LORIS | Ottis Wayne Williams, 63, passed away Saturday, May 9, 2009 at Loris Community Hospital following an illness. Mr. Williams was born August 22, 1945 in Mullins, South Carolina, a son of the late Herbert Ottis Williams and the late Estalene Alford Williams. He retired from Pepsi Cola after working 19 years as a route salesman and truck driver, and was founder and co-owner of Williams Ditching and Clearing. Mr. Williams spent most of his life as an active member of Pleasant Meadow Baptist Church, and was currently a member and trustee of Lake Swamp Baptist Church. He was a kind hearted man, a loving father, and a devoted grandfather. Mr. Williams was a wonderful neighbor, and was always willing to help people. He enjoyed fishing, Bluegrass music, and playing the bass guitar. Survivors include one son, Kevin W. Williams and his wife, Cynthia, of Conway; one daughter, Hope Lyerly of Johnsonville; one brother, Tommy Lynn Williams and his wife, Beverly, of Kinston, N.C.; and three grandchildren, Daniel Wayne Williams and Aaron James Williams, both of Conway, and Brandon Lyerly of Johnsonville. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 12, 2009 from the Pleasant Meadow Baptist Church with the Rev. Randy Ghent and the Rev. Rocky Gregory officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. Monday, May 11, 2009 at Ward Funeral Home in Loris. Memorials may be made to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, 120 Wall Street, 19th Floor, New York, NY 10005. Please sign a guest book at _wardfuneralhome.org_ (http://wardfuneralhome.org/) and at _TheSunNews.com_ (http://thesunnews.com/) . Ward Funeral Home of Loris, (843) 756-9273, is assisting the family of Mr. Williams. Published in The Sun News on 5/11/2009 **************Recession-proof vacation ideas. Find free things to do in the U.S. (http://travel.aol.com/travel-ideas/domestic/national-tourism-week?ncid=emlcntustrav00000002)