James Proctor of Belews Creek; and many nieces and nephews.

A funeral service will be held on Monday, November 30, 2020 at 3:30 p.m. in the Chapel of Wheeler & Woodlief Funeral Home & Cremation Services with Rev. Lutrell Spell officiating. Burial will follow the service at Rocky Mount Memorial Park. Visitation with the family will be from 1:30 to 3:15 p.m. prior to the service in the Atrium of Wheeler & Woodlief Funeral Home.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in Don's memory to Fountain of Life Church of God of Prophecy, PO Box 4109, Rocky Mount, NC 27803 or American Heart Association, 4217 Park Place Court, Alexandria, VA 22312.