Dr. Everett E. Williams, 84, of Sioux City, died unexpectedly on Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016, in Sioux City.
Services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home, 1801 Morningside Ave., with Chaplain Steve Peters of Sergeant Bluff United Methodist Church officiating. Interment will be Monday, Jan. 9, in Park Cemetery, Columbus, Kan. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Online condolences may be made to the family at
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Dr. Williams was born on March 24, 1932, in Baxter Springs, Kan., to the late John and Juanita (Berry) Williams. As a child he moved to Columbus, Kan., where he graduated from Cherokee County High School. Dr. Williams served in the U.S. Air Force from 1953 to 1957 and was stationed in Sioux City. Dr. Williams later graduated from the University of Kansas City School of Dentistry in 1963. He practiced Dentistry in the Siouxland area with offices in Hawarden, Akron, Sloan and Sioux City until his retirement in 2016.
Dr. Williams married Jo Ann Cook on Aug. 26, 1956, in Parsons, Kan. The couple had two children, Al and Diana. He later married Judith Fox in 1982.
Dr. Williams was an avid golfer and bowler but was best known as a football and basketball referee. He refereed for more than 40 years and was inducted into the Iowa High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame in 1992. He was a member of the local VFW, the Sioux City Elks Club and the Sergeant Bluff United Methodist Church.
Survivors include a son, Al Williams and his wife, Deborah Fenger of Omaha; a daughter, Diana and her husband, DeLloyd Meyer Jr. of Omaha; a sister, Earline and her husband, John Ferguson of Baxter Springs, Kan.; three grandchildren, Matthew and Cassandra Meyer of Omaha, and Erin and her husband, Drew Bright of Denver, Colo.; one great-granddaughter, Hannah Bright of Denver; several nieces and nephews; and his close friend and companion of 20 years, Darlis Nielsen.
He was preceded in death by a brother, John Williams; and a brother-in-law, John Ferguson.
Memorials may be directed to Habitat for Humanity or the American Diabetes Association.