Kenneth Williams, 61, of Kennett died Tuesday, March 16, 2004, at Piggott Community Hospital in Piggott.

He was born April 11, 1942, in Frisbee, Mo., the son of John Henry and Edna Jane Furlow Williams.

He was united in marriage to Rose Abney on June 4, 1965, in Piggott.

He was preceded in death by his parents, John Henry and Edna Jane Furlow Williams.

He is survived by his wife, Rose Williams of Kennett; two daughters, Melissa Elser of Piggott and Tina Rinehart and Robert Flowers of Cooter, Mo.; one brother, Dewayne Williams of Blytheville; three sisters, Linda Frazier and husband, Nick, of Brownsville, Tenn., Teresa Beaver and husband, Daniel, of Kennett and Kathy Blankenship and husband, Phil, of Mickie, Tenn.; and three grandchildren, Brianna Elser, R.J. Flowers and Mary Sue Flowers.

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 21, 2004, in the McDaniel Chapel in Kennett with Rev. Dan Leggett officiating. Burial followed in Mitchell Cemetery in Greenway. Pallbearers were Lanny Wilson, Jeff Huskey, Scott Branum, Glenn Rinehart, Alvin Wilbanks and Eric Patterson.

Mitchell Funeral Service of Kennett was in charge of the arrangements.