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In 1940, he married Lorraine Williams, who died in 2004. They adopted two daughters and a son. The couple retired to Brookings, Oregon, on the Oregon Coast in 1983, where Williams lives as of 2010. In December 2008, Williams donated a public capella to the city in memory of his wife.
William's brother Burch Williams was killed in a mid-air collision between an Alouette helicopter owned by Lynn Garrison and an SE5 over Wicklow, Ireland, on August 18, 1970, during filming of Owen Crump's production Zeppelin.
Williams continues to be active in community theater. A two-act play he authored concerning the humorous effects of aging called "The Corner Pocket" was performed at the Chetco Playhouse in Brookings, Oregon, in October 2010.
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