Mr. Calvin Williams, Sr., aged 90, passed away on Saturday, October 26, 2024, in Beaumont, Texas. Born on December 2, 1933, Calvin was a resident of Beaumont, Texas.

Celebration of Life Services for Mr. Williams will be held on Saturday, November 2, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. at Borden Chapel Baptist Church, located at 3495 Roland Road in Beaumont, Texas 77708. A Public Viewing for Mr. Williams will be held on Friday, November 1, 2024 from 12:00 Noon until 5:00 p.m. at the Funeral Home Chapel and Visitation on Saturday, November 2, 2024 from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. at Church. Burial Service with Military Honors, performed by the Southeast Texas Veteran Group to follow at Magnolia Cemetery in Beaumont, Texas. For your safety social distancing and facial masks are recommended.

Mr. Calvin William,Sr

Life Story

Calvin Williams, the second child of the union of Attorney J. Leon Williams and Frankie Mae Williams, was born December 2, 1933.
Calvin attended public schools in the Beaumont Independent School District and graduated from Charlton-Pollard High School. His post secondary education was at Prairie View A&M University
where he received both Bachelors and Masters Degree in education. Upon graduating from Prairie View University he became employed in the Beaumont ISD as a Social Studies teacher. A short time afterwards, he was drafted in the United States Army to serve his country. After being honorably discharged he returned to Beaumont and returned to employment at BISD. In 1963, he met and married Rubye Pearl LeBlanc. From this union three children were born.
In 1970, he was the first black man elected to the city council in Beaumont, Texas. And he also served as Mayor-Pro-tem. He served in this capacity of 12 years. During that time he also served as principal at French high School and Central Ninth Grade Center until his retirement.
In his retirement he enjoyed spending time with his family, and especially his grandchildren.

He is survived by his wife, Rubye; three sons, Calvin, Jr. (Tot), Eric, and Kevin. Daughter-in-law, Tina Marie; grandchildren, Lauren, Calvin the III, and James; cousin, Ogden Lee Portley; and a host of other relatives and many friends