Robert M. "Bob" Williams

Robert M. Bob Williams, age 88 years, of Council Bluffs, formerly of rural Crescent, Iowa passed away March 4, 2016. He was born December 22, 1927 near Loveland, Iowa to the late Vern and Ina (Carr) Williams. He attended a one-room school (Crescent Township #1) for eight years and graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School in 1945. Bob married Lucille Jansen in 1948 and they had three sons, Roger, Randy and Ron. All of them have built homes on the family farm. Bob farmed in Crescent Township since 1948. In 1971 he got into real estate doing sales and appraisals which he did for more than 30 years before retiring in 2001. Bob volunteered on many political campaigns from local to national. He served as President of the Iowa Farm and Land Brokers Association and served many years on the Chamber Ag. Committee. He served 10 years on the Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors, 17 years on the Crescent School Board, 7 as Board President. He was a 4-H leader for many years, president of the Crescent Baseball Club, Council Bluffs High Noon Optimist Club, a member of the Tangier Shrine Motor A Patrol and also volunteered at Jennie Edmundson Hospital. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his brother Donald. Bob is survived by his wife of 67 years, Lucille; sons, Roger (Peggy), Randy (Johnny Lynn) and Ron (Vicki); grandchildren, Rachael Jones (Buddy), Beth Christensen (Curt), Regan Williams (friend Derek), Matt Williams (Ayn) and Jason Wanning; 9 great-grandchildren and many other family and friends. Visitation will be Tuesday from 5:00-8:00 p.m. at the Hoy-Kilnoski Funeral Home. Funeral Service will be Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. at the funeral home. Interment will be in the Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to East Side Christian Church or The Center.