Carl Williams

Carl Warren Williams Sr., age 84, of Beebe, Ark. died March 14, 2013. He was born March 4, 1929 in Jefferson City, Mo. to Howard Coleman and Marian Benning Williams. After the family moved to Arkansas, Carl graduated from Little Rock High School in 1947 where he lettered in football. He attended Arkansas Tech and the University of Arkansas on football scholarships and graduated from the University of Texas in 1951 with a degree in accounting. He served two years in the Army as a heavy artillery instructor at Fort Bliss, Texas. Carl attained his C.P.A. and initially worked for Russell Brown & Company in Little Rock. He established his own business in Beebe, Ark. where he practiced until retirement in 2011. Carl was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Howard Coleman Jr., (Dorothy Dean) and Norwood Benning (Alma) and one sister, LaVenia Groscurth; two nephews, Edward Groscurth Jr. and David Williams and one great-grandson, Jeffrey Allen Freitag. He is survived by two sons, Carl Warren Jr. (Susan) of Port Charlotte, Fla., Michael Freeman Williams-Bliss of San Jose, Calif.; one daughter, Leslie Karen Golden (Gary) of Little Rock; one granddaughter, Sara Jasmine Freitag (Jeff), Elkins, Ark.; three grandsons, Nash Freeman Bliss, Adam Freeman Golden, Ryan Deen Golden, and three great-granddaughters, Ashley Karen Freitag, Emily Katelyn Freitag and Shelby Raye Freitag and several nephews and nieces. The family is grateful to all the staff at Spring Creek Nursing Home in Cabot for Carl's care for 18 months. A memorial service will be scheduled at a later date. Memorials may be made to the Wildwood Park for the Arts, 20919 Denny Road, Little Rock, Ark.,72223.