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Funeral for Lyle Williams will be Wednesday
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Aug 30, 1984: Then-Congressman Lyle Williams, right, a Republican anomaly in the heavily Democratic 17th District, shakes the hand of the opponent who would finally oust him from a three-term run in the U.S. House, James A. Traficant Jr. Traficant, then-Mahoning County sheriff, went on to serve 17 years in the House himself before being sent to prison in 2002 for eight years for racketeering, bribery, obstruction of justice and tax evasion.
LORDSTOWN – Lyle Williams, 66, died Friday, November 7, 2008 in the emergency room of Forum Health – Trumbull Memorial Hospital.
He was born August 23, 1942 in Philippi, W.Va., the son of Dale and Frankie Ice) Williams.
A graduate of Bloomfield High School and the Moler Barber College in Cleveland, Mr. Williams served in the U.S. Army Reserves. He began his career in public service with the Bloomfield-Mespo Board of Education. He served as Trumbull County commissioner from 1972-1978, as U.S. representative from Ohio from 1978-1983, and later with the Reagan and Bush administrations in Washington until 1990. At present, he was executive director of NASPAC.
A founding member of the Optimist Club, Mr. Williams enjoyed fishing, cooking, gardening, traveling, ice cream and the Cleveland Indians. He enjoyed time with his friends in the Valley and in Washington, and most of all, he enjoyed being with his grandchildren and all his family.
Surviving are his wife, Nancie (Peterson) Williams, whom he married October 10, 1964; four children, Vikki Greene of Mineral Ridge, Diane (Brian) Gordon of Lordstown, Debra (David) Dudgeon of Valencia, Pa., and Jason (Jaime)Williams of Cortland; eight grandchildren, Mark Greene, Zachary, Matthew and Andrew Gordon, Cooper and Emily Dudgeon, Christopher Muir and Alexandra Williams; a sister, Virginia (Perry) Turner of North Bloomfield; a sister-in-law, Carol Williams (Chuck) Vernon of Orwell; and several nieces and nephews. Preceding him in death are his parents and a brother, Richard Williams.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, November 12, 2008 at McFarland & Son Funeral Home, with Minister Terry Siverd of the Cortland Church of Christ officiating.
Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday and from 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Arrangements are entrusted to McFarland & Son Funeral Services Co., 271 N. Park Ave., Warren, Ohio 44481. Please visit www.mcfarlandfuneral.com to view this obituary and send condolences.