Charles Norman Williams, 73 of Newburgh, following an eight-year battle with Inclusion Body Myositis, went to be with his Lord and Savior at the Linda E. White Hospice House Saturday evening February 24, 2018.

Charlie was born August 1, 1944, in Princeton, Indiana, to Sam and Mildred (Kruse) Williams.

He graduated from Oakland City High School and the University of Evansville with a BSEE degree. He worked for Potter & Brumfield/Siemens for over 35 years in several engineering positions. Charlie was a member of IEEE. The International Society for Hybrid Microelectronics, Sigma Pi Sigma Honorary Physics Society, the Engineering and Electronics Book Club, the U.S. Tennis Association, the Oakland City Church of the Nazarene where had served on the church board, sang in the choir, and taught Sunday School and received from church a distinguished service award. He designed the new parsonage following a fire and led the design and implementation of the church's video system.

Charlie was an avid tennis player and following his retirement from Siemens in 1999, he worked at the Evansville Country Club giving tennis lessons to kids from 3 to 83. Besides tennis, Charlie enjoyed deer hunting and restoring cars.

Charlie was preceded in death by his parents, a great grandchild, uncles and aunts.

He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Charlene, sons David (Sherry), of Indianapolis, IN, and Michael (Susanna), of Carmel, IN., granddaughters Crystal (Ryan) Biddle of Bloomington, IL, Samantha Bader of Evansville, In, Suzanna Williams of Phoenix, AZ, Laura Deisher of Bloomington, IL, Alexis Williams of Milwaukee, WI, and Lillian Williams of Carmel, IN; great-grandchildren Wyatt, Xander, Kellen, and Connor; and a sister Edna (Wayne) Brumfield of Ft. Myers, FL; nieces and nephews.

Charlie's Celebration of Life will be10:30 A.M. Friday March 2, 2018 at the Oakland City Church of the Nazarene, 314 S. Jackson St. with Rev. Darin D. Nossett officiating. The family will welcome friends from 4:00-8:00 P.M. Thursday at the Lamb-Basham Memorial Chapel in Oakland City and from 8:30 A.M. until services on Friday at the church, with burial in St. Lucas Cemetery near Ft. Branch, IN. Charlene would like to thank the many wonderful caregivers and friends who graciously helped care for Charlie over the past several years.