HARTS, W.Va. — Danny Joe Williams, 59, of Harts, beloved husband of Judy Davis Williams, departed this life Monday, March 9, 2009, at Logan Regional Medical Center following a brief illness.

Born June 21, 1949, at West Hamlin, he was a son of the late Bill and Faye Ramey Williams.

Danny graduated from Harts High School in 1967 and married his high school sweetheart in 1969. He followed the northern migration to find work in the trailer factories in Indiana. After the arrival of his sons, he packed up the family and returned to his home in the hills of West Virginia. Danny was an avid outdoors man who enjoyed camping, relaxing on his pontoon boat, fishing and four wheel riding. He was a member of the UMWA and retired from Hobet after 20 years of service in mining. He was the owner and operator of K-Joe Trucking where he had much success. Danny touched many lives during his 59 years upon this earth and will be sadly missed by all those who knew him.

Along with his wife of 40 years, those left behind to cherish his memory include two sons, Daren Bradley Williams and Brian Joseph Williams, both of Harts; his dearly beloved granddaughter, Brooklyn Jade Williams of Harts; his brother, Mike (Sherry) Williams of Harts; one special cousin, Pat Davis of Harts; his best friend in the world and brother-in-law, Bub Workman; sisters-in-law, Linda Workman of Harts, Donna Roush of Hamlin, and Sue Fitzgibbon and Wanda (Harold) Kirk, both of Harts; nieces and nephews, Jamie (Charlene) Davis of Indiana, Shawn Davis, Robin (Terry) Tomblin, Amanda (Tommy) Dempsey and David (Brenda) Kirk, all of Harts, Clyde “Bubby” (Susan) Workman of Hamlin, Dwain (Shannon) Williams and Chrissy Roush, both of Huntington and Christa (Mike) Bell and Candy (Rusty) Booten, both of Chapmanville, and six very special great-nieces and nephews, Cole and Holly Faye Bell, Paul Booten, Michael Williams, Madison Pridemore and Davis Dempsey.

Services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Thursday, March 12, at the Chapman Memorial Freewill Baptist Church at Harts with Rev. Dave May officiating. Burial will follow at the Davis Cemetery on East Fork of Harts.

Family members and friends will serve as pallbearers.

Visitation will be from 6-10 p.m. Wednesday at Freeman Funeral Home.

Freeman Funeral Home of Chapmanville is in charge of the arrangements.