Mr. Raymond D.  "Ray" Williams, 50, of  Medaryville was surrounded by his loving family when he passed away on Friday, December 6 , 2018 at the Franciscan Health Center, Lafayette.

On October 3 , 1968,  Ray was born in Gary.  He was the treasured son of Kenneth R. and Juanita E. Malott Williams.  Growing up he shared his childhood with two sisters, Deborah and Trena.  In 1986 Ray graduated from West Central High School.

With a taste for speed, Ray enjoyed building slot car tracks and racing.   He also owned some gas powered remote control cars.   Ray loved go-kart racing and was skilled with tinkering with go-kart engines and other small engine repairs.

Left to cherish Ray's memory are his father Kenneth Williams and wife Barbara of Hammond; two sisters: Deborah Alexander and husband Russell of Yantis, Texas, Trena Werner and husband William of Canton, Ohio; companion Linda Lewark of Medaryville, and her children Candice Lewark and Daniel Lewark. Several nieces, nephews and cousins also survive.

Preceding Ray in death are his grandparents and beloved mother, Juanita Williams on Feb. 21, 1993.

A celebration of the life of Mr. Raymond "Ray" Williams will be at noon on Tuesday, December 11 , 2018 in the Good Family Funeral Home, 1200 West 18th Street, Rochester.  Friends may visit with his family two hours prior to his services.  Burial will follow in Rochester's IOOF Cemetery.