Refusing to be defeated by death, Roger Christopher "Chris" Williams, age 50 of Whitesburg, Georgia went to be with Jesus on Tuesday, August 6, 2013 after fighting both a courageous and tenacious battle with cancer. Chris was born in Marietta, Georgia on September 9, 1962, the son of Roger Fletcher Williams and Mary Florence Williams. He graduated from Lithia Springs High School and completed courses in business management and psychology at the University of West Georgia. He along with his mother and father formerly owned and operated Curious Cargo furniture store. Chris was loved and admired by countless people around the world, many of whom his love and encouragement brought from the depths of despair to the reality of hope. Survivors include his parents, Roger and Mary Williams of Villa Rica; sister and "brother", Cheryl and Michael Mize of Aberdeen, Maryland; maternal grandmother, Eunia Hansard; nephew, Zachary Mize and niece, Victoria Mize. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Price and Mildred Williams and maternal grandfather, Milton Hansard. The family will receive friends at Almon Funeral Home on Friday evening from 6:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. Funeral service will be Saturday, August 10 at 2 p.m. at the chapel of Almon Funeral Home with Pastor Bob Infinger officiating. Music will be by Heather Davis Nichols, Neil Pollock, Bobbe Jacobs-Toub. Pallbearers will be Chris Hamel, Banning Hendriks, Bobby Lanham, Russell White, Troy Smith, and Rick Irigoyen. Honorary pallbearers will be Roy Cowin, Kevin Lewis and Keith Lewis. Entombment will be in the Carroll Memory Gardens Mausoleum. *In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Tanner Hospice Care, P.O. Box 1136, Carrollton, Georgia 30112. We could not have have made it the last 2 weeks without the care, the loving support and the wide variety of volunteers that helped us. Messages of condolences may be sent to the family online at www.almonfuneralhome.com Almon Funeral Home of Carrollton has charge of arrangements.