David Ronald Williams

Former Niles resident David Ronald Williams, 71, died Oct. 3, 2024, at his home in Naalehu, Hawaii. He was born Feb. 28, 1953, in Warren, son of Kenneth Sr. and Jean Boyd Williams. He leaves companion Mary Ream; sisters Carolyn (Larry) Pytlik, JoAnn (Lamar) Patterson, Marilyn (Paul) Graff, Barbara (Robert) Cross and Donna (Michael) Carrino. Predeceased by parents, brothers Kenneth and Donald, sister Patricia Solida and two nephews. Dave was a 1971 graduate of Niles McKinley High School, an Air Force veteran and former member of Niles and Girard Presbyterian churches. He had served as Master in the Girard and Vienna Masonic Lodges. In Hawaii, he was Senior Warden of the Kona Lodge and Tiler of the Kilauea Lodge in Hilo and the Hilo Valley Scottish Rite. He was a member and lay speaker at Kauaha'ao Congregational Church UCC in Waiohinu, HI. He owned Dave's Equipment, serving vehicle-repair shops on Hawaii's four large islands and he was a fan of the Cleveland Browns and the Blaneys in NASCAR. Celebration of Life in Hawaii is planned.