Mr. Joe Louis Williams, 88, of Charlotte, NC and formerly of Wilson, NC passed away on Thursday, March 13, 2025, at Peak Resources Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Charlotte, NC. 

The funeral service is scheduled for 2:00 pm on Sunday, March 30, 2025, at the Darden Alumni Center, 1600 Lipscomb Rd., Wilson, NC.  The family will be receiving friends at the home of his daughter, Shirley Smith, 4139 Highway 264 Alt East, Wilson, NC.

The burial is scheduled for 11:00 am on Monday, March 31, 2025, in Rest Haven Cemetery, 1717 Bishop L.N. Forbes St., Wilson, NC.

A public visitation will be held prior to the funeral service from 1:00 pm until 1:45 pm on Sunday, March 30, 2025, at the Darden Alumni Center, 1600 Lipscomb Rd., Wilson, NC. 

Arrangements are entrusted to Stevens Funeral Home, 1820 Martin Luther King, Jr. Parkway, Wilson, NC.

Condolences may be posted to www.stevensfamilyfuneralhome.com or faxed to 252-991-5849. 

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. 

(Psalm 46:1) “Committed to Serve, Committed to Care"