Obituary of Melvin Roy Williams

Melvin "Mel" Williams, of Lake Havasu City, Arizona passed away on November 12, 2017. He was born on January 9, 1939 in Calexico, California, to his parents, Clay and Edith Williams. He was 78 years of age. Mel lived in Oakdale, California from 1957 until 2005. He met a beautiful woman named Celia and in 1960 they were united in marriage in Yuma, Arizona, at the Gretna Green Chapel. What a wonderful and eventful 57 years of marriage they had. It was in 2005 that Mel and Celia decided to make Lake Havasu City, Arizona their permanent residence. Mel took a career path as a Surveyor and was a member of Operating Engineers, Local #3 in San Francisco, California. Mel was active in many Fraternities: lifetime member of the Brawley Elks Lodge since 1960, associate member of Elks Lodge #2399, in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, lifetime member and twice Master of the Oakdale Masonic Lodge #275, lifetime member and twice Master of Summit Masonic Lodge #112, in Knights Ferry, California, member of Scottish Rite in Stockton, California, member of the Shrine Organization of Oakland, California, and also a former member of the Oakdale, Golf and Country club. Mel was an avid Bass fisherman and belonged to several Bass fishing clubs in Oakdale, California. He was a great fisherman, who never had to come home with the good ole' tale of the one that got away. Mel was preceded in death by his parents, Clay and Edith Williams. He is survived by his loving wife of 57 years, Celia Williams; daughter, Sonja (Alvin) Kay III, of Oakdale, California; brothers, Richard (Becky) Williams, Jerry (Karen) Willams, and Gary (Robin) Williams; sisters, Barbara (James) Slay and Peggy (George) Wilson; sister-in-law, Kae (Spike) Dessert, of Kununurra, Australia along with numerous nieces and nephews and his loving pet "Molly". A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date in Oakdale, California. Services were placed in the care of Lietz-Fraze Funeral Home. Thoughts and condolences can be sent to the family at www.lietz-frazefuneralhome. To send a free card to the family, go to www.sendoutcards.com/lietzfraze.