Obituary of Delbert Paul Williams

Delbert Paul Williams passed away on Saturday, March 28, 2020 at Moses Cone Memorial Hospital at the age of 91. He leaves behind his beloved wife Ruby who would have been married for 70 years in May.

A private graveside celebration of life will be held at Guilford Memorial Park on Thursday, April 2, 2020 with the Rev. Tony Thomas officiating.

Delbert is predeceased by his parents; Grant Liss and Mary Jane Williams; and sons, Larry Paul and Wyatt Gray Williams. He is survived by his sons, Grant “Charlie” Williams of Mebane, NC; Dennis “DD” Williams of Liberty, NC; daughters, Barbara “Bobbie” (Tom) Hardin, Phyllis “Phyl” Gravitte of Greensboro, NC, and Violet “Tiny” Brady also of Greensboro; 13 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and 3 great-great grandchildren.

Delbert grew up in Summersville, WV where he worked as a coal miner for around 10 years before moving to Greensboro, NC. He then took a job as a groundskeeper at Longview Golf Course for a short time and then became a cigarette maker at Lorillard Tobacco Company. His passion in life was farming sugarcane and making molasses with his strong fleet of Percheron horses. Delbert and Ruby met each other at a very young age in WV, and married when he was 21 and she was 17. They enjoyed spending quality time together not only when farming, but they also loved to square dance, and took their wagon trains and horses where they camped all over the State of North Carolina.  Delbert will be known and missed for being the kindest person and the most loving grandfather.