Raleigh Vernon Williams was born December 30, 1940, the first of six children, to Vernon and Zeola Tisdale Williams.

He attended Rosewood Elementary School, Kealing Jr. High School, and the Original L. C. Anderson High School, where he played the trombone in the L. C. Anderson Marching Band. He entered the army on October 12, 1959. After receiving an honorable discharge, Raleigh made his home in Houston and began driving 18 wheelers, which he loved. Later he settled in Jasper, Texas, where he found and developed a lasting, loving relationship with his church family the Westside Church of Christ.

Raleigh was preceded in death by his parents, Vernon and Zeola Williams, and brother, Dwaign E. Williams.

He leaves to cherish his memory one sister, Betty L. More of Austin, TX; three brothers, Kenneth T. Williams, James W. Williams, and Michael D. Williams, all of Austin, TX; a special sister, Agnes Williams of Houston, TX; a cherished niece, Jennifer Sigers of Houston, TX; six nephews, Dwaign Mathis Williams and Paul F. More, both of Austin, TX, Michael Anthony Williams of Lake Dallas, TX, and Carrington Ellsworth Williams, Kevin Siggers, Willie Sigers, all of Houston, TX; and a host of other relatives and friends.